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The Jasonville Nine Baseball Team
Submitted By: Lawrence Lundy
I've found another photo that you might like.... that of a Jasonville baseball team. Again there is no notation on it to give the date or identities.
What I do know is that the surly-looking guy with the J arm patch, sitting second from the left, was an uncle who was born in 1889, Frank Miller. I find it hard to judge ages of people in old photos,
but if these guys are post high school, maybe in their 20's, my guess is that the photo might be from around 1910-1915.My mother had mentioned that there were very few young men, like these, left in Jasonville during the Great War, only those who were the sole support of their families. So, arguably, that might put it
before 1916. (She also said that the young men left had very few dates, because the young women felt it would be disloyal to the guys overseas.) My memory gives an impression that the team was semi-pro.Shakamak 1976 Yearbook
Submitted by: GoJasonville Admin
While looking through some old yearbooks we found an interesting section in the 1976 Shakamak School Yearbook on some local history we thought you might be interested in. This section included area landmarks, some history on the clubs and organizations in the area along with some history on the city of Jasonville. We have scanned these in pdf format so you must have Acrobat Reader in order to view the pages.
View Shakamak 1976 Yearbook PagesA Former Resident
Submitted by: Debbie Hall
Subject: Shakamak
Comments: My grandmother was Rebah Pauline Eaton, she and her family lived in Shakamak. Her grandfather Elmer Eaton born 1869, he died in Sullivan city Mine in Feb 1925, he was part of 52 men lost in the mine. My grandma was born in 1909. The house was still standing up and til a few years ago they tear it down all that is left is the foundation. But I do not know where on the acrage of shakamak it was. Plus my family always enjoy coming to Shakamak. We spent my 16th birthday camping with family and friends for 2 weeks Thank you
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