CENTENNIAL HANDBO O K INDIANA HISTO RICAL SO CIETY
1830 - 1930
Edited by CHRISTO PHER B CO LEMAN .
Indiana Historical
Society Publications
Volume 1 0 Number 1
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Th e o o : Indiana Hist rical S ciety A Hundred Years ,
A oo by James . W dburn
o o f 18 30 - 1 930 R ster Of ficers , Legislative Charter Constitution
o o f and M 1 930 R ster Officers embers , Publications
THE INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
A HUNDRED YEARS
oo n By James A . W dbur
ORGANI ZATION
The Indiana Histo rical S ociety was first o rgan ized on De c m r 1 1 1 3 e b e 8 0 . o n o f th e , That was the f urteenth an iversary
o o f t o oo f admissi n Indiana stateh d . The life o the S ociety
o o f n o is a w rthy part India a hist ry . The minutes o f the first meeting o f the S ociety read as 1 f ollows
I N O I 1 1 1 8 0 . IND A AP L S , December , 3 At a large and respectable meeting o f the members o f the general z o f o w o f o o assembly and citi ens the state and t n Indianap lis , c nvened at 2 o - o on 1 1 t h o f D 1 8 0 fo r the c urt h use Saturday evening , the ecember , 3 , the purpose o f taking into co nsideratio n the expediency o f f o rming an o o fo r f f o . o o hist rical s ciety the state Indiana , Mr Wm . Graham , Jacks n o to o o o f o c unty, was invited the chair , and Mr . H . P . Th rnt n , Washingt n o o c unty , app inted secretary . nh m f . o . a r a o o o o Mr J hn H F , Washingt n c unty , having in a few appr riat e o o f o o w p remarks stated the bj ect the meeting , presented the f ll ing reso lutio ns fo r co nsideratio n : . 1 5 wl th 1 m o rt anc e WHEREAS , This meeting fully impressed the p and necessity o f co llecting and p rese rvmg the materials fo r a c o mp reh en swe
1 “ o o f o o 1 8 0 - 1 886 In Pr ceedings the Indiana Hist rical S ciety, 3 , in P i l N dia Hi t i i t ublic a t n V . I na s or c a l Soc e o s o o . o y , I , . The pr ceedings as published in this vo lume are taken from the o riginal minute bo oks f f o the S o ciety with the excepti on o tho se o f the meetings in 1 859 . The book used that year wa s l o st in remo ving po ssessio ns o f the S ociety t $ fro m the State Bank building o the co unty courtho use . The rst o o o S o o o 1 6 v lume als includes the papers read bef re the ciety pri r t 88 . Not a single o ne o f these wa s in the po ssessio n o f the So ciety at the f time o f its reo rgani zation that year . The task o collecting them was f$ n a di cult o e and required ten years . 2 The building in which this first meeting was held wa s used both o o o o o o f n as a Mari n C unty c urth use and the capit l the state . It fro ted o n o o o u Washingt n Street in the present c urth use sq are . ( 5 ) 6 CENTENN IAL HANDBOOK
o o f our o o o f and accurate hist ry c untry, natural , civil and p litical , many o f o n o f which are an ephemeral and transit ry ature , and in the absence well directed e fforts t o preserve them are rapidly passing into oblivio n ; w o f o o for o f and hereas , the establishment safe dep sit ries the keeping f o o . o o natural curi sities , manuscripts , public d cuments , etc , in the cust dy o o intelligent guardians interested in their accumulati n and preservati n , has ever been fo und promotive o f the public good and auxiliary to the o f o advancement science and literature ; theref re , Resolved A o f to o , s the sense this meeting , that it is expedient f rm o urselves into a society to be known and designa ted by the name o f th e “ $ I I I F I H STOR CAL S OC ETY O IND ANA . Resolved o o f o for , That a c mmittee seven gentlemen be app inted the purpo se o f drafting a co nstitution fo r the government o f said society to t o o o o f be submitted the appr bati n the meeting . n o Which were read and u anim usly adopted . The foll owing gentlemen were appo inted a committee in pursuance iz . H f o o o v . : o . o . ol the sec nd res luti n , Messrs J hn H Farnham , Jesse L
o . o man , Jeremiah Sullivan , Isaac Blackf rd , William C Lint n , James
Whitco mb and . David Wallace . f A o . o c om fter a retirement a few minutes , Mr Farnham , fr m said mitt ee o o f o o . , rep rted a draft a c nstituti n n He evidently had o e prepared . The name given was the $ Historical S ociety o f Indiana . The obj ects o f the S ociety were stated to be the collection o f on all materials calculated to shed light the natural , civil ,
o o o f o o o o f o and p litical hist ry Indiana , the pr m ti n useful kn wl
o o o f edge , and the friendly and pr fitable interc urse such citi zens o f the state as are disposed to pro mote the af o resaid o bj ects . The constitution provided that the Society should meet semiannually at the courthouse in Indianapolis on the second
o f o o f o days the sessi ns the supreme c urt , and there shall be an annual meeting o f the same on the first Saturday succeed $ n ing the meeti g o f the general assembly .
o t o : - The fficers were be president , three vice presidents ,
o o o a c rresp nding secretary , a rec rding secretary , a treasurer ,
o o f m o f o and an executive c mmittee five me bers , three wh m
o o t o should constitute a qu rum . This c mmittee was o ch ose subj ects for public lectures and t o appoint the lecturers fo r the
o annual and semiannual meetings . It was als made the duty o f the committee t o publish the lectures and comm unicatio ns ;
t o o f oo o o take charge all b ks , papers , specimens , m dels , curi si
- . t o b t o ties , etc ; and make y laws , direct disbursements , and
out not o o for carry all measures therwise pr vided . INDIANA HISTORI CAL SOCIETY 7
The o f ficers were given the privilege o f sitting with the Executive Committee and o f voting on all matters coming 3 o o o . befo re them . Signing the c nstituti n c nstituted membership
ne o Each member was to pay o d llar as annual dues .
FIRST OFFICERS
o 1 5 1830 At a meeting f ur days later , December , , Benjamin Parke of Salem was elected as the first president o f the So c iet o o o f o La w o f y . On m ti n Judge J hn the three j udges the Supreme Court were elected as vice - presidents : Judge Isaac
o o f o o - Blackf rd , Kn x C unty , as first vice president , Judge Jesse
o o f o o o - L . H lman , Dearb rn C unty , as sec nd vice president ,
o o f o - Judge James Sc tt , Clark C unty , as third vice president .
o F o f o o J hn H . arnham , Salem , was elected c rresp nding secre
F Mo o f o o tary, Bethuel . rris , Indianap lis , rec rding secretary ,
o o and James Blake , of Indianap lis , treasurer . The foll wing
: M o f were elected as the Executive Committee Samuel errill ,
o o o f Indianap lis , Ge rge H . Dunn , Lawrenceburg , James Whit
o f oo o o o f comb , Bl mingt n , J hn Law , Vincennes , and Isaac
o o f o H wk, Charlest wn .
A N NUAL LECTURES
On mo tion o f Judge H olman it was resolved that the annual lectures should deal with
I . o f The hist ry o the Indian tribes within the state . 2 . The civil and po litical history o f the state from its earliest settlement .
3 . Ancient remains and natural curiosities within the state . f . o o o o o 4 The natural hist ry the state embracing its ge l gy, mineral gy 4 o o o o . and b tany , its s il , pr ducti ns , and climate , its animals , birds and fishes CHARTER
The Society was chartered by act o f the General Assembly
3 not 1 1 w This was changed until 9 4 , hen an amendment was passed providing that the Executive Co mmittee sho uld co nsist o f the o fficers o f S o Fo r 1 0 t o the ciety and five others . the year 93 it was further changed include six others in order that the northern part o f the state might be be tter represented during the centennial year . 4 An idea quite in harmony with the recent policy o f the Society in f o o f promoting the study o the archae l gy o the state . 8 CENTENNIAL HANDBOOK
3 1 one 10 18 . on January , The charter was a liberal and has needed very little revisio n in a hundred years .
o o o o The S ociety was made a b dy p litic and c rp rate , under “ $ o o o ze the name , The Indiana Hist rical S ciety it was auth ri d “ o o to hold , purchase , receive , enj y and transfer any pr perty
o o real and pers nal , have and use a c mmon seal , sue and be
sued , plead and be impleaded , defend and be defended in all $ courts o f judicature . An annual meeting was required at which the Society was
for o f one to choose its o f ficers a term year , and until their
o o t o successors were elected . The S ciety was emp wered make rules for its own government and t o carry into effect the Oh
o f o z to j ect s o f the Society . The secretary state was auth ri ed deliver t o the o f ficers o f the Society o ne copy o f the laws o f
the state and one copy of the j ournals o f the Senate and House .
o f o o o F Four its first f ficers were the inc rporat rs , Parke , arn
Mo . ham , rris , and Blake EARLY MEMBERS
It was stated that nearly all the prominent men o f the $ state at that time becam e members O f the S ociety —a distinc t Il which we may claim has characterized the S ociety through
o o o o o f out its hist ry . F urteen g vern rs the state have held
o o o membership in the S ciety , namely , N ah N ble , David Wal
s o o . lace , Jame Whitc mb , Paris C . Dunning , J seph A Wright ,
o Ashbel P . Willard , Henry S . Lane , Th mas A . Hendricks , M . o I . . Albert G P rter , Claude atthews , ra J Chase , James A Mo M M ra o o a c C . unt , Samuel . Ralst n , and W rren T . y Am ng the 1 6 1 names attached t o the first constitution within the first
o o o o t o o twenty years , we n te the f ll wing , in additi n th se already
: o o . named Dennis Penningt n , James Blair , Ge rge H Dunn ,
o . Calvin Fletcher , J . P . Drake , Henry P . C burn , Albert S M M White , William B . Slaughter , Samuel errill , James . Ray ,
. o o . Tilghman H H ward , William C nner , Daniel D Pratt ,
o . o z . o Th mas L Sullivan , J hn Law , E ra Ferris , Henry P Th rn
t o n Co e o D P e auw . , Isaac , J hn , Oliver H Smith , Henry Ward
o D fr . o o e ees o o Beecher , J hn B Dill n , J hn D . , J hn Tipt n , James INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 9
n M o . o o . F . D . Lanier , Addis L R ache , Daniel ace , J nathan W M o o o . o o . G rd n , Hamilt n Smith , William T Ott , J seph G arshall ,
o o n o n o n o . G rd n Ta ner , James W . B rde , J h C burn , James W
n . o o o Dun , William S H lman , and Th mas D wling . These are the names o f men wh o were an important part o f o o f n n o our the early hist ry I dia a , and it is f rtunate that
o M f o r ster has preserved them . any o these men were pr bably
o f n o f one o f members the Ge eral Assembly that day . Every
o o them deserves a mem rial bi graphical sketch . Their lives and the lives o f others wh o were members were a part o f Indiana history
P H H H BEN JAM IN ARKE AND J O N . FARN A M
Only f ourteen years had elapsed since the life o f the state began when these thoughtful men came together for the purpo se o f preserving the records and histo ry o f Indiana
o o pi neer life . These men were themselves pi neers . They were , f r n o o f o o o . the m st part , with Indiana fr m the beginni g S me
o them had been here in territ rial days . Benj amin Parke , the 1 o f o o t o in 1 80 . first president the S ciety , m ved Vincennes He was appointed by Jef ferson as atto rney - general o f I n diana Territo ry ; he served as a member o f the first territo rial legisla
o t o o 1 80 5- 8 an d ture ; he was territ rial delegate C ngress , , terri torial 1 808 - 1 6 o f Co nstitu judge , . He was a member the state tional Convention o f 1 8 1 6 and United States district j udge 1 18 35 o 777 . during his last years . He was b rn in and died in John Hay Farnham was especially active in o rgani zin g the
M 1 79 1 a nd o . o S ciety He was b rn in assachusetts in , attended 18 1 1 n v . Harvard U i ersity where he received the A . B degree in ,
n d M 1 21 f . a . 8 o the A . , in . He was a classmate Edward Everett
o o o Up n c ming West be l cated at Salem , where he began the 1 2 T o f t o 8 3 . o practice law . He was admitted the bar in a M o o n o o f r . o pr f u d kn wledge law , Farnham added a f rceful
f r n o o o . o o style rat ry He was als a b illiant writer . K wing the value o f educati on he was one o f the few advocates o f a common
oo 1 8 3 1 o f sch l system . In he became a co rresponding member
M o o the assachusetts Hist rical S ciety . 10 CENTENNIAL HANDBOO K
o 1 833 M F During the ch lera epidemic of , r . arnham insti t uted a thorough investigation of the disease . He visited many cases and in some instances nursed the patient in order that he might become more familiar with all the details of the case .
t o Exhausted by his unceasing vigils , he became a victim the
h I n o plague imself . his death the state l st a valuable leader
o v O wh se ser ices had nly begun . While acting as co rrespo nding secretary o f the S ociety
Farnham o o Obtained the n ted letter fr m Nathan Dane , of Bev e M fo o rly, assachusetts , setting rth the hist ry of the Ordinance ’ f 1 o u blica o 787 . Dane s letter is in the first v lume of the P
i ns o o o o o f o t o . Farnham als btained d nati ns b oks , and he him ’ s a o f o Journals o elf added set H use and Senate , the S ciety s collection at the time being the most complete set in existence . Farnham may be said to have been the most active and ef fective among the f ounders o f our S ociety
SUSPENSION OF ACTIVITY
F o 1 835 t o 1 848 o i x one r m the S ciety was nactive , e cept for 1 2 1 848 1 8 53 meeting in 84 . Between and a few meetings were
one 1859 held , and then , excepting meeting in , there was a s o o f 1 873 uspensi n activity until , when interest was revived Oc which lasted through several meetings . Renewed interest
in 1 877 two 1 879 curred which lasted years , till , and after that t he o 1 rec rd is a blank until 886 .
