Joseph L. Skvarenina Newspaper Article Collection, 1989-2018

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Joseph L. Skvarenina Newspaper Article Collection, 1989-2020

Repository
Hancock County Public Library
900 West McKenzie Road
Greenfield, IN 46140
Phone: [phone] ext. 240
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.hcplibrary.org

Creator
Joseph L. Skvarenina

Title
Joseph L. Skvarenina Newspaper Article Collection, 1989-2020

Language
Materials are in English

Abstract
The following is a collection of articles written by Joseph Skvarenina. Skvarenina has served as
the Hancock County Historian since 1992. He has additionally been involved in various history
and service related organizations across the county. His research interest primarily consists of
local history matters, this includes: businesses, churches, local philanthropic organizations,
schools, war veterans, the civil rights movement and minority events, recording oral histories,
and the World Wars.

Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.

Biographical Note
Joseph Skvarenina received his Bachelor of Science in Education and History and Master of
Education degrees from Kent State University. He has been employed at the American Cancer
Society, the Christian Advocate, Lutheran High School, the National Benevolent Association,
Habitat for Humanity, Center for Leadership Development, the Indiana-Kentucky Synod
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Ivy Tech Community College. Mr. Skvarenina
has also written a weekly history article for the Greenfield Daily Reporter newspaper, has
published several books and articles, contributes to the Hancock County Historical Society’s
“Log Chain” newsletter, and has served as Hancock County Historian since 1992.

While living in Hancock County, Skvarenina has been heavily involved with local history
organizations as both a member and officer. They include:
Freetown Village, board member
Greenfield Historic Landmarks, founding member
Hancock County Historical Society, president
Historic Cemetery Commission, member
Indiana National Road Association, board member
Riley Old Home Society, vice president
Shirley Historical Society, board member

For his service to his community, Skvarenina was awarded the key to the City of Greenfield by
Mayor Keith J. McClarnon and was recognized by the Indiana General Assembly. He has also
been awarded the “Distinguished Hoosier” award by Indiana Governor Frank O’Bannon and the
2015 Hubert Hawkins History Award by the Indiana Historical Society.

Arrangement
This collection is comprised of two sections, articles written from 1989-2001 and 2008-2020.

The “Hancock County Connection and Yesterday Revisited articles, 1989-2001” section features
articles written from 1989-2001 that appeared primarily in The Daily Reporter and later in The
Ad News. The collection was created in the form of scrapbooks for Skvarenina by local historian
and genealogist Sue Baker. Articles are arranged as they appeared in the scrapbook. More
information is available in that section.

Articles written from 2008-2020 appeared in The Daily Reporter. Articles are provided as they
were sent to library staff prior to before editing and publication. They have only been formatted
for this document. No changes have been made to text. Articles are arranged in descending
chronological order by date of publication.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation:
One may cite articles in citation format of ones choosing. The Library asks that if information
was found through the use of this collection that proper credit be attributed. An example may
include, “Courtesy of the Hancock County Public Library, Greenfield, Indiana” with a link to the
collection.

Provenance:
Gift of Joseph L. Skvarenina, 10 February 2011.

Processing Information:
Processed by Paul McNeil.
Completed in 2016

Updates
This PDF and the collection is regularly updated.
Last updated: 2020-11-19
Hancock County Connection and Yesterday Revisited articles, 1989 to 2001

The following dates and titles correspond to articles written by Joseph Skvarenina. They
appeared primarily in The Daily Reporter (Greenfield, Indiana) under the column name
“Hancock County Connection” and later in The Ad News (Greenfield, Indiana) under the column
name “Yesterday Revisited plus other items.” In the first article of the series the newspaper
states that “Hancock County Connection” was scheduled to be published the second Monday of
each month on the Viewpoint page.

All dates and indexing information has been pulled from scrapbooks created by local historian
and genealogist Sue Baker for Skvarenina. They comprise three volumes. Volume one spans
March 1989 to December 1992, page 1 to 38. Volume two spans January 1993 to December
1995, page 39 to 75. Volume three spans January 1996 to 2001, page 76 to 98.

Each entry below is comprised of a title, date and page number. Titles are original to piece. If
no title was present, column name was used. Dates used are ones provided by Sue Baker. Page
numbers listed refer to the scrapbook page number. Page numbers are continuous through all
three volumes. Articles are listed in order as they appear in scrapbooks.

An index was created by Baker for each volume. The corresponding index follows the article
list.

