Jun 6, 2016 | Highlights in History
Sarah (Sallie) Kilgore By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian These days, there are great research resources popping up online all the time. The Hamilton East Public Library has access to two online newspaper databases which can be useful and a lot of fun to...
May 30, 2016 | Highlights in History
The Hamilton County Monument By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian For Memorial Day, I thought I would look at the largest memorial in town – the Civil War monument in Crownland Cemetery, which will be 150 years old in 2018. It’s the reason Monument Street has...
May 24, 2016 | Highlights in History
Preston Tucker By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian I thought I would do one more auto-related post before the Indy 500 and look at some of the quirky relationships that Noblesville has to automobile history. One of these relationships was with Preston...
May 18, 2016 | Highlights in History
Hamilton County’s Only Car Company: Fodrea-Malott and their “Beetle Flyer” By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Discussions about automobile technology for the Indianapolis 500 bring to mind how, a century ago, two young men tried to...
May 9, 2016 | Highlights in History
Noblesville and Hollywood: “Lucky” Teter By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Noblesville had one Hollywood resident who worked with a lot of big stars, but was probably never seen on screen. Earl M. “Lucky” Teter (1901-1942) was born in...
