This is a reprint of a book first published by the Indiana Historical Society in 1919, written by the former Dubois County surveyor, George R. Wilson. The book features invaluable information on early Indiana paths and settlements, including historic trails such as the Buffalo Trace, the Yellow Banks Trace, the Red Banks Trail, and Whetzel’s Trace. Also featured are discoveries made by surveyors during their work, including the location of French Lick and West Baden Springs. An index of names of people as well as names of roads, traces, and surveys is included.

Early Indiana Trails and Surveys (Indiana Historical Society Publications, V. 6, No. 3.)

History

George R. Wilson

Americas

Indiana Historical Society Press

In 1987 Franklin College of Indiana hosted an observance of the bicentennial of the Northwest Ordinance. Professional and amateur historians, folklorists, scholars in the arts, teachers, and students gathered to examine the provisions of that historic document and the governmental structure it created for the frontier lands north of the Ohio River. Pathways to the Old Northwest presents six of the lectures delivered at the conference. These lectures represent current knowledge about the early history of the Ohio River-Great Lakes area, the circumstances surrounding passage of the Ordinance, the beginnings of government and society, and the ethnic diversity of the region's people

Pathways to the Old Northwest: An Observance of the Bicentennial of the Northwest Ordinance

Andrew R. L. Cayton et al.

In Indiana to 1816: The Colonial Period (vol. 1, History of Indiana Series), authors John D. Barnhart and Dorothy Riker present Indiana's past from its prehistory through the advance to statehood. Topics covered include the French and British presence, the American Revolution, and the territorial days.
 Reprinted in 1999 and 2016, the book includes a bibliography, notes, and index. This is volume one of the History of Indiana series, published originally in observance of the sesquicentennial of Indiana s statehood by the Indiana Historical Society and the Indiana Historical Bureau with the aid of a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc.

Indiana to 1816 : The Colonial Period

John D. Barnhart

Dorothy L. Riker

First published by the Indiana Historical Society in 1996, Peopling Indiana contains more than 50 ethnic groups. This volume is the capstone of an ethnic history project launched by the Indiana Historical Society in 1989. The lavishly illustrated book contains thirty-one chapters touching on many of the past and present ethnicities that populated the Hoosier State, followed by a thorough index. The book also includes historic photographs, maps, tables and charts, and detailed footnotes. An introductory essay by John Bodnar, professor of history and co-director of the Center for Study of Memory and History at Indiana University, places the ethnic history of Indiana within the context of ethnic history in America. An appendix by George Rose, dean and director, Ohio State University, Marion, Ohio, places Hoosier ethnicity within the ethnicity of the states of the Old Northwest. Reprinted in partnership with the Indiana Humanities Council with the support of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Peopling Indiana: The Ethnic Experience

Robert M. Taylor Jr.

The book explores the history and culture of the Miami Indians, who have fought for many years to gain tribal status from the U.S. government. This volume will appeal to a general audience as well as serious students of tribal history interested in the experience of a North American Indian tribal community over three and a half centuries.

The Miami Indians of Indiana: A Persistent People, 1654-1994

Stewart Rafert

From the friendship of Carl Erskine and Jackie Robinson to the daredevil feats of driver Cannon Ball Baker, the figures who have made Hoosier sports history are highlighted in the book Indiana Sporting Life: Selections from Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History. Featuring articles from past issues of Traces magazine that follow the theme of Indiana Sporting Life, the book is the first in a series that will focus on subjects examined in the pages of Traces over the years. The writers who crafted these pieces showcase the distinguished lineage of this award-winning quarterly produced by the society and distributed as a benefit of membership in the organization.

Indiana's Sporting Life

When Evie overhears her parents talking about their family tree, she considers whether they mean the holly, the sugar maple, the magnolia, or the oak. Follow the story of how Evie defines what her family tree means to her.
 This simple introduction to genealogy helps Children begin to understand the connections that families share and how, althougth unique individuals, each family member links to one another.This illustrated storybook includes a 32 x 24 illustrated, pull-out family tree chart that children can complete using their own family information.

Evie Finds Her Family Tree

Children's Books

Ashley B. Ransburg

Literature & Fiction

Contains reproductions of 30 black-and-white postcards from the collections of Indiana Historical Society and other sources. Views include 17 of Indianapolis, 9 of Terre Haute, 1 of South Bend, 1 of Bloomington, 1 of Marion, 1 of Anderson.

Retro Indiana: A Postcard Book

Paula Corpuz (Editor), Catherine Bennett (Editor)

Volume I - Peopling Indiana Book Series

The Irish (Peopling Indiana)

William W. Giffin

Leading men and women actors, Tarzans, cowboys, directors, screenwriters and novelists, musicians and composers—they are all represented in this volume.Hoosiers in Hollywood includes Oscar winners and nominees, soap opera Hoosiers, movies shot in or about Indiana and Hoosiers on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The book also includes more than three hundred illustrations, including promotional shots from Hollywood studios and colorful movie posters.

Hoosiers in Hollywood

Smith, David L.

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