James Whitcomb Riley ... the coming release of a documentary on Riley’s life, they shared a few fun facts with the Daily Reporter. Famous family: His father, Reuben, was the first mayor of ...

In 1893, he moved into the home of a wealthy family on Lockerbie Street, which now operates as the James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home. Riley’s writings frequently drew on his childhood.

GREENFIELD, Ind. (THE DAILY REPORTER) – October 7 marks the 175th anniversary of the birth of James Whitcomb Riley, the renowned poet who was born in Greenfield in 1849. Marissa Purcell is ...