Indiana State Stone : Limestone
(adopted by 1971 General Assembly per IC:
1-2-9-1).
Sec.
1. "The regal type rock
"Limestone" which is found and quarried in south and central Indiana
from the geologic formation named the Salem Limestone, is hereby
adopted
as the official stone of the State of Indiana."
Sec.
1. "The river commonly known
as the Wabash River is adopted and designated as the official river of
the state of Indiana."
Indiana
State FLAG,
designed by Paul Hadley, of Mooresville,
Morgan
County, Indiana.
Sec. 1.
"A state flag is hereby adopted,
and
the same shall be of the following design and dimensions, to-wit: Its
dimensions shall be three (3) feet fly by two (2) feet hoist; or five
(5) feet fly by three (3) feet hoist; or any size proportionate to
either of those dimensions. The field of the flag shall be blue with
nineteen (19) stars and a flaming torch in gold or buff. Thirteen (13)
stars shall be arranged in an outer circle, representing the original
thirteen (13) states; five (5) stars
shall be arranged in a half circle below the torch and inside the outer
circle of stars, representing the states admitted prior to Indiana; and
the nineteenth star, appreciably larger than the others and
representing
Indiana shall be placed above the flame of the torch. The outer circle
of
stars shall be so arranged that one (1) star shall appear directly in
the
middle at the top of the circle, and the word "Indiana" shall be placed
in a half circle over and above the star representing Indiana and
midway
between it and the star in the center above it. Rays shall be shown
radiating
from the torch to the three (3) stars on each side of the star in the
upper
center of the circle. Township trustees,
boards of school trustees and
boards of school commissioners of the various school corporations
of this state, and board of county commissioners of the several
counties
of the state, may procure a state flag for each school and for each
courthouse under their respective supervision and cause the same to be
placed conspicuously in the principal room or assembly hall and any
courtroom of any such building or courthouse." (adopted by 1917 Indiana
General Assembly, as amended by Acts
1979: IC:
1-2-2-1 ) Sec. 2.
The banner described in section
1 of this chapter shall be regulation, in addition to the American
flag, with all of the militia forces of the state of Indiana, and in
all public functions in which the state may or shall officially appear."
(IC
1-2-2-2).
Sec. 1.
"The official seal for the
state of Indiana shall be described as follows: A perfect circle, two
and five eighths (2 5/8)
inches in diameter, inclosed by a plain line. Another circle within the
first, two and three eighths (2 3/8) inches in diameter inclosed by a
beaded line, leaving a margin of one quarter (1/4) of an inch. In the
top half of this margin are the words "Seal of the State of Indiana". At the bottom center,
1816, flanked on either
side by a diamond, with two (2) dots and a leaf of the tulip tree
(liriodendron tulipifera), at both ends of the diamond. The inner
circle has two (2) trees in the left background, three (3) hills in the
center background with nearly a full sun setting behind and between the
first and second hill
from the left. There are fourteen
(14) rays from the sun,
starting with two (2) short ones on the left, the third being longer
and then alternating, short and long. There are two (2) sycamore trees
on the right, the larger one being nearer the center and having a notch
cut nearly half way through, from the left side, a short distance above
the ground. The woodsman is wearing a hat and holding his ax nearly
perpendicular on his right. The ax blade is turned away from him and is
even with his hat. The buffalo is in the
foreground, facing to the
left of front. His tail is up, front feet on the ground with back feet
in the air_as he jumps over a log. The ground has shoots
of blue grass, in the area
of the buffalo and woodsman."
Indiana's Official
State Song: On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away, Written
and Composed by Paul
Dresser (1859-1906), a native of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana.
(adopted by the General
Assemby in 1913, As found in Indiana
Code 1-2-6-1). Sec. 1.
"The song entitled, "On the Banks
of the Wabash, Far Away," words and music by Paul Dresser, be and is
hereby established as the state song of Indiana. The form in which this
song shall be sung as the state song of Indiana shall be as follows: 'Round my Indiana
homestead wave the cornfields, In the distance loom
the woodlands clear and cool, Oftentimes my tho'ts
revert to scenes of
childhood, Where I first received
my lessons - nature's
school. But one thing there is
missing in the picture, Without her face it
seems so incomplete, I long to see my
mother in the doorway, As she stood there
years ago, her boy to greet.
