Nov 17, 2015 | Highlights in History
History of Hamilton East Public Library: Dr. Haymond W. Clark By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Of the two men who rescued the library after the Civil War, Dr. Clark was the most significant. Haymond William Clark was born in what is now West Virginia in...
Nov 9, 2015 | Highlights in History
History of Hamilton East Public Library: The Founding By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian In the first real dictionary of the English language, published in 1756, Dr. Samuel Johnson defined a library as “A large collection of books, publick or private.” The...
Nov 3, 2015 | Highlights in History
Early Political Fun in Noblesville By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian In honor of Election Day, this photo shows an interesting incident in Noblesville’s political history. The background on it is from an undated article in the library collection published...
Oct 27, 2015 | Highlights in History
Grave Robbing in Fishers- Part 3 By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Grave Torpedoes The story of the Hamilton County grave robbers does not end with their arrests and convictions. There is an aspect of their crimes that possibly affects us today. During...
Oct 19, 2015 | Highlights in History
Grave Robbing in Fishers- Part 2 By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian The other Fishers person involved in the turn-of-the-century grave robbing trials had a very different life than that of Hamp West. Dr. Joseph C. Alexander was born in Hamilton County,...
Oct 13, 2015 | Highlights in History
Grave Robbing in Fishers- Part 1 By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Grave robbing, the subject of countless horror movies, was a real-life concern for late-19th century Hoosiers. As in the movies, the object of the crime was not any valuable object that...
