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Date
Featured |
Subject |
Approximate
Date of Photo |
December 24, 2007 |
The City of Richmond recently launched an updated website at a new
address. Visit
https://www.richmondindiana.gov to locate information about city
services, find department contacts, and more. |
December 5, 2007 |
December
17, 2007 |
Richmond Area Railroaders have set up a second Christmas Train Fantasyland
on the 3rd floor of the Richmond Furniture Gallery at 180 Fort Wayne
Avenue in Richmond, Indiana. The original is also operating at
Charlie's Coffee Bar and Gallery at 416 North 10th Street. The exhibit
at Charlie's is open from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day except Monday and
Christmas until New Year's. |
December 4, 2007 |
December 10, 2007 |
A ride on the double-decker bus was a popular attraction during the Old
Fashioned Christmas Festival in the
Historic Richmond Depot District - Tuesday evenings in December
2007. |
December 4, 2007 |
December 4,
2007 |
Don't miss an old-fashioned window walk along Fort Wayne Avenue in the
historic Richmond Depot District
to view the many store fronts that are decorated for Christmas. |
November 27, 2007 |
November
27, 2007 |
Visit "Diego" the Bearded Dragon and his other cool reptile friends at
the Joseph Moore Museum on
the Earlham College campus.
Admission is FREE! |
November 16, 2007 |
November 19, 2007 |
A WayNet visitor has kindly shared these historical photos. We
hope they will help shed some light for those who are doing
genealogy research.
This first one was taken at an "Addleman Reunion". The photo is
not dated, but we estimate that it was taken prior to 1897. |
Circa 1897, 1911, & 1920 |
November 12, 2007 |
In September of 2007, the
Starr-Gennett Foundation began
to recognize the many great artists of the early 20th century whose
music, recorded in the Whitewater
Valley Gorge at the Starr-Gennett facilities, set the standard for
jazz, roots music and other genres. These artists have
been memorialized via a medallion in the sidewalk in front of the
location where the
Starr-Gennett buildings once stood. We encourage you to visit
the Starr-Gennett Walk
of Fame and feel the music history that took place in this location. |
October 5, 2007 |
November 5,
2007 |
Life in rural Wayne County ebs and flows with the
seasons. The busy harvest season is nearly
complete for this farm family whose farm is near
the
highest point in Indiana. |
October 28, 2007 |
October 29, 2007 |
Fall is a beautiful time on the campus of Indiana
University East and Ivy Tech Community College
in northern Richmond, Indiana. |
October 28, 2007 |
October 22, 2007 |
Visitors to Hayes Arboretum's Fall Foliage Days on
Saturday, October 20th, enjoyed a perfect fall
day along with a traditional Indiana hay ride. |
October 22, 2007 |
October
15, 2007 |
Ohio’s arch over I-70 also serves as a definitive
landmark as the entrance to Wayne County,
Indiana from the east. |
October 15, 2007 |
October 01,
2007 |
Change is the order of the day along Main Street
in Richmond, Indiana recently. "Modern" facades
are being removed in order to revel beautiful
buildings, and new stores are opening, such as
this new knitting store called "Unwind" at 921
East Main Street. |
September 8, 2007 |
September
24, 2007 |
The Julia
E. Test School at 33 South 22nd in Richmond,
Indiana was named for beloved educator
Julia E. Test, who taught in the Richmond
school system for more than 50 years. |
July 31, 2007 |
September 17,
2007 |
Stephanie Hays-Mussoni explains
Cope
Environmental Center's environmental
programs to
Senator Richard Lugar after he toured the
organization's
Sustainable Living Demonstration Home on
Airport Road, near Richmond, Indiana. |
September 14, 2007 |
September
10, 2007 |
The inaugural
Starr-Gennett Walk of Fame dedication took
place on Saturday, September 8, 2007 in the
Whitewater
Gorge Park in Richmond, Indiana. |
September 8, 2007 |
September 4,
2007 |
In 2007, Richmond "The Boogie", a premier skydiving
event, celebrated their 20th year of fun and camaraderie at the Richmond
Municipal Airport. |
September 1, 2007 |
August 27,
2007 |
Local artist, Thelma Frame, was among the many
volunteers to give of their time to make Pioneer Days at the Wayne
County Historical Museum a success. |
August 25, 2007 |
August 20, 2007 |
This tunnel under Hayes Arboretum Road on the east
side of Richmond, was installed in the summer of
2007 to open up a safe passage for
Hayes
Arboretum visitors to explore the eastern
half of the property. This section of the
property has not been open to the public for
