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On the Season 6 finale of Unbound: A Collection of Indiana Stories, Casey and Regan are talking nature versus nurture...literally. First, Regan looks at the now extinct prairie chicken of Indiana. Then, Casey looks at the history of the long standing tradition of county fairs throughout Indiana. Thank you so much for joining us this season, we hope you enjoyed and will see you in September for the start of Season 7!

After the Boom: The Demise of the Indiana Prairie Chicken

Lost and Found: Indiana's Country Fairs

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Prairie Scene, Indiana

Pavilion of Fair Grounds, Connersville, Indiana

Horse Pulling Contest at the Vigo County Fair

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Let’s get civic-al civic-al, on the newest episode of Unbound: A Collection of Indiana Stories. First, Regan dives into stories of Hoosier women who participated in the national suffrage movement. Then, Casey looks at the life and legacy of former Congresswoman Julia Carson.

Taking the Risk: Fighting for Women's on the Home Front During World War I

" I <3 Julia": Congresswoman Julia Carson of Indiana

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Women Vote Under These Flags

National Woman Suffrage Association for Indiana Record Book

Letter from Susan B. Anthony to Martha Nicholson McKay, October 17, 1877

Julia Carson Speaks with School Children on Careers Day

Jesse Jackson

Julia Carson at Human Rights Campaign Event

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On this episode of Unbound: A Collection of Indiana Stories, Casey and Regan are hitting the high seas... or the Great Lakes. First Regan tells us about the New Orleans, one of the first steams ships to navigate up and down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Then Casey tells the tragic tale of the Muskegon and J.D. Marshall which helped haul sand to create Chicago’s lakeshore.

Lost on The Lakes, Traces 1998

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Robert Fulton

Lloyd's Steamboat Directory, and Disasters on the Western Waters

The Pageant of the Packets: A Book of American Steamboating

Indiana Sand and Gravel Producers Association, 1920

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