Chris FlookThe Great Delaware County, Indiana Starlings WarIn the mid-20th century, commissioners from Delaware County, Indiana waged a decades-long war against European starlings over the third…Aug 10, 2022Aug 10, 2022
Chris FlookThe Legacy and Moral Resolve of Reverend JohnsonWorking under the pen name Lewis Allan, Abel Meeropol wrote “Bitter Fruit” in 1937 as a protest against the horrors of racism, especially…Feb 1, 2022Feb 1, 2022
Chris FlookThe Murder of Elmer Hamilton“Poor Elmer died this A.M. about ten o’clock. It was a case of murder. Particulars are not yet known.”Jan 4, 2022Jan 4, 2022
Chris FlookThe Haunting of Old Town HillIn late July of 1867, hundreds of Hoosiers made nightly visits to the Old Town Hill in Delaware County, hoping to see the ghostly…Oct 4, 2021Oct 4, 2021
Chris FlookMuncie, Indiana and the PressLast year, Reporters Without Borders ranked the United States 45th on their annual Press Freedom Index. RWB advocates for “the defense of…Apr 1, 2021Apr 1, 2021
Chris FlookA Christmas EscapeOn Christmas Eve in 1917, bandits Dewey Stout and Otto “Hickory” Harris donned masks and burst into Watson’s Drug Store at the corner of…Dec 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
Chris FlookThe 1918 Christmas in Muncie100 years ago on Christmas Day, the mood in Delaware County was both joyous and apprehensive. The First World War ended a few weeks before…Dec 1, 2020Dec 1, 2020
Chris FlookMuncie’s History of Halloween HooliganismHalloween has evolved as a uniquely American holiday. European immigrants brought differing traditions, which reassembled into a new…Oct 2, 2020Oct 2, 2020
Chris FlookFrederick Douglass’ First Trip to MuncieOn October 6, 1843 the abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass arrived in Indiana to speak against the horrors of chattel slavery. In…Jul 21, 2020Jul 21, 2020
