Description
Our Hoosier Heritage and Its Foundation
1680-1820 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 will be 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.
This history is featured in this 6″ x 9″ softcover, black & white, 96-page book.
About The Author
Ronald Bell is a Hoosier native with
his family roots extending back to the
early 1800s on Indiana soil. His family
stock is both Scotch and Irish and well
represented in the first generation settlers
in the Indiana Territory. Both his paternal
and maternal linage have original land
grants in land north of the Ohio River and
his family served in the early Militia and
State Government during the tumultuous
1800s. Bell has a keen interest in the
history of South Central Indiana and since
his retirement in 2000 has participated in
County and State historical associations.
Currently he is the state appointed
County Historian for Lawrence County.
To his literary credit, he has previously
published two local history books, The
Early History of Indiana Limestone and
The Rise and Fall of the Southern Indiana
Railroad and it’s founder John R Walsh.
Here is a short interview with the author.
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