Soldiers--Correspondence; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives; United States. Army--Military life
Medford is in Germany but would like to be back home. Dorothy sent him cookies, cake, and candy which he enjoyed. He talks about how the families are doing. He hasn't heard from his girl friend so he thinks she has left him. This letter is part of...
Soldiers--Correspondence; World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives; United States. Navy--Military life; United States Navy in World War II. War in the Pacific; Peleliu Island (Palau); Homesickness; Squirrel hunting; Tobacco
William is at Peleliu Island. He talks about it being tobacco cutting time and how he wishes he could be there to help. He wants to know about squirrel hunting season. He talks about Frank's coon dogs. This letter is part of a 37 letter collection...
Court dockets; Indiana--Monroe (Clark County : Township); Henryville (Ind.)
The Monroe Township Judge Docket Ledger is for the Monroe Township Court in Clark County, Indiana from 1896 to 1905. There are several different judges that were in charge of the court during this time period. Blank pages were not scanned. Some...
This is a ledger from the Speed Hotel in Speed, Indiana ran by the Hiestand Family. It begins 5 Feb 1900 and ends 27 Apr 1904. This is part of a larger collection of objects belonging to Mary Catherine "Kate" Hiestand of Memphis and Sellersburg...
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...
This item is part of a larger collection of items from the Elam B. Guernsey Family Collection. These loose pages were written by Ella Guernsey. The dates on these pages vary from 1851 to 1878. The first six pages are copies of letters written by...
This item is part of a larger collection of items from the Elam B. Guernsey Family Collection. This ledger belonged to Elam B. Guernsey who ran a general store in Henryville, Indiana. The dates in it range from 1863 to 1872. There is a variety of...
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.
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Correspondence; Military training; United States. Army--Military life
Francis is sorry he has not written in a while but he has been busy at night school. They have class from 5:30 pm until 4:00 am. The class is 13 weeks long and hopes to get furlough after it is over. The past week of weather was bad. The harvest...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Correspondence; Camp Atterbury (Ind.); United States. Army--Military life; Basic training
James writes from Camp Atterbury and tells Mr. Dorsey he has the wrong address for Herman Broddus. He says training has been tough so far. He says it is very cold and snowy. This letter is part of the Jesse G. Dorsey Korean War Correspondence...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; SS Purple Star; Camp Drake (Japan); Yokohama (Japan); Lynx News (ship newsletter); Marine Lynx; Correspondence; United States. Marine Corps--Military life
Melvin is at Camp Drake in Tokyo, Japan. He spent time in Fort Lawton, Seattle and Tucoma, Washington during his 14 days of leave time. They then moved to Pier 91. They set sail from Pier 39 on the USS Marine Lynx on May 31 and landed in Yokohama...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; SS Purple Star; Camp Drake (Japan); Yokohama (Japan); Lynx News (ship newsletter); Marine Lynx; Inje (Korea); Sasebo (Japan); Correspondence; Korean War, 1950-1953--Battlefields--Korea
Paul is somewhere in Korea. He sailed on Marine Lynx to Yokohama, Japan. Their ship picked up a distress signal from the SS Purple Star. They had a man that had been beaten over the head by MPs and needed medical treatment. The captain decided to...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; Keesler Air Force Base (Miss.); Luke Air Force Base (Ariz.); Lackland Air Force Base (Tex.); United States. Air Force--Military life; Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Correspondence
Charlestown (Ind.)--history; Police--benefit; Jamboree program
The Charlestown, Indiana police department had a music jamboree to raise money for the police department on March 30, 1942. This is the program booklet for the benefit. It contains a brief history of the city of Charlestown. Most of the pages are...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.; Sellersburg, Ind.; Employees' magazines, newsletters, etc.
This is the 1963 February, March, April, and May 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...
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...
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); Louisville...
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...
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); Louisville...
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...
