In His Own Words

Several years ago I sat down with a tape recorder to ask grandpa (Raymond Biddle) a few questions about growing up. He filled a 90 minute cassette tape. Here is the first five minutes of that audio (embellished with a few pictures).

verbal tags: North East, Maryland, sinking of the Titanic, Cedarville, Ohio, World War I, Great Depression, 1932, tuberculosis, sanatorium, Baptist Mid-Missions, Hilo, Hawaii, gospel services, pidgin English, World War II, Navy transport, pastorate, Rutland, Beloit, Westville

Dana Softball Team Opens Season Sunday

reprinted from the Dana News, June 1949
The recently organized Dana Softball team journeyed to Ridgefarm Sunday only to come home on the tail end of a 3 - 2 count. Maurice McCullough pitching for the locals, allowed only 3 hits while striking out 6 but his teammates couldn't produce the run needed to tie. Dana short stop, Royce King, hit a 4 bagger with catcher Don Haase on base, for the two Dana runs. White, Strubinger and Pearson each gathered one for the winners with the bases empty.
The Dana team will go on to Montezuma Monday night to play an exhibition game under the lights with the W.R.O.W team.

Winter Ride

Nancy McMahon out for a pony ride with her father, Maurice McMahon, c. 1950's.

A young Nancy visiting the pony.

Hoosier Originals

A recent Land Patent Search turned up some interesting results. I found the original land purchase when William McCullough moved to Indiana from Tennessee in 1837. Family always said they were from the Brazil, Indiana area, which is partly true but the land is actually in Putnam county. William purchased up to five patents and two of his sons, West and Thomas bought more just down the road.
It was also interesting to google map the location and see what it looks like now. Martin Van Buren is listed as the US President on the document and Millard Fillmore on some of the others. so it looks like the McCulloughs have been Hoosiers almost since the beginnning.