History; County government; Pioneers; Families; Farm life; Farming;
Mr. McCormick describes his work as an "An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Reclamation of Lands and the Progress of Town and Country".
Copy of an aerial photograph looking northwest at the intersection of State Roads 5 and 114. On the lower edge is a small store. In the center is the Luther Store and filling station and a sidewalk leading north to a house. Earlyne Kline noted that...
Bailly family; Howe, Rose Bailly; Howe, Frances Rose; Howe, Rose Frances
Rose Bailly Howe, daughter of one of the first Euro-American settlers of Westchester Township, Joseph Bailly, is seen here in the early 1850s with her daughters. Her younger daughter, Frances Rose, is pictured on the left, and her elder daughter,...
View looking northwest of the bell tower of the old Pierceton First Baptist Church. Identified on back: "This is the old bell tower / wheel, its made of / wood and it rocked back / & forth to ring the bell / Rex Mast is storing it out / in his...
Willkie, Wendell L. ; Presidential elections; Homes & haunts;
Elwood's Wendell Willkie is the only native born Hoosier to be a major party candidate for President. Willkie grew up in this house at the northwest corner of North A and 19th Streets in Elwood.
Monroe County (Ind.) -- History; Bloomington (Ind.) ; Business enterprises -- Indiana -- Monroe County; Nichols, Hiram; Nichols Family
Gives estimates of a sum of $1278 for a bridge to be constructed by Hiram J. Nichols. Bridge was estimated at 94 ft by 12 ft. Bridge crosses Clear Creek at Harrodsburg on Bedford Road.
Baseball was a very popular sport at the turn of the century. The local team was sponsored by the Chesterton Tribune, which provided detailed reports of the team's progress in each weekly edition. The Tribunes played teams from cities and towns...
This small church, located at the northwest corner of Thirteenth and Main Streets was originally built by Central Christian Church and was home to their congregation until 1900. At the time this picture was taken, it was the Christian and...
A photograph of the auditorium in the old Dubois High School, which was located on the northwest corner of Second and Main Streets in the city of Dubois, IN. Keywords: school, auditorium, desks, bookshelves, books.
The home located at the southwest corner of First and Broadway was built in 1867 by William and Ann Hendricks. It was originally sold to Edward and Ellen Weyer. It had a number of owners and occupants down through the years. The Weyers occupied...
C.O. Hillstrom, wearing the top hat in this August 1895 photograph, sits with some of his employees at the Hillstrom Organ Company, located at the northwest corner of Fourth and Broadway in Chesterton. The factory moved from Chicago in 1880 and...
History of Dearborn, Ohio and Switzerland counties, Indiana. From their earliest settlement. Containing a history of the counties; their cities, townships, towns, villages, schools, and churches; ... biographies; preliminary chapters on the history...
