The Greentown Grapevine – 1994-09, 01:09

              The Greentown
Grapevin e
Volume 1, Issue 9 " a paper for the people'' S e p t em b e r 1 9 94
Granddaughter Returns
to Family Homestead
Sally and Colin at Home
by Jolene Moore
Eric the Red and William of
Orange lounged peacefully on
the lawn as I chatted with Sally
Ayn and Colin Black about the
history of their home. Eric and
William are two of the five cats
that share the home with Sally,
Colin, and Penrod, their friendly
black lab who greeted me at the
door.
Their property is beautiful
and has been admired by
passers- by for many years.
Sally's mother, Hazel, remodeled
the interior of the house before
she died and Sally and Colin
have landscaped the lawn. Hazel
married Dr. George Rosenheimer
from Kokomo. They resided in
South Bend most of their lives
where Dr. Rosenheimer was head
of t h e d e p a r t m e n t of
anesthesiology at Memorial
Hospital.
The Blacks and their pets
have established a happy home
in Greentown since moving here
from Michiana in 1988. Both are
teachers at IUK. Sally teaches
Public Speaking and Colin
teaches Theater. Their hobbies
are antiques and children's
theater productions. Colin has
produced shows such as " The
Ice Wolf I' and It Cinder ella".
The home where they resideat
9648 800E was occupied for
several decades by Sally's
grandmother. We long- term
Greentown residents refer to it
as the " Pearl Evans place".
There was pride in Sally's
voice as she spoke of her
grandmother. Mary Pearl
Hatton was born in 1885 in Phlox
and married a Greentown man,
William Pearl Evans. The couple
made their home on the
property south of town. The
original house burned and the
present house was built in 1942.
The barn, still standing in
beautiful condition, is over 100
years old. William died when he
was in his sixties and Mary Pearl
lived alone in the house until
her death at 96 years of age.
She was a s t r o n g and
independent woman who loved
the earth. Before she and
William owned a plowhorse, Mary
Pearl pulled the plow herself!
Even in her later years she
planted a large garden and
tended several head of cattle.
She loved horses and travelled
many miles in her 1956 Plymouth
to watch the harness races. She
was involved in many community
activities such as D. A. R. and
Colonial Dames.
A box in the dining room
displayed many arrowheads and
fossils found on the property.
She told of the giant oak tree
standing in the meadow. The
area surrounding the tree had
been cleared of rocks and
flattened leading them to believe
that this is where the Indians
held their councils. Several of
the arrowheads were found
under this tree. Sally and Colin
have fittingly named their home
after this tree ..." Council Oak".
Erin Bagwell, with the help of her mother, Pat, and Barb
Roesener- Instructional Assistant, registers for First Grade
3t Eastern Elementary. Seven hundred students were
: nrolled at the elementary by the first week of school.