Monthly Archives: December 2016

Luminaria a Big Success!

December 22, 2016 | by Weekly View

Despite very cold temperatures and a smattering of snow, the 40th Annual Irvington Luminaria was a big success Dec. 18. Many people went to the Irving Circle and enjoyed holiday cheer and cookies, had their pictures taken with Santa in an antique sleigh, and sang carols. There was even a … Read More

Oh Christmas Tree!

December 22, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, Your branches green delight us! They are green when summer days are bright, They are green when winter snow is white . . . O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree You fill my heart with music. Reminding me on Christmas Day To think of … Read More

From the Mind of a Child

December 22, 2016 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Even though we may only realize it in retrospect, children often display behavior very early in life that points to their destiny. In the early 1890s, 7-year-old Joshua Lionel Cowen whittled a miniature locomotive from a scrap of wood and attempted to fit it with a tiny engine — and … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Dec. 23-29 & Dec. 30-Jan. 5

December 22, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, December 27, 1916: The Indiana National Guard supplied only 52.8% (3,640 men) of the war strength (6,871 men) that was called into Federal service in connection with the Mexican troubles, according to the War Department. Among the 48 states, Indiana ranked 40th in this regard; … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Dec. 23-29 & Dec. 30-Jan. 5

December 22, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, December 25, 1916: The Christmas spirit of Irvington was not chilled by the cold breeze blowing early Christmas Eve as a large crowd stood in the snow on the Irvington School grounds for the lighting of the first Irvington community Christmas tree. The twenty-five foot … Read More