Stinesville – Monroe County History Center

The Murder of Elsworth “Elzie” Easton

Oct 28, 2019Monroe Historypeople, places, wehiaBuskirk, crime, Douglass, Easton, Stinesville

Blog post by Randi Richardson The story below was taken from an article titled “Double Murder, Terrible Shooting Affair,” published in the Bloomington Telephone on December 27, 1889, and found in the clipping file at the research library, Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. It was abbreviated from the lengthy original as shown by the

Jennie Easton’s Hotel a Stinesville Landmark

Oct 21, 2019Monroe History2 Commentspeople, places, wehiabusinesses, Buskirk, crime, Douglass, Easton, Stinesville

Blog post by Randi Richardson The story below is from upon an article titled “Aunt Jennie’s ‘New’ Hotel Has a Place in History,” published in the Bloomington (IN) Saturday Courier, on May 13, 1955, p. 1B. It is abbreviated from the original as shown by the ellipsis. The Monon railroad, by coming to Stinesville instead

Barbara (Ellett) Dail Remembers Stinesville

Aug 13, 2018Monroe History1 Commentpeople, placesBaker, Dail, Ellett, Indiana, Monroe County, Monroe County History Center, Payton, 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

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.