2023 - Celebrating 150 Years of Community Banking

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Commitment to Community

We've pledged to donate $150,000 to our community partners during 2023.

Memory Lane

No anniversary celebration is complete without a look back - and a look forward.

History

Learn more about the history of Citizens State Bank.

Thank You for 150 Years 

2023 marks a significant milestone for Citizens State Bank…our 150th anniversary! While we celebrate, it’s worth considering why we have remained a viable business for this long, and it’s just as essential for us to focus on the path forward.

Call us old-fashioned, but we believe there’s a reason we’re one of only around 1,000 American companies that have been around for over 100 years, and that reason is our community. We’ve grown with our hometowns – through good times and bad – and like them, we’ve learned the importance of Midwestern values like hard work, integrity, and Hoosier hospitality.

We believe following the roadmap of the past 150 years – helping our clients, co-workers, and communities succeed – will serve us well during the next 150. Sure, there will be twists and turns in the road ahead, but we’ll continue to remember what got us here while we remain agile as things change.

Sesquicentennial

"Sesquicentennial" isn't a word you hear every day, and for good reason - there aren't a lot of organizations that get to celebrate 150 years. While we tend to look forward, it's interesting to take a look at what was happening when we started...

Ulysses S. GrantPresident Ulysses S. Grant
1869-1877

Thomas Andrews Hendricks

Thomas Andrews Hendricks,
Indiana Governor 1873-1877

We're in some pretty impressive company...

1873 was a great year for entrepreneurs! A few of the products introduced include (clockwise from left):

  • Fred and Lewis Hatch introduced the above-ground Tower Silo.
  • Similar devices had been introduced, but a "Type Writer" designed by Christopher Latham Sholes took off as the "QWERTY" keyboard made it usable.
  • Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis patented the idea of using copper rivets on heavy work pants, creating "waist overalls," or blue jeans.
  • Henry M. Rose introduced a product he designed "to control a "breachy" cow."  That product? Barbed wire.
  • Adolph Coors and Jacob Schueler established a brewery in Golden, Colorado, creating Coors Beer.

Birthdays in 1837

 

Anniversary Events

Come celebrate 150 years with us! Visit our Community Calendar to see other events in your area.

Pendleton Celebration

Pendleton Community Appreciation

Join us to celebrate the holidays and all things Pendleton!

Dec 9, 2023

12:00 - 2:00 pm

129 S. Pendleton Ave.

Union City Holiday Heroes

Union City Holiday Heroes Good Neighbor Program

We’re proud of our history and appreciate the support that helped us get here. That’s why we’re introducing the Union City Holiday Heroes Good Neighbor Program.

11/1/23 - 12/1/23

Union City, IN

Rushville Good Neighbor Program

Rushville Good Neighbor Program

We’re proud of our history, and appreciate the support that helped us get here. That’s why we’re introducing the Rushville Good Neighbor Program.

10/1/23 - 12/31/23

Rushville, IN

Knightstown Community Appreciation

Knightstown Community Appreciation

Come join us as we celebrate all things Knightstown!

Oct 13, 2023

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Knightstown, IN

Rushville Community Appreciation

Rushville Community Appreciation

We're excited to have you join us as we celebrate all things Rushville!

Aug 25, 2023

11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Rushville, IN

fishers-community-appreciation

Fishers Community Appreciation & Free Concert with Hank Ruff

We're partnering with the City of Fishers Parks & Recreation Department to present Hank Ruff at the NPD - AMP.

Jul 25, 2023

5:00 pm

Nickel Plate District

Hartford City Community Appreciation

Hartford City Community Appreciation

Join us to celebrate Hartford City and Blackford County!

Jul 12, 2023

11:00 am - 3:00 pm

Hartford City, IN

New Castle Community Appreciation; Friday, June 30

New Castle Community Appreciation

Come celebrate all things New Castle with us at our Broad Street location!

Jun 30, 2023

10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Citizens Corner

1500 for 150 SM

$1500 for 150 Years

Citizens State Bank Visa Debit Card holders will be entered into a drawing for $1500 every time they use their card.

3/1/23 - 4/30/23

After a 23-year career with Citizens State Bank, I am very proud to celebrate our 150th anniversary. Thank you to our leaders, clients and communities for allowing us to reach this milestone!

Theresa Delaney VP, Consumer Loan Administrator

Working for Citizens State Bank has been an amazing adventure! I have made many good friends with not only fellow employees but our customers as well. It has been a joy to live out our mission with so many great people!

Beth Criswell Loan Operations Manager

I remember opening my first checking account at Citizens State Bank before I went to college. I never dreamed of someday working here. It’s a fantastic feeling to drive around town and see the projects we’ve contributed to or have a friend stop me in the grocery store to say they appreciate the Bank’s support of their fundraiser. I can’t imagine a better career or working for a better company!

Leah Driver Marketing Project Manager

One of the things that makes CSB so special is the mission.  It is the hope that we can improve the lives of people at work and in the community.  I like being part of that.

Rhonda Bruns Director of Total Rewards

Citizens State Bank's Lending Team is proud to be celebrating 150 years of helping our clients, co-workers, and communities succeed.

 

Ken Schroeder EVP, Lending