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Indiana's Timeless Tales

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This podcast includes topics from author Paul Wonning's Indiana's Timeless Tales series, which is a time line of Indiana History.To purchase his books, visit his website at www.mossyfeetbooks.com

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The Establishment Of The Northwest Territory

January 15, 2024 17:00 - 7 minutes - 5.22 MB

The Establishment Of The Northwest Territory This episode relates the establishment of the Northwest Territory, the first major expansion of the United States beyond the original 13 states. From the Book: Indiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

General Harmar's Campaign to Vincennes

January 10, 2024 15:00 - 8 minutes - 5.72 MB

General Harmar's Campaign to Vincennes This week the author discusses General Josiah Harmar's campaign to restore order to the Vincennes area and rein in George Rogers Clark. From the Book: Indiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

Hammering out the Constitution

January 03, 2024 17:00 - 7 minutes - 5.34 MB

Hammering out the Constitution This week I discuss the Constitutional Convention's efforts at hammering together a Constitution for the United States. They created a document that governs government, not the governed. From the Book: Indiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

The Sherman, New Jersey, Hamilton Plants Proposed and a New Name for a New Nation

December 18, 2023 18:00 - 10 minutes - 7.53 MB

The Sherman, New Jersey, Hamilton Plants Proposed and a New Name for a New Nation The delegates to the Constitutional Convention discussed many proposals for the formation  of a national government. These included the Sherman, New Jersey and Hamilton Plans. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

The Randolph, Pickney Plans and the Proposal to Form a National Government

December 11, 2023 16:00 - 7 minutes - 4.99 MB

The Randolph, Pickney Plans and the Proposal to Form a National Government Today we examine the beginnings of the constitution writing process as the Randolph and Pickney plans become the first Proposals to reform the Articles of Confederation. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

Constitutional Convention Meets - First Time

December 07, 2023 17:00 - 3 minutes - 2.46 MB

Constitutional Convention Meets - First Time Greetings, devising, drafting and implememting the United States Constitution was an important step in the road to Indiana becoming a state in 1816, as it formed the foundation of the government that allowed new states to come into the Union at the same status as states that were already part of it. Thus, the evolution of the United States Constitution from concept to reality will form the next several podcast episodes. From the Book Indiana’s Ti...

Beginnings of Jeffersonville Indiana

November 27, 2023 16:00 - 8 minutes - 5.89 MB

This week I will talk about the founding of Jeffersonville, Indiana, one of the state's oldest cities. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

Unrest Along the Frontier

November 22, 2023 13:00 - 11 minutes - 8.12 MB

Unrest Along the Frontier In this episode we find gathering Unrest Along the Frontier From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

Founding of Fort Harmar and Fort Finney

November 14, 2023 17:00 - 4 minutes - 3.3 MB

In this episode we learn that the first forts established along the Ohio River in 1785 were meant more to keep American settlers from settling north of the River than to protect settlers from Amerindian raids. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

George Rogers Clark Helps Negotiate the Treaty of Fort McIntosh

November 06, 2023 18:00 - 3 minutes - 2.27 MB

George Rogers Clark Helps Negotiate the Treaty of Fort McIntosh Hoping to quell problems with the native tribes, the Congress sent George Rogers Clark, Arthur Lee, and Richard Butler to Fort Mackintosh to negotiate a treaty with the tribes that had not attended negotiations at Fort Stanwix. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon...

1784 Treaty of Fort Stanwix

October 31, 2023 15:00 - 3 minutes - 2.45 MB

1784 Treaty of Fort Stanwix Today the author talks about the Treaty of Fort Stanwix. The 1784 Treaty of Fort Stanwix was the first treaty between the new nation, the United States, and the Indian nations. First American Regiment Established In this episode we learn about the roots of the United States Army. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube ...

