Sep 20, 2016 | Highlights in History
Earl Brooks’ Photographs: Boats and Travel By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Continuing our look at Earl Brooks and the photographs he took as a young man, I thought I might point out some images that are not of Hamilton County. These would have...
Sep 12, 2016 | Highlights in History
Earl Brooks’ Photographs: Selfies ca. 1902 By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian We’ve been looking at some of the photographs that Earl Brooks took as a high school student at the turn of the last century. Now we’re going to look at one of his favorite...
Sep 5, 2016 | Highlights in History
Earl Brooks’ Photography: A Noblesville Street Fair By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Continuing our look at the Earl Brooks photo collection, he had several shots of the a Noblesville street fair which opened Monday, August 11, 1902 and closed probably...
Aug 22, 2016 | Highlights in History
Earl Brooks’ Photography: The Spanish-American War By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian I’ve talked about some of Earl Brooks’ photos before, and now I’d like to look at some other subjects that he recorded. Right now most people’s attention is on the State...
Aug 12, 2016 | Highlights in History
S.O. Levinson: Noblesville’s Forgotten Benefactor By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian I’ve talked about the Levinson family before, here, here, and here. Now I would like to focus on the most notable member of the family – Ironically a person who is...
Aug 2, 2016 | Highlights in History
Baseball in Noblesville and Hamilton County: The Sunday Baseball Trial By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian In a previous post, I mentioned an event involving the 1908 Noblesville baseball team and their 18-year-old first baseman, Clarence Wyant. Son of a...