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Archive for December 2012

December 3, 2012

 

photo of red cadillac eldorado

You Can’t Take It With You (But Might Be Able To Drive It There)

In the 1970s, the owner of an Aurora plumbing business was easily recognized in town for the red Eldorado Cadillac convertible she always drove.

December 10, 2012

 

interior of nineteenth-century hospital

Envisioning A Modern Hospital

In 1879, William Niles Wishard ushered in a pivotal period in City Hospital’s history that coincided with the beginning of the scientific medical revolution.

December 17, 2012

 

Mexican immigrants beside a train

A Safe Harbor for The Region’s Mexican Community

Mexican migrants to the Calumet Region in the 1920s began to form their own fraternal benefit societies, already popular in their native country.

December 24, 2012

 

engraving of pioneer school house

An “Old School” Holiday Tradition

School children in pioneer Indiana enjoyed one holiday tradition that teachers will most likely be thankful they no longer have to endure.

December 31, 2012

 

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Fighting For (And Against) The Right To Party At Purdue

Purdue President Winthrop Stone accepted personal responsibility for reforming not only academics, but also students' moral character.

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