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Date Featured	Subject	Approximate Date of Photo
December 29, 2009	The historical Knollenberg's Department Store building, located at 817 East Main Street in Richmond, Indiana, reopened in 2008 as an Artist Center. If you visit, notice the old-fashioned sign painted on the wall near the front entrance. Sue King, Archivist at Morrisson-Reeves Library, has traced the historical origins of the Knollenberg's mystery sign.	August 1, 2008
December 15, 2008	People come from around the Midwest to enjoy the smorgasbord at this famous restaurant (Welliver's) in Hagerstown, Indiana.	December 12, 2008
December 8, 2008	Old fashion fun abounds in the historic Richmond Depot District for four Tuesday evenings in December. The merchants have all decorated their windows, buggy and double-decker bus rides are offered, and the kids can enjoy a train ride on the third floor of the Richmond Furniture Gallery.	December 2, 2008
December 1, 2008	Be sure to visit Main Street in Richmond, Indiana this year to enjoy their new Christmas decorations. Toy soldiers and candy canes line the entire length of Main Street in addition to holiday wreaths and a HUGE Jack-in-the-Box at the corner of 10th and East Main.	November 18, 2008
November 24, 2008	This Second Empire style mansion, built for the founders of Gaar-Scott and Company, the leading manufacturer of threshing machines and steam engines from 1842 to 1911, is open for tours of 10 or more by appointment and may be rented for special events. For more information or to arrange a tour, call (765) 966-1262.	November 7, 2008
November 17, 2008	This ornament will represent Wayne County on the huge Christmas tree that decorates the lobby of the Indiana State Museum in December 2008. Each of Indiana's 92 counties were asked to submit a hand-crafted ornament for the tree. Wayne County's features the Levi Coffin House in Fountain City, often called the Grand Central Station of the Underground Railroad.	November 14, 2008
November 10, 2008	Friends (often called Quakers) were among the earliest settlers of Wayne County, Indiana. Learn more about the history of the Friends locally and discover other area meetinghouses.	October 10, 2008
September 15, 2008	Many local organizations, including the Lions Club and the Boy Scouts, offer great meals during Levi Coffin Days in Fountain City, Indiana as a fund-raiser for their local organization. Levi Coffin Days is held yearly the third weekend in September.	September 15, 2007
September 4, 2008	With access to outstanding craftsman and wood vendors via their Starr Piano business, it's no wonder that Henry Gennett's Mansion at 1829 East Main Street has beautiful woodwork throughout.	September 4, 2008
August 25, 2008	Once host to vaudeville greats, the Murray theatre has served as home to Richmond Civic Theatre since 1941.	July 15, 2008
August 8, 2008	All five public high schools participated in the State Fair Band Day contest. 44 schools competed this year and 4 of the top 8 schools were from Wayne County, Indiana!	August 6, 2008
July 29, 2008	The Model T Ford Club of America hosted the 100th anniversary party for the Ford Model T in Richmond, Indiana from July 20 through July 26th, 2008. There were 47 states represented and 9 countries and over 970 Model Ts were present during the event.	July 21-25, 2008
July 21, 2008	Visitors to the Gaar Mansion will receive a rare treat this week. They will be able to see the machines that were once manufactured by the Gaar-Scott Company here in Richmond in action!	July 21, 2008
July 9, 2008	Richmond Friends School offers individualized education from Kindergarten through 6th grade. While the school embraces the Quaker values of peaceful conflict resolution, honesty, self-reliance, and respect for all persons, the school admits students of any race, color, religion, national, or ethnic origin.	June 20, 2008
June 30, 2008	A new indoor skateboard park, Boards, Inc., has opened in the same building as the Cycling and Fitness Warehouse at 213 North 3rd Street in Richmond, Indiana. The Richmond Parks and Recreation Department has an outdoor skate park, located in Glen Miller Park at the corner of North 22nd and "D" Streets in Richmond, Indiana.	June 26, 2008
June 23, 2008	Hoagy Carmichael is slowly appearing on the south side of the building that houses Readmore and the Empire Title Company (formerly Crye Jewelers) just south of the intersection of Main and 9th Street in Richmond, Indiana. The mural, which is being painted by artist Pam Bliss, is a project initiated by Jim Hair of Richmond Art Works. Hoagy Carmichael made the first ever recording of the song Stardust in Richmond, Indiana at the Gennett Recording Studios in 1927.	June 17, 2008
June 16, 2008	The original owner of this home, newly opened as a guest house, was world famous rosarian, E.G Hill. The Hills were Richmond entrepreneurs of the mid 1800�s. The former Hill House is classified as a Stick Victorian style home. Mr. Hill added personal flourishes to the early 1800�s farmhouse he purchased in the 1870�s. He and his family lived on the west side, while his business partner and sister, Sarah, lived on the east side.	June 10, 2008
June 6, 2008	President Benjamin Harrison, 23rd president of the United States, was in Richmond in 1895 doing law work for a local trial. While in the community, local city fathers invited him to take part in the planting of a white ash tree in Glen Miller Park. On June 6, 2009 his great-grandson, Dr. Benjamin Harrison Walker visited the community to help plant a new tulip tree near the original ash tree. The tulip tree is the Indiana state tree.	June 6, 2008
