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St. Joseph Hospital Celebrates 100 Years Footprints A publication of the Howard County Historical Society Volume 2, Issue 1 February 2013 A century of service: St. Joseph Hospital celebrates 100 years From the executive director The Past Isn’t Always Pretty aking on tough topics is a challenge to cal record. T donor-supported organizations. The dan- Another difficult piece of local history involves ger of losing money and alienating friends is the KKK. We have yet to address Howard very real. A misstep can result in more than a County’s involvement with the Klan, but per- black eye. It’s a particular problem for histori- haps the time is near. I’ve heard stories and ans and historical organizations, because the read articles about the 1923 Kokomo past isn’t always pretty. Konklave, but studying the history of St. Jo- HCHS accepted one of those challenges seph Hospital gave me a much better under- when it began the Ryan White oral history pro- standing of Klan activities in the area. ject. I believe it was successful, and our special It solidified my own belief that we must find project award from the Indiana Historical Soci- ways to talk about how those activities in the ety attests to that, as does this emailed com- 1920s influenced the world as we know it to- ment I received in January: “I applaud you for day. We live with the legacy of those years, for taking on a subject that is still contentious, and better or worse, and we can make better choic- for doing it with grace.” There will be those who es for our communities today if we understand disagree, but the willingness of the trustees, that history. staff and volunteers to take a risk has left fu- Dave Broman ture generations with an incomparable histori- HCHS Executive Director On the cover: In 1928, all the mothers who gave birth at St. Joseph Hospital pose on the front steps with their ba- bies. Up until that time, most women delivered their children at home. Note: In the third row on the right side is Nor- man Bridwell, who went on to author the “Clifford, the Big Red Dog” book series, with his mother. Photo courtesy of St.Joseph hospital archives In this issue: 2 From the executive director: Taking 6 St. Joseph Hospital turns 100 on tough topics 10 Winter Woolens Workshop 3 2012 Review 12 Kokomo watchman’s tower 4 HCHS approached big birthday 14 Donors to the annual campaign 4 Syndicate Sales, King Tut & HCHS 15 Garden party at the Seiberling 5 Indiana Gas Boom project 15 Membership 2 Reviewing 2012: Ready for new challenges By Dave Broman landmark for Kokomo, it also preserves HCHS Executive Director the city’s rich history in its collections. I’m proud to help.” ne of the leading contributors to the finan- O cial well-being of the society is James As we measure the past year, the annual Long, who wrote to us about why he is inspired fundraising campaign is an important bench- to support the HCHS: mark. It provides resources to support our mis- “When I was a boy growing up on a sion, maintain the mansion, and preserve the farm near Middlefork, I spent many museum collections. We finished the campaign happy weekends visiting my aunt, who with a total of nearly $38,000. lived in Kokomo. We would tool around The list of donors to the annual campaign town in her little black Ford, often driv- can be seen on page 14. ing by the Seiberling Mansion, which Another yardstick is membership, which was then occupied by Indiana Univer- helps us understand how well we serve How- sity’s Kokomo Campus. ard County. Even as a youngster, I remember be- Our renewal rate for the year was nearly 90 ing fascinated by the mansion’s archi- percent, 9 percent of the total membership was tecture and its enormous size. Proba- new, and our dues payments reached an all- bly, I wished I could live in such a time high in 2012. grand house. Our other accomplishments for the year in- In fact, years later, I practically did be- clude the third class of inductees into the How- cause I attended IUK in my freshman ard County Hall of Legends, a remarkable new year. Despite IUK’s use of fluorescent Civil War exhibit, and another successful lighting and institutional green paint in Christmas at the Seiberling celebration. almost every room, the mansion’s inte- We accepted two substantial donations into rior was as impressive as the exterior. our collections – the Haynes International col- Although I haven’t lived in Indiana lection (in honor of their centennial year), and since graduating from IU, I followed the the Haworth High School collection. We re- progress of the mansion from IUK’s ceived recognition for our Ryan White Oral His- leaving until the Historical Society’s tory Project and began collecting oral histories occupying the home and adjoining of the courthouse bombing from people who grounds. Occasionally, I have returned experienced the explosion and its aftermath. for a visit to admire how the home was In addition, we kicked off our new quarterly returned to its former glory. membership publication, Footprints, and en- I am inspired by preservation of signifi- hanced our online presence with website up- cant architecture anywhere, and espe- grades and the addition of Facebook, Google+, cially of someplace I know and remem- LinkedIn, and Pinterest pages. ber fondly. 