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Post by nancs on Jun 28, 2006 15:49:37 GMT -5
Definitely, trivia of the first order. Sitting on the front porch just now, in 94 degree weather here in So. Cal., with high humidity, was sort of wondering how I would 'fare' in summer Indiana weather come July 15th. The conversation went from mosquitos to swimming-------do you remember when you were NEVER allowed to go swimming until at least an hour after you had had anything to eat? I was never allowed to return to the Donner Pool afternoon session until my mom was sure that I would not be able to enter the pool for that required one hour!!!! Was it 'for' stomach cramps, or leg cramps, or what? Does anyone even 'enforce' such a rule now, or was it some old wives' tale that was the menace of our generation, now long forgotten??? Seems that people swim with food and drink in hand, and there is no mention of this. Hmmmmm!!!!! Nanc
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 28, 2006 16:12:54 GMT -5
Do you remember when you were NEVER allowed to go swimming until at least an hour after you had had anything to eat? Nanc [/size] I always heard it was because of stomach cramps. At least that's what my mom and dad told me when I was growing up back in the 60's. It seems most likely it was nothing more than an old wives tale, as since, I've eaten and swam on many occasions and never had any cramping at all!
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Post by David Sechrest on Jun 28, 2006 16:13:15 GMT -5
In 1941, Columbus had a total of 15 traffic signals. Mr. Harry Hull installed the first traffic signal in the city of Columbus sometime in the late 1920's or early 1930's
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Post by Babs on Jul 1, 2006 12:56:47 GMT -5
Not sure if this is where I should post this or not, but here goes. Does anyone know or remember when there were "threshing machines" and farmers that went from farm to farm?
We had an aunt and uncle who lived on a farm, out off of State road 46 (now 25th Street), and when it came time to thresh (I suppose it was wheat), some farmer who had a threshing machine would go around to different farms and all the neighboring farmers went along and they would do this particular farmers fields. The women would cook for days to get the food ready and what a feast it would be. Someone said to me they guessed it would've been served outdoors on long tables, but not at my aunt and uncle's place. The men came inside, sat down at tables so full of food you could almost hear them creak from the weight. I was tall for my age , so I got to help serve the men. My aunt would ring a bell that hung in the side yard and the men would come in from the fields, in shifts I suppose, wash up and sit down at the table. I was allowed to help set the table, keep the bowls full and perhaps pour drinks. I really thought it was great to be allowed to help and once all the men had been fed, then the women would sit down and eat. They served family style and you kept those bowls full at all times. My favorite part was the homemade pies!
When this farmers fields were harvested, the threshing crew moved on to another farm and another farmers wife and family would feed them. This was a wonderful thing to experience and I'm sad that kids today don't know about these events. We lived in town but had lots of aunts and uncles who lived on farms and so for me it was a delightful experience to be able to go out to the farm and help out.
We also got our milk from this same uncle...whose name was Dallas Taylor...and yes, Taylor Road is named for him. The milk was, of course, unpasteurized and although none of the rest of us got sick, our dad did. He was eventually diagnosed by Dr. Davis as having undulant fever. He was a very sick man but he kept right on going to work every day. My mother, my brother, nor I ever got this disease but he sure suffered for a long time before Dr.Marvin Davis discovered what was wrong. When it is determined that there is a case of undulant fever, then the cows have to be tested and the cow that was ill had to be destroyed. I don't think any of the meat could even be used because the tissues would've contained the same problem. To the best of my knowledge no one else got sick and I think it was only one cow that had to be destroyed.
Oh those wonderful childhood memories from long ago..........................
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Post by rustyer on Jul 1, 2006 22:46:49 GMT -5
I JUST BOUGHT A TIN AT AN AUCTION AND IT CONTAINS WHITMERS ANTISEPTIC SALVE. ANY INFORMATION ON THIS WILL BE APPRECIATED.
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Post by nancs on Jul 2, 2006 8:02:11 GMT -5
Hi, and welcome, rustyer, to this wonderful site. Check out 'Columbus in the 1940s,' pages about 9-10, and there are several posts about the Whitmer Co. Sometimes you can do a search of the website and find info like you are looking for, altho' will admit, I am not too good at that. This time I was successful, knew info was out there, just not where. Welcome aboard. Nanc
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Post by RER on Jul 2, 2006 13:38:39 GMT -5
"The Early Stuff"
On January 9th 1821 by act of legislature, Bartholomew County was organized and by the same act W. P. Thompson, Edward E. Morgan, John E. Clark and James Hamilton were appointed commisioners to select and layout a county seat.
Ref: Indiana History, Logan Esarey
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Post by Ricky_Berkey on Jul 2, 2006 14:03:31 GMT -5
What a great name for a politician. Smith Jones would sure be easy to get the voters to remember! "Columbus First Honorable Mayor"Columbus was incorporated in 1864 as a city. The first Mayor of Columbus was Mr. Smith Jones. Ref: Bartholomew Historical Society
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Post by RER on Jul 2, 2006 15:06:27 GMT -5
"Shall We Keep Up With The Joneses ?"
Ricky, how right you are. Phone books in every town and cities nationwide are packed with the names Jones and Smith. Sometimes people say "well you must keep up with the Joneses. In any event you are right it would be a great name for political minded people. I even found in Indiana history a guy named George Bush. I 'll have to look that one up again for you.
