Ladoga Album - Montgomery InGenWeb Project

NOTE: Here's info about one of the above players and his brother (I put on Facebook after Elda put the super pic up :) -- Harry Curry and his brother Johnny played for Ladoga in the early 1900s. They were sons of Adam and Mary Thompson Curry and two of their eight children. Although John didn't go far in baseball, Harry did indeed. Here's a tidbit stating they joined the O.P. (Ohio Pennsylvania my brother thinks) League and more about him -- Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Review Jan 3, 1907 - Ladoga has the honor of producing two more prospective fast baseball players, Harry and John Curry. Ladoga's fast battery received their contract from Manager Berybill of the O.P. League. The Curry boys have many enthusiastic admirers. Ladoga has produced many exceedingly fast ball players and but few players of much merit. It is hoped that the Curry boys may some day be of credit to the town for both boys were born and reared here. -- Harry served in WWI and married afterwards at age 33 to a local gal, Gertrude Platt. It is very odd that on her death certificate it says she was never married although she and her mother lived with him (she listed as wife) for 21 years (through two census records). He was tall, stout, had blue eyes, light brown hair and worked in a pool room when he went to the service, although most of his years he was a presser in various dry cleaning businesses (Gertrude's parents, Thomas and Rose Chastain Platt may have had one and taught him the trade or else Rose just worked there right after Thomas' death). John Curry passed away after a quick sickness of less than a day in the Cold Springs Road VA Hospital on the 9th of July 1950 having either divorced or left Gertrude and possibly remarried to a young gal, having one child, Mary (named for his mother?). READ below for brother Harry Like · Reply · 24 mins · Edited Karen Zach Karen Zach Now, for Harry. William D. Harrison Curry was born in Pittsboro (Hendricks County) on the 9th day of September (wrap-up season beginning for baseball) of 1884, the 2nd child of Adam and Mary (Thompson) Curry, joining a sister Maude. His baseball-playing brother joined them three years later. Add four more sisters (Cora; Gussie; Daisy and Lottie) and the youngest Charles, being slight less than 20 years difference between Harry and his younger brother. Harry spent many years as a barber, retired at the time of his death in Lizton 15 days before Christmas in 1971. He and wife, Minnie Trammel (born in Boone County) were married 54 happy years and parented Bill; Lowell; Ron and Carlton Curry. When he registered for WWI (don't think he went) he was described as being medium height, medium build, blue eyed and had brown hair, sounds about like Harry only he might have been slightly taller and a bit chubbier. Wish we knew more about Harry's baseball days. If anyone finds out, let me know :) Harry did go on to play some semi-pro ball in Texas and a few other western states plus more in Indiana before settling down in Lizton. And, Elda Herbison giving you full credit of course, do you mind if I use this on my GenWeb page ? PLEASE :) www.ingenweb.org/inmontgomery/

Bicyclists - what a nifty pic, Bill - thanks

Canning Factory - see also Rapp Buggy Company  

Christian Church  - LOVE the stick(ish) people

Christian Church & Tabernacle - thanks, Bill B

 (23 February 2023)

Damewood Bridge (sometimes called Sellers Bridge - both Damewood and Sellers lived here) - West of Ladoga behind the sewage treatment plant.  -  shared by Bill Boone on the Ladoga FB page

Damewood Springs -different than one below (thanks to Bill Boone)

I Remember - by Eileen Zachary Vice - about Ladoga in the older times - for the Sesquicentennial

Ladoga Canners - Make Sure you check out Bill's super-dee-duper Ladoga Canners site - it's awesome!

Midland Depot - thanks Bill B