Thursday, May 29, 2025

Historic Glass Negatives See the Light

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     In 1965, Richard and Colleen Wilson moved into 68 North Ritter Avenue. Under the basement stairs the couple discovered a soap crate fil...
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Tuesday, April 15, 2025

The Teeguardens Moved Into Newly-Built Home in Christian Park

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Teeguarden family at 4621 Young Avenue: Joseph and Miriam (top) along with Bethanyanne and Linda, June, 1945 (photo courtesy of Dan Carlson)...
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Saturday, March 15, 2025

Butler's Irvington Campus Only Had One Dorm

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  Butler Dorm, c1915 (photo courtesy of Kyle Kingen)           Throughout its tenure from 1875 until 1928, Butler University only hosted one...
Wednesday, January 1, 2025

In Search of Herbert E. Fouts: Artist, Illustrator, Designer

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      Nearly twenty years ago, I purchased a painting called Pool in Irvington (1921) from an online auction site. I knew little about the a...
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Friday, December 13, 2024

Snowy Layman Avenue Images

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      Donald and David Peters, who resided at 312 North Layman Avenue, enjoyed some fun playtime after a snowstorm struck Irvington in the w...
Saturday, November 30, 2024

Audubon Road House in the Winter of 1910

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      Newspaper accounts reported heavy snows throughout the state of Indiana in January of 1910. Some local officials had to deal with ice ...
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Sunday, November 24, 2024

Ellenberger Park--1944

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      In January of 1944, Janice and John W. Kern, along with an unidentified family member, walked in Ellenberger Park. Pockets of snow can...