Jun 22, 2017 | Highlights in History
Sid Hawkins – Big Apple Entertainer By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian People from Noblesville have achieved different levels of fame. There was one who never became a household name, but he survived as a performer in the intensely competitive world of New...
Jun 15, 2017 | Highlights in History
Some Hamilton County Inventors By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Hamilton County has always had creative people, as can be seen by the arts community. But we’ve also had people in science and engineering who were willing to experiment with new...
Jun 8, 2017 | Highlights in History
A Hamilton County Wheelman – Lucius M. Wainwright By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Now that the nice weather is here, it’s a good time to take advantage of the county bicycling trails. Of course, this is nothing new – In 1896 there was an article in the...
Jun 1, 2017 | Highlights in History
Early Fishers – The Trittipo Bombings By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Continuing our look at the previously unstudied history of the Delaware Township area, some stories are an unsolved mystery. For unknown reasons over a twenty year period, one...
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 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...
