Paula Dunn
The Ignorant, But Vicious Town Cow and Other Weirdness
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn I didn’t have anything in particular planned for this week, so I dug into my files and pulled out a few of the odd and/or funny items I’ve run across in the old newspapers. Some, like this warning from the Sept. 19, 1890 Hamilton County Ledger, really need to…
Read MoreBen Goldsmith’s Brother Was Aptly Named
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dun When I began working on this column, I I thought it was just going to be about a bizarre tale I found in the April 26, 1906 Hamilton County Times involving a former Noblesville resident, Benjamin “Ben” Goldsmith. As I did the background research, however, I realized he…
Read MoreLittle Beds of Flowers, Little Cans of Paint
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn I’ve had the phrase, “spring cleaning,” rattling around in my head ever since I mentioned it in a column a couple of weeks ago. Our attitudes toward that practice sure have changed over the years. These days we tend to take a rather casual approach to spring cleaning. Thanks…
Read MoreA Major Historical Find?
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn This month marks the 161st anniversary of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth during the waning days of the Civil War. The details of Lincoln’s murder at Ford’s Theater are pretty well known, but you may not be as clear on what became of…
Read MoreA Little Herstory and a Little Basketball History
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn It’s finally spring! I know that, not because the calendar says so, but because Gatewood’s Vegetable Farm is open again. (They’re more dependable than the robins.) It’s time for a little spring cleaning of reader feedback. Lisa Hayner responded to the column about obstacles females used to face,…
Read MoreCelebrating “Tea-riffic Herbs”
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn When I learned that the 2026 Herb of the Year was turmeric, my initial reaction was, “Oh. Great.” Not being into spicy food, I’ve never had occasion to use turmeric. I do, however, know a few things about it. Turmeric comes from the rhizome of the plant, Curcuma…
Read MorePaula’s Hamilton County March Madness Quiz
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn I know the term, “March Madness,” technically applies to the NCAA basketball tournament, but since this year’s IHSAA boys state basketball tournament is being held in March, too, I’m going to fudge a bit and call this a “Hamilton County March Madness Quiz” — In the spirit of…
Read MoreWe’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn The idea for this Women’s History Month column has been percolating in my brain ever since last fall when I discovered that the first woman to serve on a Hamilton County jury didn’t do so until 1945. That’s 25 years AFTER other places in this state! (For the…
Read More‘A Man of Strong Convictions of Right’
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn When I wrote about the Neal family a few weeks ago, I deliberately included a mention of Reverend Jabez Neal, the first Neal to settle here, because even though he had nothing to do with the newspaper business, he left his own mark on this county. According to…
Read MoreHortonville Owls Strike Back
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn Although Valentine’s Day is behind us, I recently ran across a story about a Valentine’s Day wedding in the February 15, 1926 Noblesville Daily Ledger that’s just too funny/weird to hold onto until next year. The bride, Ruby Buscher, was Noblesville’s City Clerk from 1922 to 1925, (She…
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