Sep 5, 2016 | Highlights in History
Earl Brooks’ Photography: A Noblesville Street Fair By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Continuing our look at the Earl Brooks photo collection, he had several shots of the a Noblesville street fair which opened Monday, August 11, 1902 and closed probably...
Aug 22, 2016 | Highlights in History
Earl Brooks’ Photography: The Spanish-American War By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian I’ve talked about some of Earl Brooks’ photos before, and now I’d like to look at some other subjects that he recorded. Right now most people’s attention is on the State...
Aug 12, 2016 | Highlights in History
S.O. Levinson: Noblesville’s Forgotten Benefactor By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian I’ve talked about the Levinson family before, here, here, and here. Now I would like to focus on the most notable member of the family – Ironically a person who is...
Aug 2, 2016 | Highlights in History
Baseball in Noblesville and Hamilton County: The Sunday Baseball Trial By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian In a previous post, I mentioned an event involving the 1908 Noblesville baseball team and their 18-year-old first baseman, Clarence Wyant. Son of a...
Jul 26, 2016 | Highlights in History
Hamilton County’s First Bookmobile By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian In 1920, Noblesville Library director Lulu Miesse was looking for ways to further expand the library service. The townships of White River, Wayne, and Fall Creek had become part of...