H JO N B . DILLON
The mo st active spirit in keeping the Society alive in the
o f o middle years the last century was J hn B . Dillon , the early “ o o f o o o f hist rian Indiana . Dill n is kn wn as the father Indiana $ o 1 hist ry . He was a member o f this S ociety from 834 till his 1879 1 845 o death in . In Dill n was elected by the legislature
o o 1 845 1 851 . as state librarian . He served in that ffice fr m to In the history of Indiana for a third o f a century few men are o f o o o . a greater imp rtance than J hn B . Dill n He bec me a f ’ o o 1 834 o . member this S ciety in , the year bef re Parke s death
one o As the came the ther departed . INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1 1
o o 1 808 Dill n was b rn in Wellsburg , West Virginia , in he
o 1 7 o t o became a printer in early y uth . At he m ved Cincinnati ,
t o 1 8 34 and lived there for ten years . He came Indiana in , settled in Logansport and became the edito r o f the Logansport T elegraph; He studied law but did not f ollow the practice .
o f o o He was interested in the history the N rthwest , and lab red for years with constant care and perseverance seeking out the
o t o o f o on imp rtant facts relating the history Indiana . His w rk
o to 1 8 1 6 not or territ rial Indiana up is especially readable racy ,
f - f but it was the product o twenty five years o hard labor . He
not i to o was attempt ng tell an interesting st ry . He dealt with
o o t o not d cuments with ut appealing o the imaginati n . He did
t o o t o t o o z or make it his business c mment , estimate , eul gi e , “ o t o o detract , but he s ught a plain unvarnished tale , c llect and
o t o relate the facts , truly and fairly . This he c nceived be the
o o f o ac true f fice the historian , in which he was quite c rrect
o to P o o o f c rding scientific standards . r fess r J . B . Bury Cam bridge University has pointed out that histo ry is not a branch “ $ “ o f o f o s literature . The facts hist ry , he says , like the fact o f o o o r o o for ge l gy astr n my , can supply material the literary art ; they len d themselves far mo re readily t o artistic representa tion than do the facts of natural science ; but t o clothe the story o f a human society in a literary dress is no more the part o f an historian as an historian than it is the part o f an astronomer to $ 5 present in an artistic shape the story of the stars . This was
’ o o f o n ot Dill n s idea hist rical writing ; he dealt with facts , with
dressing . In 1843 Dillon published his Historical N otes of th e Discov ery and Settlemen t of th e Territory Northwest of th e Ohio ; in 6 18 59 - o Histor o Indiana appeared his well kn wn y f . After six
o f o years service as state librarian , it is sadly rec rded in General
’ “ ’ o o o was C burn s sketch , being a Whig his $Dill n s] success r
o o o ch sen fr m the Democratic party . The ffice was regarded
5 B E y . . S o f o Selec ted ssa s . . Bur , J , The cience Hist ry, in y , p 9 6 o o 1 8 1 No tes on th e O ri in and Na ture Dill n als published , in 7 , g o the Government o th e United S ta tes 1 8 6 O ddities o Col oni al f f , and , in 7 , f — Le i sla tion a f g cabinet o curiosities . 1 2 CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK
r as a proper reward fo partisan services . General Co burn also says that no other man in the state was so well qualified in all r respects as state lib arian . I f he had been retained fo r thirty years Indiana might have had a library with cabinets and c ollec
o f o tions rivaling that Wisc nsin . Fo r a number o f years during the fifties Dillo n was secre tary o f the State B oard o f Agriculture and for t wo years was
o f 1 3 assistant secretary state under Judge Test . In 86 h e wa s
o t o o f o app inted a clerkship in the Department the Interi r ,
“ t o t o 1 which took him Washing n where he resided until 875.
t o o o n In that year he returned Indianap lis , where he died 1 27 879 . o February , These dates indicate that there was s me ’ relation between Dillon s life and the lapses and revivals o f the a f ctivities o this S ociety .
I o . n 1842 Dillon was elected an h norary member o f the
o o o n Ma 23 1848 Indiana Hist rical S ciety , and y , he addressed “ an open meeting o f the Society on The National Decline o f the $ M ma o iami Indians , a paper which y be f und in the first
o o f our Pu blica tions o 1 8 59 1879 v lume . Fr m until his death in
o o f o o o o Dill n was secretary the S ciety , th ugh active nly fr m
1 73 o e t o 8 . He had d ne much in its arly years increase the ’ ’ o o o f o o S ciety s c llecti n o d cuments and papers . The S ciety s library carefully fitted up was placed in the building o f the
o . State Bank , remaining there until the Bank cl sed up its af fairs When the Bank was clo sed and its building was sold most o f
oo o t o o the b ks were rem ved the State H use , but a large num
o o ber , t gether with papers , manuscripts and d cuments , includ
oo o f 1 8 59 o or o ing the minute b k , were scattered , l st , st len and
o o f have disappeared f rever . The events the Civil War were
o o abs rbing public interest ; Dill n was absent, and it seems there
n o one to t o was care o prevent this plunder and destructi n . If only Dill on had been in Indianapo lis there would have been
o O f s me salvaging this impo rtant material .
o o oo Dill n was never married . He lived al ne ; he died p r ;
not o his estate did pay his debts . There were a few d llars in o oo o f . his p cketb k at the time his death , and that was all His
- o o oo o t o o o . library , b k by b k , had g ne the sec nd hand st re He I N D I A N A H ISTO RI C A L SO C IET Y 1 3 left o nly th e l ega cy o f a goo d na m e a nd th e memo ry o f a n enduring service anothe r illu strati o n o f the scripture which saith that a man S li fe co n sisteth n o t in the abun dance o f the
n s . m thi gs that he pos ses es It becomes u s to hono r his emo ry . At the meeting o f 18 59 it was reco rded that the S ociety was
o z a n d o n re rgani ed placed a permanent basis , but as we have s n not an d o ee , this did mean regularity c ntinuity . The meet i ngs were o nly occasional an d at l ong intervals until 1 886 when
o z o e i the present rgani ati n was stablished . Since that t me ( 1 886 ) the S ociety has had a con tin u ous un i n terrupted exist
o u n a n d o for ence , c nstantly purs i g the aims purp ses which it
a n z was o riginally o rg i ed .
B E 18 73 - 1886 MEM RS ,
o 18 73 o o t o In Oct ber , we find the f ll wing names attached
o : o o o Yande s o the r ll F . C . H lliday , Daniel H ugh , Sim n , Th mas
o o o o A . Hendricks , W . W . Curry , Ge rge Br wn , J hn C llett ,
o o o o o o state ge l gist , J hn Campbell , pr fess r in Wabash C llege ,
M M o o D . H . Oliver , . D . ans n , and Henry B . Carringt n . In November o f the same year ( 18 73 ) the f ollowi ng came
: . oo . . . in David S G ding , Levi Ritter , E C Tuttle , Charles H M o . O f Test , Ge rge W Carr , ichael C . Kerr , later speaker the
o o o f o nati nal H use Representatives , Ge rge W . Julian , and
o J hn P . C . Shanks . 187 7 . . o o . In February , came W W W llen , William A Bell , a n d M G . . Ballard .
1 8 n 8 6 . o . In April , we find William H E glish , J hn R Wil son o o — , Jac b P . Dunn , Daniel Wait H we names that bring us t o the permanent and mo dern perio d . H ONORARY MEMBERS
During the first years o f the S ociety it was the custom t o elect hono rary members from among disti nguished men o f the
o h n in o 1 30 w o o . 8 c untry , had s me i terest the N rthwest In the f o llowing accepted hono rary membership in the S ociety : Lewis
o f M o o o f o Cass , ichigan Territ ry , William Henry Harris n , Ohi ,
o f M M Cl ure o f o o . c Edward C les , Illin is , William , New Har 1 4 CENTENNIAL HANDBOO K
o - o f oo o s m ny , Indiana , Andrew Wylie , Bl mingt n , Indiana , Jame
o f o o B adollet F o o f Hall , Vandalia , Illin is , J hn , and rancis Vig , 7 o a . Knox C unty , Indi na
o o f o 18 1 830 By v te the Executive C mmittee , December , , inf o rmation c onc e rm ng the Society and the names o f its O ffi
t o o o o f o CoO cers was sent the hist rical s cieties the c untry . p ’ i n m I e rat o o o . o and inf r ati n were solicited Als , ndiana s sena to rs and representatives in Congress were asked t o obtain from the general government such patr onage as is customary to
n o was bestow o similar societies . The Executive C mmittee
o z o o o o auth ri ed to receive d nati ns , b oks , manuscripts , and curi si
on o . ties , such terms as the wners might designate
o o o f o On m ti n Judge Law , the different c unties of the state
7 The f o llowing is a copy o f the letter written t o Vigo info rming ‘ 1 1m o f Ms o S o l electi n t o ho no rary membership in the o ciety . The riginal 1 8 3 1 0 1 tl e Vigo Manuscripts owned by the Francis Vigo Chapter o f t1]e 5 15 lg
I PO I 20 1 8 0 . IND ANA L S , December , 3 COL : I I O FRANC S V G , I DEAR S R , I have the ho no r to inform you that th e first Histo rical Society ever established in the State o f Indiana was o rganized at this place on Wednesday Even last the 1 sth inst that Benjamin Parke was elected
c o o S o . . President , Judge Bla kf rd , H lman c tt Vice Presidents , J H o o S o o Farnham C rresp nding ecretary Judge M rris Rec rding Secretary, — . S o James Blake Treasurer Judge Law, amuel Merrill , Isaac H uk , Judge Dunn and James Whitcomb were elected the Executive Committee o f o f f t o said S ciety . One o the cardinal obj ects o the S ociety is rescue fro m o blivio n events o f an interesting character that transpired at an
a o . o f o f now t o o e rly peri d the settlement what is Indiana, and c llect all o o o o f interesting inf rmati n respecting the ab rigines , and the remains o o o o f antiquity natural curi sities , habits and manners cust ms curi sities — the native inhabitants etc Believing that you co uld materially con t o o o o f o tribute this imp rtant bj ect the s ciety, and impressed with respect for o o o f gratitude y ur patri tic services in the early settlement Indiana , especially in pio neering the brave gallant Clark his intrepid so ldiers ’ f o o to . o o thr the wilderness fr m Kaskaskia St Vincents , in c nsequence o o which the British C mmander Hamilt n his men were captured , the Historical Society o f Indiana have elected you an H o no rary Member o f the same and have directed me to co mmunicate to you info rmation o f ’ to o f ou o o r o the fact, and request y thr Judge Law, Judge Blackf rd Officers o f the S ociety t o communicate t o them any interesting info rma tio n respecting the early settlement history o f Indiana that may be in o o o assurri n ou y ur p ssessi n , g y that the same will be gratefully received Any communicatio n addressed to me at Salem Washington Co unty In w o o f o diana ill be safely received . Y ur acceptance the within app int ment will gratify the public and your obt servant JOHN H FARNHAM Corresponding Secre tar y of th e Historic al Society of Indiana INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1 5 were urged to furnish info rmation on their histo ry and that O f
o o o o f their c unty seats , and s me acc unt their settlement , the n o f o o o f ames their first settlers , and s me acc unt the rise and
o progress o f their communities . Here was the suggesti n lying a t the o rigin o f our local historical societies and o f the work laid o ut for them to do . f o o o M . Mc Co On m ti n r Farnham , the Reverend Isaac y ,
o t o o 180 3 t o 1 820 missi nary Indian tribes in Indiana fr m , was requested t o deliver a lecture upo n the ancient remains $ f o o o the ab rigines and natural curi sities in the state . It is claimed that Reverend Mc Coy was the first man in American h istory to suggest a separate Indian territory— a policy which was later put into operation by the United States government .
183 o At this same meeting in 0 it was v ted that Dr . Andrew
o f o to Wylie , the new president Indiana C llege , be requested deliver a public discourse at the next annual meeting o f the
o on f o S ciety the value and importance O hist rical societies .
10 18 3 1 o f On December , , at the first annual meeting the
o z o O f Society after its rgani ati n , in the absence the president ,
- o o o the first vice president , the H n rable Isaac Blackf rd , pre
‘ f a n . o o sided President Wylie , Indiana C llege , delivered the 8 n ual address on the value o f histo ry and histo rical societies .
