Jul 26, 2016 | Highlights in History
Hamilton County’s First Bookmobile By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian In 1920, Noblesville Library director Lulu Miesse was looking for ways to further expand the library service. The townships of White River, Wayne, and Fall Creek had become part of...
Jul 19, 2016 | Highlights in History
The Circus: Antonio Migasi By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian The circus used to be a big event in the county in summers past, and, surprisingly enough, we have had our share of resident circus performers. One of the most famous was Antonio Guilielmo Migasi...
Jul 12, 2016 | Highlights in History
Baseball in Noblesville and Hamilton County: Catching Thunderbolts By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Continuing the discussion of Noblesville’s “Boys of Summer”, I decided to take a look at Michael Patrick “Nick” Ivory, a professional baseball player who...
Jul 6, 2016 | Highlights in History
Another View of the Old Grain Elevators By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian With final destruction of the old Model Mill wooden grain elevators last week – a full history of which can be found here – I thought it might be interesting to look at a...
Jun 27, 2016 | Highlights in History
History of Hamilton East Public Library: A Township Library By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Continuing the discussion of the history of the Noblesville library from The Founding to Dr. Haymond W. Clark., I thought I might look at a document that is still...
Jun 20, 2016 | Highlights in History
Noblesville and Hollywood: Otis F. Bart By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian About a year ago, I mentioned in passing that a local man, Otis F. Bart, had known the famous silent movie cowboy star, Tom Mix. I’m returning to that to look at exactly where and...
