All in the family

All in the family

Imagine Southern Indiana in the years after we become a state in 1816. New towns and cities appear and grow. From Jasper to Starlight to Brownstown,...

Heating up!

Heating up!

In the words of Midwestern camping expert Barb Clements, there’s nothing better than enjoying a cup of coffee around a campfire on a cool morning...

Home grown

Home grown

Martha Steckler stands at the island in the middle of her kitchen putting the finishing touches on the mashed potatoes, while her youngest son,...

Have a ball in a small town

Have a ball in a small town

“Well I was born in a small town And I live in a small town” These are the places John Mellencamp has sung about, where it’s impossible to...

Rock star

Rock star

He shoves his 76-year-old callused hands into the pockets of his Levis. The sky is gray and his brown, pointed-toe cowboy boots blend into the...

Tracking the past

Tracking the past

Three dreams fueled John R. Walsh’s life: to own a newspaper, a bank and a railroad. In 1897, he drained the funds of that second dream to power...

Stalking Indiana’s wild orchid

Stalking Indiana’s wild orchid

Dried leaves and twigs crunch beneath our waterproof boots, the only sound besides the chirping birds and croaking spring peepers that signal the...

Fowl play

Fowl play

On a warm sunny day, English teacher Taji Gibson strolls out of her hilltop house in Unionville. The sun shines on her sloping, grassy backyard. ...

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