1 7 1 83 1 o o o A week later , December , , the f ll wing , among thers ,
t o o o : o were elected h n rary membership Nathan Dane , J seph
o o St ry , Edward Everett , Jared Sparks , J hn $ uincy Adams ,
o f o n o o f o James Kent , New Y rk , and Edward Livi gst n , L uisi f ana . The influence o lawyers is seen in the early life and a o o f o cti n the S ciety .
1 8 35 o In December , , R bert Dale Owen and Dr . James
o f o h o f o Blythe , New Harm ny , and Eli u Baldwin , Crawf rds
t o o o ville , were elected h n rary membership . In 1 842 the constituti on was amended to reduce the annual d o n ues fr m o e dollar t o fi fty cents . All arrearages against members were cancelled .
o o o f o o o M c Lean o f Ge rge Bancr ft , B st n , J hn , Cincinnati ,
8 P u blic at l N ion V . s o . o . See the , I , 3 1 6 , CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK
f o o L o o . o William H . Presc tt , B st n , Calvin E St we and Dr . y
o f o o o f man Beecher , the Lane The l gical Seminary Cincinnati ,
t o ono were elected h rary membership . RESOURCES
for o r The Society felt the need m ney . It had little o none .
' o NO o The members had n t been paying their dues . rec rd is
n f o o o r f ou d o money d nati ns life memberships . At this time
1 42 o f o M r 8 . out ( ) the treasurer the S ciety , Cady , sent a cir c ular which was printed in the Indiana Jour nal and in such
f to other papers o the state as chose print it . This circular called the attenti on o f the citi zens o f the state t o the Obj ects o f
o o o z o a n d the S ciety . It was the h pe that under its re rgani ati n ’ “ under the auspices o f several o f Indiana s most distinguished
n z o f o f so s , every citi en Indiana will hail its success as a matter $ z f o o . o o pers nal pride and ef f rt If every citi en m derate means ,
o o a - o for said the circular , w uld c ntribute his h lf d llar fee mem b e rshi h ow o o for o o p , much c uld be d ne in a few years the h n r , interest and goo d repute o f the state $ Now is the critical perio d fo r citi zens t o aid in the eff orts begun by a few public Spirited individuals to rekindle that lively interest in the past $ o o f o circumstances and hist ry the state . Attenti n was called “ $ t o the scattered materials o f the rapidly receding past . ’ M o fo r o for o ney was needed p stage , publishing the S ciety s
o for o oo transacti ns , transp rting b ks and gifts as might be pre sented from outside the state ; and for fitting up a suitable room for o o its library and c llecti ns . Gentlemen were urged in dif fer ent towns o f the state (no no tice whatever was taken o f women) t o aid in calling attention t o the obj ects and wants o f the So i “ ‘ c et . o o t o y One questi n needs nly be asked , Shall Indiana , whose impo rtance is not least in compariso n with that o f her
t o o f o sister states , be the last appreciate the utility c llecting ’ an d preserving the materials for her j ust histo ry $
o f 22 1 848 a At the meeting January , , six years later , Is ac
o n f — The o e o . Blackf rd , still the vice presidents , presided
n n t o n o a ual membership fee was restored o e d llar . Old mem bers were released from all past arrearages i f the dollar was
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’ o o o Room 87 was btained , and the S ciety s pr perty was placed
r o not fo . oo there , but l ng Other state needs t k precedence . Many valuable papers and books belonging t o the S ociety had been lost or stolen while deposited in the Marion County Court
A S 27 1 9 1 7 o house . late as December , Judge H we , the presi
o t he o t o oo dent , rep rted that Society h ped have a r m in the new Indianapolis library t o be set apart for its books and rec
no f . o ords , but arrangements had yet been made Some its
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records were still in the City Hall .
o f 3 1 1 8 53 The meeting January , , after the lapse of another
o f o o f five years , was held in the hall the H use Representatives ,
o . Isaac Blackf rd presiding Guests were assembled . Nathaniel
o o on B lton , state librarian , addressed the S ciety The Early $ 9 f o History o Indianap lis and Central Indiana .
A t eo z o 1 8 59 o the r rgani ati n in , it was ann unced that the “ $ o legislature had made a liberal appr priation , which was not “ 500 t o a o o to exceed $ , aid the Indian Hist rical S ciety in mak
o f oo h o ing purchases b ks , maps , manuscripts and suc ther ma t e rials t o row o as may be calculated th light up n the manners ,
o o o o f o cust ms , pursuits , and c nditi n the pi neer settlers of the $ o n o o f regi n ow included within the b undaries the state . A circular prepared and sent out by Dillon in 18 59 an nounc e d that the Society had prepared suitable rooms for the reception and preservation o f its material ; that the Society was preparing t o receive donations of all materials on western his
oo o tory , such as b ks , pamphlets , aut graph letters , manuscripts ,
o f old o o o maps , paintings , drawings f rts , bl ckh uses , Indian
o old o or o f o o m unds , h uses , public buildings , plans t wns , C pies o f o o o f newspapers , etc . The S ciety was seeking the rigin
o o o f o o c unty names , and bi graphies pers ns after wh m the
o o Wan ted c unties were named . The circular ann unced as
o o o f o f Bi graphical n tices early settlers , the first preachers ,
oo who first sch lmasters , men built the first Churches and
oo o out o sch lh uses , planted nurseries and set rchards , publishers
’ o f o f first newspapers , etc . In that circular Dillon s we find
9 Publi a ti n N c l . . o s Vo o . See the , I , 5 INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 1 9 expressed a very good conception of the functions and possi bilitie s o f the S ociety .
MEETING OF 1 873
now o o o f There is an ther lapse in the rec rd , this time four
t o o 7 1 873 o f o teen years , Oct ber , . Then , in the hall the H use o f Representatives occurred a meeting t o adopt such measures
o o t o out . as w uld enable the S ciety carry its O bj ects . Henry S “ a L ne presided , and it is stated that he delivered an interesting and eloquent address in reference t o the history and O bj ects $ o f o the s ciety .
o o o f o The first c nstituti n the S ciety was read , and General John Coburn spoke on the o rigin and progress o f the S ociety
on o f and the necessity increasing its usefulness . Judge Addi son o e o o f o z o L . R ach urged the imp rtance re rgani ati n , and
z citi ens present were urged t o Sign the constitution and j oin . Brief addresses urging the interests of the S ociety were made
o o o . by Reverend T . H . Lynch , G vern r Th mas A Hendricks ,
o o o o o . General Henry B . Carringt n , Pr fess r J hn C llett , F C .
o o o o o f o H lliday , Pr fess r J hn L . Campbell , Wabash C llege ,
o . o o o . . . Jac b B Julian , Pr fess r Daniel H ugh , and W W Curry
Yan de s o o n o t o Curry , , and H ugh were app i ted a c mmittee exam ine v o o o f o the charter and re ise the c nstituti n the S ciety .
o on o 26 1 8 73 o A m nth later , N vember , there was a n table
o f o oo c om meeting the S ciety in the Supreme Court r m . The mitt e e on the revision o f the constitutio n repo rted some mino r
o n o o C o and unimp rta t changes . Pr fess r ampbell read a mem rial 1 0 on M paper Joseph G . arshall . Dillon o f fered a resolution t o the effect that a monthly mag azine devoted t o the collectio n o f facts on the antiquities and early history o f the state and o f the several counties might
o o o oo o meet with w rthy p pular supp rt . He was l king f rward to o Indiana M a azin e o Histor s mething like the quarterly g f y, now happily a reality .
f o en tinel Henry F . Keenan o the Indianap lis S Of fered a
1 0 S P ubli a ti l N 6 c ons Vo o . . ee the , . I , 20 CENTENNIAL HANDBOOK
reso l uti on urging the Society t o suppo rt the mo vement t o re
o t o o f o o st re Indiana the remains its first g vern r , General ’ r o n o William Henry Ha ris n . Kee an s res luti on was passed u nan imously and with emphasis . A distinguished committee
o o o . . n was app inted with G vern r T A He dricks at its head , with
o e o o o . f rm r G vern rs C nrad Baker and Henry S Lane , and the
on o o . t o o o H rable Ge rge W Julian as members , pr m te this end , but the remains o f the her o o f Tippecano e still rest at No rth
n o o f l Bend o the Ohi side the line . W . W Curry spoke e o quently o f the readiness o f the people t o cooperate heartily in building a mo nument t o the fallen her oes who lie buried on
f o o one o f o the field o Tippecan e . Our S ciety was the rgans o f public opIn io n in bringing these Tippecanoe memorials t o pass . JOH N LA W
A biographical memo rial on Judge Jo hn Law was presented “ f v Law o . by Charles Denby , Evans ille had j ust passed away
in o o o ne o f o ur the previ us Oct ber . He was charter members , to whom the S ociety is under great obligations and wh o is
o o f our o o w rthy highest h n r .
o o o o o o J hn Law was b rn in New L nd n , C nnecticut , Oct ber
28 1 796 o 7 1873 , he died in Evansville , Indiana , Oct ber , , aged “ 77 f o ld . Law was a descendant o f wo rthy gentlemen o the $ o school . Three generations o f his ancestors sat in the C ngress o f oo the United States . Denby and W llen cite the Law family o f Connecticut as a parallel to the Adam se s o f Massachusetts fo r 1 2 ’ - o . o family distincti n Law s great grandfather , J nathan Law , graduated at Harvard in 1 69 5 he was a chief j ustice and
o o f o o o . g vern r the c l ny His grandfather , Richard Law , was a member o f the Co ntinental Congress from 1 777 to the close o f
fo r o . the war . He was also a United States j udge C nnecticut
’ o o f Con J hn Law s father , Lyman Law , was a member the
1 1 P ubli ti l N ca ons V o . O . . See the , I , 7 o o Historica l and B io ra hical W llen, William Wesley , g p Sk t h - e c E . es o arl I i . nd a na . 2 o D . f y , pp 33 34 ( Indianap lis , r C B ’ Co leman s paper o n Law read befo re the Southwestern Indiana Histo rical o 1 0 S ciety, 9 3 . I N DI A N A HISTORIC AL S O CIETY 21 n ec tic ut legislature and became speaker o f th e Con necticut
o 18 1 1 t o 18 1 7 in o o f House . Fr m he served the C ngress the
n U ited States . 18 1 4 o o f . J hn Law graduated at Yale in , at the age eighteen He was theref o re acquainted with the Greek an d Latin clas
e t o sics . He read law with his father and was admitt d the
o t o n n o 1 8 1 7 C o . nnecticut bar He m ved I dia a in N vember , when the state was not quite a year old an d here he spent
- ix f 1 8 1 7 S o . fifty years his life In December , he was examined for admission to the Indiana bar by the Supreme Court j udges
o o t o rac in pen c urt . Judge Jeremiah Sullivan was admitted p
M o tice at the same time . Sullivan settled in adis n , the rising
o o f o o t wn the state . Dewey , an ther legal light , settled in Pa li , while Law settled in Vincennes . There were many men and families o f this type who gave tone and character t o the popula , tion o f southern Indiana in the early days ; a few came from
o o New England . but m stly they were fr m Virginia , Kentucky ,
o . o o f and the Car linas Law became the hist rian Vincennes ,
o o o o f o saw o rec rding the c nditi n the t wn as he it in th se days , and making known the valiant exploits o f Geo rge Rogers
o o f o o Clark and the pi neers rev luti nary days .
o The year after his arrival in Indiana , Law was app inted
o o f r by the circuit j udge as pr secuting att rney o the circuit . He
o f o o 1 23 - 2 was a member the legislature at C ryd n in 8 4 . Again fo r o o o several terms he was pr secuting att rney , nce being
f 1 3 r elected by the j oint ho uses o the legislature . In 8 0 he e c eive d twelve votes in the General Assembly for the United
o States senat rship , the year in which William Hendricks was
1 8 51 o o t o elected . In he m ved fr m Vincennes Evansville , f 1860 where he Spent the rest o his life . In he was elected t o
o e 1 2 86 . C ngress , and was re lected in In early life he had been
in — o f a Whig , but the last twenty five years his life he was a
o o o o o t o o c nsistent Dem crat . He was in pp siti n the Linc ln
o Fo r administrati n during the Civil War . that we have a more ready tolerance now than ou r Uni on fathers had in Civil War
. o o o o o days He supp rted the Uni n , but he pp sed the c nfisca
o o o o f ti n bills and nati nal emancipati n the slaves , and he attacked 22 CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK
o f o r the radical Republicans the time . Alth ugh he stood fo the “ o o as o Democratic Sl gan the Uni n it was , the C nstitution as it $ o o f is , which meant the retenti n Slavery and the full rights of
o t o the s uthern states unimpaired , he was yet able retain the f o o . pers nal regard that staunch old radical , Thaddeus Stevens
f o o Law was a man o fine pers nal and s cial qualities . In spite o f warm politica l d ifferences Indiana people recall John Law
o f as an able lawyer , a faithful public servant , and a fine type
i l zen c t .
