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".
Steamboats; Riverboats; "City of Madison"; Dikes (Engineering)
Built in Madison in 1882, the boat was the second "City of Madison," the first having been lost in a devastating explosion during the Civil War. On June 18, 1894, she was returning from a trip to Memphis, with a stop-over in Owensboro, Kentucky,...
Edna Hess, a 5th grade teacher in Syracuse, started a class named the Opportunity Room. This Betsy Ross flag was made by children in in her room. The flag was hand stitched. It passed to Esther Weaver, who passed it to Mary Ann Stiegliz Haab in...
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...
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...
Description
music book signed by Grissom (possibly from high school days - donated by Ralph Erwin of Mitchell, who used to walk to high school with Grissom)
The caption on the back of the postcard reads: "Christian church - the Birdseye Chrisitan Church was founded and services began in 1905, built on a lot donated by John Borden. It was located 1/2 mile northeast of the present Christian church that...
Student Council decorates the Christmas tree at Brownsburg High School. L to R: Jeff Carson, Mark Nauman, Carolyn Dyer, Manette Coles, Susie Lippincott, Lucy Gray, Bill Edwards, Steve Fowler. On top of the ladder is Larry Shuck. The Lions Club...
Student Council decorates the Christmas tree at Brownsburg High School. L to R: Jeff Carson, Mark Nauman, Carolyn Dyer, Manette Coles, Susie Lippincott, Lucy Gray, Bill Edwards, Steve Fowler. On top of the ladder is Larry Shuck. The Lions Club...
Brownsburg, Indiana; School principals; Retirements;
Brownsburg Junior High School Principal Rilus Hill during his retirement party, in Brownsburg, Indiana. The celebration included the student body in the Rilus J. Hill Gymnasium on Wednesday afternoon, May 23, 1984. Pictured with Pricipal Hill is a...
Brownsburg Public Library of Brownsburg, Indiana received replacement flags thanks to cooperative efforts of several local leaders. Local businessman, Fred Roark donated an American flag, Senator Lillian Parent donated an Indiana State flag and...
This holiday scene was taken on the stairs of the Porter Grade School and was printed in the Christmas edition of the Chesterton Tribune in 1952. The Christmas tree was donated to the school by Pillman's Grocery in Porter, and the decorations were...
Construction was begun in 1879 and the intended use of the building was as a "school house for the colored pupils." In short order the patrons were unhappy with the location of the school. "The noise and bustle of business localities" seemed to...
The Fairplay Fire Company #1 was founded in 1841. Four years later Joseph Todd and M. A. Gavitt were appointed to write the company's constitution and apply for a charter from the state. In 1846 the city council recognized the Ones, as they were...