CHORUS Oh, the moonlight's
fair tonight along the
Wabash, From the fields there
comes the breath of
new-mown hay, Through the sycamores
the candle lights are
gleaming, On the banks of the
Wabash, far away. Many years have passed
since I strolled by
the river, Arm in arm, with
sweetheart Mary by my side, It was there I tried
to tell her that I loved her, It was there I begged
of her to be my bride. Long years have passed
since I strolled thro' the
churchyard. She's sleeping there,
my angel, Mary dear, I loved her, but she
thought I didn't mean
it, Still I'd give my
future were she only here." Agriculture & Farming
Louisville-Southern
Indiana Ohio River Bridges Project - "The Ohio River Bridges
Project, Environmental Impact Statement and Preliminary Design, is the
largest bi-state transportation project ever undertaken by Indiana and
Kentucky. The work includes an assessment of potential bridge
alignments, redesign of connecting interstate highways on both sides of
the river..."
The Guilded
Page (ca. 1866-1901) a virtual library of texts by U.S. authors
during the Guided Age. See Progress and Poverty:
An inquiry into the cause of industrial depressions and of the increase
of want with increase of wealth... The Remedy, by Henry George
Chief
Little Turtle (Michikinikwa) - A leader of the Miami Indians,
he
was born ca. 1752 near Fort Wayne, IN, and died in Fort Wayne 14 July
1812. Having defeated both Gen. St. Claire and Gen. Harmar, he
urged peace prior to the 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers, and was one of
the signers of the 1795 Treaty of Greenville.
Blue
Jacket (Weyapiersenwah) - A Shawnee leader of the Native American
Confederation, he signed the 1795 Treaty of Greenville after being
defeated by Anthony Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
Shooting
Star (Tecumseh) - A skilled and courageous Shawnee
fighter, Tecumseh was, however, known for his opposition to
unnecessary, arbitrary killing. He and his brother, Tenskwatawa
(The Shawnee Prophet),
established a northern Indiana village called Prophet's Town, which was
later destroyed in 1811. He refused to sign the Treaty of
Greenville. Tecumseh did not believe it valid for
individual tribes to have borders, rather he believed the Northwest
Territory belonged to a single Indian
Nation. He wanted to unite all of the tribes against further
American
expansion by gaining the support of the Wyandot (keepers of the council
fire of the western alliance) and the Delaware (grandfather tribe of
all
Algonquin). Tecumseh died at the Battle of the Thames on Oct. 5,
1813. See also Tecumseh's
Teachings
General
Josiah Harmar (After the American Revolution, Harmar commanded the
federal army of the United States. He was directed to "expell
settlers" and quell Native American raids north of the Ohio River, in
the Northwest Territory.)
General
Anthony
Wayne - In 1792, Wayne lead the Legion of the United States against
the
native American forces in Ohio and Indiana. Wayne's troops defeated the
native
Americans at the Battle of Fallen Timbers, Ohio. The victory led to the
Wayne's
Treaty of Greeneville in 1795, which opened the Northwest Territory for
settlement.
Father
Pierre
Gibault (1737 - 1802) - called the "Patriot Priest" for his
contributions to the American cause during the Revolutionary War,
including his aid in securing the French allegiance to George Rogers
Clark and the Americans. See also George Rogers Clark
Jonathan
Chapman "Johnny Appleseed" (1774-1845) - A pioneer and
missionary best known for planting apple trees, Jonathan Chapman was
born in Massachusetts, and died in Indiana. He is thought to be
buried in a park bearing his name in Fort Wayne.
William
Henry Harrison - Indiana's First Territorial Governor (1773-1841) -
aided Anthony Wayne in battles against the Miami Indians, he was
appointed governor of Indiana Territory in 1800, and by 1840, Harrison
was elected the 9th President of the United States.
An
American Life: Captain John Conner of Indiana and the West, (b. in
1802 in what became Hamilton County, Indiana) by Timothy Crumrin -
"...This overview is a preliminary appraisal of the life of Capt. John
Conner. It is the first in a series dealing with the Delaware (Lenape)
Indians, the Conner family's
interaction with the group, and William Conner's Delaware family..."