In those early days there Were no trained historians working
o to one in the state . J hn Law was the nearest . Sixty years elapsed after the o rganization o f this Society before there was ’ o o o f o In a Colonial Histor a pr fess rship hist ry Indiana . L w s y of Vinc enn es was read before th e Vincennes Historical and
o on F 22 1 83 9 . Antiquarian S ciety ebruary , It appeared in
o 18 58 ' In o i printed f rm in . that address Law sh wed the qualit es
o f o for t o ‘ the hist rical student . He pleaded attachment our
to our our t o state , abiding place , domicile , especially the land “ e o on e o f o of our nativity, an attachm nt which f rms the str ng $ f ur o m o o est links O that chain which binds us t o o c m n c untry .
o o Law placed a high estimate up n l cal history , especially
o o o o f up n the l cal hist ry a place like Vincennes . “ $ o o f our o o h fo r The hist rian ancient b r ugh , he said , must gat er 1 1 5 o o t o do 1 w rk m re materials than I have been furnished with , full . t o h I o f count rIe s Justice S subj ect . He should search the archives other o f o f o o o o f revolu France , England , the c l nial rec rds Canada , and the $ t Ion r 1 3 a y o nes o f Virginia .
Such was his true conception o f the task o f the historian .
o Law , the C nnecticut Yankee , very early and very rightly
looked upon Vi n cennes as a centre o f Revo lutionary histo ry . “ “ o o I In my pini n he says , and have accurately and critically weighed and examined all the results produced by any co ntests in which — o o for for we were engaged during the rev luti nary war that bravery, for o on hardships endured , skill and c nsummate tact and prudence the o f o o o o f o o n part the c mmander , bedience, discipline and l ve c untry the o f o o fo r ad part his f ll wers ; the immense benefits acquired , and signal ’ o it fo r th e o o o vantages btained by wh le Uni n , it $Clark s c nquest] was $ second t o no enterprise undertaken during that struggle ; and he ventured “ r $ 1 4 t o no r o to no n o r o . add , sec nd undertaking in a cient m dern warfa e
1 3 T H n o h e Colonial istor o Vi c ennes . Law, J hn, y f , p 43 (Vincennes ,
l l‘ l id 2 - 2 b . 1 2 q pp . INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 23
This is strong language but it is that o f a trained and judicial mind .
o f o Such was John Law , a charter member this S ciety , a
o f o m one o f - member its Executive C m ittee , its vice presidents ,
f r 1 59 1 73 o o o 8 t o 8 . and f urteen years its president , fr m
o f o o 26 1 873 At a meeting the S ciety , N vember , , at eight ’ o o o . o cl ck in the evening , Ge rge W Carr gave an inf rmal rem inisc ent address on early life in Indiana . Carr had been born
o 1 7 Con in Indiana Territ ry in 80 . He was the president of the i n 1 1 f f stitut o al o f 85 . o o o o Convention He told Pige n Ro st ,
lo - o - lo early g r llings , and corn huskings , forts and g cabins , mills and schoolhouses .
F o o o f v Reverend . C . H lliday presented a mem rial Cal in
o o Fletcher , an Indianap lis pi neer and an active and very helpful
f F o o charter member o this S ociety . letcher was b rn in Verm nt
1 798 one o o in , was of the f unders of Indianap lis , and died here
1 o o our in 866 . The Fletcher name has an h n rable place in annals . TEST ON INDIANA ’ S GREAT MEN
h o 1 873 At t is N vember meeting in , Judge Test was called n o . He spoke o f the great and capable men who had left Indi “ n h n . o e w o o ana Henry Ward Beecher was , had particular
now on e o f character in this state , but he is the greatest
o o o to preachers in the w rld , and c mmands a salary alm st equal $ o f f o that the president o the United States . An ther great man
o M o who b o f was Bish p atthew Simps n , had een president As
o n D P uw o ow e a . bury C llege , Test said that he alm st regretted
o not s metimes that he did live in Kentucky , because there they
o so kept their great men and helped them al ng, it was in Vir
o f o ginia and New England . But a kind rivalry inv lves a
o o f t o w great man here until he gets away . He sp ke this Sho
who o f m that they had men in early days were men e inence , f “ o o o . men great p wers . If Ge rge G Dunn had lived anywhere $ “ o one o f but in Indiana , Test said , he would have bec me the
$ f f o M o o . SO o . great men the nati n J seph G arshall , a Whig leader in the state who sho uld have been elected t o the United 24 CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK
t o States Senate . The Whigs were able elect the senator and
M o o o f arshall received the caucus n minati n his party , but as “ o o o f Pr fess r Campbell said , by the wily tricks pretended
o t o t o friends , he was c mpelled give place the less gifted and $ 1 5 o f r mo re unscrupul us . Test expressed regret o all these
o for things and h ped a remedy in the future .
e o f 1 Ch arles H . T st was president the S ociety from 877
to 1 79 oo n 8 . o At a meeting in the agricultural r m , January
6 1877 o o t o , , Judge Test presided . A c mmittee was app inted f f o o o o o o . pr m te the interest the S ciety , c nsisting General W . H
' M E n nd . o va s a H . Terrell , R . B Duncan , essrs . Riden ur , Blake , ,
Dillon .
8 1 879 o f o On July , , in p ursuance due public n tice , a
oo meeting was held in the United States court r m . Terrell was
o f o o c om elected secretary . The death Dill n was n ticed and a mi tt ee f oo . o o o o . . . c nsisting C l nel Blake , W W W llen , and W H e o t o o . H . Terrell was app inted prepare a mem rial During thes
o fo r o two years the S ociety was still casting ab ut a r om .
REOR-GA N IZA TIO N IN 1 886 : PUBLICATIONS
After its reo rgani zatio n in 1886 the S ociety had but one
recording secretary fo r a peri o d O f nearly f o rty years . This
o wh o o 1 886 was Jac b Piatt Dunn , was secretary fr m until his
7 1 24 To M r v 9 . . death , June , Dunn much credit must be gi en
for the continuance and present condition o f the S ociety . In
this peri o d o f thirty - eight years I suspect he did n ot miss a
f n single annual meeting o the S ociety . Dun had a versatile
mind and a facile pen . He was a penetrating critic and a nat
o o o o o o f ural hist rical investigat r . He was the lab ri us edit r ’ many o f the Society s publicati on s; while he himself contributed
o f many its papers .
1 5 L Indiana Historica l o . o . Campbell , J hn , J seph G Marshall , in Socie t Pu blica ti l N 6 1 8 o ons V o . . o . y , I , In 44 Marshall was the n minee o f the Whig Party fo r the United States Senate . The Whigs had a o o n o o o f o t o maj rity j int ball t the legislature , but the Dem crats refused o o o o g int an electio n . The next year the Dem crats had a maj rity and oo 1 8 . o elected Jesse D . Bright A similar ccurrence t k place in 54 when ' ’ B i ra h cal o f o . oo o Marshall was the candidate the Pe ple s Party W llen , g p i a nd Hi t i s l k t . or c a S e c h es o E arl India na . f y , p 433
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o o o f any pers n for membership , his name shall be ball ted upon by the members present , and i f he receives a maj ority of three f o fourths o all the ball ts cast he shall be declared elected . It
o o seems the S ciety was rather choice in the selecti n of members .
‘ o ohn C M . At this time aurice Th mpson , J New , Wade Ritter ,
M F M o o Hubert . Skinner , . . Cr use , and Lewis J rdan were
elected to membership .
on 1 6 1886 o s At a special meeting June , , ther new member
o i a were elected , namely , President David Starr J rdan , of Ind an
o f f t o o . W Universi y, Albert Henders n , La ayette , Pr fessor J M o f o P o o M o f oncrief , Franklin C llege , r fess r J . J . ills , Earl Mc Don ld o rin o . a . . su e ham , J seph E , J W H lcombe , state p e o f n M t ndent public i struction , William Wallace , Charles artin
M o dale , General Thomas A . orris , and J hn T . Dye . General John Coburn was requested t o prepare a memorial address on
o o o o o J hn B . Dill n , and J hn H . H lliday , an address on the j ur
nals o f o o General J hn Tipt n .
on 1 8 1 886 At a special meeting September , , there were
t o memb ershi o o o f elected p Profess r Cyrus H dgin , Earlham , f . N . o R o o Superintendent J Study , ichm nd , J hn Levering , of
o o W . . Lafayette , Judge J hn Holman , Profess r J Craig, of Pur o due , and former Govern r Albert G . Porter .
3 1 1 886 c om At the regular annual meeting , December , , a “ mitt ee was appointed to devise and repo rt plans for awakening public interest in historical matters and extending the work o f $ o oo o o o o the S ciety . Coburn , W llen , J rdan , G rd n , H lliday , and
o o m Elli tt c nstituted the com ittee .
on 1 6 188 7 At an annual public meeting February , , in the
M M o o o eridian Street eth dist Episc pal Church , Judge Th mas
M . oo o f o f M on C ley the University ichigan , gave an address “ “ 6 o f o the Acquisiti n o L uisiana .
’ on 29 1 887 o At a meeting July , in President English s f fice on M M f D Pauw o o . o e the Circle and eridian , Pr fess r W H . ace , , f . o f o Judge D D . Banta , Franklin , and William A . Ketcham ,
o to . Indianap lis , were elected membership General Lew Wal
1 6 P u blic ations l II N Vo . o . See the , , . 3 INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 27 lace was invited to address the Society at its next open meeting “ M $ on Indiana and the exican War . 29 188 7 At the regular annual meeting , December , Rever M M M . o o . end atthias L Haines , rris R ss , David Geeting , and
M La FO llett e two o f Harvey . (the latter in the Department
to Public Instruction) were elected membership .
ADM ISSION O F WOMEN
o f 27 1 888 At the regular annual meeting December , “ M r o o o o f . J . P . Dunn f fered a res luti n that it was the sense t $ the Society that ladies were admissible o membership . This
— o r f o o o o o o o o . m ti n was l st with ut reas n , rec rd any discussi n On December 27 1 906 Miss Eliza Browning was elected t o
o t o o o . membership , pr bably the first woman receive this h n r S oo n thereafter women came in in numbe rs and they have been
o o 1 9 M o t o . 09 a valuable supp rt the S ciety In , iss Br wning “ ’ o o edited L ckerbie s Assessment List of Indianap lis , published by the Society in that year . In 1 890 owing to the destructio n o f most o f the pamphlets
- M oo o o in the Bowen errill B kst re fire , publicati n was tem
r ril po a y discontinued . At the annual meeting o f 1 89 1 (December 3 1 ) a long list o f o o Th om members was added , including C l nel Richard W . p
o f son , President E A . Bryan , Vincennes University , Charles M M . o o . o I . E C ffin , V lney T al tt , Claude atthews , ra J Chase ,
‘
o . . . Th mas L Sullivan , William E English , William E Niblack ,
T r ie o M o o f o u . . o and David p Judge Th mas C ley , Ann Arb r ,
t o o o and George W . Julian were elected h n rary membership . ’ “ Julian s The Rank o f Charles Osborn as an Anti - Slavery
o . Pi neer , was published
1893 o f o o o o In , the year the C lumbian celebrati n , Pr fess r “ o o f D e Pauw Man J hn Clark Ridpath , , gave his address on The f o o o . . o in Hist ry , and Pr fess r O J Craig , Purdue , gave his $ i n on O u at a on . paper , A Study in Indiana History 27 1 894 At the regular annual meeting , December , Charles
. o a o E C ffin bec me treasurer of the S ciety , and he has been the
o o faithful and ef ficient treasurer ever since , c vering a peri d of 28 CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK
- H h a r f . e s ou o o n an d n thirty six years tribute appreciati ho o r .
o o . oo n o f In the same year Pr fess r James A W dbur , Indiana f n o o . . o o Pro U iversity , Pr fess r C A Tuttle , Wabash C llege , and fe ssor n n o o f D e Pauw o o f r A drew Stephe s n , , were pr p sed o membership and were elected the next year .
