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Various Authors compiled by Indiana Bicentennial Commisssion
With the state’s 200th anniversary quickly approaching, we are pleased to announce the publication of the official bicentennial book, Indiana at 200: A Celebration of the Hoosier State. This collector’s book celebrates our milestone in words and images that reflect a variety of experiences and reveal the special character of Indiana. The book reflects on Hoosiers’ lives today and how our 200-year history informs our present and shapes the future. The limited edition 248-page coffee table book includes an introduction and 14 chapters, each opening with a short essay by a noted Hoosier, followed by photographs; quotes and anecdotes from Hoosiers of diverse ages, backgrounds and experiences. Sidebars that highlight unique and surprising facts about Indiana and its 92 counties are also incorporated.
Commemorative medal available for purchase
The specially commissioned Indiana bicentennial medal, sponsored by the Indiana Bankers Association, honors the 200th anniversary of Indiana statehood. Designed by an Indiana artist, the obverse side features iconic Hoosier imagery, and the reverse is inscribed with the Indiana state seal.
Official flag available for purchase
The official flag honoring Indiana's Bicentennial is now available for purchase. The Indiana Bicentennial Commission is also providing the white flags that feature the commemorative logo to all cities and towns throughout the state.
There’s the 500. And then there’s The INdiana 200 a bicentennial grand tour of Indiana in 200 hours – happening at the height of Fall Colors – Saturday, October 8 - Sunday, October 16, 2016. : And! Tickets are now available for the 200.
The 200 will visit beloved places + out of the way spots. There will be Fall Colors + architecture, music, sports, history, forests, arts, the Ohio, the Wabash and Lake Michigan. : EVERY AFTERNOON | the 2:00 toast in honor of Indiana :
The INdiana 200 is a trip 200 years in the making : 200 hours of Hoosier discoveries, exploration and celebration!
The INdiana 200 is presented by InSites, renowned for excellent adventures, tours and events, for those tall or small. InSites is celebrating Indiana’s Bicentennial all year with Hoosier Discoveries, events scheduled in increments of 200: 200 seconds, 200 minutes, 200 hours. Their details will be posted at InSitesToGo.com and on Facebook / Twitter at InSitesToGo. For more information or to plan a custom event, contact InSites at InSitesToGo@gmail.com
Torch
8 foot tall torch with LED rope lighting and ground mount. Also option of a 5 foot pole or wall mount, no lighting.
Ornament
Celebrate Indiana's 200 years of statehood with an Indiana Bicentennial Birthday Star Ornament. Designed and made by Indiana Artisan Jennifer Berger of Zionsville. Each star is made from 100% wool and a navy blue button.
Sticker
We all love stickers and what better way to commemorate 200 years of Indiana becoming a state.
You'll receive three different 3" vinyl stickers in a pack (as shown in the picture - Midwest • IN Flag, IN Circle Flag & 1816 Patch Sticker)
The stickers are 100% weather proof...can go on windows, folders, bumpers, etc.
Book
The book is a look at Middletown USA, now and then, some tell all and hope for the future. Muncie just celebrated its sesquicentennial and some of those defining moments are captured in this work.
Proceeds Support Riley Hospital
Since the great state of Indiana is celebrating it’s bicentennial in 2016, the Auburn Kiwanis Club members of DeKalb County are selling the attached plates to help commemorate Indiana’s 200 years. It shows the official seal, the American and State flags, the cardinal (state bird), the peony (State flower), and has the slogan “Crossroads of America” at the bottom. This plate is 6” x 12” in size that can be put on the front of vehicles or you can hang it up in a special place of your liking as a great souvenir for years to come.
The proceeds from this project are going to benefit Riley Children’s Hospital in Indianapolis. The plates sell for $10 per plate, plus shipping and handling of only $1.50.
Interested buyers can send $11.50 and make out checks to:
Auburn Kiwanis Club
PO Box 183
Auburn, IN 46706
Please be sure to include where to mail your plate (no PO Boxes please).
Holiday Ornament/Keepsake
Our Indiana ornament is made from lightweight aluminum, and strung on gray and white striped jersey knit. It makes a great gift for newlywed couples who are new to the area or those who have lived here many years.
