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…
Henry County schools have come a long way
Education rewind: From log structures to state-of-the-art DARREL RADFORD Historically SpeakingFrom primitive log structures to a magnificent building that actually looked like a castle, schools have grown right alongside the…
Krell-French Pianos: A noteworthy legacy
Historically Speaking A symphony of history, spirit By DARREL RADFORD “Oh look. There’s a Krell-French piano.” The words were said not by a music teacher or an antique dealer. They…
New book holds keys to old mystery
Catherine Winters case solved? Bob Hansen / C-T photo Lisa Martin holds a copy of her newest book “Haunted Henry County IV” in front of the Henry County Courthouse, near…
Civil War grief turned into a mission
A father finds his fallen soldier son David Burns / C-T photoThe head stones of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Powell (left) rests next their son Orlistus (right) in the southeast…
A company that earned tons of respect
Bridging history Pan-American Bridge Co. impact spanned years, miles The Pan-American Bridge Company was located along the Big Four Railroad in New Castle. Photo courtesy New Castle: A Pictorial History.…
Remembering UAW Local 371
Remembering UAW Local 371 I grew up in New Castle in the 1950s. My father and grandfather worked at the Chrysler, as did the fathers of many of my…