Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Appearance of Downtown; Greentown Elections to be November 7; The President Makes Stop in Greentown
A circular written by Milroy, ordering any male ages 14 and up to organize a Home Guard in order to defend against "Bushwhackers, Horse Thieves and other lawless men."
Military orders; Letters; Guerrillas; Self-defense
A letter from Milroy to Rousseau, through Polk. Milroy ordered citizens of Franklin County, Tennessee to form Home Guard units to defend themselves from guerrillas. His orders were overturned, and his letter states his reasonings behind the...
This autograph album was started by Mary Catherine “Kate” Hiestand on 2 August 1884. This is five months after her son Harry died at the age of 10. Page 25 contains a poem about dying written by Harry. Friends and family wrote poems and well...
Clark County Asylum for Aged and Infirm; Poor Farm (Charlestown, Ind.); Charlestown (Ind.); Ledger; Home for Aged and Infirm
This ledger is for the Poor Farm, also known as the Clark County Asylum for Aged and Infirm, which was located on Highway 62 near Charlestown, Indiana. The building was constructed in 1907 and torn down in 2005. Two pictures of this building are...
Charlestown (Ind.); Program; Charlestown Lecture Association; Literary Entertainment
This is a program leaflet for Literary Entertainment given by the Charlestown Lecture Association on March 14, 1882. This item is part of the Sarah Jane Todd Harris Family Collection.
This is a postcard sent to J. W. Bottorff in New Washington, Indiana in 1885. The postcard is an advertisement for horse stud services offered by S.L. Adair of New Washington, Indiana. Fees were $10 or $20.
Charlestown (Ind.); Publications; Chalestown Sesquicentennial Program
This is a program from the Charlestown Sesquicentennial celebration held July 8-13, 1958. The program contains a history of Charlestown and many of its influencing factors such as churches, schools, businesses, organizations, and people. There are...
Knights of Pythias. Bethlehem Lodge No 498 (Bethlehem, In); Account Books.
Knights of Pythias, No. 498, met in Bethlehem, Clark County, Indiana at the Red Men Hall. This cash book covers the years 1902 to 1928. Most of the book is a listing of names with dollar amounts. For most of the beginning of the book, there is no...
Hotel guest books; Ledger; Guest books; Charlestown (Ind.)
Charlestown House was a hotel in Charlestown, Indiana. This ledger book is the guest sign in book for the hotel from 1 January 1953 to 30 August 1963. Blank pages have not been scanned. The last image is a receipt found in the ledger.
B&O Railroad; Land acquisition; Indiana Ordnance Works; Charlestown (Ind.)
In 1945, B & O Railroad acquired land through condemnation from Eligah Strong for the construction of a spur track in connection with the construction of the Indiana Ordnance Works (IOW) Plant 2. These documents are photographs of that land...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.; Sellersburg, Ind.; Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
This is the July 1957 issue of The Speed Way. The Speed Way was a monthly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant but also included human interest stories. Prior to The...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.; Sellersburg, Ind.; Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
This is the 1958 February, April, May, June, August-September, and November issues of The Speed Way. The Speed Way was a monthly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Speed Way (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.;...
The Speedometer was a monthly or sometimes bi-weekly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant but also included human interest stories. The Speedometer began publication...
Land acquisition; Indiana Ordnance Works; Hoosier Ordnance Plant; Indiana Arsenal; Indiana Army Ammunition Plant; Charlestown (Ind.); World War II
The US federal government began acquiring land in Charlestown, Indiana in 1940 to build an ammunition plant to supply the US military during World War II. This book is the record of the land acquisition in 1944 for Hoosier Ordnance Plant 2. It...