Al Hunter’s Story Archive

The Melungeon Story: Part 3

January 24, 2013 | by Al Hunter

Over the past couple of weeks, we’ve “Walked Towards the Sunset” to discover the history of the Melungeons, a tri-racial group of Americans with mysterious origins. By now you should be a real expert on the Melungeon people. But did you realize that two of the most famous Americans you … Read More

Walk Toward the Sunset – The Melungeon Story, Part 2

January 17, 2013 | by Al Hunter

Last week, I told you about a brochure I found for a play production in the hills of Northeastern Tennessee called Walk Towards the Sunset. The play had a good, albeit brief, run in Sneedville, Tennessee from 1969 to 1975. The story told the tale of the Melungeons, a disenfranchised … Read More

Walk Toward The Sunset-The Melungeon Story

January 9, 2013 | by Al Hunter

I love old stuff. But if you’ve read my columns before you already know that. I’m particularly drawn to old paper. I love going to flea markets, antique shows, shops, and malls and the occasional garage sale. I’m in heaven when I run across a shoebox full of 1800s receipts … Read More

Roselyn Bakery’s Rosie’s Gingerbread House

January 4, 2013 | by Al Hunter

For many Indianapolis residents, Christmas in the Circle City is defined by one thing: The World’s Largest Christmas Tree. Every year since 1962, the dedicated electrical workers of IBEW 481 have dutifully transformed the Soldier’s and Sailors monument into a glistening, magical pyramid of lights that even the most skeptical … Read More

December 11

December 7, 2012 | by Al Hunter

December 11 will be, for most, an ordinary Tuesday; work, school, library, coffee shop, lunch, perhaps shopping at the mall just two weeks before Christmas.  Regardless of how you choose to spend your day, odds are you’ll be doing it here in Indiana. That would please our Hoosier forefathers immensely … Read More