springtime luncheon spring exhibit opening

SPRINGTIME LUNCHEON
Spring is approaching and that means it’s time for
our Springtime Luncheon! See old friends, make
new ones, and share your love of local history and
community at the Carmel Clay Historical Society’s
Springtime
Luncheon
at
the Palladium,
featuring guest
speaker, Carolyn
Goolsby, director
of the Carmel Clay
Public Library, on
April 28th from
11:30 -1:30pm.
A delicious and elegant luncheon will be served, and
wine will be available for purchase. Included in your
ticket price is a tour of the Palladium and a behind the
scenes look at the Michael Feinstein Great American
Songbook Exhibit and Archives.
As a thank you to the members who support their
local historical society, please accept our discount
price, and get a second ticket for half price if you
bring a friend who is not a member! You can
reserve your seat today by mailing a check, payable
to the Carmel Clay Historical Society, and include
“Springtime Luncheon” in the memo. Please include
a list of guests who will be attending.
TICKET PRICE
Non-Members
$30
Members
$25
Members can purchase tickets for
non-member guests for $15
This will be a lovely time of good company in a
beautiful setting and supports an important local
cause that truly shapes our community. We hope to
see you on April 28th; and, members: don’t forget to
bring a friend!
SPRING
EXHIBIT
OPENING –
MAY 8TH
The
Hoosier
Centennial:
A Look Back
at the 1916
Celebration,
a traveling exhibit from the Indiana
Historical Society, debuts on May 8th.
The exhibit showcases the pageantry and
spectacle surrounding Indiana’s 1916
statehood centennial, which proved to have
a lasting effect on the state, establishing
the first state parks, spurring the production of
lavish historical pageants and prompting steps
toward an improved highway system. Members
are invited to preview the exhibit on
Saturday, May 7, from 5 to 7pm. Light
refreshments will be served.
SPEAKER
SERIES
We’ve got a full
schedule of speakers
lined up for 2016.
Don’t
miss
the
panel
discussion
“A g r i c u l t u r a l
Roots”, featuring
John Graves on
Saturday,
April
9th at 2pm, in the
program room of the
Carmel Clay Public Library and “Quakers and
the Underground Railroad in the mid-19th
century” by Thomas Hamm on May 11th,
6:30pm at the Museum of Miniature Houses. Visit
our website for the full schedule of programs.
BUTLER UNIVERSITY
CAPSTONE PROJECT
We are very excited about an opportunity to work
with Butler University students this spring. Students
in the College of Communications have chosen the
Carmel Clay Historical Society as the subject of a
senior capstone project. The students will create an
integrated communication strategic plan to improve
our brand awareness in the community along with
a dozen or more fully developed communications
materials to that end. The project requires the students
to conduct three types of primary research (focus
groups, depth interviews, survey research) as well as
a background case study of similar organizations to
provide additional insights on how we can improve.
Specifically they will be working with us to improve
our volunteer program and increase our brand
awareness in the community. Many substantial
Indianapolis based non-profits have benefitted from
this partnership over the past 18 years. We are eager
to see the final report to learn what strategies we can
implement to increase awareness of the CCHS.
FOUNDERS’
WEEK –
MAY 8TH–15TH
In commemoration
of our State’s 200th
Birthday, the Carmel
Clay Historical
Society is celebrating
history with a week
of ac t i v it ie s a nd
programs during our
first
annual
Fo u n d e r s ’ We e k !
This celebration of
our
roots
will
occur throughout
the Carmel Arts & Design District. You’ll hear a
per-formance by the Wendy Reed Band, have the
chance to see children en-gaged in history in our
History Kids’ Area, meet a Hoosier Pioneer in
person, and experience our new digital addition to
the Monon Depot Museum’s permanent exhibit, The
Story of Carmel, Indiana. Take a stroll down to the
Museum of Miniature Houses on May 11th to hear
speaker Thomas Hamm’s program, “Quakers and
the Underground Railroad in the mid-19th century,”
coinciding with the Hoosier History told in miniature
exhibit at the Museum of Miniature Houses. Check
our website and Facebook in the coming weeks for
a complete schedule and description of events! All
events and activities are free and suited for
all ages. We’ll see you the second week of May to
celebrate our State’s Bicentennial and the early years
of our community.
