Local History @ CDPL

Crawfordsville District Public Library
205 S. Washington Street, Crawfordsville, IN 47933
(765-362-2242, fax 765-362-7986)

Sunday, February 25, 2018

Crawfordsville Basketball--50 Years Ago

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           As we gear up for this year’s March Madness, let’s go back and remember a team from our past. The 1968 Athenian basketba...
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Monday, February 12, 2018

Lest We Forget.....

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     Sadly, several of our county’s World War I soldiers died of disease, many even before they left training camp.   Private Harley Edgar...
Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Groceries--great prices! for 1885

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     Back before we had at least two cars in every driveway, people actually had to walk to the grocery store. Therefore, grocery stores ab...
Wednesday, January 3, 2018

How To Use Our Local History Resources

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     Have you wondered how you might go about starting research on your family in Montgomery County? Let me show you some easy ways to get ...
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

"Fresh Air School" to fight tuberculosis

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     Due to the high number of tuberculosis cases in the area in December, 1917, Mills School Crawfordsville’s Mills School, at 801 W...
Monday, December 4, 2017

Hoosier Chronicles--Reading Our Local Past

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      Hoosier Chronicles, available on our Local History page on the CDPL website, is a wonderful resource for early Montgomery history.  Pa...
Monday, November 20, 2017

Letters Home from Our Local Soldiers in 150th Field Artillery

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             The previous blog post pertained to the local Indiana National Guard Field Artillery unit that became the 150th Field Artil...
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