First American Regiment Established

October 26, 2023 21:00 - 5 minutes - 3.86 MB

First American Regiment Established In this episode we learn about the roots of the United States Army. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

Land Ordinances of 1784 and 1785

October 12, 2023 15:00 - 7 minutes - 4.9 MB

Land Ordinances of 1784 and 1785 This episode discusses the Land Ordinances of 1784 and 1785. These ordinances outlined the system of land acquisition and later sale in the Northwest Territory. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

The War of Independence Ends and the Beginning of the Northwest Territory

October 04, 2023 14:00 - 6 minutes - 4.39 MB

The War of Independence Ends and the Beginning of the Northwest Territory today's episode relates two events important to the history of the United States as well as five of the states that make up the American Midwest, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. The first was the successful conclusion of the Treaty of Paris, that officially ended the United States War of Independence and six months later, the establishment of the huge Northwest Territory. From the Book Indiana’s Timel...

Establishment of the Second Town in Indiana - Clarksville

September 26, 2023 15:00 - 4 minutes - 2.84 MB

Establishment of the Second Town in Indiana - Clarksville This episode discusses the the second town established in Indiana, Clarksville. Located on the banks of the Ohio River, Clarksville joined Vincennes, located on the Wabash River, as the only towns located in the as yes sparsely settled future Northwest Territory. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - 1782 - 1791 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author ...

Dutch West India Company receives charter for "New Netherlands"

July 11, 2023 15:00 - 9 minutes - 6.7 MB

Dutch West India Company receives charter for "New Netherlands" This episode relates the beginning of New Amsterdam, which eventually became the city of New York. From the Book Colonial American History Stories – 1215 – 1664 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

Four Events In 1781

July 05, 2023 14:00 - 10 minutes - 7.54 MB

Four Events In 1781 Greetings, this episode relates three events that affected Indiana History or occurred in the future state. Virginia, which at the time owned the area that included the state, awarded George Rogers Clark a huge tract of land in payment of for his services in current Clark County. The same day Virginia ceded what would later become the Northwestern Territory to the United States. This led to the ratification of the Articles of Confederation, the first national government ...

Two Battles in Northern Indiana

June 27, 2023 15:00 - 11 minutes - 7.73 MB

Two Battles in Northern Indiana This episode relates two battles that occurred in northern Indiana during the Revolutionary War, the De La Balme Massacre and the Battle of Trail Creek. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

The Capture of Vincennes and Cementing American Power in the West

June 13, 2023 14:00 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MB

The Capture of Vincennes and Cementing American Power in the West In this episode we learn of Clark's expedition to reclaim Vincennes from the British governor Henry Hamilton. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

Capturing an Empire

June 07, 2023 15:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MB

Capturing an Empire This episode relates the culmination of of George Rogers Clark's expedition to capture the huge tract of land that would later become the Northwest Territory of the fledgling United States. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

Capturing the Illinois Country - Part 1

June 01, 2023 13:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MB

This episode relates the beginning of George Rogers Clark's expedition to capture the huge tract of land that would later become the Northwest Territory of the fledgling United States. The Northwest Territory would later birth Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and of course, Indiana. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 Visit the author's substack page, A Potpourri of History, Travel and Gardening Subscribe to the page for updates The Author's Website The Author ...

Sir Guy Carleton Incites the Natives

May 17, 2023 17:00 - 11 minutes - 7.81 MB

Sir Guy Carleton Incites the Natives in this episode British Lord Germaine authorized the use of the natives to attack the Americans and new Vincennes Governor Edward Abbot construct Fort Sackville. These events inspired George Rogers Clark to mount his Illinois campaign to stifle native attacks on Kentucky. His action ensured that the vast Illinois country would become part of the United States after the war. From the Book http://mossyfeetbooks.net/index.php/2020/09/22/indianas-timeless-tal...

Virginia Creates Kentucky County and the beginning of the Bloody 77

May 08, 2023 18:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MB

Virginia Creates Kentucky County and the beginning of the Bloody 77 Upon approval of the gunpowder for Kentucky, Clark wrote and sent a letter to the settlers in Kentucky, informing them that the supply would arrive at Fort Pitt and that they should dispatch some men to and get it. The settlers never received the letter. Clark and Jones then settled in to wait for the fall session of the legislature. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 The Author's Website The Auth...

George Gibson's Secret Mission To New Orleans

May 02, 2023 17:00 - 11 minutes - 8.2 MB

George Gibson's Secret Mission To New Orleans George Washington's army was perilously short on gunpowder. Captain George Gibson, namesake of Gibson County in Indiana, sought to alleviate this problem in 1776 by precipitating a secret mission to New Orleans to obtain some from the Spanish.  From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 http://mossyfeetbooks.net/index.php/2020/09/22/indianas-timeless-tales-pre-history-to-1781/ The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Auth...

