Oct 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
Behind the Curtain: An Echo Falls Mystery by Peter Abrahams Soccer star, budding actress and Sherlock Holmes lover, Ingrid Levin-Hill, is back in this second installment of the Echo Falls Mystery series. Nothing in Echo Falls seems right to eighth grade student,...
Oct 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Life We Bury By: Allen Eskens This is the time of year to curl up with a great mystery while sipping apple cider. Allen Eskens’ The Life We Bury is the perfect book for a lazy Sunday afternoon. It’s gritty, well-written, and has a cast of complicated characters....
Oct 27, 2016 | Highlights in History
The Mystery of Joseph Morse By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian In one of the older parts of Crownland Cemetery, there is a gravestone that marks a mystery. It looks like a chess piece, but is actually a variation on a sculpture of an urn. The years have...
Oct 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
Blood Meridian By: Cormac McCarthy Not too long ago, a friend asked me why I considered Blood Meridian my favorite novel. Although it’s a simple question, I found it difficult to answer. Of course, the prose is beautifully poetic, and the historical accuracy is...
Oct 20, 2016 | Highlights in History
Noblesville Cemeteries: Sextons By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian As we talk about cemeteries, we often forget to discuss the people who actually work there – namely the sexton. Historically speaking, a sexton was the person who dug the graves and tended...
