Downtown Corydon - What's Happening?

04/11/2015

LiL Rap invites you to stop by today, during the Hops, Shops, & Pops event. Make your own bracelet from 11-4!

04/03/2015

Flooding is what is happening in downtown Corydon! The building with the green roof is Alstott's Hardware.

03/06/2015

One of the appetizers at our dinner has become a lunchbox staple...but has interesting ties to one of the most gruesome wars in world history! Join us on March 14 at 6 p.m. for Recipes of the Renowned to learn more about this and other foods. Dinner, drinks, and program is only $25/person. Call 812.738.4890 for your tickets!

03/05/2015

Closed today:

Harrison County E-911 (declared State of Emergency - STAY OFF the roads!)
Kentjava Bar
Town Square Gallery
Harrison County Community Services
Harrison County Community Foundation
Albin Jewelers
First Harrison Bank
Heart and Soul Florist
YMCA of Harrison County
Harrison County Highway Department - follow for road updates
Frederick's Cafe LLC
Pfeiffer Jewelers
Habitat for Humanity of Harrison County ReSALEstore
Red White & Blush
Historic Corydon & Harrison County reports that the Blaine Wiseman Visitor Center is closed.
Harrison County Public Library
Harrison County Government Center
Kitchen Conversations
Harper's Barbershop
Dr Black's Eye Associates (Dr. Moss' office)
Emery's Premium Ice Cream
Culver's

02/27/2015

PEZ honors William Henry Harrison.

Yes, there is a PEZ dispenser honoring William Henry Harrison -- the former U.S. president and Indiana territorial governor. Are there any other Hoosiers you believe should be so honored?

02/26/2015

25 February –
1928 – Corydon, IN. Officers of the Indiana Grand Lodge of Masons participate in the ceremonial laying of the cornerstone of the new Harrison County courthouse. The existing Harrison County courthouse is the one which served as the first state capitol building. [Griffin 1, p. 71]

(thank you Mandy Dick for the original post)

02/21/2015

Kentjava Bar - We will open at 10 am this morning, Due to weather. Thank you!

Frederick's Cafe LLC - Fredericks cafe will be opening late today due to the winter storm. We will keep you posted.

02/20/2015

Corydon Jamboree - Hey everyone!!! We wanted to let ya'll know that we have cancelled tomorrow nights show due to the weather we have endured this week. We want our Corydon Jamboree family, friends, and fans to stay safe this weekend. We hope to see everyone back next weekend!!!

Corydon Moose Lodge - It's Ribeye night folks!!!! Come on out and have dinner and sing your favorite tune. Elaine will be there for karaoke. SEE YOU THERE!

Kentjava Bar - TGIF! I hope you have all survived the snow and frigid temps this week! Despite the cold temps yesterday, we had a lot of people come in for the Jambalaya and Cajun Turkey Panini's. Have a great Day!
Millie is back today baking fresh pastries. The Soup of the Day is Chicken Noodle. This soup is made with thick egg noodles, almost like dumplings, with carrots and celery. It's delish!!!

Harrison County Fair - Stay warm everyone! The fair is in 142 days! Think warm thoughts!!

Kitchen Conversations - In recognition of lent, we will have minestrone and broccoli cheese soup in addition to vegetable beef soup. Also offering tuna salad sandwiches, made with tuna, celery, relish, & crushed egg, with dill pickles on the side, as well as chicken salad.

If we get ice tonight, we will most likely be closed tomorrow. Ice is the only weather element that will keep me home.

Red White & Blush - Depending on the form our weather takes overnight and into tomorrow will directly impact whether or not we will be able to open. We are open today until 7 if you need to pick up wine or beer for the weekend. We will post in the morning to let you know if we are open or not. Stay warm and be safe this evening.

02/17/2015

These businesses have posted whether they are open or closed today:

Albin Jewelers
Town Square Gallery
Frederick's Cafe LLC
Point Blank Brewing Company
Kent Java Bar
Kitchen Conversations

The Corydon Democrat and Chamber of Commerce of Harrison County, Historic Corydon & Harrison County, and YMCA of Harrison County have also made some postings about other community events.