Paul
Dresser (1859-1906), a native of Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana,
wrote and
composed Indiana's
Official State Song: "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far
Away". The Dresser Manuscript
collection is held at the Manuscripts Department, Lilly Library,
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405.
Edith
Hamilton, by Benita Brownin: "...Edith was 63 when her first book
The Greek Way was published in 1930..."
Paul
Hadley (ca. 1880-1971) - Artist and designer of the Indiana
state
flag, Paul Hadley was a long-time Mooresville, Morgan County,
Indiana
resident. He died, in 1971 in Richmond, Wayne County, Indiana.
Biography
by Jane Ruddick.
WPA
Life Histories from Indiana (1930s) - mostly first-person accounts
of life in Indiana collected during the Great Depression.
Books, Newspapers & Publications
The Taming of the
Wilderness: Indiana's Transition from Indian Hunting Grounds to Hoosier
Farmland:
1800 to 1875, by Leon Hesser - This new book
approaches
19th Century Indiana history through early documents, letters and the
author's own Quaker family history. It boldly addresses Native
American
and slavery issues which arose during this era of Indiana's history,
while
not neglecting the simple, day-to-day lifestyles of the early settlers,
as related by those who lived during this era. It is available
for
sale as an e-book or in either paperback or hardcover.
Indiana State Museum Society's: Hoosierisms Quarterly - "A
magazine
celebrating the work of museums and other institutions promoting local
history in
Indiana."
Etiquette
of Funerals, from Polite Life and Etiquette or What is
Right and The Social Arts, written by Georgene Corry Benham,
published by Chicago : Louis Benham & Company, 1891.
Indiana
Funeral Directors Association - includes a membership directory,
state laws, grief support resources and information about the funeral
profession.
St.
Mary's of Knobs Church Cemetery Page with a history from late
1700s when Roman Catholics of Maryland were among the pioneers
who settled along the Falls of the Ohio.
Historical
Background of the Census : Article is scanned and reprinted from:
200 Years of Census Taking: Population and Housing Questions,
1790-1990. Washington, DC: Bureauof the Census, 1989.
Making Of America
a digital library site being developed by the Universities of Cornell
and Michigan to document American social history from the antebellum
period through reconstruction.
St.
Mary's of Knobs Church Cemetery Page with a history from late 1700s
when Roman Catholics of Maryland were among the pioneers who
settled along the Falls of the Ohio.
Quakers of
Richmond & Wayne County, Indiana : "...From pioneer days to the
present, the Richmond and Wayne County area has been an important
national and international center for Quaker activities and
institutions..."
The Inflation
Calculator online, created by S.
Morgan Friedman, is reported to "...adjusts any given amount of
money for inflation, according to the
Consumer Price Index, from 1800 to 1999..."
"Current
Value of Old Money", by Roy
Davies, attempts to answer the frequent question is "how much would
a specified amount of money at a certain period of time be worth
today?", with resources for Europe, U.S.A., Spain and even ancient Rome.
The
Big
Miami Reserve, Article by Historian, Carl Leiter, includes maps - In
1819: "...The largest of these [Miami Indian towns] in north central
Indiana
was located at the confluence of the Mississinewa and Wabash rivers and
was
named "Missinewa Town" on the Surveyors' plat of the region. ..."
An Introduction
to the Prehistory of Indiana, by
James H. Kellar, online at the Glenn Black Laboratory of
Archaeology, Reproduced with the permission of the Indiana Historical
Societies.
The Research
Experiences of the Miami Nation of Indiana, by Darryl Baldwin, Miami
of Indiana---Graduate student in Linguistics at the University of Montana.
Coordinator of the Indiana Miami Language and Cultural revitalization program.
A
Guide to The Ohio Valley-Great Lakes Ethnohistory Archive: "...a
unique assemblage of primary and secondary resources pertaining to the
Native American occupancy of the region..." Assembled by David R.
Miller, Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology, Indiana University,
(1979).
History of
the Ottawa Ottawa Chief Pontiac called for an uprising in 1763,
during which 8 of 12 British forts west of the Appalacians were
overcome including Fort Miamis (Fort Wayne, IN) and Fort Ouiatenon
(Lafayette, IN).
History of the
Iroquois - By 1680, the Iroquois had extended their empire to
encompass most of the northeastern United States which included the
area of present day Indiana.
