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Date
Featured |
Subject |
Approximate
Date of Photo |
December 29, 2009 |
The historical Knollenberg's Department Store building,
located at 817 East Main Street in Richmond, Indiana, reopened in 2008
as an Artist Center. If you visit, notice the old-fashioned sign
painted on the wall near the front entrance. Sue King, Archivist
at Morrisson-Reeves Library, has
traced the
historical origins of the Knollenberg's mystery sign. |
August 1, 2008 |
December 15,
2008 |
People come from around the Midwest to enjoy the smorgasbord at this
famous restaurant (Welliver's) in Hagerstown, Indiana. |
December 12, 2008 |
December 8, 2008 |
Old fashion fun abounds in the historic Richmond Depot
District for four Tuesday
evenings in December. The merchants have all decorated their
windows, buggy and double-decker bus rides are offered, and the kids can
enjoy a train ride on the third floor of the Richmond Furniture Gallery. |
December 2, 2008 |
December 1,
2008 |
Be sure to visit Main Street in Richmond, Indiana this year to enjoy
their new Christmas decorations. Toy soldiers and candy canes line
the entire length of Main Street in addition to holiday wreaths and a
HUGE Jack-in-the-Box at the corner of 10th and East Main. |
November 18, 2008 |
November 24,
2008 |
This Second Empire style mansion, built for the founders of Gaar-Scott
and Company, the leading manufacturer of threshing machines and steam
engines from 1842 to 1911, is open for tours of 10 or more by
appointment and may be rented for special events. For more information
or to arrange a tour, call (765) 966-1262. |
November 7, 2008 |
November 17, 2008 |
This ornament will represent Wayne County on the huge Christmas tree
that decorates the lobby of the
Indiana State Museum in
December 2008. Each of Indiana's 92 counties were asked to submit
a hand-crafted ornament for the tree. Wayne County's features the
Levi Coffin House in Fountain
City, often called the Grand Central Station of the Underground
Railroad. |
November 14, 2008 |
November 10, 2008 |
Friends (often called Quakers) were among the earliest settlers of Wayne
County, Indiana. Learn more about the
history of the Friends
locally and discover other
area
meetinghouses. |
October 10, 2008 |
September
15, 2008 |
Many local organizations, including the Lions Club and the Boy Scouts,
offer great meals during Levi Coffin Days in Fountain City, Indiana as a
fund-raiser for their local organization. Levi Coffin Days is held
yearly the third weekend in September. |
September 15, 2007 |
September
4, 2008 |
With access to outstanding craftsman and wood vendors via their Starr
Piano business, it's no wonder that Henry Gennett's Mansion at 1829 East
Main Street has beautiful woodwork throughout. |
September 4, 2008 |
August 25,
2008 |
Once host to
vaudeville greats, the Murray theatre has served as home to
Richmond Civic
Theatre
since
1941. |
July 15, 2008 |
August
8, 2008 |
All five public high schools participated in the
State Fair Band Day
contest.
44 schools competed this year and 4 of the top 8 schools were from
Wayne County, Indiana! |
August 6, 2008 |
July 29,
2008 |
The Model T Ford Club of
America hosted the 100th anniversary party for the Ford Model T in
Richmond, Indiana from July 20 through July 26th, 2008. There were
47 states represented and 9 countries and over 970 Model Ts were present
during the event. |
July 21-25, 2008 |
July 21,
2008 |
Visitors to the
Gaar Mansion will
receive a rare treat this week. They will be able to see the
machines that were once manufactured by the Gaar-Scott Company here in
Richmond in action! |
July 21, 2008 |
July 9, 2008 |
Richmond Friends School offers individualized education from
Kindergarten through 6th grade. While the school embraces the Quaker values
of peaceful conflict resolution, honesty, self-reliance, and respect for all
persons, the school admits students of any race, color, religion, national,
or ethnic origin. |
June 20, 2008 |
June
30, 2008 |
A new indoor skateboard park, Boards, Inc., has
opened in the same building as the Cycling and
Fitness Warehouse at 213 North 3rd Street in
Richmond, Indiana. The Richmond Parks and
Recreation Department has an outdoor skate park,
located in Glen Miller Park at the corner of
North 22nd and "D" Streets in Richmond, Indiana. |
June 26, 2008 |
June 23, 2008 |
Hoagy Carmichael is slowly appearing on the south
side of the building that houses Readmore and
the Empire Title Company (formerly Crye
Jewelers) just south of the intersection of Main
and 9th Street in Richmond, Indiana. The mural,
which is being painted by artist Pam Bliss, is a
project initiated by Jim Hair of Richmond Art
Works.
Hoagy Carmichael made the first ever recording
of the song Stardust in Richmond, Indiana at the
Gennett Recording Studios in 1927. |
June 17, 2008 |
June
16, 2008 |
The original owner of this home, newly opened as a
guest house, was world famous rosarian,
E.G Hill. The Hills were
Richmond entrepreneurs of the mid 1800’s.
