Jesse Dorsey wrote a form letter every month and mailed them to active duty soldiers. This letter was sent to Jimmie Sanders and has personal note to him at the end. In this letter Jesse describes various happenings around Speed and Sellersburg...
Korean War, 1950-1953--United States; United States. Navy--Military life; USS Estes (AGC-12); Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Military training--Damage Control; Correspondence
Bill has been in Damage Control school. He thinks it is the best school in the Navy. He has learned how to patch holes from bombs and do some diving. They have been doing lots of drills and he has not had much sleep. They are learning different...
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...
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Pump Festival Here Soon; Eastern Graduate, Resident of New Orleanes, Safely Out of Harm's Way; Patriot Day "We Will Remember" Program Planned
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Greentown Could Be off Sewer Ban-At a Cost; Large Auction of Greentown Glass Held; Syringes Being improperly Disposed; Prom Queen and King
Built in 1908 and located near State Road 7 on the Hilltop, near Johnson Lake on Cragmont Street and demolished in 1968. Bushrod W. Taylor, Superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Louisville gave directions for the building of the station. ...
Louis Decar was born June 30, 1923 in his beloved Madison. His father, also Louis, was the chief florist at the Madison State Hospital until his death in 1924. His mother, Helen, who instilled in him a deep love and respect for his hometown, raised...
Louis Decar was born June 30, 1923 in his beloved Madison. His father, also Louis, was the chief florist at the Madison State Hospital until his death in 1924. His mother, Helen, who instilled in him a deep love and respect for his hometown, raised...
The First Baptist Church of Madison, founded in 1807, has the oldest continuous history as a Baptist church in the state of Indiana. The congregation occupied two different sites on the hilltop before moving to its current location at 416 Vine...
The First Baptist Church of Madison, founded in 1807, has the oldest continuous history as a Baptist church in the state of Indiana. The congregation occupied two different sites on the hilltop before moving to its current location at 416 Vine...
North Madison; Train depots; Railroad stations; Railroads
This depot was built in 1908 and located near State Road 7 on the hilltop, near Johnson Lake on Cragmont Street, and demolished in 1968. Bushrod W. Taylor, Superintendent of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Louisville, gave directions for the building...
Built in 1908 and located near State Road 7 on the hilltop and demolished in 1968, this was the North Madison Train Station. Bushrod W. Taylor, superintendent of the PRR in Louisville, gave directions for the building of the station. It was for...
Shipyards; Madison Marine Ways; Cragmont State Hospital; Madison State Hospital; Piers & wharves
Here's a view of the Madison Marine Ways at the west end of Madison, Indiana. By the time this photograph was taken the ways were almost completely abandoned. It is a contrast to pictures showing several boats at one time on the ways and others...
