Parke County (Ind.);Pioneers;Frontier & pioneer life
Five typed pages which contain a copy of an original owned by Mr. W.B. Woody of Indianapolis, Indiana. It describes what Parke County was like when he arrived here in 1829. It talks about life was like for him and his family when they first arrived...
One typed page which contains information about where the Risley family are buried. Samuel Risley was the second white man to enter Clay County territory. They are buried in a cemetery in Bowling Green, Indiana.
Indians of North America; Pioneers; Frontier & pioneer life;
One typed page describing John Vannest's experience with the Native Americans when building a home on land that would later be in Vermillion County, Indiana. John Vannest's grandson, W.D. Vannest provided information for the report.
Parke County (Ind.);Indians of North America;Folklore
Two typed pages which contain information about and early settler named Wm. Kennedy and the Jacob Bowser family and their relationship with the area Indians.
One typed page which describes a visit two Indians in full war costume paid to a home of an local settler. They ate all the food offered and left peacefully.
Sullivan County (Ind.) -- History; Sullivan County (Ind.); History; Ledgerwood, James; Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Company;
Chronology of Sullivan County, Indiana, from 1803 to 1940. The chronology starts with the first settler James Ledgerwood and concludes with the New Company taking over the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railway Company.
