This Day in Shelby County History: June 12
1917 B.F. Whaley gave four dozen tomato and cabbage plants free to anyone who asked. He said he had 200,000 plants to give away. The Fly...
This Weekend in Shelby County History: June 9-11
1917 Mrs. Gordon Teal was shot in the right arm while burning trash. It was thought that a bullet had somehow been tossed into the trash...
This Day in Shelby County History: June 8
1917 City Council voted down a prohibition against firecrackers and fireworks on July the Fourth. “Shelbyville will not have a noiseless...
This Day in Shelby County History: June 7
1917 Officials issued orders that all lunch wagons, popcorn wagons, and other devices on the streets be removed each Sunday. Previously,...
This Day in Shelby County History: June 5
1917 Esther Ruff, 11, and her brother Robert, 8, were arrested for breaking into the S.B. Morris store and stealing hundreds of dollars...
This Weekend in Shelby County History: June 2 - 4
1917 First Presbyterian announced plans to host “auto day,” where members were requested to load up their cars, if applicable, and come...


If Google Maps Had Existed in 1990 Downtown Shelbyville
The following photos are located in the Shelby County Public Library Genealogy building.
Archive: I'm a Golden Bear, man
Brick Street Poetry recently invited participation in the Indiana Bicentennial Commission-approved Birthday Book project. So, the Shelby...