Helen Cromell AKA “Dirty Helen”

Mar 30, 2016 | Highlights in History

Helen Cromell AKA “Dirty Helen” By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian I’m going to finish off women’s history month with a look at Hamilton County’s most notorious female – Helen Worley Cromell AKA “Dirty Helen”.  She went from being proper Cicero...

You Can’t Believe Everything You Read

Mar 21, 2016 | Highlights in History

You Can’t Believe Everything You Read By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian While researching women’s rights for blog posts this month, I came across an extraordinary claim in some newspapers which, after investigation, provided some insights into...

Women’s Suffrage in Hamilton County

Mar 14, 2016 | Highlights in History

Women’s Suffrage in Hamilton County By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian I’m going farther out in the county for this post on Women’s History.  Women’s rights got a fairly early start in the county.  Westfield women were involved in the Abolition...

The Two Wives of William Conner

Mar 8, 2016 | Highlights in History

The Two Wives of William Conner By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Continuing with Women’s History Month, I thought I would look at the first two women of note in the county. Mekinges There is a lot of folklore and fiction around her story, as well as silly...

How Lulu Built a Library

Mar 1, 2016 | Highlights in History

How Lulu Built a Library By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian For Women’s History Month, I thought I would look how women affected the growth of the area – even before they had actual political power.  For most of the years that a library had existed in...