History; County government; Pioneers; Families; Farm life; Farming;
Mr. McCormick describes his work as an "An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Reclamation of Lands and the Progress of Town and Country".
The "City of Madison" was built in 1860 and originally ran from Cincinnati to New Orleans. She was built in Madison, Indiana and was used as a government boat during the Civil War. She participated in Grant's campaign on the Tennessee and was at...
Steamboats; Riverboats; "City of Madison"; Dikes (Engineering)
Built in Madison in 1882, the boat was the second "City of Madison," the first having been lost in a devastating explosion during the Civil War. On June 18, 1894, she was returning from a trip to Memphis, with a stop-over in Owensboro, Kentucky,...
Monroe County (Ind.) -- History ; Nichols Family -- Correspondence; Family -- Indiana -- Monroe County; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 14th (1861-1864). Company K; Indiana --...
Allen and Elizabeth Duncan write to Sarah Nichols of general correspondence.
Monroe County (Ind.) -- History ; Nichols Family -- Correspondence; Family -- Indiana -- Monroe County; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 14th (1861-1864). Company K; Indiana --...
Allen and Elizabeth Duncan write to Sarah Nichols of general correspondence.
Portrait of Anna Schuler Melchior (seated). Other family members unidentified. Anna Schuler Melchior was one of the women who sewed the flag used by the local regiment during the Civil War and which still exists at the Dubois County Museum....
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Speed Way (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Louisville...
The Speedometer was a monthly or sometimes bi-weekly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant but also included human interest stories. The Speedometer began publication...
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Speed Way (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Speed, Ind.;...
The Speedometer was a monthly or sometimes bi-weekly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant but also included human interest stories. The Speedometer began publication...
This Charlestown Cemetery Plat book started as a copy created by J. M. Van Hook in 1903 being brought up to date by J. M. Morrow as is stated on page 1 of the book. There is no date given for when it was brought up to date. This was most likely...
A play portraying a Civil War Reenactment featuring Colonel Benton and Captain Reuben Riley, father of James Whitcomb Riley. The play was enacted by members of the Society of Indiana Pioneers at Brandywine Park, Greenfield, Indiana. May 25, 1940.
A photograph of Civil War veterans. The names were numberered to correspond with the numbers on the front, but water damage and tearing obscured many names. Here is the list of legible names: 1. Jackson 2. William Jones 3. Waddle 4. (blank) 5....
This image shows a Civil War Vets Reunion gathered on the corner of Huntington and Main. They're standing in front of Gregor's 5 and dime store, which was later the Anchor Bar, and currently Pie-eyed Peties. Pictured are: (Bottom Row, Left to...
This is a group portrait of a Civil War Vets Reunion, taken on the corner of Main and Huntington, looking south. The veterens are standing in front of Greger's 5&10cent store (5 and dime store), which was later Anchor Bar and is currently Pie-eyed...
Monroe County (Ind.) -- History; Indiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 22nd (1861-1865). Company I; Graham, Edmund (1843 - 1861); Graham Family
Monroe County (Ind.) -- History; Bloomington (Ind.) -- History; United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Registers; Indiana - History - Civil War, 1861 - 1865 -- Registers; United States. Army. Indiana Infantry Regiment, 54th...
