Monday, March 7, 2022

Milroy Family Moved to Irvington

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      For the first twenty-five years of their marriage, Russell and Leona Harton resided in the village of Milroy in southern Rush County. ...
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Friday, March 4, 2022

Blizzard of 1961

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      Hundreds of high school basketball fans gathered in gymnasiums across the state of Indiana for sectional tournaments on Saturday night...
Tuesday, March 1, 2022

Sounds of a Mandolin on Irvington Avenue

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      Howard Caldwell, Sr. stopped by the Felt home at 64 North Irvington Avenue to serenade Elsie Felt. Both had been students at Butler Un...
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Friday, February 11, 2022

Pioneering Black Suffragist Lived in Irvington

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      On June 19 and 20, 1916, women from all over the state of Indiana gathered during a convention to hear the keynote speaker and the pre...
Friday, January 28, 2022

Whittier Place in the Early 20th Century

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      After the city of Indianapolis extended Whittier Place from Lowell Avenue to the corporation line (later Pleasant Run Parkway) in 1902...
Friday, January 21, 2022

Cottage Built in 1905 Along Whittier Place

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      Many changes greeted the citizens of Irvington in 1902. The community had been independent with its own town board and marshall for th...
Saturday, January 8, 2022

Dennison-Davidson Home in the Early 20th Century

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      The Hackleman children, who lived at 54 3 8 Lowell Avenue, had plenty of playmates in the neighborhood. They must have been particular...