02/08/2015

HEART Humane Society meets 2nd Tuesday of the month at 6:30 in the library. Click the link below for this month's e-news.

02/05/2015

A bit of Corydon history:

5 February –
1959 – Corydon, IN. “Kean’s Kolum” in the "Corydon Republican" points out that the state of Indiana did not own the land on which the old capitol building sits, until the state purchased the site in 1917, to create the park. All the years preceding, from 1808 until 1917, the ground belonged to Harrison County, even while the courthouse (i.e.: the old capitol) served the state. [Griffin 2; p. 29]

(Thank you Mandy Dick for the post)

01/13/2015

Indiana Territory in 1805

On January 11, 1805, the United States Congress passed a law forming the Michigan Territory, thus dividing the Indiana Territory once again.

01/07/2015

6 January –
1814 – Corydon, IN. The Legislative Assembly rebukes Governor Thomas Posey. Three weeks after taking office as Territorial Governor, Posey had sent the following to the Legislative Council: I wish you to communicate to your honorable body, that the delicate state of my health will not admit of my longer continuance in this place [Corydon]. I find myself badly situated on account of medical aid. My physician is at Louisville, and I have taken all the medicine brought with me.
Whereupon, the governor removed himself to Jeffersonville, where he could commune more readily with his physician in Louisville. This occasioned an expense of $50 per day for the legislature to send a courier back and forth to Jeffersonville. (See 1 May 1813; 6 December 1813; 3 March 1813 25 May 1813.) [Griffin 1, p. 27]

Thank you Mandy Dick for the original post.

10/30/2014

Massage and Body Works is having an open house every Saturday in November. SCOUT MOUNTAIN will be having wine tasting the first 3 weekends. Come in and register to win massages,yoga class and other door prizes. Free health screenings. Discounts on early registration on classes. At OLD NORTH BRIDGE ROAD. 12-4

10/04/2014

4 October –
1819 – Corydon, IN. To the Trustees of the Town of Corydon,
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that they labor under considerable inconvenience in consequence of the ordinance of your body prohibiting persons verding articles in the Market House on Market Day before sunrise. Your petitioners see no good regulation of the sort, and believing that its abolition will be of public benefit they solicit your interference.
Signed: Jeremiah Tarlton, Joseph Kinhead, Dudley Gresham, James Kintner, Henry Bugher, R. Ligget, Henry Rice, John T. Jameson, H.W. Heth, Jesse West, Peter Kintner, James Wilson, James Stewart, J. B. Slaughter, Abs. Branham and David Byrn.
Corydon, October 4, 1819
When this petition was found by Deputy Auditor Miss Lizzie Brewster, at the time county records were transferred to the new courthouse, in 1928. She could find no record that this petition was successful, and people were left to consider that it may yet be illegal to vend articles in the Market House on Market Day before sunrise. [Griffin 2, p. 14]

(Thanks Mandy Dick for the info)

08/20/2014

“Theodore Roosevelt” to visit Corydon

The Historical Society of Harrison County & the Harrison County Public Library invite you to jointhem on Aug. 23, 2014 with a trip back in time with Theodore Roosevelt.

1:00 pm - Opening remarks at Gov. Frank O’Bannon statue, on the square

1:15 pm - Presentation at Wright Interpretive Center, 226 E. Walnut.

2:15 pm - Teddy Bear Story, Posey House, 225 Oak St. (photo opportunity available)

For more info call 812-736-2373

07/10/2014

The Historical Society of Harrison County invites you to a Saturday Morning workday (July 12th) for anyone who wants to help sand/stain easels for the upcoming "Harrison County Driving Tour" exhibit...Posey House lawn @ 9:00 am.

We are getting closer to a county museum.

06/21/2014

20 June –
1815 – Corydon, IN. Abandoning the superheated “courthouse on the hill,” the members of the constitutional convention conclude their work, in the shade of the Constitution Elm. [Griffin2, p. 13]

(Thank you Mandy Dick for the bit of history)