John Comstock, founder of Liberty MillsPress Release
Event Date:
November 13, 2016
For further information contact
NM Historical Society Presents Pete Jones for
November Program
On Monday, November
13, the North Manchester Historical Society is pleased to host
popular historian Pete Jones for a program about John
Comstock, the founder of Liberty Mills.
The program will be held in the Assembly Room at Timbercrest Retirement
Center, 2201 East Street, at 6:30 p.m.
The program is open to the public at no cost.
John Comstock was a commanding figure.
He bought land in Liberty Mills in 1836, and built a saw mill, grist
mill, distillery, general store, and carding mill.
He was elected Probate Judge of Wabash County and Representative to the
State Legislature. For many years,
Liberty Mills and North Manchester were rivals for prominence in the area.
Come and learn why North Manchester eventually rose in importance over
Liberty Mills!
Pete Jones taught for 38 years, most of that time teaching
American History, English and journalism at Manchester High School.
He retired in 1999. He
served on the board of the Wabash County Library for 25 years.
Currently on the board of the Wabash County Historical Museum, Jones
writes a weekly history column for the
Wabash Plain Dealer and has written a monthly column for the Ford Meter Box
company for 33 years. A sampling of
these columns have been collected and published.
In 2015, the Indiana Historical Society awarded Jones the Hubert Hawkins
History Award for his distinguished service and career in local history.
Jones is a well-regarded speaker and researcher whose
relaxed and interesting narrative style makes his historical research seem more
like a story, a “good yarn” that’s engaging and appealing.
His many past students and acquaintances will especially enjoy this
program.
Contact the North Manchester
Center for History at 260-982-0672, or
nmhistory@cinergymetro.net
for more information.
John Comstock, founder of Liberty Mills
Image from NM
Historical Society Archives
Pete Jones. Picture
originally appeared in
The Paper
of Wabash County.