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Historical perspective: Great Flood of 1913 strikes Vigo
With winds exceeding 100 miles an hour, a multi-funneled tornado struck the east bank of the Wabash River southwest of Terre Haute shortly before 11 p.m., Easter Sunday, March 23, 1913.
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Looking back: 1963: ‘Most costly fire’ sweeps through T.H.
Fire broke out at the Campus Bowl, located in the basement of the Deming Building at 9 N. Sixth Street, and spread to become “the most costly fire in Terre Haute history.” Whipped by strong winds, the blaze destroyed 10 businesses and five offices downtown from the corner of Sixth and Wabash to the alley north on Sixth Street and east on Wabash Avenue to the double fire wall at the Jame-Wolf store.
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LOOKING BACK: 2003: Vigo County Council approves County Wheel/Surtax
Dorothy Jerse looks back at local history from 10, 25 and 50 years ago as reported in the Tribune and Tribune-Star.
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GENEALOGY: ‘Gold Star Honor Role’ preserves biographies of fallen
During WWI, an organization called the Gold Star Mothers was established by Grace Darling Seibold. Siebold had lost her son, George Vaughn Seibold, in the war and was looking for a way to expend her grief. She created this association for mothers, who, like her, had lost a child in the war.
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Historical Treasure: A guide for road safety
Currently on display at the Vigo County Historical Museum, and running through June, is an exhibit dedicated to the history of transportation in Vigo County. Many of the items in the exhibit revolve around the importance of Vigo County to the developing transportation history of the United States.
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: French and natives occupy Wabash
On the eve of the French and Indian War, France asserted fragile ownership of the greatest part of the North American continent from the St. Lawrence River to the valleys of the Mississippi River.
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LOOKING BACK: 1988: BASF considering building at Vigo industrial park
Dorothy Jerse looks back at local history from 10, 25 and 50 years ago as reported in the Tribune and Tribune-Star.
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: ‘The Song of Iron,’ by George W. Cutter is praised
In December 1852, the Salem (N.J.) National Standard, a newspaper founded in 1819, published “The Song of Iron,” an unusual poem by former Terre Haute attorney George Wales Cutter.
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HISTORICAL TREASURE: Wabash-Erie Canal, second longest in world
This week’s Historical Treasure is an Indiana-Ohio region map of the system of canals, specifically the Wabash-Erie canal, which was constructed between 1832 and 1853.
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GENEALOGY: The Lincoln family is focus of new museum exhibit
The Wabash Valley Genealogy Society is offering two programs of interest during the month of March.
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: 'On Terre Haute Velvet' by James F. Gookins
On a Sunday in July 1893 – about 120 years ago – the Chicago Inter Ocean newspaper devoted an entire page to the City of Terre Haute, written by artist James Farrington Gookins, one of its native sons.
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GENEALOGY: Tax lists reveal overlooked family history
One of the most important records that a family researcher can explore when looking for early ancestors is tax lists.
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LOOKING BACK: In 2003, RHIT president Hulbert announces retirement
Sam Hulbert, president of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology since 1976, announced he would retire effective June 30, 2004.
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HISTORICAL TREASURE: A place to stay
Before today’s four-lane highways, brightly lit hotel chains and instant Internet access, those who traveled the U.S. by automobile consulted traveler handbooks, published by such organizations as AAA, to find places to eat as well as to sleep.
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Here’s a summary of local highlights from 130 years ago Mike McCormick
The following is a summary of important events occurring in Vigo County during 1883, 130 years ago:
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LOOKING BACK: 2003: ISU celebrates 100 years of women’s basketball
Dorothy Jerse looks back at local history from 10, 25 and 50 years ago as reported in the Tribune and Tribune-Star.
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Historical Treasure: A celebration at the corner of Seventh and Walnut streets
There’s a celebration taking place at the corner of Seventh and Walnut streets, and for good reason.
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GENEALOGY: Individual timeline one of most useful genealogy forms
Family historians use a variety of forms, such as the pedigree chart and the family group sheet, which are very useful in helping to organize your information.
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GENEALOGY: Quaker settlements indicate path of migration
One of the great migrations from Britain to the American colonies involved the Quakers and occurred primarily from 1675 through 1725. Knowing where your Quaker ancestor settled is a key to knowing where he/she came from back in England.
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Clyde Lovellette: Basketball’s most dominant collegian (Part IV)
The mandatory NCAA ban of freshmen participating in varsity intercollegiate athletics may have worked to Clyde Lovellette’s advantage in the short term. But, in the long term, it deprived him of several career statistical marks.
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HISTORICAL TREASURE: Dentures created stern Presidential expression
President’s Day is Feb. 18, so what better Historic Treasure to share with you than the most famous portrait of our first president, George Washington.
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LOOKING BACK: 1988: Senators call for new I-70 interchange
Dorothy Jerse looks back at local history from 10, 25 and 50 years ago as reported in the Tribune and Tribune-Star.
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GENEALOGY: Irish and Scots-Irish Family Research Seminar set
The Indiana Historical Society, in partnership with the Genealogical Society of Marion County, announces an Irish and Scots-Irish Family Research Seminar to be conducted in the Frank and Katrina Basile Theater at the Indiana History Center on March 23.
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Historical Treasure: Eastern Express and the presidential connection
This week’s Historical Treasure highlights both an artifact and a larger exhibit currently on display at the Vigo County Historical Museum.
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LOOKING BACK: 1988: Official name of the Swope changed
Dorothy Jerse looks back at local history from 10, 25 and 50 years ago as reported in the Tribune and Tribune-Star.
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Clyde Lovellette: Basketball’s most dominant collegian (Part III)
When the 1952-53 basketball season ended, a notable amateur basketball career ended with it.
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LOOKING BACK: 1963: ‘Dollar Day’ shoe specials at Schultz stores
Dorothy Jerse looks back at local history from 10, 25 and 50 years ago as reported in the Tribune and Tribune-Star.
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HISTORICAL TREASURE: Chauncey Rose, a leader in railroad expansion
Few people arriving in the newly platted town of Terre Haute left as big a mark on its history as Chauncey Rose.
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HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Clyde Lovellette: Basketball’s most dominant collegian
At the time the sixth annual National Basketball Association draft was conducted on April 26, 1952, Clyde Lovellette was destined to remain an amateur so he could compete on the U.S. Olympic team.
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GENEALOGY: Nothing like viewing the past in an old photo
One thing family historians sometimes think and wonder about is: what did the environment of their ancestors look like? Movies have often done an excellent job of creating the look of the past, but there is nothing like viewing the actual past in an old photograph.
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