Jan 11, 2016 | Highlights in History
Mysteries in History By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Snowy days are a good time to curl up in a mystery. But, while most people enjoy a good novel, historians like nothing better than to find out the real story behind some old oddity. Rather than a...
Jan 5, 2016 | Highlights in History
Noblesville and Hollywood: Trigger By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Sometime the connection between Noblesville and Hollywood can be really oblique, but is interesting nevertheless. One connection has to do with horses – and one horse in particular. It...
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...