W L H H IL IA M . ENGLIS
n 8 1 896 o f At a special meeti g , February , , the death Presi
o . o n 7 1 F r 896 . o dent English was rep rted He died February , ten years he had b e en pre side nt and an earnest worker fo r the
z o o f f Society . He had reali ed the imp rtance the preservation o
o o o f on o the hist rical rec rds the state , and by his pers al eff rts
o out - o f- - o he rescued fr m the way places many fficial papers , including the reco rds o f early legislatures which Otherwise
o f r wo uld have been lo st . It was f rtunate o the state that he lived when he did and that he f ound time t o devote himself t o ’
n M r . n T o . o o h e his u selfish w rk English s m umental w rk ,
on t the N or thwest n o o C u es o . q f , is well k wn The S ciety put itself on reco rd as feeling a severe l o ss in his death bef ore his
o o great w rk was c mpleted , but it expressed gratitude that the labo r o f collecting the material h a d been practically finished an d o o f n fo r on t o the w rk prepari g it the press , in additi the t wo volumes already published was well advanced . We
$ o o o o t o feel , said the mem rial rec rd , that this is a n ble cr wn
’ o n o his life s w rk , and that future ge erati ns will appreciate its
in on n t benefits and unite with us h o ri g the au ho r . The me
o o m o o o . on m rial c m ittee was H we , R ache , and C f fin Wils ,
o an d o o t o H we , Dunn were app inted a c mmittee prepare a biographical sketch o f English for publicati on by the Society
25 1896 o f At a special meeting , February , , the bequest
M r t o o o f - o . English the S ciety twenty five hundred d llars , as
o n n a n d n n n o . c tai ed in his last will testame t , was a unced It was pro vided in the will that this sum was t o be l oan ed o ut at “ curren t legal interest o n uni n cumbered real estate in said
M o o n o f oo an d o o $ ari n] c u ty , g d title , w rth at least d uble the
ou o n n n t o t o o o f am nt l a ed , the ear i gs be used defray the c st
u o M o n . r o p blicati ns The treasurer , . C ffin , ann u ced that the I N DI A NA H ISTOR I CAL SO C I ETY 29
full am ount h a d b e e n paid t o h im a n d wa s n o w subj ect t o the o rder o f the S ociety . wa s \Villiam Hayden English was a n at ion al character . He 2 o n n on n 27 1 8 2. b r at Lexi gt , India a , August He was educated
n l an d t o in 1 840 . at Ha o ver Co lege , was admitted the bar He 1 8 51 t o soon became interested in politics . In he was elected the state legislature from Scott Co un ty a n d became speaker o f
o t o o 1 8 52 the H use . He was elected C ngress in and served o o n o r . f our c secutive terms , eight years He became the auth r “ $ o f the famous English Bill which referred the admis sion o f Kansas back t o the people o f that Territo ry . This was adopted and the people o f Kansas vo ted against the admissi on
n o o o f the state u der the Lecompt n Constituti n . English oppo sed secession and he warned Southern c on
Fo r a gre ssm en against that fatal policy . eight years he was
n f m o n on In 1 863 o t o rege t o the S iths ian Instituti . he rem ved
n o n a India ap lis , where he became a ba ker and capitalist . In 1 880 he was nominated by the Democratic Party fo r vice - presi
o n n n o o dent the ticket with Ge eral Ha c ck . This S ciety was f o rtunate t o have such a man o f affairs as its president duri n g
’ t n o f n M r n e . the first years its re aissance . E glish s services a nd his legacy put the S ociety o n a perman en t basis with an
u . o n M r pward trend After he passed fr m the sce e . William
o oo n o Wats n W lle became his w rthy successo r .
ET 1899 —1 9 1 5 ME INGS ,
22 1899 n On February , , at a special public meeti g in the
M n e M o o n eridia Stre t eth dist Episc pal Church , Ge eral Lew
“ $ o on Th e o f Wallace addressed the S ciety Battle Buena Vista .
M o The exican War veterans attended in a b dy .
n n n 27 1 900 n At the a ual meeti g , December , , Da iel Wait
o a m e e n H we bec pr side t . Deep regret was expressed at the
m e f n h o . w o . oo n fo r retire nt W W W lle , had been preside t f our
a . o o n n ye rs Ge rge S . C ttma was amo g those e l ected to m em b e rsh i p .
In 1 902 . n . n n m 190 3 , Dr Fra k B Wy became a me ber ; in ,
o o Ge rge B . L ckwoo d . The Executive Committee was instructed 30 CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK t o cooperate with the patriotic soc ieties o f the state in the c ol lection and publication o f matters relating to the re volutionarv f soldiers O Indiana . M 1 04 . oo 9 . In , Charles W res , William A Ketcham , Arthur
. o o f r W . Dunn , and Thomas C Whall n were rep rted o mem ’ “ r hi Moores S Caleb M b e s p . ills and the Public Schoo l System $ for o o f Indiana was reported publicati n .
o f 1 90 5 At the annual meeting December , , an unusually
o c large attendance was rep rted , and mu h interest was shown .
Mr o o o . C ttman m ved that the Executive C mmittee be requested t o prepare for a public meeting at the time o f the meeting o f ’
o o . the hist ry section of the State Teachers Ass ciation , in April Here began the c oOpe ration with the history teachers o f the
o t o o state which has c ntinued this day . Am ng the new members
l o o M o f P . o ro fe s e ected were Profess r Th mas F ran , Purdue , f o . . . o s rs U . G Weatherly and S B Harding , Indiana Uni
o o f o versity , and Harl w Lindley , Earlham ; als Delavan Smith ,
s o o St em fel o Loui $Ewbank , William Carter , The d re p , L uis F o f o o o . H wland , and rancis Bac n , all Indianap lis
on 27 1 906 At a special meeting April , the secretary revised
o f o who the list members , rem ving a large number had been
on o or carried the r ll but had declined withdrawn membership ,
or . o . o were deceased Am ng the last were D . D Banta , J hn M M M D n ld o o . c o a Levering , Claude atthews , S . E . rss , J seph E ,
o o . o William E . Niblack , Albert G . P rter , Addis n L R ache . and Maurice Thompson— a distinguished list O f veteran mem bers .
f o . . o o . Alva O . Reser , Lafayette , Am s W Butler , A C Sh rt
o oo o f o ridge , and Virgil L ckw d , all Indianap lis , were elected
o o o o : to membership . The f ll wing were made h n rary members
o o f o David Starr J rdan , Leland Stanf rd University , David M f T r i oo . . o u e o . p , Th mas A G dwin , L Bundy , Newcastle , M M o f o f M o o . Oscar J . Craig , iss ula , ntana , William H ace , f o o . o Syracuse , New Y rk , and En ch A Bryan , Pullman ,
o Washingt n . 1 906 o o At the annual meeting in , President H we rep rted an
- oo active membership o f only Sixty eight . James A . W dburn IN D IANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 3 1 wa s autho ri zed t o act for the Society in inviting to Indianapolis
a o o m o o the Americ n Hist rical Ass ciation , the A erican Ec n mic
s o o o o o . A s ciati n , and the American P litical Science Ass ciati n These national bo dies accepted the invitation to hold their an
o nual conventions in this city . Am ng the new members this
D marchus z o e . year appeared J . W . Fesler , Brown , Eli a G Br wn
o . o o . o . ing , Christ pher B C leman , Hilt n U Br wn , William W M o o o . Th rnt n , and eredith Nich lson 1 26 907 o . o At a special meeting , April , , Ge rge S C ttman was o o Indiana uarterl elected c rresp nding secretary , and the $ y ’ M a azine o Histor Cottman s z g f y, creation , was recogni ed as
o f the O f ficial organ the S ociety .
1 907 o - In the S ciety reported eighty nine members . One f ’ “ ‘ ’ o o . o o thousand C pies J . P Dunn s The W rd H osier were ’ “ o . o o rdered printed Profess r H mer J . Webster s William ’ $ Henry Harrison s Administration of Indiana Territory was
f r o o o accepted o publicati n . Dunn m ved to ask the Nati nal
o f o t o Bureau Ethn logy preserve the Indian languages . In this
o f cause Dunn was persistent for a number yea rs .
o - 1 There were still nly eighty nine members during 908 . John Coburn died during this year (January 28 ) and Charles
M - oo . W . res was elected first vice president in his place The
o f o o o death Cyrus W . H dgin was rep rted this year (Oct ber “ President Howe presented his Making a Capital in the $ Wilderness , which was published . The president recommended the appointment o f a committee to c oOpe rate in any movement to celebrate the centennial o f the admission o f Indiana to state
oo h d . At the regular meeting in 1909 (December 3 1 ) Professor o o o C . B . C leman was made c rresp nding secretary .
1 1 9 10 o m s At a special meeting , December , , a c m ittee wa appointed t o promote the erection o f a building for the State
M o Library and useum as a suitable centennial mem rial . Dunn o f fered resolutions urging an adequate public building for such
o f r purp ses . Such a building was sadly needed o the preserva ti on o f histo rical material . All citi zens o f the state were urged t o use their i n fluence t o have such preparati ons made that the 32 CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK proposed centennial memo rial building might be erected and be
r o 1 1 1 16 fo 9 . ready dedicati n by December , Alas , twenty years
o o elapsed bef re this pr j ect became a reality . There has been n o more co nstant and p otent influence behind this worthy enter
o f o o prise than that the Indiana Hist rical S ciety . By an act o f the last legislature ( 1 929 ) taxes are now being collected for o o f and o erecti n a Library Hist rical Building . We all re
i t oo o O c e . j in this achievement . l ng delayed
At the regular meetin g in 19 10 there were ninety - f our mem “ o for o bers . The president ann unced publicati n The Scotch $ M o o o oo Irish Presbyterians in nr e C unty , by James A . W d M M rs. o o burn . Grace Julian Clarke , C l nel W . . Cockrum and
L Esare oo ogan y became members . James A . W dburn became ’ - o f o O D ona hue third vice p resident in place Bish p g . At the regular annual meet Ing o f 19 1 1 (December 28 ) it was reported that the membership had dropped to seventy - one mem
o o om bers . President H we read his annual rep rt as his cust
for o now had been several years , a rep rt which is made by the
o f o o o o secretary the S ciety , Sh wing the c nditi n , and member
o o f o z o ship , and publicati ns the rgani ati n , with any happenings
o now z Indiana o f importance . The S ciety was subsidi ing the $ uar terly M agazine of History t o the extent o f fifty dollars a
o n year a year later the subsidy was e hundred dollars .
on 20 19 1 3 At a special meeting February , , it was decided
' that the Executive Committee should have sole and final m authority t o elect to embership . The annual dues were raised t P u blica tions M a a z in e o two dollars . The and the g were guar
t o anteed members .
1 9 1 3 M a azine o t o o In the g , ab ut expire , was taken ver by
o f o o f t o the Department Hist ry Indiana University , be pub lish ed in c oOpe ration with the State Histo rical S ociety and the
o now o M a azine two State Library . The S ciety all wed the g 3 1 hundred dollars . At the next annual meeting (December ,
M r o o one o on o o o f . . m ti n J hn H H lliday , d llar was
o t o M a in for o f o v ted the gaz e each member the S ciety , and this arrangement has Since been continued . In this year the mem b rshi o o e p was only one hundred an d two . The c nstituti n was
34 CENTENNIAL HANDBOOK always those that will receive a maj o rity vote on a popular o o referendum . No great utp uring of popular interest need be expected in these peaceful memorials prompted by such societies A S 1920 o . n as urs late as , at the Second Annual Historical Co “ o Esare ference , Dr . L gan y read a paper on The Renaissance o f Indiana History Since There were fewer than
o Esare twenty pers ns present when Dr . y read that paper . But the paper was published and its weight and influence were not
a a to be measured by the number who he rd it read . There is real though not always vocal response among intelligent people
o to these messages of our S ciety .
Esare 19 12 a f Dr . y named as the ye r marking the revival o history in Indiana . No matter what date be chosen there are
s o o ro always influence and beginnings that have g ne bef re , p tin 1 1 mo g the same end . A few years before 9 2 the U niversity
Esare in established its Indiana Historical Survey , with Dr . y
. o n charge The University gave him his pportunity , and he bega t o on z lay stress the permanent values . He emphasi ed investi
ation g , hunting up the facts in the case , verifying them , and
o making them available for future writers . He sought to c llect
m o and arrange the aterials for written history . He enc uraged ’ and directed graduate students in the preparation o f masters
o f e theses on Indiana themes . Some thes he published in the
Indiana M a azin e o Histor to o g f y, which he opened the w rthy o o o f our De Pauw a pr ducti ns all colleges , Wabash , , E rlham ,
o . and others . Judge J hn E . Iglehart , Elmore Barce , George R o M a azine n Wilson , and thers , offered to the g their contributio s , which served as illustrations o f wha t original local studies might be .
o o f Esare o The purp se Dr . y was the same as the purp se o f the intelligent leaders o f this Society for one hundred years ;
o n to the namely , to make kn w what Indiana had contribute to
o to o and c untry at large , c llect the material scattered here
o t o t o o om o there , to f cus it , make it available hist rians fr ther
o f o so o o parts the c untry , that Indiana men , like G vern r Wil
o no liam Henry Harris n , might be known as New England
E r o o o o o . sa e hist rian c uld kn w him . Dr y pr duced a direct ry INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 35
f o f a o . o the newspapers the st te , still lying in manuscript f rm Through the State Historical Commission he edited and pub lish ed a number o f volumes o f the messages o f early Indiana
t o not o governors . These the Commission was able place nly in the public libraries o f Indiana but in the libraries o f the
S o o t o United tates . This Society gave c nstant enc uragement ’ o o Esare s this work and it br ught out s me of Dr . y early papers , “ $ 1 8 ’ E are s o . s as his Internal Impr vements in Indiana Dr . y
Histor o India na a o him y f , in two l rge v lumes , entitles in this
o o t o . generation to be looked up n as the success r John B . Dillon
His services to Indiana history deserve state wide recogn ition . INDIANA H ISTORICAL COM M ISSION
In 19 1 5 the legislature created the Indiana Historical Com
o t o f o for missi n , charged with the du y pr viding a centennial
o o f o 1 1 6 o f celebrati n stateh od in 9 . An appropriation
o for o was made to the C mmission , to be used publicati ns ,
for the celebration .
o l o a An educati na campaign was inaugurated . Hist ric l
o o o pageants were held thr ugh ut the state , notable nes at Indiana
o o o University , C ryd n , and Indianap lis , these three under the
o o f o o directi n the Commissi n . These and the l cal pageants illustrated the beginnings and progress o f the state and o f
o o vari us cities and c unties . There was a great revival of inter
z o for est in Indiana history . The organi ati n this cause became
o o o state wide . Each c unty had its chairman , m st of wh m gave much unselfish and devoted service in the preparatio n o f loca l
celebrations . The state park system was inaugurated ; the Society of Indiana Pioneers was organized ; the collecting o f the rec ords o f the participation of our state in World War his tory was begun ; the Gold Star Honor Roll was published ; loca l historical societies were encouraged ; a state historical confer ence was called o f all the agencies interested in Indiana his
o o a o f t ry , a suggesti n of John Hollid y , the president the
e Pione rs . This conference has since been an annual event .
l l“ Indiana Historical Socie t P ublica tions y , Vol . V, No . 2 . 36 CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK
The result o f all this activity was an increased membership in this S ociety .
