Aug 28, 2019 | Highlights in History
Thorpe Creek – Hamilton County’s Misspelled Landmark By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian There is a body of water that flows through Fall Creek Township in the southeastern part of the county. It bends around the community of Cyntheanne (which...
Jul 25, 2019 | Highlights in History
Edward Hill: Another Noblesville Artist By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian As you do research into Hamilton County history, you find the stories of many unique people. While working on the lives of early county artists, I found one named Edward Hill, whose...
Jun 20, 2019 | Highlights in History
An Artistic Calendar By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian I’ve mentioned the Brehm brothers in this blog before, but occasionally it’s worthwhile to look at some of the individual projects that they did. George Brehm struggled early in his career, like most...
May 16, 2019 | Highlights in History
The Mystery of the Missing Map By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian There are many good online databases available for researchers today, several of which are linked on the Indiana Room page. These cover items like books, photographs, and newspapers. Since...
Apr 11, 2019 | Highlights in History
The Blackberry Campaign By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian From 1785 to the signing of the Treaty of Greenville in 1795, Indiana was part of the Northwest Indian Wars. The land was occupied by various Native American tribes, but incursions of whites from...
