Listeners to this episode will learn the story of Samuel Barkshire, a manumitted slave, who formed the foundation of the Underground Railroad movement in Rising Sun Indiana.
From the Book
A History of Ohio County, Indiana

In this episode the author discusses the racing boat Hoosier Boy, constructed by Rising Sun inventor and manufacturer J. W. Whitlock. The story is included, in its entirety, in in my newest book release,
A History of Ohio County, Indiana.

A History of Ohio County, Indiana
Learn the history of the Hoosier State's smallest county with this historical guide to Ohio County and Rising Sun, Indiana. The book covers the early settlement, involvement in the underground railroad and events of Ohio County. The book includes a time line of events as well.
From the book:
A History of Ohio County, Indiana

Eleutherian College
Located near Lancaster in Jefferson County Indiana, Eleutherian College provided one of the earliest pre Civil War venues for educational opportunities for women and blacks in Indiana.
The story is excerpted from my book:
Guide to Indiana's Historic Sites - South East Edition

Muscatatuck Park
Located north of historic Vernon, Indiana Muscatatuck Park offers visitors wonderful hiking, camping and picnicing along the beautiful Muscatatuck River in Jennings county.
The story is excerpted from my book:
Guide to Indiana's Historic Sites - South East Edition

A band of native warriors swept down on Colonel Archibald Lochry's company of Revolutionary War soldiers, killing one third of the men and marching the remainder to Detroit as prisoners. this is the story of Lochry's Lost Battalion
The story is excerpted from the book:
A History of Dearborn County, Indiana 
https://mossyfeetbooks.com/2021/09/10/a-history-of-dearborn-county-indiana-2/