The Indiana State House Tour Office and the Indiana State Library are coordinating an essay competition in conjunction with “Indiana Statehood Day,” a celebration of Indiana’s 198th birthday. The winner and finalists will be honored at the Statehood Day Celebration 12:00 to 1:00 P.M. EST, at the Indiana State House, and at celebrations being held at other venues.
2017 Indiana Statehood Day Celebration
Past Celebrations of Indiana Statehood Day
2015 Indiana Statehood Day Celebration
2014 Indiana Statehood Day Celebration
2013 Indiana Statehood Day Celebration
2012 Indiana Statehood Day Celebration
2011 Indiana Statehood Day Celebration
2010 Indiana Statehood Day Celebration
· 2009 Indiana Statehood Day Celebration
· 2008 Indiana Statehood Day Celebration
· 2006 Indiana Statehood Day Celebration
- 2006 Indiana Statehood Day Celebration video
- 2006 Essays
Playlist of past Statehood Day Celebrations
Documentary Sources
- Indiana's Constitutional History Digital Collection
- Indiana's State Constitutions
- Indiana Documents Leading to Statehood
- Article in the Cincinnati Western Spy, January 17, 1817
- Article in the Vincennes Western Sun, January 4, 1817
Additional Resources
- Bibliography listing important resources for the study of Indiana history (1996)
- Essay about the Indiana Constitution of 1851 by David G. Vanderstel
- Essay on the Indiana's Constitutional Past by Brent E. Dickson
- Essay on the Bill of Rights by Randall T. Shepard
- The Indiana Historian issue "Indiana Statehood"
- Greenville Treaty Flag
- Indiana State Banner
- Lewis and Clark in Indiana
- Fall of Fort Sackville