April 30
In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln’s funeral train entered Hancock County at Charlottesville, continuing east and reaching Greenfield just before 6 a.m. It did not stop here, but many gathered along the way to pay respects as the assassinated president’s body was transported from Washington, D.C., to Springfield, Illinois.
In 1985, a fire claimed a former school building at the northeast corner of North and Pennsylvania streets in Greenfield. The building had once been Greenfield High School and was Riley Elementary School from 1926 to 1981. The building is now the administration center for Greenfield-Central Schools.
May 1
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In 2014, former Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts, a New Palestine High School graduate, became senior vice president of retail and online stores for Apple. In February 2019 the company announced she would leave the company in April to pursue “new personal and professional pursuits.”
May 2
In 1923, Greenfield Mayor Frank S. Larrabee offered his resignation to Greenfield City Council, to take effect the next morning. He had been in poor health and relinquished the office “only upon the demand of his physician,” according to the May 3, 1923, edition of the Daily Reporter. Larrabee, who had also served as county superintendent of schools and principal of Greenfield High School, died Oct. 24, 1924, at the age of 58.
In 1945, a car driven by a Greenfield man collided with a motor section “hand” car operated by a Mt. Comfort man collided on the New York Central railroad tracks in Maxwell. Two passengers on the latter suffered minor injuries.
May 3
In 2008, former President Bill Clinton spoke to about 900 people at Greenfield Middle School. He was campaigning for his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, days before the Indiana primary.
May 4
In 1976, Indiana Treasurer Jack New of Greenfield lost the Democratic primary for governor to Larry Conrad of Muncie.
May 5
In 1980, Greenfield Park Board received 11 bids on a proposed new municipal pool.
May 6
In 1954, Dr. Ralph Wilson, who practiced medicine for 57 years in Shirley, died. His office was later moved to the other side of Main Street, next to the Depot Museum, to become another museum.
In 1987, New Palestine Elementary School participated in a one-day teacher swap with Spencer Elementary in Owen County.
