May 25, 2017 | Highlights in History
Leonard Wild and his Buildings By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian William Conner may have established the city of Noblesville, but there is another person who is responsible for how much of it looks today. Leonard Wild (1834-1909) could be considered...
May 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
Read It & Weep: Tearjerker Books By: Jennifer Harmon Need to get in touch with your emotions? These books will give you all the feels. Albom, Mitch – The Five People You Meet in Heaven Brunt, Carol Rifka – Tell the Wolves I’m Home Cameron, W. Bruce – A Dog’s...
May 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
Favorite Bedtime Stories By Melissa Dragoo The very best part of my day, as a busy parent of two 7 year olds, is reading to my children at bedtime. We read many types of books, but I absolutely love sharing with them books that I read as a child. Parents often ask for...
May 22, 2017 | Uncategorized
Stamped from the Beginning By: Ibram X. Kendi Stamped from the Beginning is a heavy book. The fact that it is a physically large book notwithstanding, the debut work from Ibram X. Kendi, historian and African studies professor, tackles some incredibly tense issues....
May 18, 2017 | Highlights in History
Early Fishers – The Johnson-Evans Prize Fight By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian The rough nature of early Fishers sort of served a purpose in 19th century Hamilton County. It was a place where things could happen to blow off steam. If you couldn’t...