2012 was a year of change and new begin- Not only is the Seiberling Mansion a nings for the historical society. Our challenge for 2013 is to keep moving forward. 3 97 years ago: A few forgotten artifacts and the historical society is born By Judy Lausch Clay Delos Spraker HCHS Publications Committee Center Ellis M. Mulder Monroe T. A. Hanson early 100 years ago — 97 to be exact — the Liberty Charles Hamer Howard County Historical Society was formed. N This was at the same time the whole state of Indi- You might say that this committee was the impetus ana was celebrating its centennial year. that led to the formation of the historical society. This With the inception of the historical society, the group called for a gathering of historical artifacts Howard County Museum would be formed. Ever from all over the county that formed the exhibition. It wonder how it all got started? is recorded that hundreds of people viewed the ex- In conjunction with the Indiana Centennial, T.C. hibit, many more than one time. McReynolds and W. H. Arnett of the Kokomo When the event was over, organizers called peo- Chamber of Commerce arranged for a local celebra- ple to retrieve their artifacts, but many were not tion in the form of an exhibition. picked up. Articles remaining were then stored in the C.V. Haworth was named chairman of the Depart- basement of Carnegie Library. ment for Historical Exhibits, and a local committee In time, these artifacts would be the foundation of was formed with the following township representa- the Howard County Museum. tives assisting Haworth: Are any of the people mentioned above ancestors Jackson Clark Cates of yours? Do you have information about any of the Union Joshua Freeman people highlighted in this article? We would be inter- Taylor Bert Langley ested in information you can provide, particularly if it Harrison Howard Ramseyer pertains to the exhibition or to their involvement in Honey Creek Earl Woods the founding of the historical society. If you have Howard Albert F. Hudson information, please contact the museum office at Ervin William Byrum 452-4314. HCHS and King Tut? Syndicate Sales rescues museum cases ast summer, the HCHS trustees learned of an Enter HCHS member and friend Del Demaree, L opportunity to acquire a set of used, yet high- owner of Syndicate Sales. He asked shipping and quality, museum cases. handling expert Mike Williams to work with us, and a The cases were originally used for a major King Syndicate Sales truck picked up the cases and Tut traveling exhibit. Tut was sent home last year, hauled them to Kokomo at no charge to HCHS. and the company that managed the exhibit decided The museum curatorial and building team is now to liquidate its case inventory. planning the set-up and use of the display cases. We learned of the sale while we were preparing One place you’re likely see them is a planned exhibit the Civil War exhibit. We also discovered that many highlighting the Gas Boom era in Howard County. of our old cases are in very poor condition. In meantime, we owe a debt of gratitude to the The chance to update our capabilities and provide HCHS trustees for their foresight and to Syndicate for the future was too great to pass up. Sales for expertise and effort. We were able to negotiate a good price, and pur- You can read more about the Gas Boom project chased four exhibit cases. on page 5 in this issue of Footprints. Moving the cases turned into an interesting prob- lem, though, because of their size and weight. 4 Update: Indiana Gas Boom Cultural District Project 20-county region is coming together to spark a site, http://indianagasboom.org, continues to add A multi-year investment in the development of images and content, as well as maps to sites and Indiana’s Gas Boom heritage sites and communities. exhibits. Those counties are Adams, Blackford, Boone, Deca- A part-time coordinator organized public gather- tur, Delaware, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Howard, ings in the pilot counties, inviting community founda- Huntington, Jay, Jennings, Madison, Miami, Ran- tions, convention and visitors bureaus, museums, dolph, Rush, Shelby, Tipton, Wabash, and Wells libraries, historical societies, historic businesses and (pilot counties of 2012 in italics).
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