Iroquois
: Catholic Encyclopedia history and culture
History of the
Shawnee - See Tippecanoe (Prophetstown) (IN). Lee
Stultzman reports that the Shawnee considered the Delaware their
"grandfathers" and "the source of all Algonquin". Tecumseh sided with
the British during the War of 1812. Most Shawnee, Wyandot, &
Delaware remained
neutral.
History of
the Delaware (Lenape) - The "grandfather tribe of all
Algonquin", obtained permission to settle in the Indiana area from the
Miami in 1770. Woapimintschi and Munsee were subtribes residing
in the Indiana area. Anderson's Town, Tetepachksit's Town, and
Woapikamikunk, Black Hawk, Buckstown, Hockingpomska's Town, Killbuck's
Town, Kiktheswemund, Little Munsee Town and Outaunink were among the
villages in Indiana. The Delaware ceded a portion of their
southern Indiana land, in 1803, and the remaining portion in October
1818, with the St. Mary's Treaty. By 1822, "...the Delaware left
Indiana and moved to the James Fork of the White River in southwest
Missouri..."
Sugar
Creek Historical Society - "...a group of individuals
interested in preserving the Indian and pioneer history of the
Thorntown area (Boone County, Indiana)..."
Chief
Little Turtle (Michikinikwa) - A leader of the Miami Indians,
he
was born in 1752 near Fort Wayne, IN, and died in Fort Wayne 14 July
1812. Having defeated both Gen. St. Claire and Gen. Harmar, he
urged peace prior to the 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers, and was one of
the signers of the 1795 Treaty of Greenville.
Blue
Jacket (Weyapiersenwah) - A Shawnee leader of the Native American
Confederation, he signed the 1795 Treaty of Greenville after being
defeated by Anthony Wayne at the Battle of Fallen Timbers.
Shooting
Star (Tecumseh) - Tecumseh died 5 OCT 1813 at the Battle of the
Thames. Even though he was a skilled and courageous Shawnee
fighter, he was known for his opposition to unnecessary, arbitrary
killing. He refused to sign the Treaty of Greenville
(1795). Believing the Northwest Territory belonged to a
single Indian Nation, he did not believe borders for individual tribes
were acceptable. See also Tecumseh's
Teachings
An
American Life: Captain John Conner of Indiana and the West, (b. in
1802 in what became Hamilton County, Indiana) by Timothy Crumrin -
"...This overview is a preliminary appraisal of the life of Capt. John
Conner. It is the first in a series dealing with the Delaware (Lenape)
Indians, the Conner family's
interaction with the group, and William Conner's Delaware family..."
The
Fall Creek Massacre (1824), on Conner Prairie site - "The
Fall Creek Massacre was the name given to the brutal murders of
a peaceful group of Seneca and Miami Indians by white settlers. The
actual massacre occurred on March 22, 1824 in Madison County, Indiana
between Fall Creek and Deer Lick Creek..."
NPS: Taking
the Train to Freedom - Underground Railroad Special Resource Study,
"...It was a clandestine operation that began during the colonial
period, later became part of organized abolitionist activity in the
19th century, and reached its peak in the period 1830 - 1865..."
Reminiscences of
Levi Coffin, the reputed president of the underground railroad: being a
brief history of the labors of a lifetime in behalf of the slave, with the
stories of numerous fugitives, who gained their freedom through his
instrumentality, and many other incidents. Coffin, Levi,
1798-1877. Cincinnati: Western tract society [1876] (online text)
Lest We Forget,
by Bennie J. McRae, Jr. "...The contributors and I offer you the
history, culture, preservation efforts, and current events of
African-Americans, other ethnic, non-ethnic groups and individuals..."
Hamburg
: Link to Your Roots - "...The Hamburg Emigration Lists are a data
bank which includes the personal data of 5 million people who emigrated
via Hamburg from 1850 to 1934..."
P.O. Box 260118 - Bellerose, NY 11426-0118
(Miguel J. Hernández - President
Email: miguel_j_hernandez@csi.com)
Macedonian
Researching
your Macedonian Family : Genealogy Macedonia, by Jill Jugloff - For
General Genealogical and History information and Research of Macedonian
ancestors.