JANE F. ENGLERT BEQUEST
The Carmel Clay Historical Society is especially
thankful this year for the generosity and vision of
a longtime member, whose impact will be felt in the
betterment of CCHS events and programming. Jane
F. Englert sat on the CCHS’ Board of Directors and
served as recording secretary. She was a charter
member and part of the first group who incorporated
the organization as a legal non-profit, pushing
the CCHS forward to the next level. Jane passed
on August 4th, 2015, though her legacy will be
remembered in the CCHS
for years to come.
In 2016, we will continue
to forge through to our
next chapter with the help
of Jane’s substantial gift of
$10,000.
Her gift will be used to
inspire interest in our
local history through
betterment of our special
events and programs,
which were most dear to
Jane and her family. The Jane F. Englert Bequest
will be the source of a matching gift challenge in
2016, during our Annual Campaign. The impact of
your gift during the challenge will be doubled. Once
again, Jane’s dedication to history will continue to
drive the CCHS forward. Thank you, Jane.
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GREETINGS LOCAL
HISTORY LOVERS!
Welcome to a new and exciting year for the
Carmel Clay Historical Society, where we are looking
forward to joining in the statewide celebration of the
State of Indiana's Bicentennial celebration in 2016.
As the new president of the CCHS Board of
Directors, I'd like to warmly extend a greeting,
share a little bit about my background and provide
some highlights of what you can expect this year
from your local historical society.
Some of you may know I spent 25 years as a
professional journalist (17 at The Indianapolis Star)
before leaving nearly three years ago to strike out
on my own. My time in daily newspapers gave me the
love and passion of history that brought me to this
wonderful organization.
As a young reporter, I wrote articles about
historic covered bridges in Franklin County, a
then struggling historic Metamora and its canal;
I wrote about old ghost stories at haunted bridges
in Danville and haunted hollows in Fishers; I wrote
about the history of a giant turtle in Churubusco and
one of Indiana's most prolific serial killers in LaPorte.
My first introduction to Carmel history was
writing about the efforts to save the McShane
house, one of the more successful efforts of historic
preservation by local history lovers, whose relentless
pushing and lobbying helped to bring about the
preservation of the home on Westfield Blvd, which
today has been beautifully restored and was featured
on our Holiday Home Tour in 2014.
My wife and I moved to Carmel eight years ago.
I joined the CCHS board in early 2015, and I will
admit I still have a lot to learn about local history.
Thankfully, our board is filled with great people
who have lived here a lot longer and have a depth
of historic knowledge ... yes, a few of them know
where all the bodies are buried.
In 2016, we are looking forward to seeing you
at our speaker series at Carmel Clay Public Library,
a program that kicked off Feb. 11 with a speech by
the wonderful Jane Reiman, a former Mayor who
loves to share memories of her time at City Hall.
The series also includes a talk on Carmel's agricultural
roots, a chat with a popular local author, the history
of the Carmel Dad's Club, a spooky October talk on
the darker side of Carmel and a special program
on Carmel's own Avriel Schull.
In April, our first exhibit will feature "The Hoosier
Centennial: A Look Back at the 1916 Celebration" where
we will unveil a new and exciting project, an interactive
presentation of Carmel history.
The opening of the Depot will be followed by our
annual Spring Tea. We will have a first-time observance
of Founder's Week in May; and we are already working
hard in planning our popular Holiday Home Tour later
this year.
Check out our website for all the details. Better yet,
find us on Facebook, where we love to share current
information and post fun historic photos that often
leads to some lively conversation.
We look forward to a busy and fun-filled year and
we invite you to participate as little or as much as you'd
like by becoming a volunteer to help during our events.
I would add that I am also open to hearing your
suggestions on how we can do a better job of serving
our members in the coming year. Feel free to send me
an e-mail at danmcfeelyink@gmail.com with any
questions, concerns or suggestions. My inbox is always
open for good ideas!
Please know that your membership is very much
appreciated, as is your donation of time, talent
and treasure. I hope you can join us in 2016 as
we continue our mission to celebrate our history
in Carmel, Indiana.
Dan McFeely
President,
Board of Directors
THE ‘DRUBBING’ OF THE
1932 GREYHOUNDS
Carmel fans surely took notice of their team’s
two year dominance in the county as well as their
wins against much larger Indianapolis schools.
Their interest must have been piqued for the 1932
season opener against Sheridan. However, as stated
before this is not the story of a victorious underdog.
