226. The "Timbers" (Funk's Lake) 1949, Quaker Music 1956

RCHS Blog Post Number 226. 

Published on March 27, 2021.  

The "Timbers" 1949 (Funk's Lake), Quaker Music 1956

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Winchester Journal-Herald, May 18, 1949.

  The present housing shortage extends farther than most people realize.

  The fish now making their "homes" in the lake at The Timbers, west of Winchester, are about to be evicted.

  Under the direction of Vachel Richardson, Randolph County Conservation Officer, and the Indiana State Conservation Department, the fish in the lake will be removed by seining and re-released in various streams and public waters in Randolph County.

  The lake at The Timbers, formerly known as Funk's Lake, is owned by a group of Randolph County sportsmen and is maintained as a private lake. Under the direction of Officer Richardson, the fish will be seined and distributed among the dozen or more Randolph County conservation clubs.

  The lake will be re-sanded and then restocked with gamefish.

  Owners of The Timbers are Bruce Maxwell, Roe Duvall, Ted Bunsold, Jack Carpenter, Hap Anderson, John Bales, Dr. Lowell Painter, David Kabel, Carl Pettyjohn and Lowell Roesner.

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Winchester Journal-Herald, June 22, 1956. 

By Philip Kabel.

  An old Quaker testimony has been against music -- especially as a part of the meeting for worship. But the time came when some of the Friends decided to raise money to buy an organ for the meeting. A member who was known to disapprove was not approached for funds. He, however, came to the collecting committee and gave a generous contribution, saying; "If thee must worship the Lord with machinery, I want thee to have a first-class instrument."

  When the organ was put in the church those who were opposed to music carried it out one night, and the next day it was taken back again by the other faction and was bolted to the floor.

  Oscar Puckett conducted the first choir the Winchester Friends Church had, and when they sang their first anthem, the older people of the church who were opposed to music, got up from their seats and walked outside the church and stood on the sidewalk until the singing was over, and then came back in and took their places in their seats. This continued for some little time, but finally all realized that music had come to stay and became reconciled, and today the singing of sacred hymns is one of the main features in the Friends meetings.

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RCHS Artifact Highlight

  

The North Parlor of the historic home portion of the RCHS Museum has a pump organ that is still functional. 

Books with notations from folks with Randolph County roots who owned the books are on the shelves of the organ as one of the library collections housed in the North Parlor. 

There are two sheet music storage areas on the organ. The sheet music and hymnal collection have notations on them from residents of Randolph County past and present. It is another unique library collection housed in the North Parlor. 

To see the organ or the library collections, stop in when the RCHS Museum and Library are open to the public or arrange for a private tour. 

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Randolph County, Indiana 1818-1990
Commonly referred to as "The Red History Book"
Compiled by the Randolph County Historical Society, 1991, Second reprint 2003.

Read page 129-140 to read "Death Records And Cemetery History." Page 131article titled "Franklin Township Cemeteries: 1. Race Street" has a very brief description.

Read page 446 to read the family history of Joab Addington which was submitted by Joanne Moulton.

To obtain your own copy of "The Red History Book" stop in at The RCHS Museum Shop or send an email to arrange placing a mail order.

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