Historic Hoosier Profiles

Indiana has a rich and varied history. That history was written not just by the state’s “notable” residents, but by the everyday Hoosiers who shaped the culture, character, and even the landscape of Indiana. From the indigenous peoples of the area and the early black and white settlers of the Northwest and Indiana Territories to the “Indianans” of the early 20th Century, my Historic Hoosier Profiles series investigates the lives and contributions of common folk. To protect the privacy of living individuals, all subjects of Historic Hoosier Profiles were born prior to 1921. Even with these limitations, there’s more than 200 years of history from which to select subjects, and two centuries offer a lot of interesting people who’ve made Indiana what it is today.