Local news depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Sportsman's Cafe to Open Soon; Eastern Students Named to All-State Band [photo]; Comet Robotics Team to Go to World Championships; Panda Vans Destroyed by Fire; What Year Is It?;...
Local news depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Reminiscing About Lantz's Grocery [photo]; Ivy Tech to offer Certified Solar Photovoltaic Installer Course; New Utility Clerk for Greentown [photo]; New Look to Pool Windows;...
Local news depicting eastern Howard County in Indiana. Headlines: Find Locally Grown Produce at the Farmers Market [photo]; Town Receives $500,000 Grant; Robotics Camp=Summer Fun [photo]; Greentown Community Art Show
Reporting on the closing meeting of June 27, the ladies decided to continue to meet through the summer without formal programming. On July 5th, a special called meeting voted for officers who would then arrange the program of the year's work...
This news item reported the first two meetings of the now, Saturday Club. The reading program has now expanded into English literature and matters world wide. A copy of the year's program follows. We do not know how long the club continued to...
Newspaper clipping from the December 30, 1967 issue of Tipton Tribune. An eighty year old, Mr. Ray Nash, remembers seeing an appearance of James Whitcomb Riley back in 1903. This appearance is confirmed by an Elwood librarian.
Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Finances, Personal
A letter to Milroy's wife, Mary, writing of family finances. He writes that he heard from Cicero for the first time in over a year. There are 35,000 troops now in his command.
A list of men arrested near the railroad "disaster." Notes of the men's loyalties has been penciled in next to each name. No year is listed on teh letter. Due to the context, presume the year to be 1864 or 1865.
A letter from Milroy's wife, Mary, writing about the new year and her anxiety about what the future might hold. She reports on the deaths of a couple of neighbors, one of which died in childbirth.
Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Military service, Volunteer; Apples--Harvesting; Grapes--Harvesting; Home life
A letter from Milroy's wife, Mary, filling him in on the fruit crop of the year. She also details the activities of friends and neighbors. Colfax is due to visit Rensselaer to enlist volunteers.
Letters; Milroy family--Correspondence; Home life; Winchester, 2nd Battle of, Winchester, Va., 1863; African American domestics--Indiana--Rensselaer
A letter from Milroy's wife, Mary, writing that she read of Milroy's retreat from Winchester and precarious situation in Harpers Ferry. She is anxious to hear of his safety. Ben has hired out with a neighbor for the year.
A letter to Milroy, thanking him for sending home the sick soldiers, just in time to vote for Colfax in the election. Colfax is worn out after all his speaking engagements for the election.
Thomas "Tommy" Thevenow is Madison's only native son to have played in Major League Baseball. He was born in Madison on September 6, 1903, the son of Thomas Thevenow and Lula Cheatham. Tommy started playing baseball as most youngster did on sand...
In 1858 William Trow and William Stapp, as partners, bought the little mill on the northwest corner of West and Second Streets from W. W. Page, Sr. (see Page's Mill and Feed Store). The "little mill on the corner" was soon outgrown and casting...
In 1858 William Trow and William Stapp, as partners, bought the little mill on the northwest corner of West and Second Streets from W. W. Page, Sr. (see Page's Mill and Feed Store). The "little mill on the corner" was soon outgrown and casting...
