Comments for Historic Traders Point Indiana

Comment on 1956 Traders Point, Indiana flood by Archivist

Archivist — Sun, 20 May 2012 13:29:02 +0000

Thanks Jim, I like the way cool stuff comes my way through the blog. Wondering what I’ve missed while the site was dormant.

Comment on 1956 Traders Point, Indiana flood by Jim

Jim — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:26:59 +0000

Glad you’re blogging again. This video is outstanding!

Comment on Traders Point Rural Historic District by Archivist

Archivist — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:56:40 +0000

Thanks. The Traders Point history is fascinating and I am pleased you are interested in learning more. The links located immediately below the masthead photo are your best place to begin.

Comment on Traders Point Rural Historic District by James Rota-Autry

James Rota-Autry — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:54:14 +0000

just found this website! three years ago, we purchased a beautiful house on Noel Forest Lane and would love to learn more of the Traders Point area.

Comment on 100 year old glass plate negative photos from area – reveal a house and church yesterday and today by Ruth Ann Parish

Ruth Ann Parish — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:52:10 +0000

I went through J.K.’s glass images with interest, although almost all of them seem to be family photos. Maxine Stevens had two aunts who were twins, Stella and Della (Della married Russell Marsh, and Stella’s married name escapes me at the moment)–I wondered if some of the photos of 2 girls together might be of the twins?! I knew them as elderly women, of course, from 1956-63. Incidently, the “About Archivist” paragraph above mentions that all improvements except the Farmer’s Co-op (AND the Fire Station!) had been removed by 1962, but that’s not the case. I moved from Traders Point in October, 1963 and all of the village was still intact then. I lived in the parsonage on Wilson Road, just west of where it met Dandy Trail. I used to walk into the village on summer days and purchase baseball cards at the little general store on the corner of Hwy 51 and Dandy Trail. In the summer of 1963, I-65 was being built, and we could ride our bikes on it all the way to Zionsville that summer, since cars were not on the roadway yet. Just thought you would want to get the dates straight. Incidently, the colored photo at the top of this website shows the Traders Point Church of Christ just to the right of the Standard sign–they were a non-instrumental congregation, apparently having split from Traders Point Christian Church in the late 1800s. Their building was south of TPCC by about 1/4 mile, on the same side of Lafayette Road, and had a much more squared-off look to the building than “our” church (my dad was the minister), which had the traditional white steeple. Ruth Ann Parish, Everett, WA 3/5/2012

Comment on Kappel family retires from operating Farm Bureau Co-op by Wendy Ford

Wendy Ford — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:41:43 +0000

I’ll miss shopping Donna’s great selection of annuals. I loved picking up the end-of-season specials! And where will my husband pick up his propane?

Comment on Kappel family retires from operating Farm Bureau Co-op by Vicki Gieselman

Vicki Gieselman — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:49:29 +0000

I am going to miss Bill, Donna & Greg after years and years of going to Co-op to buy bird food & great conversations to boot. I will them well.

Comment on Henry Ward Beecher and Traders Point by Archivist

Archivist — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:13:59 +0000

Pls call me to discuss 317.414.1101.

Comment on Henry Ward Beecher and Traders Point by Lori James

Lori James — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 03:30:44 +0000

Hello.
My name is Lori James. My parents bought the land where the old water mill used to be located just west of 86th and Lafayette road. They fell in live with the land the first time they saw it over 20 years ago and had the opportunity to purchase it. They have a love affair with this land that has been passed on to their children and grandchildren. What we would love to have is an authentic picture of the land with the mill when it was still in existence. It would mean everything for them to have this. I have looked in libraries and on the internet and cannot find a picture. I have researched colonel Hessler who I understand ran the post there, but have had no luck. I was wondering if you could lead me in some sort of direction. Again, it would mean everything to my parents who bought the land and love it like nothing I have ever seen. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

Comment on Dandy Trail Map dated 1921 by Jim

Jim — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 03:15:19 +0000

I hope you’re still monitoring this blog. I recently bought nine 4×5 glass negatives of scenes along the Dandy Trail, all with some sort of Dandy Trail sign in the picture. One reads, “Dandy Trail – 88 Miles Around the City.” Two others have signs that include what might, maybe, be dog silhouettes. One other includes another road sign, for Sargent Road, so at least that one was taken way on the other side of town from Traders Point.