GROWTH O F MEMBERSH I P A ND RESOURCES
At the b eginnIng o f 1 9 1 6 we had on e hundred thirty mem
1922 o o - bers . By the S ciety had enr lled six hundred Sixty eight
- e M o f dues paying memb rs . uch this increase was due t o the o f M M o . o o w rk and enthusiasm iss Lucy Elli tt , s me time
t o o o f o o o who assistant the direct r the Hist rical C mmissi n , ’ gave much o f her time t o the S ociety s interests and t o the
f o so licitati on o members . Each c unty was asked t o obtain ten
o o f so members and m st them did . Our active enrollment is now
This is gratifying but it Should be remembered that our
' n in For o o 1 6 strength is ot numbers . twenty years f ll wing 88
h o one o the membership was ardly ver hundred , ften less , and the annual meetings were attended by o nly a handful o f de e o o . o o v ted s uls There might c me p rhaps fi fteen , m re likely
n ix o o l o or S . o d o ly five These w uld hear rep rts , elect the f fi
for o cers , and lay plans the c ming year . The flame was kept alive as long as three or f our o f the faithful were gathered
o o Moo o z o t gether . H we . Dunn , res , C f fin , English , Eli a Br wn in o o o g , J hn H . H lliday , Grace Julian Clarke usually came cca
i n ll f n t o b e s o a o . o o y , a few thers S me us were u able attend cause the meetings o f the American Histo rical Association came at the same time .
o o on Small as it was , the S ciety was g ing , it never again
t o o o o . ceased functi n , and much ef fective w rk was d ne In testimony o f this see the Pu blica tions and the later activities that this little handful o f people have brought t o pass .
our not As strength has been in numbers , neither has it
o o o been in money or financial resources . The S ciety thr ugh ut
o its histo ry has had a meager treasury . Nearly every ther state histo rical society in the country is supported by state money .
o o o z o not The Indiana S ciety is a v luntary rgani ati n , a state
on o agency . It has received very little m ey fr m the state treas
o now o ury , and is receiving n ne , except indirectly thr ugh the INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 37
o aid it receives fro m the Indiana Hist rical Bureau . A small
o for 1907 dole o f three hundred d llars a year a few years after ,
o o t o under President H we , was all wed by the legislature aid in
o fo r o publications . It was fully acc unted , carefully c nserved an d o o f t o well spent , and at times s me it was returned the
so o state treasury . It is surprising that much has been d ne with so little . 1886 O f At the annual meeting in December , , the year the
o z o o o for re rgani ati n , the treasurer rep rted c llecting the past year The expenditures were leaving a balan ce o f o o n o oak o Fr m this little ac r a w rthy has gr wn , grad
1 89 1 o ually climbing year by year . In the treasurer rep rted
on 1 892 1896 o hands ; in , in , in additi n
1 00 o t o the English bequest o f that year . In 9 the S ciety had
598 o f o t o 500 $ , and this it was v ted place $ in the English
Endowment Fun d . Then interest was coming in fr om
DELAVAN SM ITH BE$ UEST
A few years later came a noble legacy from public - spirited
1 922 t o o beneficence . In , Delavan Smith left the S ciety in his will the sum o f the bequest being fo r the purpose
f r o endowment fo building operation and purchase o f books .
o M r t o o Als , . Smith left the Society his library at his h me
o o O f to in Lake F rest , Illin is , largely Americana , be the nucleus o f fo r o o t o a permanent library the S ciety , the wh le be a
o t o oo mem rial his father , William Henry Smith . The b ks not suitable t o the Society might be disposed o f a n d the pr oceeds
in o oo invested ther b ks . This bequest was subj ect to four inheritance taxes— the
o o Federal inheritance tax , and a like tax in Illin is , New Y rk ,
M r o o o o o and in New Jersey . . Smith wned st cks in c rp rati ns
o o wh se head f fices were in these states . The bequest was there f o re reduced by these various taxes t o The fund has been kept intact for eight years and it is now restored by
t o o o interest its riginal am unt . In the years j ust ahead the Society and the public will en ter upon the benefits this fund
o o will pr vide . The S ciety will be handsomely housed in the 38 CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK
M m z . m War e orial Building on the Pla a An asse bly room ,
o o library r om , stack r om . museum room , and reading room will d be amply provide . The Smith bequest can be retained in full fo r o end wment .
’ SOCIETY S SERVICES
I shall attempt a brief summary o f what the Society has accomplished during its history and Cite some benefits that have a o ccrued to the state fr m its existence . 1 . o o f r This S ciety $ has kept alive the spirit histo y and has constantly inculcated a spirit o f loyalty t o the state and its
o achievements , past and present . Its c nstant aim has been that our n ot o posterity in Indiana shall be ign rant of its ancestry .
Pu blica tions O f now The collected the Society , numbering nine
are one o f o o f o volumes , the mam s urces Indiana hist ry . The S ociety has constantly encouraged students to collect and save
‘ o o o f our and put int literary f rm these materials history . These
o e o services cann t be accurately measur d , but they are very p si
and tive quite extensive .
2 o . The S ciety has been very ef fective in building up the
and o f State Library its department Indiana Archives . For several periods o f years the secretary of the S ociety
the iii o f on . has been state librarian , as the cases Dill and Dunn During the year 1888 a circular was sent out by the S ociety t o the members of the General Assembly asking better support t o t 2 1889 the Sta e Library . At a special meeting , April , , the
’ S ociety s committee on legislation reported that they had se cured the passage o f a bill making an appropriation of five thousand dollars for the purchase and binding o f books for the State Library during the current year and two thousand dollars
1 0 o per year thereafter . In 90 the Society again urged an appr priation o f t wo thousand dollars for the Library for buying and
oo binding b ks . 3 . The Society was a vital factor in the creation o f the Indiana Historical Commission in 19 1 5 (o f which I have spoken) and o f the Histo rical Bureau which f ollo wed ten years INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 39
o o f o later . The spirit and purp se the S ciety have lived in these commissions and their wo rk .
4 o z o f Con . It helped in rgani ing the State Department servation and in the promotion o f our system o f state parks .
o o o o f o The purchase , rest rati n , and preservati n the Lanier H me
M o o f old o o o in adis n , and the State Capit l in C ryd n are illus
r t ion f t a s o its activities .
5 o t o o z o o f . This S ciety helped rgani e the S ciety Indiana
o o Pioneers . Its fficers were the leaders and main pers nal fac
oo o tors in bringing the new society into existence . The g d w rk the Pi oneers have achieved in reviving an interest in the past
‘ o f our o is a part w rk .
oo o 6 . The Society has c perated with the Pi neers and the ’ history sectio n o f the Indiana State Teachers Associatio n in
o o o o f spons ring the annual hist ry c nferences . The first these
1 9 19 one at ~ was held in , and has been held every year since , tended by men and women from various parts o f the state .
o They have served as rallies for the cause . These c nferences
o o o ur os are held in c nnecti n with annual meetings , as near as p
to annive rsarv o f our o o sible the stateh od . Thr ugh influence exerted by these conferences the General Assembly has made “ $ 1 1 on o o December Indiana Day , and that day thr ugh ut the schools o f Indiana our admission t o statehood and events o f
o - o Indiana hist ry are celebrated . A two day pr gram is pre pared for the state conference and the proceedings are pub lish ed o o and preserved . The c nference cl ses with the annual
o f o o f o dinner the S ciety Pi neers .
7 o . The S ciety was instrumental in f ounding and sustain
India na M a azin e o Histor fo r o ing the g f y . But the S ciety in
o f M a azin e o not the early years this g it c uld have lived . Indiana
o n University has supplied its main supp rt in rece t years , a
for o o M a a service which the S ciety is under bligations . The g zine a o o f o is valued rgan the S ciety .
8 . The S ociety has promoted the wo rk o f archaeology in
Indiana . The last few years have marked a ne w era in this
o f our for o n field study in state , which the S ciety has bee
o largely resp nsible . 40 CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK
‘ 1925 o oo 9 . In December , , the S ciety t k the initiative in the promotion o f the . celebrati on o f the o ne hundred fiftieth ’ anniversary o f Geo rge Rogers Clark s conquest o f the No rth
o o out O f for west . It v ted m ney its treasury this cause , and its o f ficers defrayed their own expenses in atten ding various meet
o t o o o ings in Indianap lis and Vincennes pr m te this end . It prepared the way by full two years for th e creati on by the l o f o o o o f B e egislature the f ficial Clark c mmissi n Indiana . f ore the o f ficial co mmissi on was created this S ociety in connec tion with agencies in Vincenn es arranged for the purchase O f the Site o f Fort Sackville and laid out plans for the erecti on o f
o T o a memorial t o Ge rge Ro gers Clark . w years later the state and the United States appropriated money genero usly for the
o o f o n o f executi n these plans . Results must take acc u t their
n oo t o beginnings , and the results at Vincen es must l k back their o o rigins in this S ciety .
1 f r o f 0 . The S ociety had o several years a committee in c n ’ n ec tion with the history sectio n o f the State Teachers Associa ti on fo r promoting the study o f Indiana histo ry in the public
o o c oO e ration o f sch o ls . This c mmittee had the ready p the
o o f o o o State B ard Educati n , and thr ugh the c mmittee leader
O f o f oo l ship the late Herbert Briggs , Terre Haute , a g d dea
o o oo o f was acc mplished in this directi n . The sch l children Indiana today a re much better info rmed on Indiana history than
o a o . they were a generati n go . We have had a part in that w rk
M IDYEAR TOURS A N D MEETINGS
Of late years the Society has conducted a wide program t o
o o f o 1 923 acquaint the pe ple the state with its w rk . In , under
$ o o o f o the present r gime , the S ciety began the p licy h lding sum
o f o f o mer meetings in parts the state outside Indianap lis . The first summer meeting was held in Madison and in o o o ther years meetings were held in S uth Bend , F rt Wayne ,
n Fo r Vi cennes , Terre Haute , and Lafayette . these meetings we j oined with the Society o f Indiana Pi oneers in pilgrimages. t o o o f to vari us parts the state . These experiences helped us
o o two bec me acquainted with Indiana . In s me years pilgrim
42 CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK are a few o f o f the names among many others wo rthy o f men
e o f o tion as active in the r cent life the S ciety .
' ’ I c annot forego c alling again to mind my immediate worthy
o Moo predecess rs , Daniel Wait Howe and Charles W . res . I have already put In print my appreciation o f these men and 1 9 I need not repeat that estimate here . Judge Howe served the
fo r t - one v o Society as president twen y years . I ha e pers nal
o o f o o t o kn wledge the care , patience , and dev ti n which he gave
o . its w rk In these years , with faithfulness and efficiency he
on to did as much as any e else carry its burdens . His name and
o o o his historical writings reflect hon r up n the S ciety . The work of Howe and M oo res is in the reco rd— the record o f their P b f private publicatio ns and in the u lica tions o the Society .
on our o o f o o Their names deserve a place r ll h n r .
e o f o n ot But aft r all , the success this S ciety has depended , on not on o f on the few , a handful managers , but the rank and
o f file its membership . Their interest and faithfulness have made po ssible the wo rk that has been acco mplished . We still
o our i o o h pe that membership may reach nt the th usands , and that the people o f Indiana in the hundred years t o come may find more and more interest and pride in their history and b e come even more constant in their suppo rt o f the agencies that are seeking t o preserve this history and to make it known t o f uture ages .
