Mar 8, 2017 | Highlights in History
Women Running the Railroad: Station Agents By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian There has been a lot of local discussion of railroads lately and, since this is Women’s History Month I thought I might show how the railroads offered nineteenth century women...
Mar 2, 2017 | Highlights in History
Beatrice O’Niel and “The Future” By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Thanks to La Vella Hyter and Bryan Glover for bringing this to my attention. As a follow up to last week’s community leader, Olivia Roper, I thought I would look at another notable African...
Feb 23, 2017 | Highlights in History
Olivia Roper – Community Leader By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Although the community leaders that are covered in these posts about African American history tend to be male, there were women who were also prominent and had an impact. One of these...
Feb 16, 2017 | Highlights in History
African American Church Buildings in Noblesville By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Hamilton County has had organized churches since the first settlers arrived, and this includes the Black community. The oldest African American church building in the...
Feb 9, 2017 | Highlights in History
Thomas Murphy – An African American Pioneer By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Last year I did a post on the first known Black settler of Hamilton County – Pete Smith – who was also actually the first settler of Noblesville. Now I’d like to...
Feb 3, 2017 | Highlights in History
Charles Dempsey – Buffalo Soldier By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian February is Black History Month, so I will be focusing my posts on the African American history of Noblesville and Hamilton County. I thought would begin by looking at the life of a...
