Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Grapeving Reaches Milestone; Log Cabin Moved; Members of COuncil Recognized, Parents Are a Major Factor in Preparing Students for Future Educational Opportunities
James Vawter built his log cabin on the site that the roundhouse would one day occupy. This was not far into the 1800's and the land was first a forest to be cut down and then it was farm and pasture land. The good farmer could not know what the...
This image shows a rental cabin located on the north side of the channel running east from the Huntinton Street Bridge, on property at the southwest end of Lake Street. This cabin was owned and rented out by Beckman of Beckman Furniture Store until...
On March 28, 1896 at St. Louis, a great, black cloud loomed menacingly over the city. The "City of Monroe" chanced to be moored at the Anchor Line wharf-boat, ready to start on her regular trip to New Orleans. She was heavily laden with freight...
If the "Delta Queen" was the swan of the Ohio, then the "Kentucky" was the Little Mud Hen. According to Way's Packet Directory, "the cabin was shifted out of plumb and leaned in a uniform stagger creating an optical illusion seen nowhere else...
Stratton- Porter, Gene, 1863-1924; Limberlost Cabin - Geneva, Adams County (Ind.); Clothing and dress, 1880-1940; Lincrusta-Walton;
Although the information given states that Gene was 28 years old when this photograph was taken, we know that the Limberlost Cabin was not completed until March of 1895. Gene would have been 32 years of age. She is standing in the music room. ...
Gene wrote, "Passing through a village, on being told that I carried a camera a woman came to me and begged that I make a picture of her home. . . The reason she was so extremely anxious to have the picture was because the forest fires had almost...
At the left edge of the photograph one can see the frame to the porch door. (20092039-large). The shelf on the left and the painting of the iris were placed by the Prices. There is reason to believe that Gene painted the iris, which were among her...
This was named "Dream Girl's Porch" by Mrs Chloe Price. Similar in design to the porch of the Harvester's "Dream Girl", the door to the porch was in Jeannette's room. Unlike the Dream Girl's porch, this had a roof. Located on the southeast corner...
An Easter table reveals those things we expect with children and Easter - colored eggs, chicks, rabbits and Easter baskets. This photograph also reveals one of Gene's corner cupboards full of dishes - including a tea service. The table and rug on...
Apparently Gene saw to it that Jeannette had some of the childhood experiences that she herself had. This included spending hours outdoors, having animal pets including a bantam rooster and even dressing them in clothes. Gene's rooster was named...
A note on the back of the photograph states that Jeannette was about 10 years old. Geneva, Indiana was a town"filled with characters of all descriptions." (Dewald) She was not allowed to play with other town's children, but rather developed a world...
In "The Lady of the Limberlost: on page 86 Jeannette writes, "I still treasure the pin which he gave her on their first wedding anniversary - an oblong of black onyx with a little half circle of pearls like a rainbow running across it. When one of...
Several ladies and a couple of girls are sunning themselves in the front yard of Limberlost Cabin. This photograph was made into a postcard with this notation on the back: Ruth Krouse taking a picture of Mrs. Moore, Bell and Eula Krouse. The...
Stratton-Porter, Gene, 1863-1924; Limberlost Cabin -Geneva-Adams County (Ind)
The Blue Heron and Golden Eagle occupy their traditional places, in front of the library fireplace. The goatskin rug, referred to in "The Harvester," lies there also. The cabinet reveals some of the Porter collections. Charles collected historic...
