The Frankfort Community Public Library Hoosier Storytellers program continues this Thursday as presenters and audience members look to turn back the clock to the 1960s.
This Thursday, Oct. 17, the Hoosier Storytellers program titled “Through the Lens: Jim Ostler’s Frankfort 1960-1964” will fill the Frankfort Community Public Library Skanta Theatre with a historical documentation of Frankfort in the 1960s beginning at 6 p.m.
The program will feature Ostler’s slides, which will be showcased on the theatre screen as Dennis Hoffman, Flossie Swearingen and Bill Miller share their input and expertise on the images. Audience members will be encouraged to participate in identifying the people and places in the photos. The program is free and open to the public.
Ostler has become an ingrained part of the historical community of Frankfort as he boasts a collection that spans from 1950 to 2007 with around 45,000 slides to experience. For more than seven years, the genealogy staff at the library has been digitizing the slides for preservation, and the slides may be found at myfcpl.org/ostlerslides.
James Ostler, a Frankfort mail carrier and amateur photographer, began taking photographs for The Farmers Bank in 1950 to show on a rotating display for bank patrons. The bank gave him free rein to decide what photographs he took, so today’s collection encompasses a broad spectrum, including school events and games, club meetings, political affairs, businesses and organizations.
Hoosier Storytellers is an ongoing series where host Michael Clossin interviews guests as they discuss their unique experiences. The discussions typically last an hour, which is followed by questions from the audience.
