On the night of All Hallows Eve in 1868, two young Irish girls left a party to pick cabbage in a neighbor’s field. Their neighbor fired at them with a large navy revolver and killed young Bri…

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05.11.2024

Freedom Seekers in Indiana: A Study in Newspapers – The Indiana History Blog

Despite its status as a free state in the federal union, Indiana maintained a complicated relationship with the institution of slavery. The Northwest Territory, incorporated in 1787, banned slavery…

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20.11.2024

The “Genial Postmaster”: Dr. Alois Wollenmann – The Indiana History Blog

In the latter days of the summer of 1904, the decision of a local doctor and postmaster caused an uproar in Ferdinand, Indiana and even caught attention across the country. “People in the vicinity …

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21.11.2024

Injustice’s Lariat: Lynching in Indiana – The Indiana History Blog

Indiana, a state claimed as “free” from its statehood in 1816, was nevertheless the 7th highest non-southern state with racial terror lynchings, with 18 separate incidents. When searching through I…

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