many years. This tunnel doubles the size
of the property available to visitors of Hayes
Arboretum. |
July 31, 2007 |
August 13, 2007 |
Baseball is a large part of many Wayne County families'
lives during the summer. |
August 4, 2007 |
August 6,
2007 |
Each summer, Uptown Richmond businesses sponsor a
picnic. Main street is closed off for the event, and businesses
donate employee time to provide the labor. It's a popular event
and a great place to
catch up with colleagues. |
August 2, 2007 |
July 30,
2007 |
This plaque honoring former Richmond Police Chief,
Dan A. Mitrione, who was assassinated in Uruguay
hangs in the foyer of the Richmond City
Building. |
July 9, 2007 |
July 23,
2007 |
Richmond Red Devil Marching Band waits to perform
before the Centerville Archway Classic Marching
Band Contest on July 19, 2007. This contest is
a lead in to the
State
Fair Band Contest in Indianapolis on August
8, 2007. Over 50 bands will take part in this
year's statewide contest. |
July 19, 2007 |
July 16, 2007 |
Fonda Wilds, a local teacher at
Starr
and
C.R. Richardson Schools, invited her
students to reflect upon the words of Martin
Luther King and his "I Have a Dream" speech.
This powerful, creative response was extended
around the world when Ms. Wilds received a
Lilly Teacher Creativity Grant to share this
vision with the children in
Pokhara, Nepal. The beautiful banners
created by the children of Richmond and Pokhara
are currently on display in the Richmond City
Building. |
July 9, 2007 |
July 9, 2007 |
The sight of corn tasseling will remind many
Midwesterners of their teenage job of
detasseling seed corn. |
July 9, 2007 |
July
2, 2007 |
This airport, owned by the
Town of Hagerstown, features a 4,000 ft. x
200 ft. turf runway. It was established in
1957. |
July 7, 2006 |
June 25, 2007 |
The elaborate iron fences that protect
many yards in Old Richmond and the Starr District were often produced by The
Stewart Iron Works, now located in Newport,
Kentucky. |
June 5, 2007 |
June 18, 2007 |
The Wayne County Contractual Library Bookmobile services
small area communities, taking the library directly to their town.
Residents of Abington, Boston, Clay, Dalton, Franklin, Green, Harrison,
New Garden, Perry and Webster Townships are served through the Wayne
County Contractual Library (WCCL) Bookmobile. |
June 12, 2007 |
June 11, 2007 |
The YMI (Young Men's Institute) is a fraternal
organization of Catholic men. This YMI building in Richmond,
Indiana is located across the street from St. Andrew's Catholic Church
at 320 South 5th Street. |
June 5, 2007 |
June
4, 2007 |
This pond provides a restful vista to those traveling
near Garwood Road and Wernle Road, just south of Richmond, Indiana. |
May 21, 2007 |
May 28, 2007 |
Living in the city does not restrict you from growing
fresh vegetables, as this carefully tended garden at North D and 9th
Street in Richmond shows, but it does give a new meaning to "garden
art"! |
May 22, 2007 |
May 21,
2007 |
Jim and Vicki Hair haven't wasted anytime in
getting to know their new community. After
purchasing a building in Uptown Richmond that
houses an art gallery, Richmond Art Works, as
well as Vicki's business, they recently hosted
an art show and auction that garnered $1,500 in
donations for the
Cope
Environmental Center. |
May 17, 2007 |
May
14, 2007 |
Chancellor David Fulton assists
IU President Adam W. Herbert in presiding over the Indiana University East
graduation ceremonies prior to his retirement in June of 2007. |
May 11, 2007 |
May 7,
2007 |
The American Legion is a community service
organization for veterans with nearly nearly
15,000 Posts worldwide. The American
Legion's national headquarters is in
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Harry Ray Post
65 is located at 109 North Sixth Street in
Richmond, Indiana |
April 17, 2007 |
April 30,
2007 |
This mural on a house in the
"Old Richmond" section of Richmond, Indiana
highlights Wayne County's important contribution
to the Underground Railroad. |
April 24, 2007 |
April 19, 2007 |
All the windows in the Reid Memorial Presbyterian
Church, located at 11th and North "A" Streets in Richmond were created
by Louis
Comfort Tiffany. Reid is one of ten churches in the country
which have all Tiffany windows. The building cost $295,000 at the
time of it's construction (1904-1906 -which would
approximate to about
$7 million today!) |
April 17, 2007 |
April 9, 2007 |
The next few weeks are prime time to observe and enjoy
blooming wildflowers in Wayne County, Indiana. Make time to take a
walk in the woods, along a creek bank or in the park.
