The original structure was a Methodist Church erected in the 1850s. When it was converted into an opera house, there was additional space added in the back for a stage area. A balcony was needed and a new facade was added. It opened in 1886 and...
The original structure was a Methodist Church erected in the 1850s. When it was converted into an opera house, there was additional space added in the back for a stage area. A balcony was needed and a new facade was added. It opened in 1886 and...
Slide dated SEP 1986 of two commercial buildings on the east side of State Road 13 in Sidney, Indiana. The two-story building has a decorative tin cornice and has a sign for ""the country store / ANTIQUES / & collectibles.""
The "Washington" is shown docked at Madison, Indiana, just above the Trow Flour Mill. On its sign you can see part of the word 'Perfection'. Perfection flour was shipped all over the country, and to other countries, by boat and rail. The mill...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Country clubs; Women; Lakes & ponds; Piers & wharves;
The Bass Lake Country Club was built in 1890 and located on Cranberry Point. The Country Club was used for many weddings, graduations and family reunions.
Starke County (Ind.) ; Country clubs; Lakes & ponds;Parties; Weddings; Vacations; Boats;
The Bass Lake Country Club, built in 1890 was located on Cranberry Point shown here. The Country Club was used for many weddings, graduations and family reunions. There was a dock at the club and people could arrive by boat from other areas and...
The Bass Lake Country Club was built in 1890 and located on Cranberry Point. The Country Club was used for many weddings, graduations and family reunions. There was a dock at the club and people could arrive by boat from other areas and hotels on...
Starke County (Ind.) ; Boats; Lakes & ponds; Vacations; Fishing;
Cranberry Point is located on the east side of Bass Lake and was once the home of the Bass Lake Country Club. The Country Club was built in 1890. In 1933 a gentleman named Ced White reopened the club as Camp Gridley. Camp Gridley was a place for...
Anderson Schools had one of the earliest Safety Patrol programs in the country, initiated by school official Mattie Fry. This photograph shows the 1930 winner of the Best Safety Patrol Award.
Handwritten response from James Whitcomb Riley to unknown correspondent. Unknown correspondent requested Riley send a Thanksgiving poem, but Riley responds by saying he does not have one. He does, however, have another poem he could send...
Idlewold Resort/Park, located near Pendleton, had cottages and swimming lake, created by damming part of Fall Creek. The resort was created in 1914 by the McCarty family on what had been the Peter Mingle farm. Today Idlewold is a golf course and...
Idlewold was a local park and resort created by the McCarty family on the Peter Mingle farm. A golf course was added in the 1920's. Idlewold survives today as a golf course and country club.
The Rands, both ornithologists, moved to Chesterton in 1947 after Austin was appointed Curator of Ornithology at the Field Museum. They were actively involved in the local community, writing a weekly column "Country Diary" in the Chesterton...
A nine-hole golf course was added to Idlewold Park near Pendleton, Indiana in 1921 and in 1928 the back nine holes were added. The golf course and park became the Idlewold Golf and Country Club around 1946. The original clubhouse burned in 1952.
