A salute to veterans, past and present
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…
Local people remember coliseum disaster
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…
Found photo is a lovely surprise!
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…
Henry County Courthouse lighted figurines
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…
History of the Bicycle in Henry County, Indiana
Most everyone has fond childhood memories of learning to ride a bicycle for the first time. As a native of Henry County…
More on Simon, Orlistus Powell
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…
Read all about it…small town news the early 1900s
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…
Going to the movies in days gone by
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…
Shutdown? Mt. Summit congressman would be appalled
Remembering Ralph Harvey By DARREL RADFORD Historically Speaking After a week of federal government shutdown talk and political posturing, this columnist thought it might be refreshing to remember and reflect…
New Castle Homecoming 2013
A Trojan Horse full of memories By DARREL RADFORD [email protected] hundreds converged on New Castle for Homecoming activities, a veritable Trojan horse filled with memories and emotions followed.Sixteen empty chairs…