Nov 23, 2016 | Highlights in History
Flour Week – Thanksgiving in Noblesville a Century Ago By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian The Thanksgiving holiday has been celebrated in Indiana since the Civil War and, much like today, with feasting and reminders of the Pilgrims. One hundred years...
Nov 17, 2016 | Highlights in History
1866 Hamilton County Map By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Amidst the hoopla for the state bicentennial, I almost forgot that this is an anniversary for an item more closely related to Hamilton County. In 1866 – 150 years ago – the first detailed map of...
Nov 10, 2016 | Highlights in History
Noblesville Artists: Granville Bishop By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Hamilton County has had several notable artists in its history, particularly the Brehm brothers and Booth brothers, but few have as interesting a story as Granville Bishop. Bishop was...
Nov 3, 2016 | Highlights in History
Earl Brooks Photography: Political Fun in 1900 By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Politics seems to be on everyone’s mind these days and so, avoiding modern contests, I thought I would look at an event in Noblesville from 116 years ago. The Brooks...
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 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...
