Monthly Archives: September 2017

100 Years Ago: Sept. 22-28

September 21, 2017 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, September 26: In response to an appeal by The Rt. Rev. Joseph Chartrand, coadjutor bishop of Indianapolis, the parishioners of SS. Peter & Paul Cathedral have raised $50,000 (2016: $952,990) for the purchase of property for a new Catholic high school for boys to be … Read More

A Tale of Four Families

September 21, 2017 | by Rose Mary Clarke

You’ve got to be taught To hate and fear . . . It’s got to be drummed In your dear little ear, You’ve got to be carefully taught. You’ve got to be taught to be afraid Of people whose eyes are oddly made And people whose skin is a diff’rent … Read More

How Much is That Doggy?

September 21, 2017 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

          There is no denying we love our fur babies. We dress them in warm coats, feed them only the finest gourmet foods and take them with us wherever we go. Ask any dog owner and they will tell you their dog is a valued member … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Sept. 22-28

September 21, 2017 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, September 23: This week Indiana begins a sweeping campaign for a great fund to further the soldiers’ library project sponsored by the War Department and the American Library Association. Hoosiers have heard the call to do their bit in the gigantic country-wide task of raising … Read More

Advertise With Us! Historic Irvington Halloween Festival Guide

September 15, 2017 | by Weekly View

Irvington does Halloween like no one else: a one week festival with events for young and the young at heart, auctions, storytelling, and lots, lots more, ending with the Street Fair to end all spooky street fairs! (Pet chickens dressed as serial killers? Yep, seen it. Dancing witches? Well of … Read More