Vigo County Historical Society
Historic Treasure Articles - 1999
 

Collapsible hat or "topper"

Hearing devices were once very large

Carving one of Victorian woman's many talents

Root's store had a long and varied history in Terre Haute

Reginaphone

Two-lane bridge across the Wabash River

1915 Terre Haute was bustling

Mayor Henry C. Steeg brought beauty to Terre Haute

In the late 1800s, Gibson Girls rules

Photos of 1913 Terre Haute Easter Sunday tornado on display

1910 photo depicts old Terre Haute House

Martin goes from apprentice baker to owner

Dishes designed to encourage eating, learning ABCs

Derby helmets remain from Soap Box Derby times

1935 General Strike

William S. Rea & Rea Park

Postcard display recalls The Old Seminary

Wedding unites prominent families

"Occupational" shaving mugs become the custom

World famous Coke bottle had its Root in Terre Haute

Scrapbook offers insight into woman's world

1913 floodwaters left thousands homeless in western Vigo County

Once-useful hitching post now a memory of years gone by

Sewing kits traveled with Civil War soldiers

Civil War soldier photo on display

Cruft organizes Indiana Regiment in 1861

Sanford man helped Capt. Eli Lilly raise 18th Indiana Battery

Civil War Days continue at Historical Museum

Buying shoes through the Sears and Roebuck catalog

Charmin Chatty and Chatty Cathy were real American girls

Doing laundry wasn't always such an easy task

Crackers a part of Terre Haute heritage

Krietenstein opened first drug store in 1881

Dr. Charles P. Gerstmeyer one of state's leading physicians

Terre Haute's first bicycle in 1882 brought people together

Chautauquas embraced concept of popular lectures and open forum discussions

Scenic sandscapes merit close inspection

Bicentennial sparked increased interest in antique picture frames

Parts of eagle pulpit's past remain a mystery

Here's the 'practically perfect nanny'

Pioneers used leftover corn husks to make dolls

Ice box brings fond memories of the 1920s

Before television, there was the parlor organ

Rose-Hulman professor remembered for his dedication to school

Terre Haute girl collected beautiful advertising cards

Bronze turkey awarded to winning team now roosts at museum

Poet Sara Joseph Hale pushed for a national day of Thanksgiving

Fireplace provided function, artistic beauty

Cookbook was charitable effort of Meis stores

Christmas tree of tinsel popular in the 1950s,early 1960s

1933: Terre Haute's economy bolstered by new industry

 

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