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Although her name is likely unfamiliar to most people today, in 1924, when Alice Brady came to Vincennes, appearing at the Pantheon Theatre, she was one of the most popular

April is for lovers … book lovers, that is!

Part 2In 1881-82, the Knox County Poor Asylum was constructed on what is now Hart Street Road outside of Vincennes, to house the county’s indigent. It served that purpose for

Excitement is mounting over the total solar eclipse, to be seen in this area on April 8. In January 1925, Knox County residents were anxiously anticipating an eclipse, and even

Last week’s column covered the history of Deshee Farm, the cooperative farm that operated 12 miles south of Vincennes from 1938 to 1943. Deshee Farm was a New Deal agricultural

Natural Gardeners Club to meet next week

Spangle to host book signing

Today’s column was first published back in 2013, at the time of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It is appropriate that it appears again

Interest is mounting over the total eclipse of the sun to be seen in this area on April 8, 2024. Of course, many partial eclipses have been seen here over

The fall campaign season of 1916 brought the famous labor organizer Mother Jones, (Mary Harris Jones) to Knox County. Mother Jones spoke to the coal miners at Bicknell on the