Whatever magic worked in the two previous seasons
was gone as Sheridan defeated Carmel 24-0. If
fans were disappointed after the game, they must
have been devastated when Carmel traveled to
Indianapolis to face the Washington Continentals
the following week.
Our readers are likely familiar with Carmel’s athletic
legacy (139 state championships, 6 in the last year
alone), so this article will not regale you with another
victory story. This article is about Carmel’s worst
athletic season, which included the most lopsided
defeat in the school’s history, the "drubbing" of the
Greyhounds during the 1932 football season.
On September 16, 1932, Carmel’s squad of less
The earliest record of Carmel's football program than 20 took on Washington’s 44. The Greyhound’s
goes back to November 30, 1899, when Carmel lost fate was sealed when Washington scored on their
to Manual Training High School’s JV squad 7 to 5. second play. Washington would not run another
The team played a few games a year until Carmel play from scrimmage that quarter as they returned
joined the IHSAA in 1904, allowing for a more three consecutive Carmel punts for touchdowns.
complete schedule through the 1908 season. Carmel The Continentals began to rotate their 44 players,
did not field a team the following year. Unfortunately, allowing Carmel to get their only first down of the
not much is known about these early years as many half against Washington's 3rd string. By the time
of the newspapers and yearbooks that would have the game was over, the score was 104-0. The “drubbing”, as the Indianapolis Star reported it, should
recorded team results have been lost.
have set a local record, but Noblesville lost a game
105-0
twelve years prior.
The second iteration of the program began in 1926
when geography teacher Roy Fosbrink put together a
team and acquired some old uniforms from Purdue.
The Greyhounds were winless their first year.
In fact they would not pick up a win until they upset
Westfield 35-6 in the last game of the 1927 season. In
1928, the team was 1-5-1 with many lopsided defeats.
They fared about the same the following year.
After four abysmal seasons, all the pieces came
together in 1930. The team finished with a record
of 5-1-1. In 1931 Carmel outscored their opponents
136-38 with four shutouts, and finished with a 6-2
record. That season included back-to-back wins over
Broad Ripple (32-0) and Noblesville (35-0).
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Carmel’s woes continued with losses to Broad
Ripple, New Castle and Noblesville before surprising a strong Westfield team with a tie. They tied
Noblesville the following week. By the end of the
season, Carmel was outscored 219-19 and winless.
The team showed improvement the following season
with a blowout win (46-0) against Frankfort but
finished with a record of 1-3-1. The 1934 season was
Carmel’s last until 1951.
It is hard to imagine that a program whose players
today are so numerous they stretch the length of the
field and whose accomplishments in the last decade
are unrivaled in the state was once an underdog,
undersized and struggling. Our city has gone through
a similar transformation. Carmel was a small town
of less than 700 surrounded by farmland in 1932;
today it is Indiana’s 5th largest city. These are our
humble roots. Hopefully we will make an effort to
rediscover them as our city continues to change.
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
April 9, 2pm
“Agricultural Roots” by
John Graves and Panel
May 14
“Visit with a Hoosier Pioneer”,
by Kevin Stonerock
April 28, 11:30-1:30pm
Springtime Luncheon
May 14
HistoryKids Activity Area,
brought to you by Sugarbuzz
May 7, 1-4pm
Members’ Only Exhibit Preview Day,
“The Hoosier Centennial:
A Look Back at the 1916 Celebration”
& “The Story of Carmel”
MAY 8-15 – FOUNDERS’ WEEK
May 8, 1-4pm
Exhibit Opening – “The Hoosier
Centennial: A Look Back at the 1916
Celebration” & “The Story of Carmel”
May 11, 6:30pm
“Quakers and the Underground
Railroad in the mid-19th century”
by Thomas Hamm
May 14
Performance by the Wendy Reed Band
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June 7, 7pm
Phil Dunlap
August 30, 7pm
“The History of the Carmel Dad's Club”
by Dan Chapman
October 20
“The Darker Side of Carmel”
by Andy Wright
November 30
“Carmel's Mid-century Modern Architect,
Avriel Schull” by Connie Ziegler
December 2-3
2oth Annual Holiday Home Tour
ANNUAL REPORT 2015
ANNUAL INDIVIDUAL
CONTRIBUTORS
Joe & Chris Clark
Robert Compton
Charles & Ann Conrad
Thank you to our Annual Contributors! Your gifts Gordon Dennis
have totaled $16,628 in 2015, and allowed us to James & Sue Dillon
pay our bills and our staff, keep our collection safe, Jane F. Englert
and get our creative juices flowing for new projects Matt Frye
to come in 2016. Our sincerest thanks for your Jack & Debbie Gangstad
generosity and your commitment to preserving our Gail L. Gentry
Rebecca Geyer
local history.
