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".
The Peter Pan Room was designed for children to use. Note the national flags hanging from the pipes as a decoration and the reading benches by the fireplace. At this time, the Peter Pan Room was located in the east wing of the Carnegie building...
This reservoir was located east of town. There were at least three such reservoirs around Madison. Plans for one of the early reservoirs were approved by the city council in 1846 under the guidance and ownership of Thomas Godman. It was to be...
Shown in this picture are Sylvester "Darby" Davis and his wife, Bertha Mae. The river was their home and they loved it and the boats that floated by their front door. Darby and Mae lived in a shanty boat and they were as much a part of Madison,...
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...
A reproduction of a photograph of the interior of the Helmerich Drug Store in Huntingburg, IN. Shown are the Helmerich and Giltner families. The people who are numbered are: 1. Izzie Giltner & JoAnne (Giltner) Nahler, 2. Phil "Pop" "Doc" "Possum"...
Indiana; Accidents, Railroad; Age-specific death rate; Animal Diseases; Animal Slaughtering and Processing; Animal-Related Deaths; Basements; Blackford County; Brown, Charles A.; Burn Injuries; Cable Cars (Streetcars); Cause of Death;...
Abstract of mortality statistics for June 1906 p. 89 / Summary of morbidity and mortality in June p. 90 / Smallpox p. 90 / Tuberculosis p. 90 / Typhoid fever p. 90 / Pneumonia p. 90 / Deaths by violence p. 90 / A consideration of hydrophobia p. 90...
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...
India--Social life and customs--1940-1950; Weather; Aging; Birthdays; Chinese restaurants; Hookahs; Pipes (Smoking); Rice paddies; Vegetarians; Fasts; Hairstyles; Islam; Hinduism; Sleeping
The Jesse G. Dorsey Collection of World War II Correspondence consists of correspondence from 348 service members and their relatives, written to Jesse Dorsey during World War II. Mr. Dorsey was the Director of Recreation and Welfare and editor of...
The first water system for Madison was built between 1814 and 1817. While it did not serve everyone in the city it must have been a monumental achievement for such an early age. The first water ducts were hollowed out logs fitted into each other...
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...
