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Date Featured	Subject	Approximate Date of Photo
December 24, 2007	The City of Richmond recently launched an updated website at a new address. Visit https://www.richmondindiana.gov to locate information about city services, find department contacts, and more.	December 5, 2007
December 17, 2007	Richmond Area Railroaders have set up a second Christmas Train Fantasyland on the 3rd floor of the Richmond Furniture Gallery at 180 Fort Wayne Avenue in Richmond, Indiana. The original is also operating at Charlie's Coffee Bar and Gallery at 416 North 10th Street. The exhibit at Charlie's is open from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day except Monday and Christmas until New Year's.	December 4, 2007
December 10, 2007	A ride on the double-decker bus was a popular attraction during the Old Fashioned Christmas Festival in the Historic Richmond Depot District - Tuesday evenings in December 2007.	December 4, 2007
December 4, 2007	Don't miss an old-fashioned window walk along Fort Wayne Avenue in the historic Richmond Depot District to view the many store fronts that are decorated for Christmas.	November 27, 2007
November 27, 2007	Visit "Diego" the Bearded Dragon and his other cool reptile friends at the Joseph Moore Museum on the Earlham College campus. Admission is FREE!	November 16, 2007
November 19, 2007	A WayNet visitor has kindly shared these historical photos. We hope they will help shed some light for those who are doing genealogy research. This first one was taken at an "Addleman Reunion". The photo is not dated, but we estimate that it was taken prior to 1897.	Circa 1897, 1911, & 1920
November 12, 2007	In September of 2007, the Starr-Gennett Foundation began to recognize the many great artists of the early 20th century whose music, recorded in the Whitewater Valley Gorge at the Starr-Gennett facilities, set the standard for jazz, roots music and other genres. These artists have been memorialized via a medallion in the sidewalk in front of the location where the Starr-Gennett buildings once stood. We encourage you to visit the Starr-Gennett Walk of Fame and feel the music history that took place in this location.	October 5, 2007
November 5, 2007	Life in rural Wayne County ebs and flows with the seasons. The busy harvest season is nearly complete for this farm family whose farm is near the highest point in Indiana.	October 28, 2007
October 29, 2007	Fall is a beautiful time on the campus of Indiana University East and Ivy Tech Community College in northern Richmond, Indiana.	October 28, 2007
October 22, 2007	Visitors to Hayes Arboretum's Fall Foliage Days on Saturday, October 20th, enjoyed a perfect fall day along with a traditional Indiana hay ride.	October 22, 2007
October 15, 2007	Ohio�s arch over I-70 also serves as a definitive landmark as the entrance to Wayne County, Indiana from the east.	October 15, 2007
October 01, 2007	Change is the order of the day along Main Street in Richmond, Indiana recently. "Modern" facades are being removed in order to revel beautiful buildings, and new stores are opening, such as this new knitting store called "Unwind" at 921 East Main Street.	September 8, 2007
September 24, 2007	The Julia E. Test School at 33 South 22nd in Richmond, Indiana was named for beloved educator Julia E. Test, who taught in the Richmond school system for more than 50 years.	July 31, 2007
September 17, 2007	Stephanie Hays-Mussoni explains Cope Environmental Center's environmental programs to Senator Richard Lugar after he toured the organization's Sustainable Living Demonstration Home on Airport Road, near Richmond, Indiana.	September 14, 2007
September 10, 2007	The inaugural Starr-Gennett Walk of Fame dedication took place on Saturday, September 8, 2007 in the Whitewater Gorge Park in Richmond, Indiana.	September 8, 2007
September 4, 2007	In 2007, Richmond "The Boogie", a premier skydiving event, celebrated their 20th year of fun and camaraderie at the Richmond Municipal Airport.	September 1, 2007
August 27, 2007	Local artist, Thelma Frame, was among the many volunteers to give of their time to make Pioneer Days at the Wayne County Historical Museum a success.	August 25, 2007
August 20, 2007	This tunnel under Hayes Arboretum Road on the east side of Richmond, was installed in the summer of 2007 to open up a safe passage for Hayes Arboretum visitors to explore the eastern half of the property. This section of the property has not been open to the public for many years. This tunnel doubles the size of the property available to visitors of Hayes Arboretum.	July 31, 2007
August 13, 2007	Baseball is a large part of many Wayne County families' lives during the summer.	August 4, 2007
August 6, 2007	Each summer, Uptown Richmond businesses sponsor a picnic. Main street is closed off for the event, and businesses donate employee time to provide the labor. It's a popular event and a great place to catch up with colleagues.	August 2, 2007
July 30, 2007	This plaque honoring former Richmond Police Chief, Dan A. Mitrione, who was assassinated in Uruguay hangs in the foyer of the Richmond City Building.	July 9, 2007
July 23, 2007	Richmond Red Devil Marching Band waits to perform before the Centerville Archway Classic Marching Band Contest on July 19, 2007. This contest is a lead in to the State Fair Band Contest in Indianapolis on August 8, 2007. Over 50 bands will take part in this year's statewide contest.	July 19, 2007
July 16, 2007	Fonda Wilds, a local teacher at Starr and C.R. Richardson Schools, invited her students to reflect upon the words of Martin Luther King and his "I Have a Dream" speech. This powerful, creative response was extended around the world when Ms. Wilds received a Lilly Teacher Creativity Grant to share this vision with the children in Pokhara, Nepal. The beautiful banners created by the children of Richmond and Pokhara are currently on display in the Richmond City Building.	July 9, 2007
July 9, 2007	The sight of corn tasseling will remind many Midwesterners of their teenage job of detasseling seed corn.	July 9, 2007
