Okay, so this is NOT a photo of the Big Bash, but I love it for its summer time feel. This is a photo of Ralph’s Mother a campus wide event held […]
It is not uncommon for me to receive a call or an e-mail from an alum with an offer of a donation to the Archives. In this posting I would like to […]
The road that runs between the football field and mud hollow has had a few different names. It was originally known as the Perrysville Turnpike and was a toll road. On a […]
Over the holidays our family went to see the new Spielberg movie about Abraham Lincoln. We really enjoyed it. I was especially interested in the sets and costumes and very interested […]
November has finally arrived in Crawfordsville. The Monon Bell game had unusually balmy weather but on Monday we returned to the grey days that I associate with Thanksgiving. At this time of […]
Here is a headline for all Little Giants fans… This headline is from the Bachelor for the first ever MONON BELL GAME in 1932. While today we refer to the series as […]
One of the more interesting buildings on campus is the one we now call Detchon Hall. Most alumni and friends of the college might still know it as Yandes and there are […]
1970 Glee Club Trip At Homecoming this year there were a lot of things to celebrate. One of the real highlights of the weekend was the Glee Club alumni who returned to […]
I love old postcards and this one is a beauty! It shows the Ben Hur Building in downtown Crawfordsville not long after it was finished. The Montgomery County Interim Report of Indiana […]
I thought you might enjoy the poster from the 1937 Homecoming weekend. It is quite a display of enthusiasm promising “Fun for All” and a “Stupendous! Amazing! Spectacle!” I particularly love the […]
In the last post I had a photograph of the football field at night with lights. An email question from Steve Hoffman, former QB and football history hound prompted me to take […]
“In 1929, Director (Harry) Scholler determined to light the field for night football, an experiment that had worked well in the states west of Indiana. So far as the lighting was concerned […]
While scanning some pictures for a Civil War project, I came across this great photo. It was so engaging that I wanted to know more about this young pilot. Here is what […]
The Big Bash, the annual alumni reunion weekend, is a relatively new idea at Wabash. And from all accounts, it is a big hit! It used to be that our reunions were […]
Hello! Last time I posted a bit about the Homecoming festivities this coming fall. There is a Glee Club reunion, the class Agents will all be on campus that day. There […]
One of the things that I do as Archivist is to keep an eye out for notable dates in the life of the College. Anniversaries of big events are an important part […]
