Business and Industry Trivia Day 2!
For yesterday, a manufacturer who had 600 employees in 1903…not Maxwell-Briscoe, not the Rolling Mill…it was the Krell-French Piano Company! Their weekly wages? $6,000, the total of everyone’s paycheck, from…
Business and Industry Trivia Day 1!
The answer to last week’s final trivia question is E.T. (Ezekiel Trammel) Ice of Mount Summit! Today, we begin Business and Industry Trivia and there is plenty of that to…
Social Life Trivia Day 5!
The answer for yesterdays question is tea parties! Final trivia question for this week and then next week we move onto Business and Industry! Who hosted a grand picnic on…
Social Life Trivia Day 4!
The oldest fraternal organization in Henry County is in Knightstown, the Golden Rule Lodge No. 16. In July 1865, Robert B. Smith kept a diary and wrote about attending many…
Social Life Trivia Day 3!
The Great Snake Hoax happened in the early 1880s! A giant snake was reportedly seen by the Rev. Clark Hosier and his wife as they made their way along Spiceland…
Social Life Trivia Day 2!
A chautauqua was summertime education! For adults and children alike, beginning in 1910 and lasting until 1927, a “Redpath” chautauqua was held in Henry County, first at the corner of…
Social Life Trivia Day 1!
The answer for last week’s final music trivia question was a phonograph! This week, we peek into the social lives of our ancestors. Just because they didn’t have social media…
Music Trivia Day #10!
The answer to yesterday’s trivia question was Jennings Hall. Our final music trivia question: What type of instrument is this? Save
We Have the Books You Need for Your Library!
New shipment just arrived! We have from the Images of America series: New Castle Spiceland Township Knightstown plus Hoosier High School Basketball! Each book is only $21.99 plus tax. Stop…
Music Trivia Day 9!
Yesterday’s picture was of the Ridge Band. East Broad Street, east of 16th Street, used to be referred to as The Ridge. Where was this children’s recital held in 1885?