Apr 12, 2016 | Highlights in History
The Mills at Clare By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian With Earth Day coming up, I thought I might look at some alternative power efforts here in Hamilton County. The White River at Clare has been used as water power for industry since the first settlement...
Apr 4, 2016 | Highlights in History
Baseball in Noblesville and Hamilton County: The 1880’s By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian With the Opening Day of the baseball season on Sunday, I thought I would look at another era of Noblesville baseball. In the 1880’s and early 1890’s, the...
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...
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...
Jan 25, 2016 | Highlights in History
Baseball in Noblesville and Hamilton County: 1868-1880 By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian In the coldest weather, it’s nice to think of spring-related activities such as baseball, and people in Noblesville have been doing that for quite some time. 1868 is...
