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Historical marker dedicated

10/25/2017

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SUBMITTED PHOTOS Larry VanArendonk (from left) and Samatha and Molly Hansen unveil the marker.
A historical marker about the “lost” town of Gallaudet was dedicated Saturday during a special event sponsored by the Franklin Township Historical Society, which had the marker erected.

The marker, titled “Gallaudet Station: The Town That Never Happened,” is located at 5605 S. Franklin Road. The unveiling featured special speakers and a catered luncheon.

The town of Gallaudet was the idea of mid-1800s landowner James S. Brown, a Franklin Township resident who was superintendent of the Indiana School for the Deaf. Brown named his town for Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, co-founder of the first school for the deaf in North America.

A post office was established there in January 1854, and Indianapolis & Cincinnati Railroad trains dropped mail at the depot twice a day. A store, a coal yard and sawmill were established, but Brown’s hoped-for town never fully developed.
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Local historian and author Sylvia C. Henricks, a longtime president of the society, is mentioned on the marker. She died earlier this year just short of her 95th birthday. Her granddaughters, Samatha and Molly Hansen, helped to unveil the marker.
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Recognized for compassion and kindness

10/18/2017

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PHOTO COURTESY OF SISTER MARY LUKE JONES The Benedictine Sisters of Our Lady of Grace Monastery hosted their 10th annual Angels of Grace Awards luncheon and fashion show Sept. 30, during which three women were recognized for bettering the lives of others through their acts of compassion and kindness. Amanda Evans-Clark (from left) received the Archangel Gabriel Award for being messenger of hope and comfort for those on the journey with loved ones suffering from cancer. The Archangel Michael Award went to Donita Royal for defending mothers who have lost children to violence, and the Archangel Raphael Award was presented to Tina McIntosh for being a companion to the aged and infirm.
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