The early explorers of the 16th Century delved deep into the North and South American continents making discoveries with their explorations. These adventurers laid the foundations of the future United States and Canada, as pioneers followed after them building settlements as they colonized the interior. Continue reading The Early American Explorers
Today we celebrate our independence from Great Britain. It was a time of fear, uncertainty, turmoil and sheer courage as Patriots geared up to face off against the world’s greatest superpower. Our nation today appears to be perched on a great precipice as opposing factions threaten to rip the nation, so dearly gained over 200 years ago, apart. Continue reading Birth of a Great Nation
Soldiers on both sides commonly carried a gun called a musket, which was a type of gun also called a muzzle loader. Continue reading Sample Chapter – The Armies of the Revolutionary War – The Muskets
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Author Paul Wonning will have his entire selection of books at the FARM Club of Southeastern Indiana Antique Machinery Show. … Continue reading Mossy Feet Books at the Antique Machinery Show
Author Paul Wonning will have his entire selection of books at the Friendship Flea Market. Books on:Indiana Places and HistoryUnited … Continue reading Mossy Feet Books at the Friendship Flea Market
The Ultimate Indiana Day Trip Travel Guide includes a plethora of day trip destination in Indiana. A complete tourism guide the book includes local and state parks, museums, golf courses and much, much more. The book includes information on all of Indiana’s 92 counties. No traveler in Indiana should be without it. Continue reading The Ultimate Indiana Day Trip Travel Guide
The geologic features of Dune State Park have their origins in the rising and falling water levels of Lake Michigan as well as the winds coming off the lake. Continue reading Sample Chapter – Dune State Park Geology
Visitors to Indiana Dunes State Park can hike the sand mountains that tower over beautiful Lake Michigan and see the city of Chicago in the distance. Bird watchers can find a copious number of waterfowls, songbirds and other avian treats in the marshes in the park. Sun worshipers can swim and lounge along the immense sand beaches that line the Lake Michigan shoreline. Camping, fishing and picnicking are also fun activities at the park. Continue reading Indiana Dunes State Park
Greetings, this episode recounts Henry Hudson’s four voyages of Discovery to what is now New York and the Hudson Bay Region Continue reading Podcast – Henry Hudson’s North American Explorations
Greetings, in this episode you will hear about President Abraham Lincoln’s awarding a Confederate battle flag to Indiana Governor Oliver P. Morton. Continue reading Podcast – Lincoln Presents Captured Confederate Flag to Indiana Governor Morton
First Use of the Name America From the Book:The New World DiscoverersTranscript:GreetingsToday I will talk about German geographers Martin … Continue reading Podcast – First Use of the Name America
The son of Juan Vázquez de Ayllón and Inés de Villalobos, Lucas was native to Toledo, Spain. Ayllón studied law and received instruction in Spanish politics from his city councilman father. In 1502 he accompanied a flotilla of ships that carried the new Spanish governor of Hispaniola, Nicolás de Ovando, to the island. Ovando appointed Ayllón as alcalde mayor with the responsibility to establish order in the gold mining region of the island Continue reading Sample Chapter – Spanish Explorer Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón Lands in South Carolina to Found Colony
The years after Christopher Columbus and other early North American explorers, European nations like Spain, England, the Netherlands and France began serious colonizing efforts. The leaders and the first colonists settling in North America during these times laid the foundations for the thirteen colonies that eventually became the United States later in history. Continue reading The First Colonial American Leaders
Greetings, today I will relate to you the story of Private Barton W. Mitchell whose lucky find of a pack of cigars that likely changed the course of the Civil War. An historical marker in Hartsville, Indiana honors Private Barton and his lucky find. Continue reading Podcast – Private Barton’s Cigar Find Changes Course of Major Civil War Battles
The man from whom North and South America take their name made four documented voyages of discovery to the New World. The first departed from Cadiz, Spain on May 10, 1497. This episode discusses that voyage. Continue reading Podcast – Amerigo Vespucci Leaves For First Voyage To New World
this episode relates the events leading up to, and including, the only Civil War Battle fought in Indiana, the Battle of Corydon. Continue reading Podcast – The Battle of Corydon
Greetings, this episode relates the voyages of Britain’s first New World Explorer when John Cabot embarked on his second voyage of discovery on May 2, 1497. Continue reading Podcast – Britain’s First New World Explorer – John Cabot
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