UPDATE FOR RICKY & INTERESTED FOLKS: Talking about political names like above ( Mr. Smith Jones) well I went back into the Indiana history books again and found Reverend George Bush of Indianapolis, November 20, 1826. The Reverend was talking about settlements and immigration (can you believe this) and he said the following: "Nothing is more common (he wrote) than to see fifteen or twenty wagons passing in a single day, each carrying the little belongings of the family that trudged along by its side. Indiana is now teeming with the hordes of immigration." So, move over Texas .....Indiana had it's own Bush's in the bushes, and a Reverend at that.
Ref: Indiana Gazette, April 3, 1827.
Bob
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Post by RER on Jul 3, 2006 6:19:51 GMT -5
"Obsolete Stores Because of Trends"
In the early years of the 1800s through maybe even the 1950s or so, men and women hats were a fad or trend. During those days various conservative styles were displayed on the head. Columbus had hat stores and places to have them cleaned.
I recall in the forties and fifties my father, mother, grandlmothers and many towns folks wearing hats. These were not sock hats or baseball caps, but rimmed all the way around the head for men and flowered and colorful for the women.
At 419th 4th Street was a business called Columbus Shine Parlor, owned and operated by Chris Calleres. The store was available to clean your hats. This store was open in 1953 per the City Directory pages of that year. Well, those hats are still worn by smaller numbers of guys and ladies today, and businesses like the "Shine Parlor" have dried up and only left a foot print on history.
Bob
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Post by RER on Jul 4, 2006 11:04:39 GMT -5
"Keeping Up With The Jones'.....Mayor That Is"
The Honorable early Columbus Mayor Smith Jones (first Mayor) was a state senator in 1858 and during the Andrew Johnson's term of office, Mayor Jones was appointed collector of internal revenue in 1864. He moved from Jonesville to Columbus and that was the year (1864) he was elected First Mayor of Columbus, so they say.
Bob
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Post by nancs on Jul 6, 2006 9:12:00 GMT -5
A HUGE THANK YOU TO RICHARD for helping me resize photos to better fit on the screen. And posting photos is fun, huh, Bob? I noted a bit of midnight oil burning back your way!!! ;D Great RR photos!!!! To all, these message boards are so addicting, and the more you add, the more you want to learn. And really, posting photos, etc. is the very best. David has put great directions on the board on how to do this. (I just missed one wee suggestion, clue: 700 pixels. ) Thanks again, Richard. Nanc
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Post by RER on Jul 6, 2006 11:42:34 GMT -5
Thanks Richard for teaching me how to post pictures. It took me awhile to digest the procedure, but finally it came on-line. Yes Nanc, it is fun to post and not that bad once you have done it a few times.
Oh, and yes I had my oil lanterns and candles burning last night and early the morning; testing the picture posting from the good old southern state I live in. Got about 4 hours of sleep I guess last night, but was worth the entertainment and adventures.
Bob
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Post by Sara on Jul 6, 2006 21:24:58 GMT -5
Hello!! I am looking for odd facts about Columbus, Indiana for 1996. Our 10 year reunion is coming up and........ If you could help me out that would be greatly appreciated.
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Post by RER on Jul 10, 2006 12:48:33 GMT -5
"From A Village, to a Town, to The City of Columbus"Columbus only became a city by State Legislation in 1868. Prior to that date many were villages and then eventually, called towns. The below map of Indiana shows the towns in the year 1828. Notice, that half the state was still owned by the Indian tribes and fighting was still in progress. Enjoy this quick overview of early towns including Columbus of course:
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Post by Margo CHS Class of 55 on Jul 10, 2006 20:04:46 GMT -5
Great Map ! Hard to believe Brownstown was a town before North Vernon. North Vernon has grown quite a bit industrial wise and I don't recall any new businesses in Brownstown lately. A classmate from CHS 1955 is in a Nursing home there...Kay Keesling O' Sullivan. Her father was A.V. Keesling county agent for many years. If anyone is interested in sending Kay a card email me privately please. Margo
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Post by richard on Jul 17, 2006 6:53:23 GMT -5
This information is from 1956 in today’s Looking Back column. Alvin Wolfe, a veteran of two years with the Bartholomew County Civil Defense organization, was named deputy director of the group. He replaced Arnold Miller who was appointed publicity director.
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Post by RER on Jul 17, 2006 9:46:52 GMT -5
"Envelop From Bartholomew County School Superintendent Year 1913"The below envelop was used by C.E. Talkington's office to forward to my grandmother, her Bartholomew County Teacher's License. It is postal marked August 27, 1913. Amazing that it was mailed 93 years ago. She would have been 21 years old when she opened the good news. Even more interesting is that my Dad would have been 1 month old and my mother wasn't born yet, when she opened it. Further, it was delivered most likely to the present day "Youth Camp" main house (called the Big House) where she lived with her parents.
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Post by RER on Jul 18, 2006 12:59:15 GMT -5
"A Beautiful Letter Written November 23, 1871 To Cousin In Columbus" The Cousin is writing from Crawfordsville Indiana in 1871 and expressing her satifaction of teaching school. This letter was mailed to the Isaac Hart family Estate (present Columbus Youth Camp) to a cousin. Reminder here Isaac Hart built the present "Big House" in 1867. The letter was written and mailed seven years after Columbus became a Chartered City in 1864. Many of the Hart families were school teachers. Enjoy this beautiful 135 year old handwriting and sit back and take in the refreshing twist of English words: Page (One): Page (Two & Three):
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Post by RER on Jul 19, 2006 14:30:34 GMT -5
"Typical Teacher's License Bartholomew County Year 1913"Interesting is the word Orthography, which is a fancy word that means spelling. The three R's are sighted among many other necessities of those days. The fancy 93 years old certificate reminds you somewhat of a Stock or Bond Certificate from Wall Street.
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