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By adminNovember 7, 2018Category: Henry County StoriesTags: 2018, Armistice Day, Veterans, world war i, wwi

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Copyright 1887-2024 Henry County Historical Society, New Castle, Indiana

Bringing History to Life &
Life to History Since 1887!

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Please contact us to schedule a tour and/or research during these hours:
Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
If no appointment is made, tour and/or research cannot be guaranteed if no volunteers are available.
Open through early March to late December!

Admission Fees: None!

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606 South 14th Street, New Castle, IN 47362

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Henry County Historical Society, Inc

Open early March through late December!
Open Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays
11 a.m.-4 p.m. ET
Please call ahead for tours and/or research so that we may schedule volunteers. If no appointment is made, tours and/or research cannot be guaranteed.

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2 days ago

On this date in Henry County history, June 4, 1863, Waitsel M. Carey, founder of Knightstown and veteran who fought in the War of 1812, died at the age of 77. Here is information on Carey from the New Castle-Henry County Sesquicentennial booklet in 1972.Carey came to Knightstown in 1825. He discovered that soon the National Road was to pass through his farm. By laying out the first town lots in 1827 on his own land, he was instrumental in seeing that the town was named for Jonathon Knight, chief surveyor on the National Road project.Carey, seen here, has a street named for him in Knightstown. Here is a bit more about Waitsel M. Carey from a paper ready by Nathan H. Ballenger before the Henry County Historical Society on Oct. 31, 1899. Waitsel M. Carey entered the land where Knightstown is situated, and was proprietor of the place. Waitsel M. Carey with others, brushed out a road coming from the east, crossing Blue River near where the railroad bridge is, thence angling up the Blue River bluff to where Main Street now is. Mr. Carey erected a rude building and began entertaining travelers, and enjoyed a monopoly of the business for many years. Mr. Carey was a man of solid, sober demeanor. He and his family of seven children made a marked impression on the character of the coming city.BASKETBALL LIVES HEREThis Day In Henry County history is brought to you by Destination Henry County Indiana. Discover slam dunk experiences at www.HoopsInHenry.com. Visit the Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/VisitHenryCounty.com.HELP US PRESERVE COMMUNITY HISTORYPlease join the Henry County Historical Society with a $25 annual membership. Visit our website at www.henrycountymuseum.orgCOME SEE US!We're open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day and ANYTIME by appointment. Call us at 765-529-4028 or 765-524-0530. ... See MoreSee Less

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3 days ago

On this day in Henry County history, June 3, 1901, Lewisville's Guyer Opera House opened its doors for the first time. Shortly thereafter, the touring show "Ten Nights In a Barroom" played there.Ten Nights in a Barroom (by Timothy Shay Arthur) was a popular temperance melodrama. These reform melodramas traced a character's journey from respectability to the degradation of drink (and sometimes back to respectability), giving audiences a vicarious glimpse of alcohol-induced wickedness. BASKETBALL LIVES HEREThis Day In Henry County history is brought to you by Destination Henry County Indiana. Discover slam dunk experiences at www.HoopsInHenry.com.Visit the Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/VisitHenryCounty.com.HELP US PRESERVE COMMUNITY HISTORYPlease join the Henry County Historical Society with a $25 annual membership. Visit our website at www.henrycountymuseum.orgCOME SEE US!We're open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day and ANYTIME by appointment. Call us at 765-529-4028 or 765-524-0530. ... See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

On this day in Henry County history, June 2, 1967, a Goodyear blimp ran into some gusty winds and became entangled in high tension power lines near Dunreith. It was the first of two major incidents in the span of a year that made the small Henry County town national news. A train wreck and explosion just six months later also made national news, as it resulted in more than $1 million in property damage.Thanks to one of our faithful readers of "This Day In History" -- Diana Bergen Thornburgh -- for sharing the photograph.BASKETBALL LIVES HEREThis Day In Henry County history is brought to you by Destination Henry County Indiana. Discover slam dunk experiences at www.HoopsInHenry.com.Visit the Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/VisitHenryCounty.com.HELP US PRESERVE COMMUNITY HISTORYPlease join the Henry County Historical Society with a $25 annual membership. Visit our website at www.henrycountymuseum.orgCOME SEE US!We're open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day and ANYTIME by appointment. Call us at 765-529-4028 or 765-524-0530. ... See MoreSee Less

