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    1. [INMONROE] Chocolate Moose: A Brief History
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    3. Michael Koryta, Family History’s Future: Woman Find Inspiration in Her Family’s Business History,” Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Hoosier Times, April 17 2005, pp. F1+. NOTE: The item below was abstracted by Randi Richardson from an original that was accompanied by four photographs. Maryellen May recently launched a new business, May Videography. She is a 4th-generatiaon entrepreneur in Bloomington. Her grandfather, Doran May, started the Penguin in 1949 and her uncle, Tim May, owns the Chocolate Moose today. Although the article is more about Maryellen than a history of the Chocolate Moose, three of the four pictures are very revealing about the history of the Moose. The earliest photo is that of May’s Café. According to the caption, the café opened in 1933 and was located where the Chocolate Moose now stands. The second picture is that of the Penguin which, according to the caption, started in 1949. With the exception of a few years, the building reportedly has remained in the May family and is currently owned by third generation Tim May and is called the Chocolate Moose. The third picture is that of Doran May working at the Penguin in 1967.

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