Mooresville (Indiana) Local History Treasure Trove

Exploring the local history of Mooresville, Morgan County, Indiana.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Samuel Moore, Founder of Mooresville, Indiana

›
Town Plat of Mooresville, Indiana (1825) (Click Image to Enlarge) Mooresville, Indiana was founded in 1824 by Samuel Moore (1799-188...
Monday, May 10, 2010

Highlights of Historic Mooresville, Indiana Bus Tour (Aug. 2009)

›
In August, 2009, as part of its staff in-service, Mooresville Public Library provided a bus tour of historic houses, buildings, and sites i...
Saturday, May 8, 2010

The Snake Pit, by Mary Jane Ward

›
Our book trailer below features The Snake Pit, by Indiana-born author Mary Jane Ward. Although the book was published in 1946, it is a bl...
Friday, May 7, 2010

"Old Settlers" Folk Song

›
Does your hometown have a theme song? As discussed in one of our earlier blog posts, Mooresville, Indiana received its unofficial "to...
Thursday, May 6, 2010

Old Settlers Picnic & Festival

›
The Old Settlers fair , held at the beginning of August in Mooresville, Indiana, began as a town picnic in 1870. Long-time sponsor, ...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
William R. Buckley
I worked at Mooresville (Indiana) Public Library for 16 years and, among other things, was responsible for the library's Indiana Room and genealogy collections, which included local history archives. I first visited Mooresville in 1977. I've lived in or near Mooresville for 30 years.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.