Contributed by Teresa Douglass, Genealogy Specialist
As the dog days of summer come to a close, we give a shout-out to our four-legged companions and take a look back at some well-loved canines of the past.
Dr. Guy D. Baker of Crandall, Indiana (left), and Paul Reynolds of New Albany, Indiana (right) are pictured at the 1947 annual meeting of the Hoosier Fox Hunters Association. The foxhound in the photo belonged to Reynolds and won first place in the derby at the event.
The Griffin family dog, John Henry, leaps over the fence at the Porter-Griffin house toward Maurice Griffin in front of the home on Walnut Street in Corydon ca. 1910.
Patrick and Helen Porter Griffin sit near their fireplace with John Henry sitting at their feet.
A young Bonnie Eckart (1933-2023) stands for a photograph with her dog Trixie ca. 1938. Bonnie was the daughter of Straude Ray and Myrtle McKim Eckart.
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Standing beside the logging truck on Harry Conrad’s farm east of Corydon, near the Grange Hall ca. 1936 were, from left: Clarence Crecelius, Tom Crecelius, Oscar Crecelius, and Alvin “Smitty” Smith with “Peanuts” the dog.
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