Andy Chandler
Rockville Has Connection to Republic of Texas
Howard County Named After Short-Lived Ambassador While most people associate Rockville with the Covered Bridge Festival, it’s also a town that has a unique relationship with the Republic of Texas.…
Read MorePhotographer, Archivist Locates Grave of Civil War Veteran
By Andy Chandler Photos courtesy Andy Chandler A dedication ceremony was held this past Saturday morning at Terre Haute’s Woodlawn Cemetery for the grave marker of Civil War veteran 1st Lt. John G. Shryer of Terre Haute.…
Read MoreMan Who Didn’t Stop for Directions Changed History
Photos courtesy Andy Chandler Could a faulty 17th century map and an arrogant explorer who didn’t bother to ask for directions really lead to Texas being claimed as part of the US during its 1836 fight for independence? Could…
Read MoreNational Police Week
Story and Photos by Andy Chandler What began as a proclamation by President Kennedy in 1962 to recognize fallen police officers and celebrate those currently serving their communities has now become National Police Week throughout…
Read MorePoint of Beginning – Where It All Began
Photos courtesy Andy Chandler Mention western expansion, and that normally conjures images of canvased wagons lumbering across the prairie or images of fur trappers in the Rockies. Few stop to…
Read MoreTwo Philly Boys Out For Walk
Photos courtesy Andy Chandler Isaiah Thomas, a digital creator who goes by the name Ministerzay, passed though Rockville on Sunday during one of the legs of his Philadelphia to California walk…
Read MoreAndy Takes Us Back for International Nurses Day
At the time of this publishing, tomorrow, May 12th is International Nurses Day. Working in the archives at a museum dedicated to a reporter who documented people’s daily lives, it’s easier to discuss a specific government program, time, or…
Read MoreAn Architect of This Country Almost Forgotten in Corn field
Photos courtesy Andy Chandler “Resolved, That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and…
Read MoreIf You Don’t Have A Photo to Prove It . . .
Photos courtesy Andy Chandler Combat photographer Dickey Chappelle advised journalists that: If you can’t prove it happened with a picture, it didn’t happen. Fall is a fun time to be a photographer; it’s as if nature is a canvas backdrop for a cornucopia…
Read MoreRugby Has Rich 49-Year History at Wabash
Photos courtesy Andy Chandler By Andy Chandler Wabash sports. When I say that, most people will think of the big sports that draw big crowds like baseball, basketball and football. Now I’ll bring up rugby. …
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