This remarkable collection encompasses three hundred years of Indiana music through printed music and recordings. It includes Indiana folk songs and dance tunes, songs about Indiana, and music by Indiana composers. In addition, it brings history to life with stories of early settlers, games played by Native American and pioneer children, folk dances, poems, and more. Perfect for planning Pioneer Days festivals, thematic units, school programs. book/...

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...

Provides data on all populated communities and counties in the state of Indiana for which the US Census provides individual statistics. This edition also includes profiles of 135 unincorporated places based on US Census data by zip code, and, for the first time, includes communities that span multiple zip codes.

The stunning photographs in this book bring out the full glory of Indiana’s state parks and reservoirs. From the icy toboggan run at Pokagon State Park to fireworks on a balmy night at Versailles State Park, the splendid images by nature photographer Matt Williams record the seasonal landscapes and the variety of activities that make these parks so exceptional. As Hoosiers observe the centennial of their state park system, this beautiful and informative...

Get into the music with David Leander Williams as he charts the rise and fall of Indiana Avenue, the Majestic Entertainment Boulevard of Indianapolis, which produced some of the nation's most influential jazz artists. The performance venues that once lined the vibrant thoroughfare were an important stop on the Chitlin' Circuit and provided platforms for greats like Freddie Hubbard and Jimmy Coe. Through this biography of the bustling street, meet...

Valparaiso comes alive through photographs which serve as windows on the past. A limited edition of 2,000 of this Indiana history.