The former Hill House is classified as a Stick
Victorian style home. Mr. Hill added
personal flourishes to the early 1800’s
farmhouse he purchased in the 1870’s. He and his
family lived on the west side, while his
business partner and sister, Sarah, lived on the
east side. |
June 10, 2008 |
June 6, 2008 |
President Benjamin Harrison, 23rd president of the
United States, was in Richmond in 1895 doing law
work for a local trial. While in the
community, local city fathers invited him to
take part in the planting of a white ash tree in
Glen Miller Park. On June 6, 2009 his
great-grandson, Dr. Benjamin Harrison Walker
visited the community to help plant a new tulip
tree near the original ash tree. The tulip
tree is the Indiana state tree. |
June 6, 2008 |
May 27, 2008 |
This home at 2116 East Main Street, Richmond, Indiana,
known as the former Crain Sanitarium, may receive new life as a Bed &
Breakfast. |
May 27, 2008 |
May 19, 2008 |
Wayne County farmers are working hard to get their
crops planted. This farmer is disking his field
to loosen the soil prior to planting so the new
seeds can grow better. Wayne County's main crops
are corn and soybeans. |
April 27, 2008 |
May 12, 2008 |
This statuary of an angel watching over a child is
located atop the Seton High School Building at
233 South 5th Street, just north of St. Andrews
Catholic Church in Richmond, Indiana. |
April 15, 2008 |
May 2,
2008 |
The Stone Hearth Cafe recently opened inside the
Warm Glow Candle Outlet (April
2008), giving tourists and locals alike
another great option for
enjoying
a meal in the Richmond-Wayne County area.
The Stone Hearth Cafe is located at 2131
North Centerville Road, Centerville (just south
of the I-70/Centerville Road interchange.
Their phone number is 765-855-2233. |
April 22, 2008 |
April
25, 2008 |
Hagerstown Park is located on the west side of
Hagerstown at 15940 Turnpike Road.
Amenities include shelters, ball diamonds,
playground equipment and lots of room for
children to run and play. |
April 22, 2008 |
April 14,
2008 |
Prior to the consolidation of schools in the
1960's, each small community school had their
own mascot that instilled a certain amount of
community pride. Communities may once again face
the loss of local mascots as the state of
Indiana encourages smaller school corporations
to merge due to economies of scale. |
April 10, 2008 |
April 11, 2008 |
During the recent
Chamber
Farm Tour,
LHS ag students explained the process of
growing hydroponic tomatoes, spring flower
production, aquaculture production – raising
Tilapia in recirculating systems containing
7,000 gallons of water and aquaponics – growing
lettuce with water from the aquaculture systems. |
April 10, 2008 |
April 4, 2008 |
This building at
the corner of North B and 12th Streets in the
Starr District was built as a church for the
Central Christian Church (an offshoot of the
First Christian) in 1914. That congregation
only lasted a few years, and after it folded the
building was an auto repair shop, an overflow
shop classroom for Garfield School, and other
things. The
Wayne County Historical Museum is the
current owner (April 2008). |
April 2, 2008 |
March 24, 2008 |
This PMI® Nutrition International manufacturing
facility, a wholly owned subsidiary of Purina
Mills, Inc., has been a Richmond landmark
for over fifty years. This facility is
used to manufacture LabDiet® products - animal
diets used in research institutions throughout
the world. |
March 27, 2007 |
March 18, 2008 |
The north facing window at the First Presbyterian Church
on North 10th Street in Richmond was created by Tiffany Studios of New
York. Two other churches in Richmond,
Reid Memorial
Presbyterian Church and
St.
Paul's Episcopal Church also contain Tiffany
windows. |
March 18, 2008 |
March
10, 2008 |
Do you have a budding scientist in your family?
Take advantage of the Joseph Moore Museum on the
Earlham College campus, where students can explore
paleontology, anthropology, birds, and other
interesting collections. The
Joseph
Moore Museum is a regional natural history
museum, open to the public year round on Sundays,
with extended hours during the academic year. |
November 16, 2007 |
March 3,
2008 |
The Mansion House is located along the National
Road in historic
Centerville, Indiana. Built in 1840, the
building once served as a tavern to travelers.
It is now owned by Historic Centerville and is
open for scheduled community events and tours,
upon request. |
February 29, 2008 |
February
25, 2008 |
Since 1957 the Boys & Girls Club has served the youth in Wayne County,
Indiana and its surrounding areas by providing a positive place for kids ages 6-18 to go after school. The Richard E. Jeffers unit is located at 1717 South L Street, Richmond, Indiana. |
February 3, 2008 |
February
18, 2008 |
Thanks to
Jim
Hair for putting together these videos that
feature some of the wonderful people and places
that make Richmond and Wayne County, Indiana a
great place to live! |
Varies |
February 11,
2008 |
This Miller Milkhouse, a drive-through mini-mart
on East Main Street, is the last remaining store
open in Richmond (February 2008). There were
originally four that served the Richmond,
Indiana community. |
February 9, 2009 |
February 4, 2008 |
Reid Memorial Hospital opened in 1905. The hospital's name was a memorial to benefactor Daniel G. Reid's Reid's wife, Ella, and their son, Frank. The hospital was added on to many times over the next 100 years. The hospital will move to a new facility in 2008. |
January 20, 2008 |
January 25, 2008 |
The Post Office
in Richmond, Indiana is located at 400 North A
Street in Richmond, Indiana. The parking
lot entrance is located on the west side of
North Fifth Street, one half block north of the
intersection of North A Street and North Fifth
Street. Their phone number is (765)
966-7631. There is also a branch in the
basement of Runyon Center on the
Earlham College
campus. |
January 25, 2008 |
January 8, 2008 |
This home just north of the Whitewater River in
Middleboro was once a mill. It was built in 1860 by Joseph Cox,
grandson of Jeremiah Cox, a founder of Richmond. It is the second
mill on this property. The first, a stone building that still
stands closer to the river, was constructed in 1826 by Jeremiah Cox II,
son of Richmond's founder. |
January 4, 2008 |
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