Historically Speaking: A Lincoln log Historical Society presenter chronicles Abe’s early life, recites Gettysburg address By Darrel Radford For the Courier-Times Those attending Sunday’s Henry County Historical Society program on…
Remembering JFK’s last day Historically Speaking By DARREL RADFORD From the sudden silence at a local grocery store to the sound of taps on a CB radio, the events in…
A salute to veterans, past and present HISTORICALLY SPEAKING Henry County’s first class of recruits for World War I, on the steps of the courthouse in downtown New Castle. By…
Friday, November 1, 2013 Historically Speaking – Coliseum explosion Indianapolis tragedy 50 years ago killed N.C. people By DARREL RADFORD Friday, November 1, 2013 H. Ray Edwards, a well-known New…
Joann Shell, Henry County Historical Society employee, and Darrel Radford, author of the new book: “Images of America: New Castle” enjoy looking at Darrel’s book where Joann discovered a photograph…
The Henry County Courthouse figurines are available Great for Christmas gifts for your far-flung family members! For all those interested in having a Henry County Courthouse figurine shipped: I checked…
Most everyone has fond childhood memories of learning to ride a bicycle for the first time. As a native of Henry County…
Civil War left many grieving parents By DARREL RADFORD Last month, we shared the story of Simon Powell’s search for his fallen son’s body after the Civil War battle of…
A look back at Mooreland’s newspaper HISTORICALLY SPEAKING By DARREL RADFORD News has traveled in a multitude of ways over the years. From the fence post through the old “party…
Remembering the ‘reel’ thing Castle Theatre is last in a grand family that once included a princess By DARREL RADFORD Nearly eighty years of movies have rolled by at the…
