Photos of Indiana's Historic Courthouses, along with some others
I took a lot of lessons away from the week I spent in Richmond with my mom researching the hundred and fifty year old diary written by my great-great-great aunt during reconstruction as she taught freed slaves in Mississippi, especially lessons that are apropos to my project to document, write about, and understand our state’s […]
Read More Huntington County- Huntington (1906-)When we last spoke, I mentioned the project I’d spent the first week of June helping my mom with as part of a teacher creativity Lilly Endowment grant. From an 1820s log cabin in Richmond (albeit one with a pool, jacuzzi, and good enough WIFI to watch the NBA finals), we researched the places, names, […]
Read More Rush County- Rushville (1896-)I spent last week in Richmond assisting my mom with a teacher creativity grant from the Lilly Endowment. Our task? To take a deep dive into the 1866 diary of Mary Jane Edwards, a Quaker from Raysville in Henry County who taught freed slaves down south during reconstruction. It’s a project that seems random, but […]
Read More Delaware County- Muncie (1887-1967)