Reminiscences of
Levi Coffin, the reputed president of the underground railroad: being a
brief history of the labors of a lifetime in behalf of the slave, with the
stories of numerous fugitives, who gained their freedom through his
instrumentality, and many other incidents. Coffin, Levi,
1798-1877. Cincinnati: Western tract society [1876] (online text)
The Quaker Corner
- A Repository of Resources for research of Quaker Heritage
The Poorhouse
Story, by Linda Crannell and CCS - a collection of information, by
state, which invites submissions to help tell this untold tale - read "Emma's Story"
to see the touching story behind the site!!!
They
Answered the Call: Military Service in the United States Army during
World War I, 1917-1919 (Prologue, Fall 1998). -- A guide to looking
for information about World War I army veterans - By Mitchell Yockelson.
Genealogical
Fallout from the War of 1812, By Ruth Priest Dixon (Prologue, Spring
1992) - "...The impressment of American seamen by the British was one of the
causes of the War of 1812. The practice also resulted in the creation of
extensive records about merchant seamen that are of great value to genealogists
and historians..."
Genealogical
Records of the War of 1812, By Stuart L. Butler (Prologue, Winter 1991)
- "...National Archives records created during and after the War of 1812
offer the genealogist a diverse and fertile ground in which to obtain invaluable
family information..."
The Poorhouse
Story, by Linda Crannell and CCS - a collection of information, by
state, which invites submissions to help tell this untold tale - read
"Emma's Story"
to see the touching story behind the site!!!
Indiana Genealogy Links
County Clerk's office: Indiana
Clerks of Circuit Court (Usually the location to obtain marriage
licenses and divorce decrees)
To obtain certified copies of Indiana birth and death
records, from 1882 to present, contact the Local
County Health Department. Though the earliest available
records may vary by county location, in general, birth and death
records were not
kept prior to ca. 1882 in Indiana.
The
Indiana State Department of Health can also provide copies of
records for births which occured after October 1907, and deaths which
occured after 1900.
Vital Records Department
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 233-2700
Stately
Knowledge: Facts about the United States - The Internet Public
Library - a group effort of the following University of Michigan School
of Information Students: Charles Berg, Sara Brodkin, Hillary Corbett,
Sonja Daniels, James Duncan, Rachel Erlich, Bernadette Milan, James
Morris-Knower.
1687 January - Memoir for the Marquis de Seignelay
Regarding the Dangers
That Threaten Canada and the Means to Remedy Them
The
Battle of Louisburg in New France (In 1745, the New England
Colonials fought to take this capital of the French colony of Ile
Royale
(northeast of New England)
Fort Quiatenon
(French fort established in 1717) - Tippecanoe County, IN
An
Act
for Establishing Religious Freedom (1777): Thomas Jefferson
drafted
this bill, in 1777, which first appeared as a broadside, and was later
printed
in Williamsburg. "The only known copy of the original broadside
belongs
to the Boston Public Library."
State - Indiana was
admitted to the Union, on December 11, 1816, as the 19th state.
The state capitol was Corydon, until 1825, when it was changed to the
present capitol of Indianapolis.
Indiana
Regiments in the Civil War - a must see for IN Civil War research
Letters,
Diaries and Stories
WWW.CIVILWAR.COM
includes Documents, such as, the Constitution of the Confederacy,
Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation, battles, timeline, arts and
more...
MOA
(Making of America): The
War of the Rebellion - "...a compilation of the official records of
the Union and Confederate armies published under the direction of the
Secretary of War, The Honorary Elihu Root, Brig. Gen. Fred. C.
Ainsworth, the Chief of the Record and Pension Office, U.S. War
Department, and Mr. Joseph
W. Kirkley (Mr. John S. Moodey, indexer). ("...All
volumes
have been scanned from originals held by the Cornell University Library...")
MOA
(Making of America): The
Official Records of the Union and Confederate Navies in the War of the
Rebellion - "...a compilation of the official records of the Union
and Confederate navies published under the direction of the Secretary
of Navy, The Honorable H.A. Herbert, Lieut. Commander Richard Bush,
Superintendent of Naval War records, U.S. Navy, and Mr. Robert H. Woods
in 1894..." ("...All volumes have been scanned from originals
held by the Cornell University Library...")