The Translyvannia Company and George Rogers Clark's Intervention

April 24, 2023 21:00 - 14 minutes - 9.83 MB

The Translyvannia Company and George Rogers Clark's Intervention On May 8, 1775 Richard Henderson Began Organizing Transylvania Colony with the  drafting of the Transylvania Compact. A Concerned George Rogers Clark Persuades Virginia to make Kentucky a county of Virginia, setting the stage for Clark's conquering the Northwest Territory.  From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 http://mossyfeetbooks.net/index.php/2020/09/22/indianas-timeless-tales-pre-history-to-1781/ Th...

Henry Hamilton Appointed British Lieutenant Governor Of Detroit

April 18, 2023 15:00 - 4 minutes - 3.16 MB

Henry Hamilton received the commission to serve as Lieutenant Governor of Detroit. Hamilton would play a key role in George Rogers Clark's conquest of the vast land that would later become the Northwest Territory. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

The Beginning of the American Revolution

April 11, 2023 13:00 - 13 minutes - 9.48 MB

The Beginning of the American Revolution Today the author talks about the beginning of the American Revolution in 1775. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

The Story of Johnny Appleseed

April 04, 2023 16:00 - 5 minutes - 3.82 MB

The Story of Johnny Appleseed John Chapman, popularly known as Johnny Appleseed was born on September 26, 1774. His story in Indiana does not begin until the 1790's, however I use the date of his birth to tell his story. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

Daniel Boone Begins Blazing Wilderness Road

March 27, 2023 16:00 - 9 minutes - 6.41 MB

Daniel Boone Begins Blazing Wilderness Road This episode discusses Daniel Boone blazing of the Wilderness Road and the founding of Boonesborough . From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

The Story of Francis Slocum

March 22, 2023 14:00 - 6 minutes - 4.6 MB

The Story of Francis Slocum This episode relates the story of Francis Slocum's abduction by Delaware warriors in 1778 and her captive years in captivity in north eastern Indiana. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

George Rogers Clark Begins Exploring the Ohio River Region

March 14, 2023 17:00 - 4 minutes - 3.23 MB

George Rogers Clark Begins Exploring the Ohio River Region In this episode we learn the early career of George Rogers Clark. Clark played an important role in early Indiana Territory, as it was his exploits in 1778 and 1779 that ensured that the region that later became the Northwest Territory was ceded to the United States at the end of the Revolutionary War. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The A...

Origin of the Name - Indiana

March 08, 2023 14:00 - 6 minutes - 4.14 MB

Origin of the Name - Indiana This episode notes the origin of the name Indiana. Listeners will also learn about the Treaty of Fort Stanwix, which set the stage for much of the conflict between the settlers and the natives in the ensuing decades. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

The Boone Family - Daniel and Squire

March 01, 2023 16:00 - 11 minutes - 7.88 MB

The Boone Family - Daniel and Squire Daniel Boone played an instrumental role in opening Kentucky. His younger brother Squire shared his adventures and is buried in southern Indiana, south of Corydon. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

The French and Indian War

February 21, 2023 18:00 - 11 minutes - 8.13 MB

New Podcast - The French and Indian War This episode relates a brief history of the French and Indian War, known in Europe as the Seven Years War.  From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

Christopher Gist Explores the Upper Ohio River Regions

February 15, 2023 17:00 - 6 minutes - 4.31 MB

Christopher Gist Explores the Upper Ohio River Regions In this episode you will hear about the first known English explorer to penetrate into the Ohio River Region, Christopher Gist. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

René Robert Cavelier Lasalle and the French Presence in Indiana

February 07, 2023 18:00 - 16 minutes - 11.6 MB

René Robert Cavelier Lasalle and the French Presence in Indiana In this episode you will hear a brief timeline of events in United States history leading up to the first European explorers to penetrate into Indiana. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

A Short Timeline of United States History

February 02, 2023 14:00 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MB

 In this episode you will hear a brief timeline of events in United States history leading up to the first European explorers to penetrate into Indiana.  The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