May 27, 2008	This home at 2116 East Main Street, Richmond, Indiana, known as the former Crain Sanitarium, may receive new life as a Bed & Breakfast.	May 27, 2008
May 19, 2008	Wayne County farmers are working hard to get their crops planted. This farmer is disking his field to loosen the soil prior to planting so the new seeds can grow better. Wayne County's main crops are corn and soybeans.	April 27, 2008
May 12, 2008	This statuary of an angel watching over a child is located atop the Seton High School Building at 233 South 5th Street, just north of St. Andrews Catholic Church in Richmond, Indiana.	April 15, 2008
May 2, 2008	The Stone Hearth Cafe recently opened inside the Warm Glow Candle Outlet (April 2008), giving tourists and locals alike another great option for enjoying a meal in the Richmond-Wayne County area. The Stone Hearth Cafe is located at 2131 North Centerville Road, Centerville (just south of the I-70/Centerville Road interchange. Their phone number is 765-855-2233.	April 22, 2008
April 25, 2008	Hagerstown Park is located on the west side of Hagerstown at 15940 Turnpike Road. Amenities include shelters, ball diamonds, playground equipment and lots of room for children to run and play.	April 22, 2008
April 14, 2008	Prior to the consolidation of schools in the 1960's, each small community school had their own mascot that instilled a certain amount of community pride. Communities may once again face the loss of local mascots as the state of Indiana encourages smaller school corporations to merge due to economies of scale.	April 10, 2008
April 11, 2008	During the recent Chamber Farm Tour, LHS ag students explained the process of growing hydroponic tomatoes, spring flower production, aquaculture production � raising Tilapia in recirculating systems containing 7,000 gallons of water and aquaponics � growing lettuce with water from the aquaculture systems.	April 10, 2008
April 4, 2008	This building at the corner of North B and 12th Streets in the Starr District was built as a church for the Central Christian Church (an offshoot of the First Christian) in 1914. That congregation only lasted a few years, and after it folded the building was an auto repair shop, an overflow shop classroom for Garfield School, and other things. The Wayne County Historical Museum is the current owner (April 2008).	April 2, 2008
March 24, 2008	This PMI� Nutrition International manufacturing facility, a wholly owned subsidiary of Purina Mills, Inc., has been a Richmond landmark for over fifty years. This facility is used to manufacture LabDiet� products - animal diets used in research institutions throughout the world.	March 27, 2007
March 18, 2008	The north facing window at the First Presbyterian Church on North 10th Street in Richmond was created by Tiffany Studios of New York. Two other churches in Richmond, Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church and St. Paul's Episcopal Church also contain Tiffany windows.	March 18, 2008
March 10, 2008	Do you have a budding scientist in your family? Take advantage of the Joseph Moore Museum on the Earlham College campus, where students can explore paleontology, anthropology, birds, and other interesting collections. The Joseph Moore Museum is a regional natural history museum, open to the public year round on Sundays, with extended hours during the academic year.	November 16, 2007
March 3, 2008	The Mansion House is located along the National Road in historic Centerville, Indiana. Built in 1840, the building once served as a tavern to travelers. It is now owned by Historic Centerville and is open for scheduled community events and tours, upon request.	February 29, 2008
February 25, 2008	Since 1957 the Boys & Girls Club has served the youth in Wayne County, Indiana and its surrounding areas by providing a positive place for kids ages 6-18 to go after school. The Richard E. Jeffers unit is located at 1717 South L Street, Richmond, Indiana.	February 3, 2008
February 18, 2008	Thanks to Jim Hair for putting together these videos that feature some of the wonderful people and places that make Richmond and Wayne County, Indiana a great place to live!	Varies
February 11, 2008	This Miller Milkhouse, a drive-through mini-mart on East Main Street, is the last remaining store open in Richmond (February 2008). There were originally four that served the Richmond, Indiana community.	February 9, 2009
February 4, 2008	Reid Memorial Hospital opened in 1905. The hospital's name was a memorial to benefactor Daniel G. Reid's Reid's wife, Ella, and their son, Frank. The hospital was added on to many times over the next 100 years. The hospital will move to a new facility in 2008.	January 20, 2008
January 25, 2008	The Post Office in Richmond, Indiana is located at 400 North A Street in Richmond, Indiana. The parking lot entrance is located on the west side of North Fifth Street, one half block north of the intersection of North A Street and North Fifth Street. Their phone number is (765) 966-7631. There is also a branch in the basement of Runyon Center on the Earlham College campus.	January 25, 2008
January 8, 2008	This home just north of the Whitewater River in Middleboro was once a mill. It was built in 1860 by Joseph Cox, grandson of Jeremiah Cox, a founder of Richmond. It is the second mill on this property. The first, a stone building that still stands closer to the river, was constructed in 1826 by Jeremiah Cox II, son of Richmond's founder.	January 4, 2008

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