Music Trivia Day 8!
The Maxwell-Briscoe Concert Band from New Castle played at the first running of the Indianapolis 500. The band included 33 pieces! What was the name of this band?
Music Trivia Day 7!
The Rose City Band was pictured in front of the A.B. Ayers home, still standing at the southwest corner of Indiana Avenue and South 11 Street. At what famous auto…
Happy Labor Day, Henry County!
Henry County was founded by hard-working individuals, doing their best to make Henry County a great place to live and work, as early as 1822 until this very day. Thank…
Music Trivia Day 6!
The drum corps pictured on Friday played at the Nip and Tuck Club! This picture is of the Rose City Band circa 1930. Whose home is in the background?
Music Trivia Day 5!
Yesterday’s photo of a band in their brand-new wagon was the New Castle Cornet Band! The band organized in 1872, and the picture was taken in the 1890s. Where did…
Music Trivia Day 4!
The man in the picture from yesterday was none other than Urban Horney! Mr. Horney was born in 1900 to the Reverend Jacob M. and Emma Horney. He learned to…
Music Trivia Day 2!
Yesterday’s picture was a banjo made in 1896 by C. Newby and C.C. Kirk. It was played at various events in New Castle in the 1940s. Today’s question: Did New…
Music Trivia Day 1!
This week we start with Henry County music trivia. I had planned for 1 week of music, but there is so much to share that I’m extending it to 2…
Henry County Sports Trivia Day 10!
Answers from matching yesterday: Blue River Vikings Cadiz Spaniards Kennard Leopard Cats Knightstown Panthers Lewisville Bears Middletown Cossacks Mooreland Bobcats New Castle Trojans New Lisbon Tigers Shenandoah Raiders Spiceland Stingers…