City-County Observer

1816     In the first state elections, Jonathan Jennings was elected governor, defeating Territorial Governor Thomas Posey.  At age 32, Jennings was faced with...

June 20 - June 26 The Week in Indiana History 1877     Robert Dale Owen died in New York State.  Born in Scotland, he came to...

Karl Kae Knecht One of the most notable personalities from Evansville’s past is Karl Kae Knecht, who worked for the Evansville Courier from 1906 to...

June 13 - June 19 The Week in Indiana History 1885     The Indiana Supreme Court, in a case involving Switzerland County, upheld the authority of...

  Schear’s Department Store by PAT SIDES The Schear’s store, seen here ca. 1960, was one the last of downtown’s grand old department stores. The firm had...

May 30 - June 5 The Week in Indiana History 1860     Henry Lane (left) and Thomas Hendricks, both running for Governor, had a debate in...

May 23 - May 29 The Week in Indiana History 1813     The first issue of The Western Eagle newspaper was published in Madison.  The owner,...

May 16 - May 22 The Week in Indiana History 1820     Indiana Governor Jonathan Jennings, Commissioner John Tipton, and others set out from the state...

  This early view of Southeast Riverside and Cherry Street is still recognizable today. The stately residence on the corner (left) has stood since 1856....

400 Block of SE Riverside Drive This early view of Southeast Riverside and Cherry Street is still recognizable today. The stately residence on the corner...

May 9 - May 15 The Week in Indiana History 1869     Indiana ratified the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution.  The third and last...

Artes Pool by Pat Sides In the 1920s, Evansville officials pursued an aggressive program of expanding the city’s recreational areas, which had been prompted by...

May 2 - May 8 The Week in Indiana History 1829     Construction of the National Road entered Indiana at Richmond on the eastern edge of...

April 25 - May 1 The Week in Indiana History 1865     The side-wheeler steamboat Sultana exploded on the Mississippi River near Memphis.  The boat, built...

The return of soldiers after the Second World War produced a national housing shortage, which was keenly felt in Evansville. This photo is dated...

April 18 - April 24 The Week in Indiana History 1816     President James Madison signed into law the Enabling Act, passed by Congress.  The measure...

F. W. Woolworth Company by PAT SIDES Most shoppers appear to be waiting for a bus in front of the Woolworth’s store at Sixth and Main...

April 11 - April 17 The Week in Indiana History 1867     Wilbur Wright was born near Millville in Henry County.  His father, Milton Wright, was...

Jim Jackson by Pat Sides James R. (Jim) Jackson was a fixture in Evansville’s theater community for several decades. A native of Missouri, he served...

A photograph of Library Director Ed Howard in front of the new McCollough Branch Library. A photograph of the West Branch Library on Franklin Street....