New Albany & Plain Township: The Early Years A presentation by Dennis Keesee at the November 18, 2021 meeting of the New Albany-Plain Township historical society. This hour-long presentation covers the original surveying of Plain Township, the founding of New Albany, the Hope Post Office, New Albany’s role in the American Civil War, local landmarks, historic photos,…
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DON RANNEY INTERVIEW 2020 On October 23, 2020, I asked Don Ranney to join me at Eagle Pizza for a photo shoot in front of the 75th Anniversary of the end of WWII commemorative mural I had placed on the side of our building. The Peace at Last Mural was featured on the front cover…
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Heck of a Ride We as a nation have been on one heck of a ride this year. Major historical events are happening so fast no one can keep up mentally. When looking back in time, however, we easily see that all these experiences in 2020 are nothing new. During the winter of 1894-95, when another pandemic swept…
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Passionate illustrator, Author, Designer, Animal Rights Advocate. Have you ever wondered how difficult it might be to have your story turned into a book and published? And how do you go about marketing your book when it’s finished? Thursday, November 7, 2019, I’m going to be the featured speaker for the New Albany-Plain Township Historical…
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New Albany Firefighter Firefighter Bob Westbrook will be the New Albany-Plain Township Historical Society’s guest speaker this Thursday evening at Wesley Woods 4588 Wesley Woods Blvd, New Albany. The funny yet serious look at being a volunteer firefighter will be a part of our 7.00 meeting. Bob was a volunteer firefighter with Plain Township starting…
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Students Visit Ealy House On behalf of Gabe, Erin, and I, we want to thank you for the wonderful experience the NA Historical Society provided for our 8th graders at the Ealy House last week. It is always a great kickoff to our year and the students love the experience! Please share this with the…
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For a number of years, the New Albany-Plain Towship Historical Society has followed member Pamela Sconiers Whitelock’s search for her uncle, Lt. Ewart T. Sconiers. Lt. Sconiers was a WWII hero and Distinguished Service Cross recipient who mysteriously died while imprisoned in Stalag Luft III, the German prison camp made famous by the movie The…
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For the fourth straight year, the New Albany-Plain Township Historical Society was asked to share presentations on the early history of New Albany with the third grade classes of the New Albany Primary School. This year’s presentations were scheduled for the mornings and afternoons of May 8 and 10. All sixteen third-grade classes participated, with…
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The Historical Society has been very busy the last few months and hopefully our doings have impacted the community and brought attention in a positive way. At our April 4th meeting, we shared a 2016 video created by Mark Easton with Dennis Keesee detailing the military career of Pearl Harbor survivor Milton Mapou, who passed…
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