Margaret Hanna was a music teacher by profession. She taught piano from her home in Fort Wayne. She was an active member of the community and belonged to a number of organizations.
Margaret Hanna: Sings Like a Bird
Howard Michaud: A 20th-Century Indiana Conservationist
At the age of 29, he became the first chief interpeter for the Indiana State Parks. It was a summer position; interpreters worked only from Memorial Day to Labor Day. At the time, he was based at McCormick’s Creek State Park, Indiana’s first state park.
Robert Cooper: The Chapter’s Namesake, and His Wife Esther
Robert Cooper Audubon Society is a National Audubon Society chapter that covers Delaware, Blackford, Jay, Henry, Grant, Madison, and Randolph counties. It has around 400 members in east-central Indiana and, in 2024, the chapter celebrated its 50th anniversary.
Counting Birds at Christmas: Indiana’s CBC History
The first Indiana CBC was held in Richmond on December 25, 1908, at the White Water River Gorge. The winds were light from the southwest; the ground was bare' temperature 28°F.
Amos Butler: An Early Voice for Indiana’s Birds
Amos William Butler was known as the Father of Indiana Ornithology when his Catalogue of the Birds of Indiana was published in 1898.
Arthur Franklin Mapes
Most Hoosiers are probably not familiar with Arthur Mapes' writings. Many of his poems are of Indiana, nature, and home. His family has generously made his poems available at arthurmapes.wordpress.com.
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