1 9 S Ind n M a azi Hi V l $ I 0 - 6 Proc eedin s ia a ne o stor o . . ee g f y , , pp 7 7 ; g th S A H t c - o e ixth nn l Indiana i r n eren e . 8 f ua s o y Co f pp 7 . ROSTER OF O FFICERS
1830 - 1 9 30
PRESIDENTS
m P 1830 - 35 Benja in arke ,
M 1835- 48 Samuel errill ,
fo 1848 - 59 Isaac Black rd , 1 o 1 8 59 -73 J hn Law , 2 1877- 84 Charles H . Test ,
1886 - 96 William H . English ,
oo 1 896 - 1900 William W . W llen ,
o 1 900 —20 Daniel Wait H we ,
Moo 1 920 - 23 Charles W . res ,
oo 1923 James A . W dburn,
FIRST VICE - PRESIDENTS
o 1 8 30 - 3 5 Isaac Blackf rd ,
1 8 35- 48 Jeremiah Sullivan , 1 — 43 o . 848 5 Ge rge H Dunn ,
18 59 - 86 A . B . Line .
oo 1886 - 96 William W . W llen ,
o o 1 896 - 1 908 J hn C burn ,
Moo 1 908 - 20 Charles W . res , . 4 - oo 1920 23 . James A . W dburn ,
o o 1924 Evans W llen ,
1 Jo hn Law died in 1 873 leaving the presidency vacant . A successor
not o o z o 1 8 . was ch sen until the re rgani ati n in 77, when Test was elected 2 1 88 . So no Charles H . Test died in 4 The ciety was inactive and successor was appo inted fo r t wo years . 3 1 8 Dunn died in 54 . 4 oo t he James A . W dburn was elected president at annual meeting ( 43 ) 44 CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK
SECOND VICE - PRESIDENTS
o 1 8 30 - 35 Jesse L . H lman ,
B att ell 1 835- 42 Charles I . ,
1 842- 48 Charles Dewey ,
o 1 848 - 59 J hn Law , 5 o o 18 59 - 72 Reverend Ge rge Upf ld ,
o o 1 886 - 96 J hn C burn ,
o 1 896 - 1900 Daniel Wait H we ,
1 900 - 26 William E . English ,
o 1 926- 28 Harl w Lindley ,
1 928 - 30 Charles T . Sansberry ,
TH IRD VICE - PRESIDENTS
o 1 8 30 - 35 James Sc tt ,
1 8 35- 42 Abner T . Ellis ,
o 1842—48 Isaac Blackf rd ,
1 848 - 59 Jeremiah Sullivan , 6 o 1 8 59 - 75 Hamilt n Smith ,
o 1 886 - 96 Daniel Wait H we ,
1 896 - 1 900 William E . English ,
’ o D ona h ue 1900 - 10 . O Bish p D g ,
oo 19 10 - 20 James A . W dburn ,
o 1920 - 26 Harl w Lindley ,
M o 1926 - 27 iss Sue H we ,
a n 1 27- 28 A . 9 Ch rles Sa sberry , ‘ 1 928 Richard B . Wetherill ,
RECORDING SECRETARIES
F M o 1 8 30 - 35 Bethuel . rris ,
- 4 o . 1 8 35 2 Ge rge H Dunn ,
1 842- 48 William Sheets ,
o n 1 848 - 59 Th mas L . Sulliva ,
on 1 2 u - December 7, 9 3 . The vacancy th s created in the vice presidency was not filled until a meeting o f the Executive Committee on January 1 2 4 , 9 4 5 o d 1 8 2 Upf ld ied in 7 . 6 1 8 Smith died in 75. INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 45
7 o 18 59 - 7 o . 9 J hn B Dill n ,
1879 - 86 William H . Terrell , 8 o n 1886 - 1 924 Jac b P . Dun , 1 24 2 o . o 9 6 Christ pher B C leman ,
CORRES PONDING SECRETARIES 9
F 1 830 - 3 o . 5 J hn H arnham ,
o 1835- 42 Isaac Blackf rd ,
o 1842- 48 J hn Law ,
1848 - 59 Charles W . Cady ,
ool 1886 - 96 William W . W len ,
1 906 - 8 o . o Ge rge S C ttman ,
o o 1 908 - 1 9 Christ pher B . C leman ,
1 9 1 9 - 21 Frank B . Wynn ,
M o 1924- 26 iss Sue H we , SECRETARY 1 9 o . o 26 Christ pher B C leman , TREASURERS
1 830 - 42 James Blake ,
1842- 48 Charles W . Cady ,
M 1 848 - 8 1 James . Ray ,
D M 1 8 - 4 e . oo 86 9 William H per ,
o 1894 Charles E . C f fin , ASSISTANT SECRETARY AND TREASURER
M 1 21 - 24 M . o 9 iss Lucy Elli tt ,
1 2 M R O F $ V M EMBE S E ECUTI E COM M ITTEE . Samuel errill ;
1 830 - 35 o 1 830 - 35 1842- 48 o ; Ge rge H . Dunn , , ; Isaac H wk ,
1 830 - 33 o 1 8 30 - 35 1 848 - 59 o 1 8 30 ; James Whitc mb , , ; J hn Law ,
7 Served as both correspo nding and reco rding secretary . Terrell also served both o ffices . 8 o o o 1 6 - 1 6 8 0 . Served as rec rding and c rresp nding secretary , 9 9 9 This o f fice was co mbined with that o f reco rding secretary from 1 8 - 86 1 6 - 1 0 6 1 2 1 - 2 o 8 . . 59 , and fr m 9 9 Left vacant , 9 4 1 0 i 26 The two secretaryships were combined n 1 9 . 1 1 1 88 1 Ray died in . 1 2 The o fficers o f the So ciety with other elected members constitute the Executive Committee . 46 CENTENNIAL HANDBOOK
' o 1 835- 54 o 1835 42 35 ; Henry P . C burn , ; James Farringt n , ;
1 8 35- 42 Mc Kinne 1 835- 42 M Charles Denby , ; James y, ; James .
18 35- 48 1 842- 48 o Ma Ray , ; Henry Ward Beecher , ; D uglass
1 2- 48 1 848 - 59 M 1 84 . 848 guire , ; James Blake , George W ears ,
o 1 848 - 59 F 18 59 - 66 o 79 o . ; J hn B Dill n , ; Calvin letcher , ; J hn
1 - 1 5 - 1 859 86 . 8 9 o 906 . C burn , ; Addison L Roache , ; Henry S
1 5 - 8 1 o 1 886 - 1 7 8 9 . 90 Lane , John R Wils n , Addison C . Harris ,
1886- 19 16 De M o 1886- 4 o P 9 . ; William . H oper , ; Jac b Dunn ,
1886- 1 9 10 M 1894- 1 92 s M o 0 . ; Charles artindale , ; Charle W o res ,
1 907- 1 0 1 906 - 21 za B w 19 10 ; John H . Holliday , ; Eli G . ro ning ,
21 o o 1 10 1 6 M F M i o C 9 . a . , Ge rge S . ttman , ; rs r nk A orr s n ,
19 16- 25 Esare 1 9 1 6—21 Le e 1920 s ; Logan y, ; Burns , Evan
1 21 - 1 21 9 24 . 9 o . Woollen , ; Linnaeus N Hines , Herri tt C
1921 - 25 o B 1924 M M or Palmer , ; Am s W . utler , rs . Harvey
rIs 1 M r 1 25 M oc 925 s. 9 , Eva Neal Beck , Otto . Knobl k , LEGISLATIVE CHARTER
A N A CT To INCORPORATE TH E INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY A roved Januar 1 0 1 831 pp y ,
CORPORATE STYLE AND POWERS
1 B e it enac ted b the General Assembl o the state Sec . . y y f
Ind na F a o ia . f , That Benjamin Parke , John H arnh m , Bethuel F M o . orris and James Blake , with their ass ciates , are hereby
o o created and constituted , a b dy politic and c rporate , by the “ $ o f o c b name and style the Indiana Hist rical So iety , and y such o e name may have perpetual successi n , hold , purchase , rec ive ,
o enj oy and transfer any pr perty , real and personal , have and
o use a comm n seal . sue and be sued , plead and be impleaded ,
o o f d efend and be defended in all c urts j udicature whatever . AN NUAL MEETINGS AND ELECTIONS
2 o f Sec . . There Shall be an annual meeting the members o f o said s ciety , at the time and place appointed by their con stitution ; at which time and place the Of ficers o f said society
o o wh o o named in said c nstituti n , shall be elected , shall c ntinue o f in f ice until the next annual meeting , and until their succes o o f o s rs are elected . The members said s ciety , at such meet
o ing , may alter and amend their c nstitution , change the time
O f for o the annual meeting , and frame such laws the g vern
o f ment said society as they shall think proper , the same not
o o o o f being inc nsistent with the laws and c nstituti n this state .
B Y - LA WS FOR SOCIETY
3 o o f o . m Sec . The f ficers said s ciety may ake such rules own o for f for their g vernment , and carrying into e fect the
( 47 ) 48 CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK
o f o not o o o obj ects the s ciety , inc nsistent with its c nstituti n , as
o o they shall think pr per ; all which , t gether with their receipts and disbursements,shall be reported to the annual meetings o f the society .
ET C To W . SOCIETY ENTITLED LA S , JOURNALS ,
4 e o f t o O Sec . . The s cretary state Shall deliver the f ficers o f o one o o f o f one o said s ciety c py the laws this state , and c py o f o o f o o f the j urnals the senate and h use representatives ,
o o o f which may hereafter be published , and als c pies the laws
o o f o e o o o f and j urnals f rmer years , wh re m re than five c pies
for one O the same any year remain in his f fice . The secretary
o to o o f o oo shall als deliver the f ficers said s ciety , all b ks and o ther articles which have been or may be transmitted t o his
r f fo f . o O fice the use o said s ciety .
50 CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK
ARTICLE IV
A s A mended D e cemb er 30 1 91 5 D ec e mb er 9 1 927 ( , , , ,
and D ecemb er 1 3 1 929 , )
The O fficers of the Society Shall be
l st wh . o A President , shall preside and preserve order at
o f o all meetings the S ciety .
2n f r d . one o o o Three Vice Presidents , wh m , in the rde o f o o f electi n , Shall preside at all meetings in the absence the
President .
3r h o d . w o A Secretary, shall rec rd and preserve the min
o f o o f utes the S ciety , keep a list members , and be in charge o f o o o f o o the c rresp ndence the S ciety . The executive c mmittee may appoint such assistants as the wo rk o f the O ffice of secre tary may require .
4th wh o o . A Treasurer , shall receive all m nies due the
o o to o S ciety , and h ld the same subj ect its rder , and make an
o f annual rep rt o all receipts and disbursements . f 5 . o o o th An Executive C mmittee c nsisting the President ,
V - P Sec ret ar o to ice residents , v and Treasurer and five thers be
o o o for elected as ther f ficers are ch sen , except that the year
1930 o - six thers besides the president , vice presidents , secretary
o o and treasurer , shall be elected as the executive c mmittee , wh se duty it shall be t o meet on the days upon which the Society holds it s sessions or at such other times as they deem expedient ; t o select subj ects for public lectures and appoint the individuals by whom the same shall be delivered at the annual meetings o f the Society ; t o attend t o the publication o f such lectures and o ther documents as they may deem expedient ; t o take charge o f oo o o all b ks , papers , specimens , m dels , curi sities , pictures ,
f ro . o t o o to o o etc , bel nging the S ciety , and submit rep rts their p c e edin f o o r gs at the meetings o the S ciety . They Shall have p we t o make by- laws not inconsistent with the Constitution ; t o
to direct and superintend all disbursements , and generally carry
o n f r int ef fect all measures ot otherwise pro vided o . Three
o Shall c nstitute a quorum . INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY
ARTICLE V
A s A mended Fe bruar 20 1 91 3 ( y , )
Applications fo r membership shall be upon written petiti on
to u o Exec u and Shall be referred the Exec tive C mmittee . The tive Committee shall have sole and final authority to elect t o
m o me bership in the S ciety . ARTICLE VI
Officers Shall be elected by ballot at the annual meetings o f o o for one the S ciety and shall c ntinue in Of fice year , and
o o until their success rs are elected . Vacancies in any f fice may be filled by the Executive Committee until the next meeting o f
o o the S ciety , at which time the vacant f fice shall be filled by
o O f r m lf a s ballot . Any fficer may be removed from f fice o a e
o r t o o ance misconduct inj urious the S ciety , under the regula
o for o f ti ns prescribed the expulsion members .
ARTICLE VII
As Amended F ebruar 20 1 91 3 ( y , )
1 o o f Sec . . Each member Shall pay int the hands the Treas
’ ure r two o to d llars annually as dues . On failure pay such dues within thirty (30 ) days after December 3 1 o f each ’ o r t o year , after the delinquent s election membership , such de
lin uent o o f q Shall be suspended fr m all privileges membership , o o o 30 n with ut m ti n , and after thirty ( ) days deli quency during
o o the suspensi n , after n tice by the Secretary , it shall be the
o f t o o o duty the Secretary strike his name fr m the r lls , and he
no o nor o Shall be l nger a member , shall any such pers n be again
f r eligible o membership until his arrearages are paid .
