We all know of the Fowler House. Some of us know of Fowler Hall at Purdue. But what we may not know as well are changes that spurred the growth of Tippecanoe and Benton counties[…]
Adams Earl 1819- 1898 This article first appeared in the TCHA newsletter Weatenotes, Vol. XI, No. 1, January-February 1982 Adams Earl, next to youngest in an old-fashioned household of 15 children, was a strapping youth of 17 when the family migrated from Fairfield County, Ohio to Tippecanoe County, Indiana in the winter of 1836-37. On […]
A Privileged Education in Post Civil War Lafayette, Indiana: The Schooling of Alice J. Earl By guest blogger Mary E. Anthrop A frequent entry in Alice J. Earl’s 1867 diary was the simple notation – “went to school.”(1) In the pocket size leather covered diary, cared for by the Tippecanoe County Historical Association, Alice J. […]
James F. Alexander by Quentin Robinson I recently received a letter from a historic preservation consultant working on a history and assessment of two houses in Moline, Illinois, which were owned by members of the John Deere family. She was hoping I might be able to help her track down some information. She wrote: “We […]
Daniel Brown (1796-1881) “…we shall still remember him as a Christian believer who was always full of sweetness and light.” Rev. Robert McDaniel, March 24, 1881 in the Christian Recorder In Joseph Yundt’s Account Book (1836-1838) in the Tippecanoe County Historical Association Archives, Yundt noted purchases of candles, shoes, starch, and sugar by the sexton […]