Summer Fun!

Fun Family Trips to Find Famous Hoosiers

You can make any family outing this summer an educational adventure! Why not make each weekend a fun family quest for these famous Young Patriots with Indiana connections:

Lew Wallace, Boy Writer by Martha E. Schaaf

        General Lew Wallace Study and Museum
        www.ben-hur.com/
        Crawfordsville, Indiana
        765-362-5769
Located in the private study of Major General Lew Wallace, author of Ben-Hur, the Museum contains items collected by Wallace during his life as an author, soldier, statesman, artist, violinist and inventor. Wallace often wrote his literary works on the grounds of the study—General Lew Wallace Study and Museum website.

William Henry Harrison, Young Tippecanoe by Howard Peckham

        Grouseland
        www.grouselandfoundation.org/
        Vincennes, Indiana
        812-882-2096
Welcome to Grouseland, the elegant Georgian home built by Harrison in l803-04 during the period when he was Governor of the Indiana Territory. Because Harrison in 1840 was elected the ninth President of the United States, Grouseland is also a Presidential site.—Grouseland website.

        Tippecanoe Battlefield
        www.tippecanoe.in.gov/parks/
          Battle Ground, Indiana (near Lafayette)
        765-567-2147
On November 11, 1811 Gen. William Henry Harrison led his troops into battle against representatives of Tecumseh's Native American confederation. The Tippecanoe County Historical Association (TCHA) operates a museum in the park that tells the story of the Battle—Tippecanoe Battlefield Park website.

George Rogers Clark, Boy of the Northwest Frontierby Katherine E. Wilkie

        George Rogers Clark Memorial
          http://www.nps.gov/gero/
        Vincennes, Indiana
        (812) 882-1812
A classic memorial stands on the site of Fort Sackville to commemorate the capture of the fort from British Lt. Governor Henry Hamilton and his soldiers by Lt. Col. George Rogers Clark and his frontiersmen on February 25, 1779. The heroic march of Clark's men from Kaskaskia on the Mississippi in mid-winter and the subsequent victory over the British remains one of the great feats of the American Revolution.—GRC Memorial website.

James Whitcomb Riley, Young Poet by Minnie Belle Mitchell & Montrew Dunham

          Riley Museum    
          www.rileykids.org/museum/index.asp
        Indianapolis, IN
        317-631-5885
Get a glimpse of society life at the turn of the century just as Hoosier Poet James Whitcomb Riley experienced it. The James Whitcomb Riley Museum Home recalls a simpler time — a time before cell phones, palm pilots or pagers.—Riley Museum website.

          Riley Home and Museum
          www.greenfieldin.org/parks/
        Greenfield, IN
        317) 462-8539
The Old Home, birthplace and boyhood home of the famed "Hoosier Poet", will take you back to life in the 1850's and '60's—Riley Home and Museum website

Eddie Rickenbacker, Young Pilot and Racer by Kathryn Sisson

        Indianapolis Motor Speedway
        http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/history/
        Speedway, Indiana
        317-492-6784
The track has changed ownership only twice. With Carl Fisher heavily involved in the development of Miami Beach and Jim Allison's nearby engineering company growing rapidly, the foursome sold IMS in 1927 to a group headed up by WWI flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker. Rickenbacker had actually driven in several 500s before he ever knew how to fly.
— Indianapolis Motor Speedway website.

Amelia Earhart, Young Air Pioneer by Jane Moore Howe

        Purdue University (virtual access only)
        www.lib.purdue.edu/spcol/aearhart/
The world's largest collection of Amelia Earhart papers, memorabilia and artifacts. — Amelia Earhart collection website.

Amelia Earhart Birthplace
www.ameliaearhartmuseum.org/
Atchison, KS (not in Indiana but well worth a visit)
        913-367-4217

 

 

Beyond the Book . . . Activities for Kids, Parents and Teachers Lew Wallace Volume 3 of the Young Patriots Series – Lew Wallace, Boy Writer – depicts the childhood adventures of the best-selling novelist and Civil War General. In honor of the Battle of Monocacy this July, here is a classroom activity from the Lew Wallace, Boy Writer Teacher’s Guide: There are many mentions throughout the book of famous historical figures, including William Henry Harrison, John Paul Jones, Daniel Boone, George Rogers Clark, Davy Crockett, and Jim Bowie. Have teams of students research an historical personal and then present their research to their peers in creative ways (e.g., a play or an original poem or song). Find the complete Teacher’s Guide and Webquest here.

 

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