Keychain
This adorable Indiana is the perfect way to show off your Hoosier pride. It is hand stamped with the 317 area code (if you need 812, 765, 219, 260, 930, or 574 instead, that's fine too!) and hangs on a metal key ring.
John Bickel
Can custom make to your liking: Color, Date, Phrase. All hand made from wood. No two are alike. I'm holding a 2' x 4' plate. The one behind me is 3' x 6'. They are light in weight and easily hang on the wall (interior only). Prices start at $400 for a 2' x 4' plate (shipping not included). Email: johnbickelsigns@yahoo.com what you want and I'll get back with you with a price and timeline. Thank you !!!
John Bickel
Custom made to your liking. This is an example of one that I made for a customer. 2' x 4'. Hand made from wood. No two are alike. Email with what you want and I'll get back with you with a price and timeline. Thank You !!!
John Bickel
All license plates are hand made from wood. No two are alike. This example of a 2' x 4' plate was $350. Add INDIANA and a DATE and it would be $450. Email with what you want and I'll get back with you on a price and timeline. Thank You !!!
John Bickel
Here is an example of one that I did for the South Bend Cubs. Can custom make to your liking. Email me with what you want and I'll get back with you on a price and timeline. Thank You !!!
John Bickel
Just finishing up this one. 2' x 4'. $450 (shipping not included). All license plates and signs are hand made/painted with raised letters and numbers just like the old-school plates.
John Bickel
This is an example of my vintage looking arrows. Hand made from wood. Arrows can range from 2' wide to 8' wide. Let me know what you want and I'll get back with you with a price and timeline. Thank You !!!
Wooden Tea Light Box
To celebrate Indiana’s Bicentennial we created a wooden, laser engraved Tea Candle Box. Each face is engraved with an images depicting Indiana. The front show the two state capitols with the major rivers that aided the settlement of Indiana. One side shows the state bird and the leaves of the state tree. The other side depicts the Woods Bison that populated Indiana in the early days. The back panel is the logo for the Indiana Bicentennial Commission.
Ornament
Warsaw Cut Glass has designed an Indiana pattern depicting the Torch and Nineteen Stars on an oval bevel ornament. The bevel's dimensions are 3.75" x 2.75" and it hangs on a red ribbon. Each come boxed and includes a Warsaw Cut Glass Company history sheet
Indiana Shaped Recycled Crayon
There is certainly more than corn in Indiana! Show off your Hoosier handmade pride with this colorful, Rainbow Crayon™ creation!
Ornament
Celebrate Indiana's Bison-tennial with an Indiana Bison-tennial Bison Ornament. Designed and made by Indiana Artisan Jennifer Berger of Zionsville. Each Bison is knitted and felted in 100% wool.
Book
72-page softcover book featuring two plays about the life of Abraham Lincoln, written by Fr. Gavin Barnes, a Benedictine monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey.
“The Indiana Years” is about young Abe’s life (ages 7-21) growing up in Indiana – working with his father, grieving the deaths of his mother and sister, and encountering slavery for the first time. The play was performed during a 1959 sesquicentennial celebration at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Spencer County, Indiana.
The play “Between Friends” describes the developing friendship, through a series of letters, between President Lincoln and his Civil War generals, Ulysses Grant and William Sherman. The play was featured during the 2012 season at Lincoln Amphitheatre in Spencer County.
Book
Ouabache is the old French spelling of Wabash, the Algonquin word Waapaahšiiki, the name the Miami Indians gave to the river that runs through Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. Based on a mix of facts and folklore Ouabache is the story of a boy and his mother struggling to find their place on the frontier of French Colonial North America. Featuring actual events and characters from history the story follows Charlotte and her son La'Havre from the Mississippi Delta to the Wabash River Valley painting a vivid picture of life among the French and Native people who occupied the land in the eighteenth century.
Book
Historical fiction book with a setting of Southern Indiana during the 1860's. The book begins with a family who owns a general store being involved in the Underground Railroad and continues through the Civil War. The book speaks of the Battle of Corydon, the only Civil War battle to take place in Indiana, and Morgan's Raid which followed. It also tells about Thomas Hines, a Confederate spy, crossing into Indiana with 60 Confederate soldiers dressed in Union uniforms in search of Copperheads.
