Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Glass Auction Draws Large Crowd; Could a Greentown Fund Make Dreams Come True?; Ordinance Passed Regulation Bicycles, Skareboards, and More
Otto Peterson and his wife, Ida, operated the Hickory Grove Dairy Farm from the 1880s into the 1900s. The large hay pile to the side of the house protected it from the cold north winds off Lake Michigan. Extensively expanded and remodeled over...
Architecture; Home Life; Morgan family; Morgan, George C.; Morgan, Bennett; Morgan, Georgie; Morgan, Edward; Morgan, Wilfred; Morgan, Arthur; Morgan, Margaret; Morgan, Sarah
Shown left to right in this 1893 photograph are Morgan family members Bennett, Georgie, Edward, Wilfred, Arthur, Mrs. Margaret Morgan, daughter Sarah, and father George C., son of early settler Jesse Morgan. The home, located on the Morgan farm...
Photograph of the students and teacher of the Bockleman one-room schoolhouse, which was located on South Meridian Road in Jasper, IN. Teacher's and students' names unknown. Keywords: one-room schoolhouse, school, students, teacher
The caption on the back of the postcard reads: "Sorghum label - by the 1900s, sorghum was a very successful business for Birdseye residents. Sent out all over the world, the sorghum was produced by Koerner & Glenn. It was quoted 'When you had...
This photographs in this album are not labeled or dated. The images were probably made in the late 1800s through the early 1900s. These photographs are everyday pictures of life including buildings, animals, people, and tombstones. This is part of...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.; Sellersburg, Ind.; Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
This is the 1966 June and October 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 but also included human interest stories....
Monroe County (Ind.) -- History; Bloomington (Ind.) -- History; McCalla, Elizabeth Wylie (1821 - 1900); Wylie Family -- Correspondence; Women -- Indiana -- Monroe County
Elizabeth addresses and mourns the death of "little Andrew" (Andrew Wylie's son), in addition to that of their mother. Worries about the health of others in the family, worries about the crops being poor again; mentions Mr. McCalla, Mr. Howe, and...
Monroe County (Ind.) -- History; Bloomington (Ind.) -- History; McCalla, Elizabeth Wylie (1821 - 1900); Wylie Family -- Correspondence; Women -- Indiana -- Monroe County
Writes about coming down to Bloomington to take care of Redick and how John McCalla is boarding with his sister. Lists people in the house. Mentions the hired man - named Sam - who is a deserter from the Rebel army. Discusses Jane�s health.
Monroe County (Ind.) -- History; Bloomington (Ind.) -- History; McCalla, Elizabeth Wylie (1821 - 1900); Wylie Family -- Correspondence; Women -- Indiana -- Monroe County
Discusses Jane's health, her estate and will, which mentions her wanting to give her money to the most needy in the family. Mentions the successful business of John McCalla, using funds for erecting a memorial on the grave of Samuel and Jane. Seeks...