Fred
& Alice Hecker
J.C. Heed
$2000
Carol Hinkley
John & Annette Graves
Craig Ito
Sally Kerr
$1500+
Michaelann McIlwraith
Charles & Roxanna Morgan
David
& Barbara Mitchel
Ethel O’Conner
$1000+
Ersal Ozdemir
Carmel Lions Club
Charlene Park
Karri Phelan, Phelan Family Foundation
Kenneth
Peterson
Cherie Piebes
$500-$999
Edna
May Reilly
Julie Holloway, in memory of Vivian Garman
June Ann Roberts
Steve & Jacqueline Kirsh
Myron & Phyllis Rockhill
Virginia & Bob Terpening
Marcia Runkel
Michael & Marianne Schafer
$300-$499
Judi Silverman
Dan Chapman
Jim & Judy Singleton
Nick & Cheryl Davis
Karl Swain
Joan
Wischmeyer
$200-$299
Lilly Endowment
Rose Schnell Cole
Ron & Judy Hagan
Jane Herndon
Bob & Judy Huber
Charles Johnson
Jean Kyle
Joni Scott
Vicki Shaw
$100-$199
Anonymous
Nancy Blondin
Kathy Bolander
Lisamaria Burkhard
Jim Burrell
Donna Bussell
$50-$99
Hamilton County Highway Employees
Nancy Childs
June Clair
Jay Cotton
Dick & Barbara Gibson
Janet Guildenbecher
Jennifer Hershberger, in honor of Paul and Elnora Osler’s 75th Anniversary
Kelly Hindman
Toni Hoffman
Judy Inskeep
Craig & Sharyn Kaiser
Jack King
Verda Klemm
Fire Buffs Museum
Buddy McCart
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ANNUAL REPORT 2015
Kitty McGinnity
Thomas Mitchel
Justin Moffett
Wendy Noble
Betsy North
Edward & Rosie Pursel
Neal & Jan Randall
Cindy Small
Marjorie Stubbs
Steve & Beverly Weaver
Timothy & Dianne Yale
$25-$49
Marlin Anderson
George & Nancy Badgero
Joan & William Ball
Ellen Barmore
Susan Bock
Lois Bowen
George Davis
Megan & Martin Gregor
Hilda Hadley
Jennifer Hershberger
Jack & Elly Hoffman
Alan & Ann January
Donald Jeffries
Jim & Clella Lewis
Roll McLaughlin
Marilyn Melangton
Terry & Donna Prather
Joyce Rogers
Belinda Rulon
Joy Stafford
MOFFITT EXHIBIT FAMILY TREE
CONTRIBUTORS
Thank you to the families who generously funded
the creation and printing of the 40+ foot long Moffitt
family tree that lined the walls of the Monon Depot
Museum during our “My Life Story: The Moffitts”
exhibit this summer.
Craig & Sharyn Kaiser
Jim & Judy Singleton
Rick & Cindy Small
Michael & Marianne Schafer
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NEW LIFE MEMBERS
Charles & Roxanne Morgan
Steve & Jacqueline Kirsh
Bill Pursel
GRANTS
Our deepest thanks goes to the organizations who
have invested in the Carmel Clay Historical Society
with generous grants, which helped us execute some
of our most exciting special projects. In 2015, we
earned a total of $10,750 in grants. These allowed
us to:
•Develop a new digital exhibit that will update
the Depot’s permanent exhibit and celebrate the
Bicentennial Year, “The Story of Carmel, Indiana”,
which will debut in 2016
•Research and coordinate a new historic walking
tour app, with Ball State University and Carmel
Clay Parks & Recreation to be completed in 2016.
•Complete an inventory of our textile collection
and an assessment of the condition and relevance
of each piece in our collection.
•Research and put on two original exhibits, “The
Art of the Love Letter” and “My Life Story: The
Moffitts”
•Prepare an educational presentation to be used in
third grade classrooms
•Process, catalog, and properly store various new
artifacts and documents
Thank you to the Conner’s Trail Questers, for
their $250 grant, Hamilton County Tourism, for
their support of $2500, and to Clay Township, for
their grant of $8,000.
