Bettye Lou Jerrel
Bettye Lou Jerrel graduated from Bosse High School and the University of Evansville. In addition to teaching at Washington School, she became a Republican precinct committeewoman at age 20, when the legal voting age was 21. Mrs. Jerrel was the first female Republican county chairperson and served as vice chair for five different chairmen. Her […]
Shirley James
Shirley James (died 2007) was an Evansville community activist and environmental advocate best known for her work to improve the city’s West Side and develop the Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage. Originally from Montana and raised in Washington state, James moved to Evansville, Indiana, in 1963 and attended the University of Evansville. In 1976, she helped […]
Leslie “Mad Dog” Irvin
Leslie “Mad Dog” Irvin (April 2, 1924 – November 9, 1983) was an American serial killer born in Evansville, Indiana, whose crimes terrorized southwestern Indiana and the Evansville-Henderson area during the 1950s. Crimes and Arrest Between December 1954 and March 1955, six people were killed in a series of robberies and attacks in Vanderburgh County, […]
Kira Hurley
Kira Hurley (born May 16, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who made history while playing for the Evansville IceMen. Hurley played college hockey at Clarkson University, where she became the program’s first women’s hockey All-American and established several goaltending records. Evansville IceMen In 2009, Hurley signed with the Evansville IceMen of […]
Larry Humes
Larry Humes (born April 24, 1944) is a former American basketball player and one of the greatest players in University of Evansville history. A native of Madison, Indiana, Humes came to Evansville after being named Indiana Mr. Basketball in 1962. University of Evansville Humes starred for coach Arad McCutchan and the Purple Aces from 1963 […]
Mary Ann Hughes
Mary Ann Hughes is an Evansville writer and journalist best known for her longtime work with The Message, the newspaper of the Catholic Diocese of Evansville. As a staff writer and photographer for The Message, Hughes covered the people, churches, schools and events of the Diocese of Evansville for many years. Her work was also […]
Joe Hinton
Joe Hinton (November 15, 1929 – August 13, 1968) was an American soul and R&B singer from Evansville, Indiana, best known for his hit recording of Willie Nelson’s “Funny How Time Slips Away.” Early Career Hinton began his musical career singing gospel, performing with groups including the Blair Gospel Singers, the Chosen Gospel Quartet and […]
Charles T. Hinde
Charles T. Hinde (July 12, 1832 – March 10, 1915) was an American riverboat captain, businessman, industrialist and investor who lived for a period in Evansville, Indiana. Hinde built a fortune through river transportation, railroads and business investments and later became an important figure in the development of Coronado, California, including an investment in the […]
Vance Hartke
Rupert Vance Hartke (May 31, 1919 – July 27, 2003) was a Democratic United States Senator from Indiana from 1959 until 1977. In 1994, he was indicted by a grand jury in Indiana for polling violations. As part of a plea agreement, Hartke received a six-month suspended sentence. Early life, education, military service Born in Stendal, […]
James S. Harlan
James S. Harlan (1861- 1927) was an American lawyer and commerce specialist, son of U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Marshall Harlan and uncle of Justice John Marshall Harlan II. He was born at Evansville, Indiana, graduated from Princeton University in 1883, and studied law in the office of Melville W. Fuller in 1884-88. Admitted to […]