Ancestors: 8,586 THE SOCIETY Total Members: OF 932 Pioneer This includes: INDIANA Life Members: 194 Junior Members: 21 PIONEERS Associate Members: 24 Times TO HONOR THE MEMORY Issue 10 - Spring 2014 AND THE WORK OF THE PIONEERS OF INDIANA President’s Message: Michael Miller ORGANIZED 1916 Genealogists are some- INCORPORATED 1922 times a bit like dogs. Now, strive to understand as much So, without telling you too the person(s) as we do their much about the movie (in case Office: 140 North Senate Ave. none of you should take that personally! It is really meant immediate surroundings and you haven’t seen it), I think it is Indianapolis, IN 46204-2207 safe to say that many genealogists as a compliment when you circumstances. We seek to might be able to relate to Dug the www.indianapioneers.com realize just how perceptive learn as much as we can about societyofindianapioneers dogs can be when it comes to the individual(s) first and then Dog much like I did. In the mov- @yahoo.com blend in the bigger picture of ie, Dug would be engaged on a recognizing one of the many overlooked animals of the for- the history of the place(s) they worldly pursuit with one of the 317-233-6588 other cast of characters and com- est; the squirrel. Perhaps have been surrounded by over many of you have seen the film their life. pletely stop in his tracks; essen- tially freezing his current action to “Up” where one of the animat- This means our research Inside this issue: recognize something away from ed feature’s stars is a dog efforts together start with one Pioneer Founders named “Dug.” Now I had common purpose that we both him that he felt much more rele- 2 have identified as the best vant to his day/life at that mo- of Indiana seen the film on the big screen with my then five year old twin place to start (our first squir- ment; a squirrel. This happens rel). Invariably one of the two throughout the film repeatedly. 2014 Spring boys and enjoyed the childlike 2 humor expressed in the film of us stumbles onto something See any parallels? Ever experi- Pilgrimage enced this? that captured their immediate else (our second squirrel) as we attention. look for the first item we both I might only suggest what my cousin and I have found out to be Members in the One recent afternoon, agreed we would set out to 2 while into my third or fourth prove. This new branch of a solution to our research News “squirrels,” we write down the day of genealogical research at thought begins another mental original task we started with and home, I decided to take a path of “oh, we need to get on to this too.” So he and I agree then each subsequent squirrel John Hampden break and found myself look- 3 that one of us will follow the moment we have (our diversions, Holliday Prize ing through the few DVD’s we purchased for the boys over the first subject path we started our squirrels), so we don’t lose track of things we know we want past few years to weed out the with and the other will take the one’s that needed to be donat- new idea (our second, first to come back to. We found in Upcoming Events 3 our early work together, we could ed to the next generation of squirrel) and see where that not remember all of the squirrels younger, little people. I found idea leads. This same pattern Volunteer the “Up” video and decided to then begins to happen to each we had seen and just where we 3 had seen them… This form of Opportunities sit down by myself to watch it of us independent of what the again with a more “adult” other is working on, constantly brainstorming and allowing your 2014 Fall finding new elements perception to take you all over the 3 focus on the film. My favorite Pilgrimage character was Dug the dog. (additional squirrels) we wish map (so to speak) is often the most valuable discovery process a Now here is the “leap” into to explore on this ever widen- 1816 Convention ing path of discovery. Some- genealogist can have. Embrace 4 our shared world of genealo- Delegates gy… times, both of us have then your squirrels! So, as a sugges- tion, leave yourself a written trail I have a good friendship long forgotten the primary through the woods to help you with a newly discovered dis- item (our first squirrel) we had Introducing New set out to research in the first keep track of your squirrels. And, 4 tant cousin. He and I are very Board Members if you have time, take in a film. active in the pursuit of our place (but not always). genealogical background. We Welcome New 5 Members DID YOU KNOW? Genealogist’s Step number 303 in the stairs leading to the top of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument on 5 Indianapolis’ Monument Circle is dedicated to the Society of Indiana Pioneers. It was Report made possible by a gift from a member of the Society in Washington, D.C. Page 2 Pioneer Founders of Indiana Project The Society of Indiana Pio- at the office and for down- four years of the program, an neers is delighted to offer the loading from the PIONEER outstanding interest in honoring fifth and final year of the Pioneer FOUNDERS section of the web- their Indiana pioneers which Founders of Indiana program. site. runs concurrently with The The first four years have been If you missed the year that Society of Indiana Pioneers highly successful as hundreds of represents your ancestor's motto " To Honor the Memory descendants of Indiana pioneers county, we have good news and Work of the Pioneers of have submitted stories relating to for you. In addition to the Indiana" the trials and triumphs of our 2014 counties, we are encour- 2014 Counties: great early settlers. aging and accepting nomina- Adams, Decatur, Grant, This year, the last 18 counties tions, this year, from all 92 Fountain, Jay, Jasper, Jennings, are highlighted and listed below. Indiana counties! LaGrange, Marion, Martin, Please submit your nomination Hoosiers and out-of-state Owen, Pulaski, Ripley, Spencer, from these counties by the dead- residents have shown and Steuben, Vermillion, Wabash, line of September 15, 2014. demonstrated, over the last and Warrick Nomination forms are available 2014 Spring Pilgrimage: Benjamin Harrison and More: Special Insights into 19th Century Indy Tuesday, June 10, 2014 Price: $126.00 per person (Includes transportation, continental breakfast, luncheon, wine & cheese, admissions, gratuities and donations to participating sites.) The Spring Pilgrimage will will see the Harrison Presiden- graves moved from several feature special opportunities at tial Site as you’ve never seen it “lost” burial sites of early Indi- ana settlers. historic sites deeply associated before. We also will visit several with Benjamin Harrison as well For more information, go to sites in the historic Lockerbie as Indianapolis-area sites con- the Society’s website: neighborhood. In addition, the nected to the lives of other early www.indianapioneers.com day will include a private tour of political leaders of the Hoosier scenic Crown Hill Cemetery, Or contact: state. Harrison, the 23rd Presi- the burial site of President Har- Sue Thomson, dent of the United States and rison, three U.S. vice presidents 5764 East Fall Creek Parkway, the only one elected from Indi- (more than any other cemetery N. Drive, in the country), and other distin- ana, was designated an Honor- Indianapolis, IN 46226 guished Hoosiers. At Crown Save the Date ary Member of The Society of [email protected] Hill, we will visit the Pioneer Indiana Pioneers in 2006. You Next Cemetery, which includes Annual Meeting Members in the news: Saturday, Terri Gorney contributed sentinel.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ Schoen, who is a descendant of to an article in The News article?AID=/20140215/ Patrick Shields, a delegate to November 1, 2014 Sentinel titled, “Fort Wayne NEWS/140219786/1005 Indiana’s 1816 constitutional woman discovers interesting to check out the story. convention. stories while researching Andrea Neal wrote an arti- Go to area's early conservationists” cle titled “Constitution crafted http://www.thestarpress.com/ by Kevin Kilbane on Satur- under a sprawling tree” for The article/20140307/ day, February 15, 2014. Go Star Press on March 6, 2014 OPINION/303070013/ to commenting on Indiana’s bi- Indiana-bicentennial-Indiana- http://www.news- centennial in 2016. She quoted History-Indiana-Constitution- Society member, Jo Ann Andrea-Neal to view her arti- cle. John Hampden Holliday Prize Page 3 In anticipated celebration of the Prize will be awarded to up to amounts. Society's centennial and the upcom- three individuals who make The prize will be awarded at ing bicentennial of the State of Indi- the most significant contribu- a Centennial-Bicentennial Ban- John ana in December of 2016, the Socie- tions to the field of Indiana quet in December of 2016, ty of Indiana Pioneers has launched pioneer history in works pub- along with appropriate tro- an award for the promotion of the lished in the years 2013, 2014, phies. Nominations must be Hampden highest quality of scholarship, re- 2015 or 2016. T h e t o p submitted on or before Febru- search and writing about Indiana prize will be the sum of five ary 1, 2016. Holliday Pioneer History from pre-history to thousand dollars ($5,000), For additional information, and including the year 1851.