CORPORATE PARTNERS
Our corporate partners are a vital source of income
for the CCHS, and allow us to better our brand
awareness, increase our presence in the community,
and secure crucial funding to execute our projects
and events, like the Springtime Tea, the Holiday
Home Tour, and other special events. Thank you to
our partners for their continued support. If you would
like to know more about how your organization can
ANNUAL REPORT 2015
make a difference in the community by partnering
with the Carmel Clay Historical Society, contact
Whitney, at wdennis@carmelclayhistory.org.
$5,000
Old Town Design Group
$1,000
Senior Home Companions
$500-$999
Leppert Mortuary
Carmel Home Living
Up to $499
Brown Day Mullins Dierdorf Architects
Bussell Family Funerals
Edward Jones, Kelly Hindman
HOLIDAY HOME TOUR
PROGRAM ADVERTISERS
Antique Emporium
Beyond Interiors
Brown Day Mullins Dierdorf
Bub’s Burgers
Bub’s Cafe
Camp Bow Wow
Carmel Old Town Antique Mall
Divvy
Edwards, Smith & Prather
Fearrin Insurance Agency
Jay O’Neil, Sotheby’s International
Jilly Jack Designs
Joe’s Butcher Shop
Kelly Hindman, Edward Jones
Leppert Mortuary
Media Factory
Miller Auto Care
Runyon Equipment Rental
So Chic Home Design & Staging
Soho Café & Gallery
The Great Frame Up
The Mitchell Group, Remax
Westpoint Financial
White’s Ace Hardware
Woodland Terrace
Woody’s Library Restaurant
HOLIDAY HOME TOUR AUCTION
DONORS AND SPECIAL
CONTRIBUTORS
Advantage Medical
Bob and Sally Dennis
Bob Evans
Camp Bow Wow
Christine Owens
Cindy Teeters
Dan and Sue McFeely
Deb and Jack Gangstad
Donatello’s
Fire Buffs Museum
Ginny Terpening
Guillermo Albaladejo
Harry Cooler
Helen Wells Agency
Hilda Hadley
Indiana Historical Society
Jennifer Hershberger
Jilly Jack Designs
Jim Burrell
Langton’s Irish Pub
Matt the Miller’s Tavern
Media Factory
Nick Davis
Carmel Old Town Antique Mall
Republic National Distributing Co
Pure Barre
ReStyled
Salon 01
Susan Bock
The Olive Mill
The Pint Room
Tina’s Traditional Tea Room
Whitney Dennis
BY THE NUMBERS
Visitors
548 people visited the Monon Depot Museum
during weekend open hours
1,040 people connected to their past in the
archives and remotely with research assistance
592 people participated in our programs and
special events
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78 people attended our two exhibit openings that
were featured on the front pages of two newspapers
58 scouts learned about their community at the
Depot
973 students from 9 schools participated in our
“Field Experience” at the Depot and throughout Old
Town
2,000 students learned about Carmel with CCHS
curriculum materials
4,000 students throughout Hamilton County
learned about local history with CCHS-prepared
curriculum materials
192 people enjoyed our Walking Tours of Old Town
145 people reached by a special program out in the
community
These postcards of the Carmel Horse Show were
donated by Bill Pursel. They have been in the Pursel
family since the postcards were printed in 1911. The
Carmel Horse Show was perhaps the biggest annual
event for our small town in the early 20th century.
We are pleased to add these to our photograph
collection!
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Volunteers
Volunteers are a major part of our organization and
are the pulse that keeps us alive. Without them,
none of our programming, exhibits, or special events
would be possible. Thank you to our fantastic and
dedicated volunteers!
The Monon Depot Museum was open for 114 hours
by volunteers and entirely free of charge for the
public to enjoy.
Volunteers contributed a total of 634 hours,
or the equivalent of $11,412 in the archives, at
special events, with scouts, on our walking tours
and with our "Field Experience" with Carmel Clay
School students.
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Carmel, IN 46032
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SPECIAL THANKS IS EXTENDED
TO OUR CORPORATE MEMBERS:
Old Town Design Group
Carmel Home Living - Angela Delise
Media Factory
BDMD Architects
Edward Jones- Kelly Hindman
Bussell Family Funerals
Senior Home Companion
CARMEL CLAY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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