Indiana Elements Beverage Holder
A can sized holder, celebrating Indiana's bicentennial year! Each one is handmade (stitched up by me) in my Indianapolis studio after the photo image has been transferred to recycled leather. On one side is the image of beautiful Soldiers and Sailors Monument, located on the famous circle in downtown Indianapolis. The other side is graced with the official bicentennial logo. And what could be better for our background than an image of barn wood?! These feel plush and nice to hold, while keeping your beverage of choice nice and frosty!
Book
On the state's 200th birthday, Ralph the raccoon tells Indiana's story. Navigating through pictures to color, activities to complete and puzzles to solve, Ralph teaches Indiana history, from pioneer times to today. Individual copies may be purchased through the accompanying link. For multiple copies, contact the author at drawingsmiles@yahoo.com and a discount price may be arranged.
Ornament
This unique and colorful piece of history, formed in the shape of the State of Indiana, commemorates the 2016 Indiana Bicentennial. Each ornament is one-of-a-kind and hand crafted with stained glass (circa 1910) rescued from the former Angola Christian Church.
Email historicgatekeeper@gmail.com to order
Book
Join the Indianapolis Colts mascot, Blue, on a road trip as he shares some of his favorite places around Indiana. From A to Z, readers will explore several of the state’s hidden treasures and well-loved attractions.
Sticker
Combining the most beautiful state flag and the most beautiful state borders, this 3x5 vinyl sticker is simply, well, beautiful.
Book
A fact-a-day book to celebrate Indiana's Bicentennial
Ornament
The Indiana Bicentennial Ornament is made by Indiana Metal Craft.
Ornament
The Bicentennial Ornament is made by Indiana Metal Craft
A Pictorial Journey Through Orange County, Indiana
Beautiful hard cover pictorial book celebrating Orange County, IN (1816-2016)
To order email info@historicorangecounty.org
Coloring Book
Coloring Book of Orleans, Indiana's Historic Past
To order email historicorleans@netsurfusa.net
Orleans, Indiana
An original film, a project spanning three years of filming and preparation, tells the story of historic Orleans through new and vintage photos and old film footage, as well as through verbal stories presented by local residents and former residents.
Orleans 200 Committee Chair Robert F. Henderson said, "This documentary like movie is something very special. Years after the bunting is down, the fireworks displays have ended, and the bands have quited, this piece of film will serve as a treasured icon of Orlean's historic past and bright future."
"A Town Born of Victory: 200 Years of Triumph" has been designated as an Official Bicentennial Legacy Project by the Indiana Bicentennial Commission in recognition of its relevance to Indiana and the way in which it tells the story of so many rural communities throughout the Hoosier State.
To order email historicorleans@netsurfusa.net
Main Streets Across America
This 500 pc. puzzle celebrates many of the communities that make Indiana a wonderful place to live and to visit. From college and agricultural towns to tourist centers and industrial hubs, the illustrated map depicts over 100 places in Indiana.
Wa-Pe-Ke-Way Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
In celebration of the Indiana State Bicentennial, the Wa-Pe-Ke-Way Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) is selling Bicentennial Pins. What a wonderful way to show your Hoosier pride by wearing this pin depicting the State of Indiana in Indiana state colors blue and gold with the state bird (cardinal). The word Bicentennial appears diagonally across the state symbolizing a statewide celebration. This pin can be easily stored and passed on for generations.
Contact Wa-Pe-Ke-Way Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution at wpkwregent@yahoo.com to order.
Philip Raisor
Swimming in the Shallow End (Turning Point Books, 2013) is about a town which many Indiana natives could recognize as their own. Specifically located in Muncie, this full-length collection of poems evokes, as one commentator observes, “the experience of living in and coming from this quintessentially American Community—its joys and sorrows, its characters, its feel—in a way no social survey could.”
