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July 1, 2013

 

Traitors To The Union? Democrats In Civil War-Era Indiana

During the Civil War, Indiana Republicans continually worried that many Hoosier Democrats were conspiring with the South to overthrow the state government.

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June 3, 2013

 

Ars Longa, Vita Brevis: Art Outlives Scandal In New Harmony

A series of sketches in the Owen Family Papers bearing the pseudonym “Clorion” have lately been attributed to Richard Owen's wife Martha.

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August 1, 2011

 

Hoosier Daddy…Thomas Posey and George Washington

Indiana Territorial Governor Thomas Posey never claimed to be the son of George Washington. It was only after Posey’s death that such claims first surfaced.

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July 25, 2011

 

A Savvy Politician Guides Indiana Into Statehood

Voters opposed outright electioneering, so when Jennings dropped in at a militia muster or log rolling, he was always ‘on his way’ to some other place.

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July 11, 2011

 

Elsie Meyers, MD: A Pioneer in Medicine

During the 1940s, women made up fewer than 10% of American medical school graduates. "The class was addressed as ‘You men’," one female student remembered.

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February 15, 2010

 

Henry Ward Beecher’s Hoosier Years

Although his Indiana years were darkened by financial woes and family tragedy, Beecher later recalled his Hoosier period as the foundation of his career.

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