Who are the people called Hoosiers? What are their stories? Two centuries ago, on the Indiana frontier, they were settlers who created a way of life they passed to later generations. They came to value individual freedom and distrusted government, even as they demanded that government remove Indians, sell them land, and bring democracy. Down to the present, Hoosiers have remained wary of government power and have taken care to guard their tax dollars...

This book is the official bicentennial book by the Indiana Bicentennial Commission. "Indiana at 200: A Celebration of the Hoosier State" is a patchwork quilt of images, prose and poetry commemorating our bicentennial. Incorporating a wide variety of Hoosier voices-individual, yet bound together by a common Hoosier heritage-this book reflects the thoughts of business and community leaders, artists, athletes, writers, farmers, religious leaders, children...

Though Indiana is not known as an ethnically diverse state, its history and character have been indelibly shaped by the influx of people into the United States in the last two centuries. This volume, the culmination of a multiyear ethnic history project of the Indiana Historical Society, brings together thirty original essays that survey the races and nationalities that at one time or another settled in the Hoosier state.

The creation of the Irish nation, how families were named, and the genealogy of the family names.

Suggestions for research in the field of genealogy and history, and sources of information.