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".
In 1867 the city council decided Madison needed to update and improve its water works. Industrialization and increased population were putting pressure on a deteriorating water system. They instructed A. M. Cornett, City Engineer, to submit plans...
Librarian, J. Christian Bay, of The John Crerar Library in Chicago cames across an original manuscript of James Whitcomb Riley's poem, The Old Man and Jim. He took it upon himself to make photostats of the manuscript and send copies to the...
Indiana. General Assembly. House of Representatives-- Periodicals; Indiana-- Politics and government-- Periodicals; Legislative jorunals--Indiana-- Periodicals
The first water system for Madison was built between 1814 and 1817. While it did not serve everyone in the city it must have been a monumental achievement for such an early age. The first water ducts were hollowed out logs fitted into each other...
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...
Indiana. General Assembly. House of Representatives--Periodicals; Indiana--Politics and government--Periodicals; Legislative journals--Indiana--Periodicals
Daily accounts of the Indiana House of Representatives session; discussion and voting for the 1818 session
Blackford County (Ind)--Biography; Blackford County (Ind)--Genealogy
Biographical memoirs of Blackford County, Ind. : to which is appended a comprehensive compendium of national biography ... embellished with portraits of many well known residents of Blackford County, Indiana.
Illustrated.
History of Gibson County, Indiana, her people, industries and institutions, with biographical sketches of representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families.
Indiana. General Assembly. House of Representatives-- Periodicals; Indiana-- Politics and government-- Periodicals; Legislative jorunals--Indiana-- Periodicals
