A still taken from the mid-1930s Noblesville Kiwanis Club film. (Photo provided)
In the mid-1930s, the Noblesville Kiwanis Club made a film of its charitable activities in town. County historian David Heighway worked with the Library of Congress to digitize the film, which is being enhanced to make it clearer.
In the next Noblestories, Heighway will show the film and tell the backstory behind this fascinating historical record of life in Noblesville during the Great Depression. Another film of a 1944 Lion’s Club Horse Show will also be shown as part of the program.
Please join for the next Noblestories program at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24 at Logan Street Sanctuary, 1274 Logan St., Noblesville.
The 1936 Home Ec Club. (First row, from left) Martha Davis, Gracieann Ogle, Eileen Abbott, Geneva Durbin, Mary Musselman, Helen Walton and Ruth Roberts. (Second row, from left) Anita Kepner, Maurine Scherer, Dorothy Dashiel, Helen Dashiel, Lois Goodwin, Betty Davis, Betty Thomas and Ulin Castor. (Third row, from left) Helen Bryant, Geraldine Goldsmith, Thelma Shugart, Miss Stevenson (sponsor), Katherine Musselman, Geneva Mushrush and Athlyn Brown. (Photo provided)
Noblestories is a program of the Noblesville Preservation Alliance that gives today’s residents a glimpse into Noblesville’s past. The Noblesville Preservation Alliance is partnering with Hamilton County Television to present and preserve these memories to help inform and enrich the lives of current and future residents. The event will be streamed live on Hamilton County TV and be available for viewing afterward at noblesvillepreservation.com.
This is the third in the series, which also included memories of high school in the 1960s and the Firestone plant.
Noblestories is free and open to the public. Everyone is encouraged to participate with questions and commentary.