Dec 7, 2015 | Highlights in History
Pioneer Kids- Joseph Ross By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Hamilton County is fortunate in that it has several accounts of the pioneer settlement of the area that were written by people who were children at the time. It gives us a unique view of people...
Nov 30, 2015 | Highlights in History
Noblesville and Hollywood: Richard Bennett By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian A performer who spent his entire life in the theater and just a little time in Noblesville still remembered the town with a great deal of fondness. Richard Bennett (1873-1944) is...
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...
