Mossy Feet Books – Author Paul R. Wonning
Books About Indiana History, United States History and Garden Guides
Last week I discussed the original inhabitants of the Pokagon State Park area, the Pokagon tribe. This week I will discuss the geology of the park and its establishment in 1925. Continue reading Podcast – History of Pokagon Staten Park Part 2
Greetings, in this episode you will hear about the early days of the sport of basketball in Indiana. Continue reading Podcast – Early Days of Basketball in Indiana
In this episode the author discusses the rise of the barnstormer basketball teams in the early 20th Century. Continue reading Podcast – Rise of the Barnstormer Teams
In the Book:Brown County State ParkT. C. Steele State Historic Site DescriptionGosport, Indiana native T. C. Steele brought his nationally … Continue reading Video – T. C. Steele State Historic Site
The athletic director at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, James Naismith, invented the game of basketball in 1891. Continue reading Podcast – The Invention of Basketball
Listeners to this episode will learn a little bit about each of the books in the author’s Indiana History Series. The seven books in this series cover libraries, fire departments, railroads, roads and highways, parks, the Indiana Constitution, and Indiana counties. Two books on the near horizon include books on basketball and Indiana’s role in the Civil War. Continue reading Podcast – The Indiana History Series
Now that the voters had approved the referendum authorizing a Constitutional Convention, the legislature had many decisions to make. This included the makeup of the delegates that would attend the convention, the date for this election, and the method for choosing the stenographer that would record the events. Continue reading Podcast – The 1851 Constitution
Attempts to Revise the Constitution Upload Podcast Here From the Book: The Story of the Indiana Constitution Transcript: Greetings, today’s … Continue reading Podcast – Attempts to Revise the Constitution
The First Indiana Constitution From the Book:The First Indiana ConstitutionTranscript:The First Indiana Constitution GreetingsBefore attaining statehood, Indiana delegates had to … Continue reading The First Indiana Constitution
The Indiana County Short History Series includes books that relate short histories of Indiana’s 92 counties. Each book includes a short history of the county form of government, a thumbnail history of the United States, a thumbnail history of Indiana and a time line of events in the county’s history. Continue reading Podcast – Indiana County Short History Series
Greetings, this episode notes the location of Rising Sun’s first settlers, the Fulton Family in 1798, which is included in my newest book release, A History of Ohio County, Indiana. Continue reading Podcast – Fulton Burying Ground
Listeners to this episode will learn the story of Samuel Barkshire, a manumitted slave, who formed the foundation of the Underground Railroad movement in Rising Sun Indiana. The story is included in my newest book release, A History of Ohio County, Indiana. Continue reading Podcast – Underground Railroad in Ohio County
In this episode I discuss the racing boat Hoosier Boy, constructed by Rising Sun inventor and manufacturer J. W. Whitlock. The story is included, in its entirety, in in my newest book release, A History of Ohio County, Indiana. Continue reading Podcast – Hoosier Boy
Ohio County had its beginnings with the formation of Dearborn County by Indiana Territorial Governor William Henry Harrison in 1803, thirteen years before Indiana became a state. The new county included territory now comprising Ripley, Franklin and Ohio Counties. Harrison made Lawrenceburg the county seat at that time. In 1811 Harrison separated Franklin County from Dearborn County. The Indiana General Assembly detached and created Ripley County in 1818. Continue reading Podcast – A Thumbnail History of Ohio County, Indiana
Located north of historic Vernon, Indiana Muscatatuck Park offers visitors wonderful hiking, camping and picnicking along the beautiful Muscatatuck River in Jennings county. Continue reading Podcast – Muscatatuck Park
Lochry’s Lost Battalion From the Book:A History of Dearborn County, Indiana Transcript:GreetingsToday we will visit an historical marker at the … Continue reading Podcast – Lochry’s Lost Battalion
Located near Lancaster in Jefferson County Indiana, Eleutherian College provided one of the earliest pre Civil War venues for educational opportunities for women and blacks in Indiana. Continue reading Podcast – Eleutherian College
Located in Franklin County, Indiana the Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church is the oldest known church building that has occupied the same site in Indiana. Continue reading Podcast – Little Cedar Grove Baptist Church
Native of Greensburg, Indiana, Carl Fisher worked to establish the automobile as the dominant form of transportation in the United States. His efforts led to improved highways, headlights for night driving and auto racing. He was a co-founder of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was instrumental in the development of the track. Continue reading Podcast – Historical Marker – Carl Fisher
This episode addresses an historical marker near West Harrison Indiana in Dearborn County, Indiana, Canal Junction. At this point, two canals intersected creating an access point for farmers and industries in eastern and southeastern Indiana to access the markets in Cincinnati and the Ohio River. Continue reading Podcast – Canal Junction
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