July 2, 2007	This airport, owned by the Town of Hagerstown, features a 4,000 ft. x 200 ft. turf runway. It was established in 1957.	July 7, 2006
June 25, 2007	The elaborate iron fences that protect many yards in Old Richmond and the Starr District were often produced by The Stewart Iron Works, now located in Newport, Kentucky.	June 5, 2007
June 18, 2007	The Wayne County Contractual Library Bookmobile services small area communities, taking the library directly to their town. Residents of Abington, Boston, Clay, Dalton, Franklin, Green, Harrison, New Garden, Perry and Webster Townships are served through the Wayne County Contractual Library (WCCL) Bookmobile.	June 12, 2007
June 11, 2007	The YMI (Young Men's Institute) is a fraternal organization of Catholic men. This YMI building in Richmond, Indiana is located across the street from St. Andrew's Catholic Church at 320 South 5th Street.	June 5, 2007
June 4, 2007	This pond provides a restful vista to those traveling near Garwood Road and Wernle Road, just south of Richmond, Indiana.	May 21, 2007
May 28, 2007	Living in the city does not restrict you from growing fresh vegetables, as this carefully tended garden at North D and 9th Street in Richmond shows, but it does give a new meaning to "garden art"!	May 22, 2007
May 21, 2007	Jim and Vicki Hair haven't wasted anytime in getting to know their new community. After purchasing a building in Uptown Richmond that houses an art gallery, Richmond Art Works, as well as Vicki's business, they recently hosted an art show and auction that garnered $1,500 in donations for the Cope Environmental Center.	May 17, 2007
May 14, 2007	Chancellor David Fulton assists IU President Adam W. Herbert in presiding over the Indiana University East graduation ceremonies prior to his retirement in June of 2007.	May 11, 2007
May 7, 2007	The American Legion is a community service organization for veterans with nearly nearly 15,000 Posts worldwide. The American Legion's national headquarters is in Indianapolis, Indiana. Harry Ray Post 65 is located at 109 North Sixth Street in Richmond, Indiana	April 17, 2007
April 30, 2007	This mural on a house in the "Old Richmond" section of Richmond, Indiana highlights Wayne County's important contribution to the Underground Railroad.	April 24, 2007
April 19, 2007	All the windows in the Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, located at 11th and North "A" Streets in Richmond were created by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Reid is one of ten churches in the country which have all Tiffany windows. The building cost $295,000 at the time of it's construction (1904-1906 -which would approximate to about $7 million today!)	April 17, 2007
April 9, 2007	The next few weeks are prime time to observe and enjoy blooming wildflowers in Wayne County, Indiana. Make time to take a walk in the woods, along a creek bank or in the park. This drift of wildflowers was photographed in the woods along the trails southwest of Earlham College.	March 30, 2007
April 2, 2007	The Richmond Municipal Building houses the offices of the Mayor and other municipal employees, in addition to to City Police Department. It is where the City Council meets. Citizens can obtain bus passes and purchase their dog license here in the City Clerk's office.	March 30, 3007
March 27, 2007	A new section of the Riverside Trail, a S.P.U.R. project, has opened from the 17th Street Trailhead to 24th Street. This is the area that was once covered by Morton Lake.	March 20, 2007
March 19, 2007	Although not as well known as Hagerstown inventor, Ralph Teetor, Marion Davis was also successful with his V-Plex clutch, which was featured as the cover story of Popular Science magazine in June 1969.	March 2, 2007
March 5, 2007	St. John's Lutheran Church at 501 South 7th Street in Richmond has been a landmark in the neighborhood since 1907. The congregation was the first Lutheran congregation in Richmond. Their first parish was located at 320 South Fourth Street in Richmond.	January 19, 2007
February 26, 2007	Amazing architectural details can be found all around Wayne County, such as this ornately decorated tower at a home along South 13th Street in Richmond, Indiana.	January 19, 2007
February 19, 2007	Snow and ice closed city and county government offices last week with local officials requesting citizens to stay safely at home and off the roads.	February 15, 2007
February 12, 2007	Winter snow brings a clean, stark beauty to common views we pass regularly, such as this view of the grounds of the Wayne County Historical Museum and Reid Memorial Church at North A and 11th Street in Richmond, Indiana.	February 7, 2007
February 5, 2007	Hundreds of Canada Geese flock together on Middlefork Reservoir during the recent cold snap.	February 3, 2007
January 29, 2007	There are many interesting architectural details in the older buildings on the Richmond State Hospital campus, including exterior cupolas, interior detailing such as intricate railings and stained glass.	January 23, 2007
January 23, 2007	This snowman appears to have successfully climbed to a resting place among the limbs of a tree on the heart of the Earlham College campus.	January 23, 2007
January 22, 2007	The first accumulating snowfall of 2007 caused the area deer population to search for different food sources.	January 21, 2007
January 15, 2007	The Gennett Walk of Fame will be located along South 1st Street in Richmond at the site of the Starr Piano Company and embedded in the Whitewater Gorge Trail, which connects to the longer Cardinal Greenway Trail. Both trails are part of the American Discovery Trail, the only coast-to-coast, non-motorized recreational trail.	January 5, 2007
January 9, 2007	This fireplug at the northeast corner of Main and 5th Street in Richmond, Indiana brings a smile to those who pass by.	October 30, 2006
January 2, 2007	The new Reid Hospital on the new Reid Parkway (a continuation of Industrial Parkway) is progressing quickly and is expected to be completed in early 2008. The Outpatient Care Center portion of the new Reid is expected to open in May 2007.	December 29, 2006
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