The The Native Tribes of Indiana

January 24, 2023 17:00 - 21 minutes - 15.1 MB

The Native Tribes of Indiana This podcast relates the lifestyle of the native tribes of Indiana, the Shawnee, Miami, Delaware, Kickapoo and Potawatamie. From the Book Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitter The Author on Rumble The Author on YouTube The Author's Amazon Page

Indiana's Forests, Flora and Fauna

January 18, 2023 17:00 - 10 minutes - 6.95 MB

Welcome to Episode 1 of Indiana's Timeless Tales. The series currently comprises 5 books, with a sixth in the final stages of production, that tell the story of Indiana from pre-history until the end of the American Revolution. This episode chronicles the immense forests that covered the state at the time of American penetration into the region. From the Book  Indiana’s Timeless Tales - Pre-History to 1781 The Author's Website The Author on Locals The Author on Facebook The Author on Twitt...

Glaciers Grind Indiana into Shape

January 11, 2023 18:00 - 10 minutes - 7.04 MB

Glaciers Grind Indiana into Shape Welcome to Episode 1 of Indiana's Timeless Tales. The series currently comprises 5 books, with a sixth in the final stages of production, that tell the story of Indiana from pre-history until the end of the American Revolution. This episode begins with the end of the Ice Age, in which glaciers up to  mile thick ground Indiana into its present form. The podcast necessarily omits some information from the printed volume, so those interested in all of the mater...

Sample

January 08, 2023 15:00 - 1 minute - 834 KB

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War of the County Seat

September 01, 2021 17:00 - 4 minutes - 2.88 MB

War of the County Seat This episode relates a little known episode in Indiana history called the "War of the County Seat." From the Book The Stories of Indiana’s Counties

Carnegie Hall - Moores Hill, Indinana

August 18, 2021 17:00 - 4 minutes - 3.35 MB

Carnegie Hall In this episode of Indiana Places and History listeners will visit Carnegie Hall in Mooresville, Indiana, the site of a small college that later became Evansville College. From the Book A History of Dearborn County, Indiana

The Wizard’s Magic Pipe - Chapter One

November 25, 2020 16:00 - 11 minutes - 7.72 MB

Beware the evil wizard that offers the magic pipe. He promises power and immortality. Instead, he will give you a gift of evil horror that will terrorize you down to the bottom of your soul. The Wizard’s Magic Pipe

Benny, Benny, Short as a Penny

November 18, 2020 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.25 MB

Benny needed a condom, like yesterday. Then he ran into the four sassy leprechauns in the change machine. Excerpted from the book: Ten Fantastic Fantasy Tales An archive of older podcasts is located at this link

What's in the Cooler, Mister?

November 11, 2020 17:00 - 10 minutes - 7.18 MB

August hid a horrible secret in the cooler. The little girl would not leave it alone. She would wish she had. Excerpted from the book: Ten Tales for the Campfire An archive of older podcasts is located at this link

The Collection

October 29, 2020 17:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MB

The old man had treasures to sell and a scary secret to keep. This collection of eleven short occult stories tells his tale of bloodcurdling horror. Ten people buy treasures from the flea market with one common thread. The vendor is a mysterious old man selling off his collection of old stuff. This short story collection chronicles the nightmare of the buyers endured. One by one, the buyers discover that their treasure is really a horror in disguise. One scary story after another in this col...

Screams in the Night

October 07, 2020 16:00 - 6 minutes - 3.74 MB

This short story relates the source of the hideous screams in the night that scared the jello out of Chuck Leadson while setting traps for moon rats late one night. From the book: Tall Stories From the Liar's Bench

One Fine Morning on Mulberry Lane

October 01, 2020 23:00 - 5 minutes - 3.58 MB

Description This short story relates the unfortunate predicament of Nate Crown as he went out to get the newspaper clad in his wife's fuzzy hot pink slippers.  From the book: Ten Funny Stories http://mossyfeetbooks.blogspot.com/2013/09/ten-funny-stories-complete-collection.html

People Are Like Peanuts

September 09, 2020 16:00 - 7 minutes - 5.37 MB

This semi-autobiographical short story relates the author's first experience with death. From the book: The Ricky Huening Stories

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