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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.
Showing 44 results for Barnes, Ben E..
| ID | 6646 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Barnes remembered with smiles |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photos |
| Date | September 28, 2003 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E. |
| ID | 6661 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | 'Simple black man' revered |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | photo |
| Date | September 23, 2003 |
| Page | A1 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E. |
| ID | 189 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Ben's retiring: He's been changing kids' lives for 12 years at Tolson Center |
| Notes | (Ben Barnes envelope) |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ben E. Barnes; people at Tolson Center |
| Date | February 27, 2001 |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Page | A1, A8 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Retirement, Tolson Center, St. James Boxing Club |
| ID | 361 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | St. James Boxing Club not moving |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | August 1, 2000 |
| Page | A1, A10 |
| Subjects | St. James Boxing Club, Barnes, Ben E., SCENIC Building, Lincoln School |
| ID | 360 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Club move suggested |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Photo of SCENIC building |
| Date | July 17, 2000 |
| Page | A3 |
| Subjects | St. James Boxing Club, Barnes, Ben E., Lincoln School Building, SCENIC Building |
| ID | 358 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Space on their minds |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Photo of Yohn |
| Date | February 26, 2000 |
| Page | A1, A8 |
| Subjects | St. James Boxing Club, Barnes, Ben E., SCENIC Building, Lincoln School |
| ID | 3918 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Area pioneers |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | February 22, 2000 |
| Page | A10 |
| Subjects | African-Americans, Black History Month, Barnes, Ben E. |
| ID | 357 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Learning with a punch |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Photos of Barnes, Westfall, & Taylor |
| Date | February 4, 2000 |
| Page | A1, A9 |
| Subjects | St. James Boxing Club, Barnes, Ben E. |
| ID | 359 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | St. James Boxing Club may need new home |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Photo of Stiver |
| Date | January 18, 2000 |
| Page | A1, A6 |
| Subjects | St. James Boxing Club, Barnes, Ben E., Stiver, Phil, Lincoln School |
| ID | 100931 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Ben Barnes finalist for national child service award |
| Notes | Barnes, Ben Sr. & Jr. envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ben Barnes |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Apr 28, 1997 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Awards |
| ID | 5521 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Modern woodmen to honor Barnes |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | May 23, 1996 |
| Page | B3 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E. |
| ID | 5520 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Council, Barnes bid adieu |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Photo, Page B2 |
| Date | December 18, 1994 |
| Page | B1 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E. |
| ID | 85454 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Barnes backing Pumpkinvine Trail |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Feb 15, 1994 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Pumpkinvine Nature Trail, Trails & Paths |
| ID | 85449 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Former Republican switches parties, endorses Barnes |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Feb 12, 1994 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Politics and Government, Politicians, Political Campaigns |
| ID | 5472 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | County councilman wants fifth term |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ben Barnes |
| Date | January 5, 1994 |
| Page | B5 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Politics and Government, Politicians, African-Americans |
| ID | 5471 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | State honor goes to the 'engine' |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Photo |
| Date | August 28, 1992 |
| Page | B1 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E. |
| ID | 96008 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Barnes wants to retake seat on county council |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Jan 31, 1990 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Elkhart County Council, Politics and Government |
| ID | 5470 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | A good friend |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Photo, Page B4 |
| Date | November 21, 1989 |
| Page | B4 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E. |
| ID | 5468 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Good citizen |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Photo |
| Date | November 2, 1989 |
| Page | B5 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E. |
| ID | 5469 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhartan Ben E. Barnes retired . . . |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Photo, Page H2 |
| Date | February 12, 1989 |
| Page | H2 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E. |
| ID | 73080 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Ben Barnes Recreation Coordinator |
| Notes | https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/isl4/id/1096/rec/1 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Picture Caption | Elkhart's New Disadvantaged Recreation Coordinator; Jan. 10, 1989; B1; Photo by Nevin Dulabaum |
| Date | Jan 10, 1989 |
| Page | B1 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Boxing, Sports |
| ID | 78776 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Barnes' mission: Give kids something to do |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ben E. Barnes |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Jan 10, 1989 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., South Side, Elkhart County Parks and Recreation Department, Community Ambassadors |
| ID | 19337 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Book portrays life here |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Picture Caption | photo of subjects |
| Date | October 26, 1987 |
| History # | 1177d |
| Subjects | Gay, Kathlyn, Barnes, Ben E., Local Authors |
| ID | 78777 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Clarification |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Dec 22, 1986 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Perron, James (Mayor), Politics and Government |
