Hometown: Tipp City Memories, Part 1

Tipp City was founded in 1840 as Tippecanoe and it was named after the ninth President of the USA, William Henry Harrison…

Susie Spitler 3/9/25 Susie Spitler 3/9/25

For the Record: The Village of Frederick Part 2

In 1916, J.P. Miller started a limestone business and opened Millers' Grove, which provided 40 acres of family entertainment….

Susie Spitler 2/1/25 Susie Spitler 2/1/25

Vintage Tipp

Wealthy distillery owner Sidney Chaffee added floors and rooms to an existing structure on the southwest corner of Main and Second Streets…

Greg Enslen 12/6/24 Greg Enslen 12/6/24

Vintage Tipp

The Tippecanoe Historical Society (THS) mystery picture is part of a set of various items that were, at one time, in almost every kitchen in Tipp City…

Susie Spitler 11/29/24 Susie Spitler 11/29/24

For the Record

In Union Township tobacco was once a crop as important as corn, soybeans and wheat. Now there are only the strip sheds where it was hung for curing…

Submitted 11/22/24 Submitted 11/22/24

Civil War Historian Visits the Optimists

Phil Spaugy, a Civil War historian with extensive knowledge of the battles, as well as weapons and the soldiers involved in that war…

Susie Spitler 10/12/24 Susie Spitler 10/12/24

For the Record - The Martindale Brothers Part 2

In 1915, Albert Martindale opened a general store in Pattytown, a crossroads in western Miami County...

Matt Clevenger 9/20/24 Matt Clevenger 9/20/24

Monroe Federal has been around forever

It’s been almost 150 years since Monroe Federal Savings and Loan first started serving residents of Tipp City. Now, members are currently in the midst of a vote that could determine...