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Episode 1311

Original air date: 2/3/2003

On the Trail of John Hunt Morgan

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Description:So, off we head to the "John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail" in Vernon in search of a Civil War legend who can only be described as a Southern swashbuckler
Credits:Scott Andrew Hutchins
Location:Vernon, IN
Contact:Richard S. Skidmore, John Hunt Morgan Heritage Trail, rskidmore@seidata.com
Music:Hail Columbia (Philip Phile, Ravenous), Preparing for Battle (John Williams, The Patriot), Huckleberry Finn (Ferde Grofe, Mark Twain's America), Checkmate (Damon Alban & Michael Nyman, Ravenous), All Quiet on the Potomac (Ethel Beers &John Hill Hewitt, Th


The Friendly Persuasion --Jessamyn West

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Description:Across Indiana is participating in the One Book/One City campaign. Our One Book? Jessamyn West's The Friendly Persuasion.
Credits:Tiffany Eggers
Location:Jennings County
Contact:Not Provided
Music:Muse in the Mountains/ WFYI CD Library, "Beautiful Dreamer", "Simple Life"


Strum-thing Special

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Description:Now, Fifty years later, Schereville's Milan Opeacich is known throughout the world as one of the premiere instrument makers in his field
Credits:Lynn Hadley
Location:Schereville, IN
Contact:Info about Milan found at www.indiana.edu/~tradarts. Collection of Music history is housed in archives at www.iun.edu
Music:Not Provided


Having a Ball in Alexandria

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Description:Mike Alexander started painting a regular old baseball over 25 years ago. His son actually made the very first application. Since 1977, he and his friends have painted the ball over 16,000 times. It now weighs 800 lbs. Or, it did when we wrote this.
Credits:Dick Wolfsie
Location:Alexandria, IN
Contact:Michael Carmichael (765) 724-4088
Music:Not Provided


History Matters

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Description:Madam C.J. Walker