| ID | 5465 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Ben Barnes' swan song is only temporary |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ben E. Barnes |
| Date | December 21, 1986 |
| Page | B1, B3 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Elkhart County Council, Political Parties, Race Relations |
| ID | 78775 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | You Have to Learn, Barnes Tells Students |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ben Barnes; students audience |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | May 12, 1983 |
| Page | 9 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Elkhart Central High School, Education, Race Relations |
| ID | 92666 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Elkhart's Ben Barnes Is a Democrat Alone |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ben Barnes, Mark Miller |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Nov 05, 1980 |
| Page | 9 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Elections, Political Parties, Politics and Government |
| ID | 25722 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Barnes story in May Sepia |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ben E. Barnes |
| Date | May 11, 1978 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Magazines, African-Americans, Boxing |
| ID | 102463 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Fight Buffs Have That Sorry Feeling for Ali |
| Notes | Ali, Muhammad (Cassius Clay) envelope |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Leon Spinks, Muhammad Ali |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Feb 16, 1978 |
| Page | 1 |
| Subjects | Boxing, Sports, Barnes, Ben E. |
| ID | 5467 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Barnes-Gay collaboration gathers new book material |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart City History File |
| Date | October 27, 1975 |
| History # | 1177f |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Gay, Kathlyn, Local Authors |
| ID | 41613 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Gay, Barnes honored |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Date | April 23, 1975 |
| Page | 15 |
| Subjects | Gay, Kathlyn, Barnes, Ben E., Local Authors, Indiana University |
| ID | 19339 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Gay-Barnes book on sale |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Kathlyn Gay; Ben Barnes; The River Flows Backward book |
| Date | January 22, 1975 |
| Subjects | Gay, Kathlyn, Barnes, Ben E., Local Authors |
| ID | 5464 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Ben's got no time to hate - he's too busy livin', lovin'... Big Syl pounded black pride into his children |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ben E. Barnes, Leona Barnes, Lester Barnes; Kathlyn Gay |
| Date | November 23, 1974 |
| Page | A. M. Section page 5, 6 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., African-Americans, Local Authors, Elkhart County Council |
| ID | 78778 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Raising six children keeps Ben movin' too |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ben E. Barnes; Leona Barnes; Carleen Barnes; Daryll Barnes; Steve Barnes; Ross Barnes; Dana Barnes: Ben Barnes Jr. |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Nov 23, 1974 |
| Page | A. M. Section page 6 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., African-Americans, Local Authors, Local Musicians |
| ID | 78779 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Barnes-Gay friendship also leads to business enterprise |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Ben E. Barnes; Kathlyn Gay |
| History # | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | Nov 23, 1974 |
| Page | A. M. Section page 7 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Gay, Kathlyn, Local Authors, Business |
| ID | 25723 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Book portrays life here |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Microfilm - Reference Desk |
| Picture Caption | Kathlyn Gay & Ben Barnes |
| Date | October 26, 1974 |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Gay, Kathlyn, Local Authors, Elkhart Natives |
| ID | 73079 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Ben Barnes Boxing Champ |
| Notes | https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/isl4/id/1114/rec/1 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Picture Caption | Indiana’s amateur middleweight boxing champ in the late 1950s; 7/1/1980 |
| Date | No date given |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Boxing, Sports |
| ID | 73081 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Ben Barnes by Flury |
| Notes | https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/isl4/id/1078/rec/1 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Picture Caption | Jan. 5, 1994 |
| Date | No date given |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Boxing, Sports |
| ID | 73082 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Ben Barnes |
| Notes | https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/isl4/id/1099/rec/1 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | No date given |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Boxing, Sports |
| ID | 73083 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Ben Barnes Cap |
| Notes | https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/isl4/id/1102/rec/1 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Date | No date given |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Boxing, Sports |
| ID | 73084 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Ben Barnes |
| Notes | https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/isl4/id/1117/rec/1 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Picture Caption | Jan. 19, 1987; Larry Tebo Photographer |
| Date | No date given |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Boxing, Sports |
| ID | 73085 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Ben Barnes |
| Notes | https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/isl4/id/1111/rec/1 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Picture Caption | 5/1/1994 |
| Date | No date given |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Boxing, Sports |
| ID | 73086 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Ben Barnes |
| Notes | https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/isl4/id/1084/rec/1 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Picture Caption | 12/1/1986 |
| Date | No date given |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Boxing, Sports |
| ID | 73087 |
|---|---|
| Title of Article | Ben Barnes & "The River Flows Backward" |
| Notes | https://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/isl4/id/1105/rec/1 |
| Source | Elkhart Truth |
| Location | Elkhart Truth Collection |
| Picture Caption | Ben Barnes holding the book called "The River Flows Backward" by Kathlyn Gay; 1974 |
| Date | No date given |
| Subjects | Barnes, Ben E., Boxing, Sports, Gay, Kathlyn |