Monthly Archives: February 2010

Traders Point Indians- Another Story of Pioneer Life: The Stolen Horses by Jerry Reade (1822)

Posted on February 24, 2010 by

  Artist Cassilly Adams (born 1843) died in Traders Point in 1921 (Indiana American – March 27, 1869) Grandfather drew his chair nearer the fire and began: ” I well recollect the time.  It was in 1822 and in the … Continue reading →

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Henry Ward Beecher and Traders Point

Posted on February 24, 2010 by

Today during a visit to the Pike Township Historical Society Archives I was researching the history of the two-room brick school house that had once stood within the northeast corner of Lafayette and Moore Roads.   I had recently been shown a … Continue reading →

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Fortune Farms breaks ground for new barn

Posted on February 21, 2010 by

A new barn will soon appear on Moore Road as part of Fortune Acres, a new organic farm in the Traders Point area. The barn will house equipment and livestock and will have office space in one end. The structure, … Continue reading →

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Growing up in Traders Point – 1880 to 1895 – The autobiography of Bertha Lee Redden Shaw

Posted on February 20, 2010 by

The Life of an Octogenarian  by Bertha Lee Redden Shaw (written in her hand about 1962)   This manuscript is now available for purchase by clicking on the link beneath the masthead (flood photo) on the home page of this … Continue reading →

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