This drift of wildflowers was photographed in the woods along the trails
southwest of Earlham College. |
March 30, 2007 |
April 2, 2007 |
The Richmond Municipal Building houses the offices
of the Mayor and other municipal employees, in
addition to to City Police Department. It
is where the City Council meets. Citizens
can obtain bus passes and purchase their dog
license here in the City Clerk's office. |
March 30, 3007 |
March
27, 2007 |
A new section of the
Riverside Trail, a
S.P.U.R.
project, has opened from the 17th Street
Trailhead to 24th Street. This is the area
that was once covered by Morton Lake. |
March 20, 2007 |
March 19,
2007 |
Although not as well known as Hagerstown inventor,
Ralph
Teetor, Marion Davis was also successful with his V-Plex clutch,
which was featured as the cover story of
Popular Science
magazine in June 1969. |
March 2, 2007 |
March
5, 2007 |
St. John's Lutheran Church at 501 South 7th Street in
Richmond has been a landmark in the neighborhood since 1907. The
congregation was the first Lutheran congregation in Richmond.
Their first parish was located at 320 South Fourth Street in Richmond. |
January 19, 2007 |
February 26, 2007 |
Amazing architectural details can be found all around
Wayne County, such as this ornately decorated tower at a home along
South 13th Street in Richmond, Indiana. |
January 19, 2007 |
February
19, 2007 |
Snow and ice closed city and county government
offices last week with local officials
requesting citizens to stay safely at home and
off the roads. |
February 15, 2007 |
February
12, 2007 |
Winter snow brings a clean, stark beauty to common
views we pass regularly, such as this view of
the grounds of the Wayne County Historical
Museum and Reid Memorial Church at North A and
11th Street in Richmond, Indiana. |
February 7, 2007 |
February 5,
2007 |
Hundreds of Canada Geese flock together on
Middlefork Reservoir during the recent cold
snap. |
February 3, 2007 |
January
29, 2007 |
There are many interesting architectural details
in the older buildings on the Richmond State
Hospital campus, including exterior cupolas,
interior detailing such as intricate railings
and stained glass. |
January 23, 2007 |
January 23,
2007 |
This snowman appears to have successfully climbed
to a resting place among the limbs of a tree on
the heart of the Earlham College campus. |
January 23, 2007 |
January 22,
2007 |
The first accumulating snowfall of 2007 caused the area deer
population to search for different food sources. |
January 21, 2007 |
January
15, 2007 |
The
Gennett Walk of Fame will be located along South 1st Street in
Richmond at the site of the Starr Piano Company and embedded in the
Whitewater Gorge Trail,
which connects to the longer
Cardinal Greenway Trail. Both trails are part of the
American Discovery Trail, the only coast-to-coast, non-motorized
recreational trail. |
January 5, 2007 |
January 9, 2007 |
This fireplug at the northeast corner of Main and
5th Street in Richmond, Indiana brings a smile
to those who pass by. |
October 30, 2006 |
January 2,
2007 |
The new Reid Hospital on the new Reid Parkway (a
continuation of Industrial Parkway) is
progressing quickly and is expected to be
completed in early 2008. The Outpatient Care
Center portion of the new Reid is expected to
open in May 2007. |
December 29, 2006 |
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