Roberts Settlement Blog
Stories of Our Descendants: LaVella Hyter
What is it like to be around greatness everyday? LaVella Hyter is absolutely the person to answer this question. Bring your imagination because this answer isn’t a sentence. It’s a picture of history through memory and feeling. LaVella Hyter on the Greatness of Roberts Settlement Hyter – like her brother, Vincent Newsom, and their other…
Stories of Our Descendants: Vincent Newsom
For Vincent Newsom, much of his Roberts Settlement memory is built upon the small, everyday moments of generational family community. Sunday dinners, his great grandmother’s journals, and the annual homecoming celebrations of his childhood fill in his story as he recounts the role of the Roberts Settlement in his life. This makes sense as Newsom,…
Stories of Our Descendants: Lezli Davis
Lezli Davis’ affinity for genealogy has served her – and the Roberts Settlement – well. Davis’ gift for connecting the historical dots has given her several discoveries over the years as she persistently works to put names from documents to faces in photographs – some dating back to the 1800s. Lezli Davis Finds Joy in…
Press Release: The Legacy Gardens Deepen Visitor Experience at Roberts Settlement
Aracdia, Ind. — Visitors to Roberts Settlement will now experience an even richer connection to one of Indiana’s most significant historic communities with the addition of the Legacy Gardens, a thoughtfully designed native landscape that enhances the site’s Legacy Walk. Planted in May, the Legacy Gardens create an immersive natural setting surrounding the Legacy Walk,…
Stories of Our Descendants: Bryan Glover
Spend a moment talking with Bryan Glover and you’ll immediately feel his passion and appreciation for the Roberts Settlement. Be warned, this love of lineage and all that comes with this particular history is contagious. Bryan Glover on What He’s Learned Through Roberts Settlement Like many Roberts Settlement descendants, Glover’s genealogy can be traced to…
Winburn Quilt Takes Honors
A quilt created by Roberts Settlement descendant Alzadia (Roberts) Winburn in 1958 took “People’s Choice” honors at the recent Fabric Arts Show, hosted by the Hamilton County Bicentennial Commission in partnership with the Nickel Plate Arts. Alzadia Winburn was born at Roberts Settlement in 1871 to Nancy and John Roberts and was the granddaughter of Hamilton…