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Preservers of the Past: Indiana's County Historical Societies, 1995-1997

Interviewee
Paarlberg, Horace; Paarlberg, Mildred April 4, 1997 

Call Number
95-028

Physical Description

29 pages; 1 tape, 1 7/8 ips, 50 minutes; index

Interviewer
Truesdell, Barbara

Access Status

Open

Scope and Content Note

Horace and Mildred Paarlberg recount their involvement with the Tippecanoe County Historical Association. They also discuss the activities of the Association including the Feast of the Hunter's Moon, publishing, purchase of the Moses Fowler House, library, battleground museum, and genealogy workshops. Mr. Paarlberg also describes the financial hardships of the historical society.

  • Keywords
    • Corporation Names
    • Agricultural Hall of Fame
    • Great Lakes Chemical Company
    • Heinz Pickle Company
    • LaFayette Journal and Courier
    • Monon Railroad
    • Moses Fowler House Museum
    • Prophetstown State Park
    • Purdue University
    • Tippecanoe Battlefield Grounds and Museum
    • Tippecanoe County Historical Association
    • Occupation Names
    • curator
    • Personal Names
    • Clark, Nicolas L.
    • Kwiatkowski, Phillip C.
    • Lilly, Eli
    • Martin, Fern
    • McCollough, Alameda
    • McMillan, Katie
    • Weirich, Nancy
    • Williamson, Maurice
    • Winter, George
    • Place Names
    • Clinton County, Indiana
    • Crown Point, Indiana
    • Fort Ouiatenon, Indiana
    • Subjects
    • agriculture history
    • archival cataloging
    • Feast of the Hunters' Moon
    • genealogy
    • historic site markers
    • historical association board
    • historical society funding
    • historical association library
    • historical society publishing
    • indexing vital records
    • Indiana State Fairgrounds
    • Indians and a Changing Frontier: The Art of George Winter
    • volunteerism
    • Wheatnotes