Photographing History

Made another trip to Saint Mary of the Woods, this time with my niece.  She needed to take some photos for her 4-H project. On this visit, we wandered the cemetery, the Shell Chapel, the bronze statues,... we even wandered the Church of the Immaculate Conception. That was a sight all it's own. The cornerstones of the church were laid in 1886.  It was set out in an Italian Renaissance style with paintings on the ceilings, stained glass windows, and marble columns. Ascension of Our Lord The paintings were done by Thaddeus von Zukotynski from Poland (and graduate of the Academy of Arts in Munich).  Located on the ceiling at the intersection of the nave and transept is a painting of the Ascension of Our Lord.  A fresco in the semi-dome above the sanctuary portrays the Immaculate Conception and the four evangelists.  Two other paintings located on the north and south of the transept area are of the Return from Calvary and the Flight into Egypt. Immaculate Conception and

1926 Ford ©mmh 2017 Every year on the first weekend in October, the town of Newport, Indiana is filled to the hilt with antique cars and their followers for the 2nd greatest Indiana Spectacle in Racing: The Newport Antique Auto Hill climb. A timed event,  cars go from a standing start up a steep hill to a finish line 1800 feet away. 2nd only to the Indianapolis 500, the Hill Climb averages close to 250000 people in attendance every year. The inaugural event was on October 6, 1968, making the one in 2017, it's 49th year. Every year, there is a raffle that gives away an antique car that has been restored.  in 2017, the car went to a lady who didn't know how to drive a standard transmission, but at an age close to 80, she was determined someone was going to teach her.  (it was actually pretty cute watching her) Cars are split into classes: CARS Class A-1   Steamers (All years) Class A-2   1 and 2 cylinder cars through 1915  Class B     4 and 6 cylinder cars throu