Philip Raisor
Hoosiers the Poems (Palooka Press, 2013) is a chapbook, which one reviewer observed, “Once you get over the shock of reading a collection about basketball, you find smaller, subtler surprises: a strong voice, a firm grasp of imagery, a slowly developing narrative.” In Hoosiers the poems, Raisor turns to one of America’s great passions: basketball. Fans in the stands, kids on playgrounds, last-second shots, old-timers remembering glory days. Who has not seen ‘Hoosiers’?” Raisor asks, recalling the 1986 movie often identified as one of the sports world’s all-time favorites. Having played in the Indiana state championship game that inspired the movie, and later a teammate of Wilt Chamberlain at Kansas, Raisor reviews that youthful time with a temperate but somewhat jaundiced eye. He replays the humor, drama, and spiritual sustenance of the athletes’ world of the 1950s, but he cannot erase from his mental map the injuries, racism, war, and unfulfilled dreams that girded the social and personal outrage eventually released in the 1960s.
Philip Raisor
"It is the kind of narrative that gives memoir a good name. A story of such honesty and humor and directness that the reader is made to feel as if he has not merely read about experience but lived through its pulse beat. It is a story that only a few individuals in America could tell this well and with the authority of such details: a coming-of-age story about facing loss and finding love; about the ugliness of racial discrimination and the necessary courage to stand against it; about basketball and dreams; about what divides us and makes us whole. It is a chronicle not only of Phil Raisor's coming of age but America's as well." Michael Pearson.
M.T. Publishing
Authored by Lawrence County Historian Ron Bell, Our Hoosier Heritage and Its Foundation gives a short review of the Indian culture, individual Indian naming habits and tribal units found in the old Northwest Territory. Included in the book is a review of the early and little known men who helped determine the development of Indiana, their language peculiarities and recollections of early events in their lives. It contains a short review of the entry dates of the first Indiana counties and some time sensitive maps of the county boundary as development occurred.
Also included are comments on the life style of the settlers and how the term ‘Hoosier’ evolved.
M.T. Publishing
Marsha Williamson Mohr has been photographing for close to 30 years. Her fourth book, Indiana’s Wabash River Valley, is currently underway. Two of her previous books on Indiana have won the prestigious IPPY Awards. Marsha’s photos have been published in national magazines, on post cards and in calendars as well as in Indiana at 200: A Celebration of the Hoosier State, the official book of Indiana’s Bicentennial. Living in West Lafayette, IN since the age of nine months, she has enjoyed the Wabash River. It made sense for her to pursue a project on the Wabash and its valley.
Taking miles to collect the library of approximately 500 images, this book will be highlighting the whole river from it’s beginning in Fort Recovery, Ohio, to it’s terminus at the Ohio River.
Lily Road Aerial Photography
This DVD highlights the stops and many torch bearers along the route thru Perry County shot from our drone. It contains amazing footage of the advancing motorcade shot from the air in a cinematic presentation unlike any other. It also includes the closing ceremony's fireworks show almost in it's entirety, also shot from the air with our fantastic drone. You have never seen fireworks like this before!!
From Arcadia Publishing's popular Images of America series, Boone County is loaded with more than 200 old photo images. Written to coincide with Indiana's Bicentennial Celebration, even life-long residents will find a surprise or two between the covers. Author Kassie Ritman grew up in Boone County with deep roots reaching back to the earliest settlers. Her love and admiration for her home county shines through in every info-rich caption
The State of Boone is the companion to Boone County. Here you will find the tales, legends and people who are on the brink of being forgotten. Told with a storyteller's flair, The State of Boone explores the true events behind many legends all Boonites have grown up accepting at face value. If you know someone who loves Boone County, loves history or good stories--this book is a must-have.
Celebrate Indiana's bicentennial year with this deck of playing cards.
A Bicentennial history of Washington County written by local author and historian, John Hughes.
Legacy Images, LLC
Celebrate the Indiana Bicentennial 2016 with these beautifully engraved Indiana Ornaments! This only comes around once, so grab yours now.
Does Indiana have your heart? You will love these Indiana State Ornaments. Each ornament is beautifully laser engraved and is approximately 3.5"x4".
Prestige Art Glass
Cobalt Blue, Hand Blown Glass Bicentennial Paperweight - 2016
To order, email michelle.prestigeartglass@gmail.com.