2 oo o Sec . . Every member in g d standing in the S ciety Shall be entitled t o receive without charge to himself a copy o f each
o f o publication the S ciety , which shall have been issued during
o o f o the peri d his membership , and the Executive C mmittee Shall have authority t o autho ri ze the issuance t o members o f any periodical publication o r magazine over the publication o f which 52 CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK
o o o or t o o f the S ciety has c ntr l , the support which the Society t o c o o o . o f ntributes , with ut c st such member The pr visions o this section may be made retroactive only upon f ormal action by
E o o to the xecutive C mmittee of the S ciety , and only as publica
o o f the o f t oc ti ns which , in judgment the commit ee , the S iety
to may have a sufficient number justify such free distribution . ARTICLE VIII
Any member of the Society shall at any time have the right o f o withdrawing , up n filing with the Secretary a notice in writ ’ o f o o ing such intenti n , acc mpanied by the Treasurer s receipt in full for all dues . ARTICLE I$
This constitution shall be subj ect to amendment at any meet ing o f the Society by a vote o f three - fourths o f the members
: Provided m present , that an amend ent Of fered at any meeting
o shall lay over to the next meeting before being ad pted . INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY ROSTER O F OFFICERS AND MEM BERS
o 1 5 1 930 N vember ,
n 1 1 h o o l s i $Key deceased , new 93 , h n rary , life , sustaining , insti t ut Iona1. ]
1 930 OFFI CERS,
m A oo Presiden t Ja es . W dburn ,
oo First Vic e - President Evans W llen, $ T Se c ond Vic e - President Charles . Sansberry,
W Third Vic e - Pr esident Richard B . etherill , C Co Treasurer harles E . ffin , o o Sec re tar Christ pher B . C leman , y Exec utive Committee : The o fficers o f the Society and Lee
o . Chairman , Mrs . Eva Neal Beck , Am s W Butler , Linnaeus N .
o . no o o . Ott M K bl ck , Mrs . Harvey M rris
HONORARY MEMBERS
o C . o B wers , Claude New Y rk ,
o . Bryan , En ch A . Pullman , Wash
Co o . o ttman , Ge rge S Indianap lis
. o o s Dunn, Mrs Jac b P . Indianap li
. o o Mace , William H N rf lk, Va .
oo . . o o M res , Mrs Charles W Dayt n , Ohi
LIFE MEMBERS
. on Brady , Arthur W Anders
. n o Fauvre , Frank M India ap lis o o F rtune , William Indianap lis o S o H we , ue Indianap lis
o . o Lilly, J siah K Indianap lis
o . z . a o . Marm n , Mrs Eli abeth C Indi nap lis
New, Harry S . Bethesda , Md . o o Y ande s o R bins n , Mary Indianap lis
o . o . Shaffer, J hn C Chicag , Ill oo oo on W dburn , James A Bl mingt 54 CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK
SUSTAINING MEMBERS
o o . C leman , Christ pher B
Daniels , J . J . Flanner Frank B . Guedelho e fer , Bernard
Insley, William H .
Levey , Mrs . L . H.
Lieber, Herman P . Lynn, Charles J .
P C . Reilly , eter o Sheerin , Th mas
o o Tayl r , Har ld o o Th mps n , Charles N ANNUAL MEMBERS
A a . C d ms , Dr . F .
A o . o dams , R bert A Indianap lis
S . Adams , helby C
A o . o dams n, ,Wendell W Indianap lis A o oo de , Ge rge Br k
Aikens , W . W . Franklin ’
A . . Vv . o lexander , Mrs E Bedf rd A o o ley, R bert J . Indianap lis o Allen, R . A . Frankf rt Al r i le d c e . o , Martha S Indianap lis
o o . n Als p , Ge rge R Vince nes
A o . . n ls p , W M Vincen es
S . oo Alter , Lewis G dland
o S . Alv rd , Katharine Greencastle
A . . o o o . o nders n , Mrs S M Bl mingt n o Andrew, Abram Piatt La P rte
o . o Andrews , J hn R Bedf rd A o ndrews , Kate F . Han ver l e . o . o pp , Mrs J hn J Indianap lis
l - . z t o Arbuck e , Mrs . May A Eli abe ht wn
o C . o Armstr ng, Nellie Indianap lis A S o . o rn ld ,, Walter R uth Bend A h u h r s ba c e . o , Mrs Ida Blufft n
. o Askew, Mrs . Harry E Bedf rd o Askin , Ruth A . C lumbus
o . o . o . Atkins n , Mrs Dayt n C Chicag , Ill
. . o Aufderheide , R C Indianap lis
A . o . Austin , Edwin T peka , Kans o Austin , E . R . S uth Bend
. o Ayres , Frederic M Indianap lis
. . . A o Backman , Mrs J J ur ra
S . Badet , Harry South Bend
. o . . Baer , Frank L Washingt n, D C D r . S . . o Baer , W S uth Bend
Bailey, G . L . Ridgeville
o . Bailey , Ge rge M Indianapolis o Bailey, L uis J . Indianapolis
Baker, Albert Indianapo lis INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 55
So Baker , Ethel G . uth Bend n o Baker , Mrs . Fan ie Indianap lis
o . Baker , Ge rge Bramwell Chestnut Hill , Mass o Baker , Hugh J . Indianap lis o o Baker , Maysel O . W rthingt n o Baker , Thaddeus R . Indianap lis
Ball , E . Arthur Muncie P Ball , Mrs . rank C . Muncie
o . Ball , Ge rge A Muncie oo Barker , W . L . B nville o Barkley , Merrill B . Indianap lis
Barnaby, Charles H . Greencastle I o o . Barnett , J hn T ndianap lis D o Barnhart , ean L . G shen
. o . . Barnhill , Dr J hn F Miami Beach , Fla o o Barrett , E . Cliff rd Indianap lis o Barry, Charles L . Indianap lis w o o . . . o Barth l me , H S K G shen
. o . Bartlett , Charles H Lake F rest , Ill o Bash , Mrs . C . E . Huntingt n o Bass , William H . Indianap lis o o o o Basye, Tayl r C leman R ckp rt o Bates , Mrs . W . O . Indianap lis o T o Bauer , Rev . J seph . Indianap lis o Baxter , Mrs . Alice Indianap lis
x . o Ba ter , Arthur R Indianap lis
Beardsley, Mrs . A . H . Elkhart
Beck, Mrs . Eva Neal Franklin
A . o Beeler , . D Indianap lis o Bell , Lydia Leban n
. o Bennett , Henry W Indianap lis oo o Benns , F . Lee Bl mingt n
A . o . o Bens n , Mrs . O Bridget n A o Bernhardt , Mrs . da L . Richm nd B e rt ermann o , Irwin Indianap lis
Bertsch , Harry D . Centerville o z Bish p , Mabel Bra il
o . o Bish p , Richard E Indianap lis
o . Black, Ge rge E Greencastle
A . o Black , Glenn Indianap lis o Black, James C . Anders n o Blair , Ge rge W . Mishawaka o o Blake , Bish p Edgar Indianap lis
Blessing, Mrs . E . M . Danville
. o . S o Blish , Mrs Tipt n S eym ur
Blumberg , Benjamin Terre Haute
S . Blunk, Dr . . M . Virden , Ill Ro o demer , Lena Indianap lis S o . B gardus , Frank Terre Haute o o B hn , Arthur Indianap lis o o B ld , J hn D . T . Evansville
oo . o B ne , Franklin M S uth Bend
o . . o B rden, W W S uth Bend
o . . o B ulden, Dr Melville F Frankf rt o B wen , Crate D . Miami , Fla . o B wen , Mrs . Nathaniel W . Delphi hB owers . o , Claude G New Y rk , N . Y . 56 CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK
ow . . o B man , L S Indianap lis
ow . o B sher , Delevan D S uth Bend o Pe rme lia o B yd , Sc ttsburg Ne o o . w B yer , Mrs Pearl W . Harm ny B k n n rac e . . , L L Muncie B ' l rad W. o y , Arthur Anders n o o z Brans n , Ge rge Bra il o Bray , Ida C lumbus o Bray, Perry A . N blesville o Breen , William P . F rt Wayne
Brengle , Adeline Salem , Ill . o Brewer, Mabel New Leban n oo Britt , Margaret Glenw d oo a o Br ks , D isy Indianap lis oo oo S Br ks , Elw d E . alem oo o Br ks , Emily Indianap lis oo o Br ks , Susan Sh als
oo . o . o Br ks , Mrs Th mas J Bedf rd
o . Br uillette , Maurice A Vincennes
o . . Br wn , Mrs Agnes Fletcher Philadelphia , Pa
o . o Br wn , Austin H Indianap lis
o . . o Br wn , Mrs Edgar A Indianap lis
o o . Br wn , Hilt n U o I o Br wn , Hiram ndianap lis
ow o . z Br n , J hn F Bra il o o Br wn , Marshall Indianap lis
o . . Br wn , Mrs Martha C
o . . o Br wn , Mrs William J Indianap lis
o . o Br wne , Chester G Indianap lis o Bruner , Alfred W . Pa li o Bruner, Henry L . Indianap lis o Bruns , J seph New Albany
h B n . r a o . y , En ch A Pullman , Wash o oo o Bryan , William L we Bl mingt n o o Buck , Ge rge Indianap lis
Buck , L . Talbert Evansville
Buckley, Mrs . Charles Delphi o Buechner , Cecelia B . S uth Bend o Burgess , M . L . Indianap lis o Burget , Eugene O . Frankf rt o Burnet , H . B . Indianap lis o o o C Burnett , H ward R . M nr e ity o Burns , Lee Indianap lis
o . o Butler , Am s W Indianap lis o Byers , Russell T . Indianap lis o o Bynum , Mrs . C ra Leban n
o . o Calvert , Ge rge C Indianap lis
Campbell , Mrs . Gertrude $ uick Redkey o o Campbell , Mrs . J hn B . S uth Bend o anis , Edward N . Indianap lis
o oo . o Capert n , W ds A Indianap lis o o Carey, Mrs . J hn N . Indianap lis o Carlin , Clyde C . Ang la
. o Carlisle , Mrs Charles A . S uth Bend o Carpenter , Walter N . Indianap lis A . o Carr , rthur B Indianap lis
58 CENTEN NIAL HANDBOOK
C x S o o . , J hn Terre Haute
Cox . oo , Mary E Elw d
Cox . . S o , R A eym ur o C o Craig , Mrs . R bert . Indianap lis
. o o Crain , J . E L gansp rt
l . o Co . . o Crampt n, A B Indianap lis ll n Cranda . . , A W Greencastle k o Cran shaw, James B . F rt Wayne
. o Cravens , Drusilla B Madis n
o . oo o Cravens , J hn W Bl mingt n
o C o . n o Crawf rd , liff rd E Fra kf rt
rs o . o Creel , M . Th mas J Indianap lis i mil Cre e o . oo g , R bert A Osg d
o . . o Critchl w, W W Indianap lis S o . o Cr w, Hamlin herman La F ntaine
C . n o o . Cr wder , H India ap lis
. . So Crumpacker , Dr . C B uth Bend o Crumpacker , Grant Valparais ' o Culberts n , D . Frank Vincennes C S . o Cunningham , Frederick uth Bend C A o urtis , . E . Cincinnati , Ohi D A R S . . i . . o o o . . , Nati nal ciety Washingt n , D C
o n Lo s A C . Dahmen , Mrs . C rin e Schenck ngeles , al
o . t o Dakin , Mrs . N rman G S uth Bend
D i l . s an e s . . o , J J Indianap lis Danner , Mrs . A . V . Vevay S o Darrah , Bernice c ttsburg
so . o David n , R F. Indianap lis
o . . Davis , Elmer New Y rk , N Y
. I o Davis , Lawrence B ndianap lis
Davis , Walter A . Vincennes
o o . Davis , William J . Bent n Harb r , Mich o Day , Bertram Indianap lis S o Deal , Mrs . amuel M . Indianap lis D m o ea . , Charles C Blufft n D e B rule r o , Eva Anders n o o de la Hunt , Th mas James Cannelt n D M e o ss . . o , Mrs Karl S Indianap lis $ I o Denny, Mary Adaline ndianap lis
o . o . Dent n , Mrs Ge rge K Evansville
iD et roit o . Public Library Detr it , Mich
o o . o Dev l , Brent n A Frankf rt o o Dick, Mrs . Jac b Huntingt n
o . o Dickers n , L L Indianap lis
Dickey , Marcus Nashville
Dickhaut , Alvin R . Evansville D i k o c ove r . , Mark L Valparais
o . o Dicks n , Fred C Indianap lis z Diel , Harry R . Bra il o o Diffenderfer , Katie C vingt n D illan o o , Fl rence Eva Indianap lis o n o D nnan , Emma India ap lis $ o a o D nnan , L ura Indianap lis $ oo o D ley , Mrs . Rufus R ckville
o . D ran , Mrs . M A . Muncie
o o . o D rsey , R bert L Indianap lis INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY 59
. o n o Duckwall , Mrs Grace Wats n India ap lis
D . uden , Margaret K Indianapolis N w . e Dunbar , James W Albany
. . o Duncan , W C . C lumbus
S z . Dunlevy , u ette Evansville h D unn o . o , Mrs Jac b P Indianap lis
Earl , Elijah J Attica ElIzab h a . et oo E rl , Mrs Clayp l Muncie E in h b ouse . b . . g , Mrs A F Wabash
. . e Eckert , R E Jasp r
. . A o o . Eddy, Mrs Eugenia S M ntevall , la d . o E wards , Mrs Edith Dille Indianap lis
Edwards , R . A . Peru
Edwards , Mrs . R . A . Peru
. . o o Ehrmann , Mrs Calder D R ckp rt Elabar e r o g , Al f rd L Muncie El el b . . o , Fred S uth Bend
. W. . So Eldredge , H uth Bend iElkh a rt Public LIb rary Elkhart Z I . o Eller , enith May ndianap lis
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