Monthly Archives: October 2017

Ball Canning Jars

October 19, 2017 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

The onset of fall means many things to we Hoosiers. Fall festivals, trips to Brown County to view the beautiful foliage, hot apple cider and campfires, and to an ever-growing number of people it means canning season. So, out come the colanders and pressure cookers and most importantly, the Ball … Read More

What REALLY Happened to the H.H. Holmes House?

October 19, 2017 | by Al Hunter

Having led ghost tours in Irvington for the past 15 years, I’ve learned a lot about this community’s history, her people and it’s folklore. That learning process continues every time I walk the streets and sidewalks of this historic eastside neighborhood. Some think of folklore and history as being in … Read More

October Madness

October 19, 2017 | by Steve Nicewanger

Hopes and Dreams: Trials and Tribulations I received an e-mail from  an Associate Publicist from Random House Publishing. Their Penguin books division which specializes in books about sports was sending out author John Feinstein on a publicity tour to promote his new book Backfield Boys, a novel about college football … Read More

October Diary 2017, Part 1

October 19, 2017 | by Rose Mary Clarke

“I’m so glad that I live in a world where there are Octobers. It would be terrible if we just skipped from September to November, wouldn’t it?” — Lucy Maude Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables Every year I think about Montgomery’s wonderful character, Anne Shirley. With the exception of glorious … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Oct. 20-26

October 19, 2017 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, October 25: The concluding races for the boys city bicycle championships will be held Saturday at the State Fair Grounds half-mile dirt track. Charles Wehr, City Parks Cycle Club supervisor, announced that there will be five bicycle events – one quarter-mile race, one half-mile race, … Read More