Near Rockport in Spencer County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Alda McCoy Honig
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2022
1. Alda McCoy Honig Marker
She began studying the piano in her childhood, and when she was 13 her father took her to DePauw University as a music student.
When she was 16, she and a girl friend from Evansville went to London to meet Mme. Marguerite Liszewska, assistant of Leschetizky, one of the most famous piano teachers of his era.
She studied under Emil Liebling, a pupil of Franz Liszt, in Chicago, Illinois. Miss McCoy also studied in Vienna with Leschetizky for two years before being called home by the illness of her father.
She was Professor of Pianoforte, School of Music, DePauw University, Miss McCoy married George Honig at Chicago in 1917.
Alda was presented at a recital at the Waldorf Hotel in New York by the Director of the New York Philharmonic Choral Society, but moved to Evansville where she opened a studio.
She was active in the Evansville Musicians Club, founder of the Leschetzky Piano Club, chairman of many committees for civic music work, a member of DAR, Indiana Federation
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She found pleasure in writing poetry and a book of her verse was published in London. She also collaborated with her husband on his plaques.
Mrs. Honig is listed in Who's Who in Evansville, History of Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity, and Principal Women of America, London.
Mrs. Honig died in Evansville, Indiana on January 28, 1955. ? ??
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Women. A significant historical date for this entry is January 28, 1955.
Location. 37° 54.994′ N, 87° 8.956′ W. Marker is near Rockport, Indiana, in Spencer County. It can be reached from the intersection of West County Road 200 North and South County Road 500 West, on the left when traveling east. Marker is in Mt. Zion Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4664 W County Rd 200 N, Rockport IN 47635, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region and in Southern Indiana. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Ohio River Valley, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere,
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, September 25, 2022
2. Alda McCoy Honig Marker
Featured marker is on the left.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: George H. Honig (here, next to this marker); Bakers Creek Baptist Church (approx. 4.3 miles away); Vietnam Honor Roll (approx. 5½ miles away); Rockport High School (approx. 5.7 miles away); Daniel Grass (approx. 6 miles away); Rockport Pioneer Cemetery (approx. 6 miles away); General James C. Veatch (approx. 6 miles away); Revolutionary War Honor Roll - Spencer County (approx. 6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Rockport.
Also see . . . The Life of Alda Victoria McCoy Honig. Biography of the noted pianist. (GeorgeHonig.org) (Submitted on October 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 4, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