Volume I, March 1989 to December 1992

Was Benjamin Harrison here?, 1989-03-13, page 1.
One-room schools rich part of past, 1989-04-10, page 1.
Residents share thoughts on one-room school days, 1989-05-08, page 2.
Alamo, more schools, service stations, ghosts, 1989-06-11, page 3.
Hancock County Connection, 1989-07, page 3.
Tailholt, Queen Anne, Truman…, 1989-08-14, page 4.
Morehead, more Truman, round barns, Vawter, 1989-11-11, page 5.
Restaurants, groceries, diners, Riley…, 1989-10-09, page 5.
Toll road, Lilly, jails, Harris school, 1989-11-13, page 6.
Bidgood, Truman, Bryan, paupers, 1989-12-11, page 6.
Riley, Burma Shave, Valentine’s Day, Hough family, 1990-02-10?, page 7.
Lincoln school, Chinese, Kent State, 1990-01-08, page 7.
Kroger, Rody’s have lengthy county histories, 1990-03, page 8.
Riley Home, period cooking revive past, 1990-04-09, page 8.
Former buildings, rocks help revive past, 1990-05-14, page 9.
Remember Greenfield in ’29?, 1990-06-11, page 9.
Newspaper ads reveal history, 1990-07-09, page 10.
Doe Creek tackles oral history project, 1990-11-13, page 10.
Varied architecture paints county history, 1990-09-10, page 11.
Old swimmin’ hole site debated, 1990-10-01, page 11.
Mt. Comfort, Shirley look back, 1990-10-08, page 12.
Remember police cars without radios?, 1990-11, page 12.
Genealogy, liar’s bench links to history, 1990-12-10, page 13.
County past includes Carry Nation visit, 1991-01-14, page 14.
Historian seeks names, photos, models, 1991-02-11, page 15.
Tenderloins, JPs share in history, 1991-03-11, page 16.
Readers share yesteryear tidbits, 1991-04-08, page 17.
Unsolved murders, Pasco’s recalled, 1991-08-12, page 18.
Crosleys, Jell-O, camp long on history, 1991-05-13, page 19.
County recalls Kettery, Tindall, old city, 1991-06-10, page 20.
Who made city tick from 1900 on?, 1991-07-08, page 21.
Indiana no novice in national spotlight, 1991-07-31, page 22.
Groceries, banking share family roots in county, 1991-09, page 23.
Knights of Pythias tell much of past, 1991-10-14, page 24.
Presidential blizzard near, 1991-10-16, page 25.
Bread only 8 cents, eggs 7; Rent $7, 1991-11-11, page 26.
City grocers plentiful in early years, 1992-01-13, page 27.
Woman shares fond memories of ‘30s, 1992-02-10, page 28.
Maxwell’s history includes tough times, 1992-03-09, page 29.
Do you remember all those groceries, 1992-05-11, page 30.
Commentary: 1992 time to throw bums out?, 1992-05-04, page 31.
Warrington dates to 1834, 1992-06-09, page 32.
Account shares twist on Riley, 1992-07-13, page 33.
Stories relive Brown Township’s past, 1992-08-12, page 34.
Home remedies can cure it all, 1992-09-14, page 35.
If you cherish part of the past, share it, 1992-10-12, page 36.
Do you remember where to find…?, 1992-11-09, page 37.
Reader recalls fond days at Cozy Hotel, Restaurant, 1992-12-14, page 38.

Volume II, January 1993 to December 1995

Westland, Maxwell restore memories, 1993-01-11, page 39.
Yearbooks reveal much of early 1900s, 1993-02-09, page 40.
Path to White House enters county, 1993-02-19, page 40.
School days big part of county’s past, 1993-03-08, page 41.
Lincoln shares in county’s history, 1993-04-12, page 42.
Cemeteries tell much of county’s past, 1993-05-10, page 43.
History hides in house, restaurant, 1993-06-14, page 44.
Riley tales include more than poetry, 1993-07-12, page 45.
Family trees can be tough to follow, 1993-08-09, page 46.
Gas boom busy time in Greenfield, 1993-09-13, page 47.
Hutton, Zion, Legion linked to past, 1993-11-08, page 48.
Truman advises not to live in past, 1993-12-13, page 49.
Tombstones, books reveal life in county, 1994-01-10, page 50.
Ruth Bundy shares much about county, 1994-03-14, page 51.
County women longtime hoop players, 1994-04-11, page 52.
Historical markers offer glimpse at past, 1994-05-9, page 53.
County cemeteries wealth of history, 1994-06-13, page 54.
Descendant traces roots to county, 1994-07-11, page 55.
Did Dillinger ever hide out here?, 1994-08-08, page 56.
Ex-governor has legal ties to county, 1994-09-12, page 57.
Fire department celebrates centennial, 1994-10-06, page 58.
Church gets start in family homes, 1994-10-10, page 59.
Riley heritage lives on in county, 1994-11-14, page 60.
Cars, schools, jail share parts of past, 1994-12-12, page 61.
Commentary: Apathy aside, it’s time for real election, 1994-12-21, page 62.
Basics way of life for area’s Amish, 1994-01-24, page 62.
Beacon, doll, food shed light on past, 1994-02-14, page 63.
Histories valuable link to county past, 1995-01-09, page 64.
Arbuckle roots firm in Greenfield, 1995-02-13, page 65.
Grave marker’s owner ‘killed by 8 Democrats,’ 1995-03-13, page 66.
What inspired Riley’s ‘Frost’ poem?, 1995-04-10, page 67.
‘Growing up in county’ focus of history project, 1995-05-08, page 68.
Riley’s life big mark on area history, 1995-06-12, page 69.
German heritage New Palestine pillar, 1995-07-12, page 70.
Fair goers among those to share past, 1995-08-14, page 71.
Several claim link to Ole Swimmin’ Hole, 1995-09-11, page 72.
History paints county’s pioneer days, 1995-10-09, page 73.
Basketball, Riley, chapel share past, 1995-11-13, page 74.
Coca-Cola has roots in Hoosier history, 1995-12-11, page 75.