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5 days ago

WOULD YOU LIKE TO OWN THIS FRAMEDSHEET MUSIC OF THE FAMOUS SONG WHERE DID CATHERINE WINTERS GO?WE'RE ACCEPTING BIDS IN A SILENT AUCTIONIn preparation and anticipation for the upcoming premiere showing of "Catherine," a movie about the Catherine Winters case, the Henry County Historical Society is offering this nicely framed copy of the sheet music from the Gorbett Brothers' famous song.Nine-year-old Catherine Winters disappeared from the busiest street in town on March 20, 1913, and was never seen again. Z.F. Gorbett wrote the words and Sylvester Gorbett composed the music, hoping that the song would keep the search for Catherine going.Bidding must start at $25. Simply put your bid in a comment box to participate. Bidding will close Friday, June 27 with the winner announced the day of the movie premiere 7 p.m. Saturday, June 28, at Bundy Auditorium. All proceeds raised from the auction will benefit the Henry County Historical Society, the oldest, continuously operating organization and museum of its kind in Indiana. Thanks to Tony Roach for donating this interesting piece of history.The upcoming film by Kandice Marie Coatie explores the true-story mystery. Created by a passionate team of local artists, musicians, and historians, Catherine sheds light on a century-old mystery that still echoes through our town. Tickets for the movie are $15 and available online at www.allevents.in/newcastle; at Platinum Barbershop and Shave Parlor during business hours or at the Saturday, June 7 cruise-in on Broad Street.Anyone with questions can call the historical society at 765-529-4028 or co-director Darrel Radford at 765-524-0530. ... See MoreSee Less

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On this day in Henry County history, June 1, 1914, a grand jury handed down three indictments in the Catherine Winters missing child case. Indicted were Dr. W.A. Winters, his second wife, Byrd, and W.H. Cooper, a boarder in the Winters home.The trio was charged with conspiracy to commit a felony, based on the only physical evidence ever discovered in the case.Authorities found a red sweater ― with the collar missing and a large burn hole in the back ― a red hair ribbon and a man's bloodstained undershirt stuffed in a concrete block behind a basement wall in the Winters home. Dirt and cement had been piled several inches deep on the items.Witnesses differed on whether the sweater was the same one Catherine wore when she was last seen. But Dr. and Byrd Winters gave contradictory statements about how the clothing got there and neither could explain the burn hole. The charging affidavit alleged that the trio conspired to murder Catherine by "striking, beating and wounding" her and trying to burn her body. Abel's theory was that Byrd Winters, 34, had an affair with Cooper, 28, and Catherine found out. The detective claimed that Catherine was killed to keep her quiet and her body was shoved into the furnace at the Winters' home. No remains were found in the furnace, however. Cooper told police that Dr. and Byrd Winters had argued the Sunday night before Catherine disappeared. Investigators also found an unsigned letter, apparently from a woman with whom Cooper was having an affair, in his shirt pocket when he was interrogated.The trio was set to stand trial on July 10, 1914. A local chemist who tested the clothing said bloodstains on the undershirt were human, and that they were more than a year old. Myers said he would also have the clothing tested by a state chemist, but there was no indication whether that was done. Myers dropped the charges the day the Winters' and Cooper were to stand trial, claiming there was insufficient evidence to proceed.Nine-year-old Catherine Winters disappeared from the busiest street in town on March 20, 1913. She was never seen again.For more on the Catherine Winters mystery, look for the book "Haunted Henry County IV: Looking For Catherine/Memories of A House That Spoke written by Charlene Z. Perry and Lisa Perry Martin.BASKETBALL LIVES HEREThis Day In Henry County history is brought to you by Destination Henry County Indiana. Discover slam dunk experiences at www.HoopsInHenry.com.Visit the Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/VisitHenryCounty.com.HELP US PRESERVE COMMUNITY HISTORYPlease join the Henry County Historical Society with a $25 annual membership. Visit our website at www.henrycountymuseum.orgCOME SEE US!We're open Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day and ANYTIME by appointment. Call us at 765-529-4028 or 765-524-0530. ... See MoreSee Less

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