Monroe, Becky

Becky Monroe is a lifelong resident of Yorktown, as were four generations before her. Monroe gained her interest in local history from listening to her grandmother tell stories of her youth. John Shideler graduated from Burris Laboratory School in Muncie. Many of his mother's family members are native to the Yorktown area. He joined the Yorktown-Mt. Pleasant Township Historical Alliance as an intern from Ball State University developing his interest in area history. Shideler is currently majoring in Latin at Ball State.