Jay County (Ind.)--Biography; Jay county (Ind.)--History
Two volume illustrated history of Jay County, Indiana. Volume I contains a reprint of M. W. Montgomery's History of Jay County printed in 1864 along with a general history of the county with emphasis on the county's participation in World War I....
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Conditions Damp and Dismal-Enjoyment Not DiminishedProm Royalty; School Board Member to Relocate; Community Service Day; Celebratin Preservation Month
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Thieves Ransack 2 Local Stores Tues.; Owen Owens Succumbs Sunday Eve.; Quarterly Association At Fairfield; Jerome Merchant Missing Since Feb.; Home Talent Play of Thirty-seven...
Local News depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Roosevelt-Garner in Landslide Victory; Beavers Break Even In Week-End Games; Hensler Places Second In State Contest; Jas. Scott To Show Horses At Chicago; Commissioners Will Ask...
Lakes & ponds; Picnic grounds; Parties; Summer; Starke County (Ind.);
Picnics and parties were the scene at Bass Lake near Knox, Indiana. Many familes owned summer houses along the lake and lived in the Chicago area. Coming to Bass Lake on the weekends for picnics and fun was a common practice.
Monroe County (Ind.) -- History; Bloomington (Ind.) -- History; Wylie, Jane Melheme (Jen) (1836 - 1865); Wylie Family -- Correspondence; Women -- Indiana -- Monroe County
Jane asks for assistance with finding a job in Bloomington, expresses home sickness, difficulty getting mail from relatives in the Southern states, requests that the letter be destroyed so that no one else might read it.
Monroe County (Ind.); Clear Creek (Monroe County, Ind. : Township); Smithville (Ind.); Smithville (Ind.) -- Smithville News; Trisler Family; Clear Creek (Ind.)
The little park along the Ohio River was a part of the Trow's Flour Mill complex. Built for employees and their families, the little park was the site of picnics, summer outings and company functions. It was destroyed, along with the rest of the...
Central Indiana Gas Company had offices at Eighth Street and Main in Anderson. This was taken at their company picnic, in Idlewold Park near Pendleton.
Starke County (Ind.) ; Parks; Swimming; Lakes & ponds;
Roepstorff's park was adjacent to their general store and located in Winona, Indiana, on Bass Lake's northeast corner. Lots of swimming and water sliding were enjoyed there. Many picnics were consumed there too.
The postcard shows Syracuse Park. The description on the back of the postcard reads: "Syracuse City Park, Syracuse, IN. This beautiful park is located at the North End of Syracuse Lake, one of the finest natural lakes in Northern Indiana, for...
