• Steve Roush 28 October 2020

    1960s: Do you remember Stockwell’s?

    Ladies and gentlemen, since prices in the 1960s are so “inexpensive,” at least compared to today’s inflated dollars, wouldn’t it be nice to purchase some 1960s furniture to decorate a room in your home? In Hillsboro in the early 1960s, we have a few places to choose from, among them: D.M. Evans Co.; Johnnie’s Bargain Center; Pierce Furniture; Phillips Furniture; and Stockwell Furniture Co.
  • Steve Roush 21 October 2020
    The 1960s: Do you remember fallout shelters?
    Ladies and gentlemen, we’re having lots of fun in Hillsboro in the early 1960s. We’ve gassed up a classic Studebaker, bought ’60s clothes, did some grocery shopping at Albers on West Main and Kroger on Muntz Street, took in a couple of movies, went to the county fair and watched a couple of Hillsboro High School football games.
  • Steve Roush 7 October 2020
    The 1960s: Do you remember Kroger on Muntz and TV Stamps?
    Kroger wasn’t located on Harry Sauner Road in the 1960s. It wasn’t at Highland Plaza, as it was when I was in school. It was at 185 Muntz Street in Hillsboro – which is now the Highland County Senior Center, and has been for some time. Before it was on Muntz, Kroger was on South High Street in uptown Hillsboro.
  • Steve Roush 30 September 2020
    The 1960s: Do you remember Albers?
    Ladies and gentlemen, since we’ve gone back to Hillsboro in the 1960s, we’ve stopped in at local auto dealers, gas stations and clothing stores. We’ve even visited the county fair and took in a couple of films at the Colony Theatre and a drive-in movie at Roselawn in Allensburg. I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to get a little hungry. Let’s do a little grocery shopping.
  • Steve Roush 22 September 2020
    The days of Kane
    Ladies and gentlemen, most folks would think I’ve led a wooden, repetitive life – nothing to write home about. And perhaps that’s true. After all, I’ve spent most my life hanging out in a barn. I spent so much time in that barn I forgot all about my former life. Oh, I vaguely remember bits and pieces here and there, but that was so long ago I don’t know how long ago that was.
  • Steve Roush 22 September 2020
    The days of Kane
    Ladies and gentlemen, most folks would think I’ve led a wooden, repetitive life – nothing to write home about. And perhaps that’s true. After all, I’ve spent most my life hanging out in a barn. I spent so much time in that barn I forgot all about my former life. Oh, I vaguely remember bits and pieces here and there, but that was so long ago I don’t know how long ago that was.
  • Steve Roush 22 September 2020
    The days of Kane
    Ladies and gentlemen, most folks would think I’ve led a wooden, repetitive life – nothing to write home about. And perhaps that’s true. After all, I’ve spent most my life hanging out in a barn. I spent so much time in that barn I forgot all about my former life. Oh, I vaguely remember bits and pieces here and there, but that was so long ago I don’t know how long ago that was.
  • Steve Roush 22 September 2020
    The days of Kane
    Ladies and gentlemen, most folks would think I’ve led a wooden, repetitive life – nothing to write home about. And perhaps that’s true. After all, I’ve spent most my life hanging out in a barn. I spent so much time in that barn I forgot all about my former life. Oh, I vaguely remember bits and pieces here and there, but that was so long ago I don’t know how long ago that was.
  • Steve Roush 10 September 2020
    Hillsboro department stores: Do you remember these?
    Ladies and gentlemen, now that we’re back in the 1960s, we should probably get some ’60s clothes.
  • Steve Roush 10 September 2020
    Hillsboro department stores: Do you remember these?
    Ladies and gentlemen, now that we’re back in the 1960s, we should probably get some ’60s clothes.
  • Steve Roush 2 September 2020
    Hillsboro service stations: Do you remember these?
    Ladies and gentlemen, let’s go back to the 1960s, a time where if you were wearing a mask, chances are it was either Halloween or you were trying to rob someone.
  • Steve Roush 12 August 2020
    Harriet Fenner: The first lady of the CCAO
    Harriet Amelia (Hack) Fenner was, and still is, the only woman elected as a commissioner of Highland County.
  • Steve Roush 29 July 2020
    BR Duckworth: Greenfield educator, conservationist
    Benton Raymond “BR” Duckworth lived 106 years and was well-known as a longtime educator at the Greenfield Exempted Village School District, then embarked on a new career as a practitioner of modern, scientific farming and woodlands management.
  • Steve Roush 22 July 2020
    Ed Bousman spread the gospel around the world
    Ladies and gentlemen, in the 1960s, Ed Bousman had a dream. This dream became a reality when Ed went to his congregation at the Lynchburg Church of Christ one Sunday morning with a challenge for them to go home and ask God for something impossible.
  • Steve Roush 15 July 2020
    Hillsboro auto dealers: Do you remember these?
    When I was digging through my “history cabinet” this morning, I stumbled onto a list of Hillsboro businesses that were doing business back in 1961. It was given to me by the community’s good friend, Bob Hodson. It might surprise you that there were more than 154 businesses in Hillsboro in 1961.
  • Steve Roush 15 July 2020
    Hillsboro auto dealers: Do you remember these?
    When I was digging through my “history cabinet” this morning, I stumbled onto a list of Hillsboro businesses that were doing business back in 1961. It was given to me by the community’s good friend, Bob Hodson. It might surprise you that there were more than 154 businesses in Hillsboro in 1961.
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