If you have Indiana homework this page will help you get started tracking down facts and finding information about Hoosiers, even the ones that aren’t that famous. The page is divided into five sections:

• Facts
• Images & Project Ideas
• People
• Landmarks
• Stories Set In Indiana

Each section includes a list of books and websites. Pay special attention to the “Images and Project Ideas” Section – listed here are places to find Indiana photos online, pictures of Indiana artifacts and even instructions for drawing Indiana pictures.

Facts

Books

• Indiana It’s My State
• Who’s Your County Named For?
• Painting Indiana: Portraits of Indiana’s 92 Counties
• Encyclopedia of Indianapolis
• Indiana Place Names
• A Child’s History of Indianapolis
• Indiana Lore
• 100 Trees of Indiana
• Fifty Common Trees of Indiana
• Permanent Resident Birds of Indiana
• Before the Dinosaurs the Mysteries of Indiana’s Fossil History

Websites

• World Almanac for Kids Online: Indiana
• Meaning of the Word Hoosier
• Origin of Indiana County Names
• Indiana State Flag and its Meaning
• Indiana State Seal and its Meaning
• Indiana State Flower
• Indiana State Tree
• Indiana State Bird
• Indiana State Song
• Indiana State Poem
• Indiana Historical Society: Teachers & Students
• Northern Indiana Center for History – Indiana History
• Indiana Historical Bureau
• Indiana County Records
• The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis: Indiana Artifacts

IMAGES & PROJECT IDEAS

Books

• Indiana Kids Cookbook Recipes

Websites

• The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis: Indiana Artifacts
• The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis: Indianapolis Artifacts
• Indiana Historical Society: Images of Indiana Treasures
• Wabash Valley Visions and Voices: A Digital Memory Project for West Central Indiana
• INSPIRE: Hoosier Heritage Digital Library
• Indiana Historical Society Digital Images Library

PEOPLE

Books

• Indiana Biographical dictionary
• Indiana Legends Famous Hoosiers from Johnny Appleseed to David Letterman
• Legendary Hoosiers Famous Folks from the State of Indiana
• Encyclopedia of Indiana Indians
• Indiana Men
• Indiana Women
• Hoosiers in the Civil War
• Encyclopedia of Indiana Indians
• A Biographical Study of Persons for Whom Indianapolis Schools are Named
• Great Black Hoosier Americans
• Hoosier Sports Heroes

Indiana University: Indiana Authors Database – A searchable database of the book, Indiana Authors and Their Books, published by Wabash College in 1949, 1974, and 1981. The encyclopedia covers nearly two hundred years of Indiana’s literary history (1816–1980).

Websites

• Indiana Historical Society: Notable Hoosiers
• The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis: Famous Hoosiers
• IndyStar Biographical Fact File
• Visit Indiana: Famous Hoosiers
• IndyStar: Hoosier Astronauts
• Indiana Writing Project – Indiana Authors
• Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana Author Award

LANDMARKS

Books

• A Live Thing in the While Town
• Keep an Eye on That Mummy

Websites

• Indiana State Museum State Historic Sites
• Soldiers and Sailors Monument
• Indiana War Memorial
• Veteran’s Memorial Plaza
• American Legion Mall
• USS Indianapolis
• World War II Memorial
• Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway History
• Indiana Korean War Memorial
• Indiana Vietnam War Memorial
• The Indianapolis Zoo
• The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
• Indianapolis Motor Speedway History
• NCAA Hall of Champions
• College Football Hall of Fame, South Bend
• Conseco Field House
• Lucas Oil Stadium
• George Rogers Clark National Historic Park
• Levi Coffin House
• Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
• James Whitcomb Riley Museum
• President Benjamin Harrison Home

STORIES SET IN INDIANA