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...
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 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...
Sep 27, 2016 | Highlights in History
Noblesville Illustrators: Hanson Booth By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian I’ve talked about the Noblesville School of Illustration in other places, and I thought that now I might look at one of the lesser known members – Hanson Booth...
