Dec 28, 2015 | Highlights in History
New Year’s Eve 90 and 100 Years Ago By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian This cartoon appeared in a Noblesville newspaper on December 31, 1925 and although the paper got it from a national syndicate, it gives a good idea of what the local celebration...
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...
Sep 28, 2015 | Highlights in History
Early Memories of Noblesville By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian With construction work starting on the new park at Federal Hill Commons, it’s good to remember that the site has a long history. One of the first owners was William Nixon, who had a farm...
Sep 21, 2015 | Highlights in History
Prehistoric Giants in Noblesville By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Studying history sometimes takes you farther back that you expect, as seen in an article in the April 25, 1884, issue of the Noblesville Independent. It describes what happened when an...
