Dec 8, 2016 | Highlights in History
Bicentennials: Looking Backwards and Forwards By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian The events to celebrate the Indiana State Bicentennial will officially end on December 11, Statehood Day, and Hamilton County has had a lot of activity to show for it. ...
Dec 1, 2016 | Highlights in History
A “Highbrow” Event By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian The courtroom in the old courthouse has been the site of many events, such as grave robbing trials, baseball trials, the founding of the Carnegie library, and the trial of D. C. Stephenson. ...
Nov 23, 2016 | Highlights in History
Flour Week – Thanksgiving in Noblesville a Century Ago By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian The Thanksgiving holiday has been celebrated in Indiana since the Civil War and, much like today, with feasting and reminders of the Pilgrims. One hundred years...
Nov 17, 2016 | Highlights in History
1866 Hamilton County Map By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Amidst the hoopla for the state bicentennial, I almost forgot that this is an anniversary for an item more closely related to Hamilton County. In 1866 – 150 years ago – the first detailed map of...
Nov 10, 2016 | Highlights in History
Noblesville Artists: Granville Bishop By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Hamilton County has had several notable artists in its history, particularly the Brehm brothers and Booth brothers, but few have as interesting a story as Granville Bishop. Bishop was...
