Oct 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
News of the World By: Paulette Jiles News of the World is set in Texas in the 1870s, and the story will bring to mind such western classics as True Grit and The Searchers. Captain Jefferson Kidd is a 70-year old veteran of two wars. Widowed, his children grown, and...
Oct 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
News of the World By: Paulette Jiles News of the World is set in Texas in the 1870s, and the story will bring to mind such western classics as True Grit and The Searchers. Captain Jefferson Kidd is a 70-year old veteran of two wars. Widowed, his children grown, and...
Oct 13, 2016 | Highlights in History
Building Cemeteries: William Wainwright By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian William Alonzo Wainwright (1832-1904) was a leading citizen of Victorian-era Noblesville, later remembered by most citizens through the Wainwright Bank. William Alonzo Wainwright...
Oct 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
The Martian By: Andy Weir When I was a kid, I remember crowding with my siblings in front of a flickering television image – way past our bedtimes – to witness a miracle. Americans had successfully landed on the Moon and two astronauts were actually...
Oct 4, 2016 | Highlights in History
Hamilton County Cemeteries: Don’t Fear What Isn’t There By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian As Halloween approaches, images and stories of “spooky cemeteries” start to appear. This cliché is kind of odd to historians, since we generally view...
