ANNUAL MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 18TH, 6:00 PM
The Old Mercantile Building
5612 S Main Street in Pulaski, at the corner by the bridge
Bring Your Own Meal / Snack / Drink. We'll have cookies and hot drinks.
Don't want to get out? Join us on Zoom!
Meeting ID: 882 9900 0449 / Passcode: 692981
Find your local number to dial in by phone HERE
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Stony Prairie Sketches
From The DEMOCRAT JOURNAL 1860 – 1890
Mr. Editor–Having changed my location from the sand ridge, of which I gave you a description some time ago, I will now attempt to write up the news from Stony Prairie. This is a tract of land of about fifteen miles, lying on each side of the line between Van Buren and Indian Creek townships. Star City is its commercial ‘hub’. The traveler emerging from the surrounding barrens, will see spread out before him an immense plateau of table land, the most beautiful that lies between the Alleghany and Rocky Mountains, dotted over with the most beautiful and productive farms that will be found in any part of the continent.
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We are looking for a volunteer curator - or a couple of people that would like to serve as co-curators - for our historical museum.
The curator is a key member of our team and would also be a member of the Historical Society Board of Director's Executive Committee.
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In looking over an old subscription book of this office we find that on July 24, 1860, the entire list of subscribers was transferred by Adonis V. Valentine to A. C. Estill. At that date there were 68 subscribers on the carrier's list in Winamac. Of that number only ten were left, viz: J. B. Agnew, Sr., Jacob Little, Dr. F. B. Thomas, Conrad Smith, Mark D. Falvey, Patrick O'Rourke, Randolph Hoch, H. W. Hornbeck, D. B. Phillips, Thomas Hackett.
The others are all dead or have moved away. Ten subscribers are also yet living who then received the Democrat at the following named post-offices in the county: Alonzo Starr, Francesville; Jacob March, Samuel Decker, James Raver, Andrew Moyer, Wm. March, Pulaski; Wm. Enyart, Wm. Ballinger, Morresburgh; Jacob Shoup, John Steis, Monterey.
Dr. F. B. Thomas was then the political editor of the Democrat, as he continued to be for many years thereafter. Hon. Rufus Magee of Logansport was publisher of the Democrat in 1863. The present proprietor of the Democrat Journal purchased the office from Hon. Geo. Burson in February, 1865, at which time the paper was a six-column folio. The office was then on Front street, the principal business thorough of the town. In 1860 the first name on the Democrat's subscription list was J. B. Agnew, and now, thrifty years later, Uncle Joe's name still heads the list on our subscription book. May all the above named old settlers long continue to occupy the honored places on the Democratic Journal's list.
Democrat Journal December 6, 1890
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Lost Landmarks of Indianapolis |
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Lost Landmarks of Indianapolis is the fourth installment of the Houck photo series, and opened to the public at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center on January 16, 2021. The display explores a question many have asked when they see photographs of old buildings that no longer stand: “Can you believe they tore that down?”
The exhibition focuses on 10 lost landmarks from across the region, representing different kinds of sites, including transportation-related ones like Traction Terminal, institutions like Central State Hospital and commercial sites like the Pembroke Arcade. The exhibit highlights well-known sites like Tomlinson Hall as well as forgotten sites like the area near El Nopal Mexican Market on the city’s eastside, where many Latino residents concentrated until it was cleared for interstate construction.
Jan 16 - Apr 17, 10:00 A - 5:00 P
Free with admission - go HERE for additional information.
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For information about the following programs, please go HERE. |
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History Happy Hour: Bob Ross: March 11, 5:30 - 6:30 PM |
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History Happy Hour: A History of Hoosier Hysteria: March 25, 5:30 - 6:30 PM |
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The Virtual Donut Club: March 26, 9:00 - 10:00 AM |
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Women Behaving Badly: March 30, 7:00 - 8:30 PM |
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History As It Unfolds: Hoosiers And The Holocaust: April 8, 5:30 - 6:45 PM |
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Indiana Historical Society's Research Roundtable: Working The Land: April 9, 5:30 - 7:00 PM |
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The Stories of Indiana’s Counties includes a thumbnail history of each of Indiana’s 92 counties, the courthouses as well as a biographical sketch of the county’s namesakes. The book includes tourism information for each of Indiana’s counties as well.
View information about this book, including a preview of each county's page, on their website.
Find other volumes related to Indiana history here.
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From The Francesville Tribune July 13, 1972, Written January 1, 1971
This is a continuation of the poem, begun in the Newsletter dated June 2020. You can find past editions of the Newsletter HERE.
Stanzas 29 - 32
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I see John Koster's General Store
And J. C. Werner, too;
I can hear Tom Wise pray loud in Church
Like all good Christians do.
I see Bud Timmons taxi---
Ben Markley's taxi----too;
Carl Nelson in his blacksmith shop
With horses there to shoe.
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Frank Irvin's restaurant right up town
As busy as a bee;
And Jackie Fitch a buying "junk"
From all the kids like me.
I see young Doctor Leslie Sharrer
Like all young fellers will,
Go by in a great big cloud of dust
In his new "Hubmobile."
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Willard C. Myers is connected to the town of Francesville through birth and remaining family. We will continue to feature this poem until we have offered it to completion. Natives will probably recognize many of the people and places that will be mentioned. |
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A Gift That Keeps Giving
For the persons on your gift list that have everything they need, or for those who value history, make a contribution to the Historical Society in their name. We'll email a certificate that you can print and place in a stocking, an envelope or a frame. Find a convenient way to do that here. |
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The quick and easy way to make a contribution to the Historical Society is to utilize this QR code. We're trying to drag history into the 21st Century!
Thank you for considering this opportunity!
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Indiana Landmarks
In addition to giving tremendous financial and technical support for the local Courthouse project, Indiana Landmarks provides a wealth of information about and support for vintage homes and factories, churches, barns and bridges.
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The Pulaski County Historical Society is an affiliate member of Indiana Landmarks. For information about the affiliate organizations around the state, and all of the exciting work they are doing, please head over to our Affiliate's Webpage. |
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President: Ryan Harrison
Vice President (& Past President): Kathi Thompson
Secretary (& Genealogist): Janet Onken
Treasurer: Lin Morrison
Curator: Vacancy
Historian: Karen Fritz
Terms Ending 2021:
- Brian Capouch
- Ryan Crawford
- Judge Michael Shurn
Terms Ending 2022:
- Sara Kroft
- Jolie Simmermaker
- Vacancy
Terms Ending 2023
- Mary Conner (also County Historian)
- Becky Dilts
- Steve Morrison
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Membership
$30 Individual
$40 Family
$80 Sustaining / Corporate
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Contributors to this edition: Janet Onken, Kathi Thompson |
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To submit an article for consideration for this newsletter, send it via email. If you have photos, please submit them as well. We welcome all articles of historic interest regarding Pulaski County. |
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