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Smithville Saloon Gets Rude Treatment

May 16, 2022Monroe Historyevents, placesJames May, Saloons, Smithville

“Looking Back” by Rose McIlveen March 28, 1987 Monday, August 29, 1898, was not a run-of-the-mill kind of day in Smithville. That was when the locals awoke to discover that in the near future, at least, they would have father to go to to “wet their whistles.” Chirped the Bloomington Courier, “The people of Smithville have a

Hays Market One of a Kind

Aug 8, 2018Monroe History3 Commentspeople, placesBloomington, Cavaness, Currie, Curry, Garage, Hays, Indiana, Market, Monroe County, Morton Street, Quarries, Sixth Street, Smithville

Many people who have lived for a while in Bloomington remember Hays Market at 6th and Morton streets. It wasn’t always a market, however, and the stone carving over the door provides a clue to its origins. The first owner of the building was Lawrence Currie and his son, John. Lawrence Currie, whose name was

Delbert L. Mayle: What of the “Others”

Jan 29, 2018Monroe HistorywehiaDelbert L. Mayle, Other, Smithville, Stinesville

In December 1971, my husband and I adopted a child. Not just any child, a biracial child. It was specifically what we wanted. He was 8-months old, beautiful and the color of caramel. At that time, I was taking classes at IU, and soon after the adoption I had to register for additional classes.