Barbara (Ellett) Dail Remembers Stinesville
Barbara Rose Ellett was born March 12, 1937, in the old Hoadley Mansion in Stinesville, Monroe County, Indiana. Her parents were Charles Homer and Blanche Elizabeth (Baker) Ellett. Her maternal grandparents were Sherman and Sarah Lucy Evaline (Stewart) Baker; her paternal grandparents were W. A. Gorman and Mary Gettysburg “Getty” (Payton) Ellett. Barbara grew up
Electricity in Monroe County Then and Now
The 1880’s saw the advent of human-generated electricity in Monroe County. In November, 1881, the Republican Progress announced that an electric light would be placed on the court house steeple, the power being furnished by a steam engine at Seward’s foundry. But “The electric light is not quite a success. It is unsteady – flares
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