The Birth, Life and Death of the American Porch By guest blogger, Quentin Robinson There is a lot to see and admire when walking or driving through historic neighborhoods. One of the architectural elements that might attract your attention are the porches on some of the older homes. The original idea of a porch can […]
The Immigrant Sea Journey from the Netherlands By guest blogger Mary Anthrop “…in listening to the conversation of other passengers, I am now beginning to understand how long this voyage is going to take. Had I know this, I would never have left the Fatherland” Excerpt from a letter of Pieter T. Dykhuizen(1) Hollanders in […]
50 Year-old Packet Unsealed This article first appeared in the TCHA newsletter, Weatenontes Vol. 17, No. 6, July-August 1984. A small brown packet, deposited in the Archives of the Tippecanoe County Historical Association on June 15, 1934, and ordered sealed for 50 years, was opened June 15, 1984 by TCHA Archivist Sarah Cooke, in the […]
Tips for Cleaning Record Albums by Thomas Rickert You need four stations. Station one: a sink that is large enough, with a faucet high enough, to wet and rinse the record. The second station are two towels to wash the record; one is larger than the record and spread out on the counter to protect […]
The Ambassador of France Visits Ouiatenon By J. Colby Barlett, Director of the Ouiatenon Preserve: A Roy Whistler Foundation Project A TCHA cornerstone and community landmark received international attention last month when on Friday May 21st, His Excellency Philippe Etienne, Ambassador of France to the United States traveled to Tippecanoe County to tour the Ouiatenon […]
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. […]