Waynedale History

Spring is here! You know it is, because the calendar tells us so. It doesn’t matter that recently you’ve been

Waynedale resident Isabel (Lefty) Alvarez was recently featured (October 1-15) at the History Center, 302 E. Berry Street. The History

Waynedale residents turned out en masse on Sunday, June 5, 1949 for what was unquestionably the biggest community whoopdedoo they

Many of Indiana’s residents still remember the Palm Sunday tornadoes of 1965. This brief article touches upon the Palm Sunday

The letter from Mitch Daniels, Governor of the State of Indiana, read, “Congratulations! The Waynedale News has been selected as

“Celebrate God’s Goodness from Generation to Generation” is the theme of Avalon Missionary Church’s 50th anniversary. A special combined worship

May 17, 2005 marks the 50th anniversary of the Waynedale Masonic Lodge #739. The anniversary will be celebrated at the

It is well known that the Churchward family brought the Blacksmith Shop to Waynedale. And without a blacksmith it is

One of Waynedale’s proudest possessions was the Waynedale Volunteer Fire Department. It had as many as 40 volunteers to man

On October 15, 1954 the wives of the Wayne Township Firemen held a meeting for the purpose of forming an

The Waynedale Bakery, which began 50 years ago, “started on a shoestring,” said Kyle Mason, then owner. He came from

Scouting in Waynedale used to include a Spring Pow-Wow at Waynedale Park. This would be a time for passing out

Our history begins more than 100 years ago, when a small chapel was built just south of what we know