“Process writing is learning how to write by writing,” notes Stone (1995, p. 232). This current emphasis in writing instruction focuses on the process of creating writing rather than the end product (Tompkins, 1990). The basic premise of process writing is that all children, regardless of age, can write. The initial focus is on creating [...]

The Madison Chautauqua Festival of Art will celebrate its 38th annual event September 27 & 28, 2008. The original Chautauqua in Madison dates back to 1901, when ten-day camp meetings gave Sunday school teachers a chance to mix their religious studies with recreation. The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle provided correspondence schooling to adults in [...]

The Lanier home is owned by the State of Indiana; no admission charge. Built by the the architect, Francis Costigan, 1840-1844, this stately porticoed mansion is a splendid example of the Classic Revival style of architecture and it is reminiscent of the cultured, leisurely and prosperous eighteen-forties. The fine wrought and cast iron on this [...]

Settlers populated Madison beginning as early as 1806, and the town officially incorporated on April 1, 1809. It had flush early years due to heavy river traffic and its position as an entry point into the Indiana Territory along the historic Old Michigan Road.
Indiana’s first railroad, the Madison & Indianapolis Railroad, was built there between [...]

Madison is almost 200 years old.
As far as is known the first
non-Native American cabin was
built in Madison about May 30, 1808. In 1810 Jonathan Lyon, with John Paul and Lewis Davis, laid out the town. The first sale of lots was in 1811. Situated on the Ohio across from Kentucky, the settlement was a [...]

The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the midwestern region of the United States of America. With about 6.3 million residents, it is ranked 15th in population and 17th in population density.[4] Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is the smallest contiguous state [...]

The Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), also known as the
Cardinal or as the Redbird or as the Virginia nightingale, is a North American bird in the Cardinal family. It is found from southern Canada through the eastern United States from Maine to Texas and south through Mexico to northern Guatemala and Belize. It is found [...]

The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the midwestern region of the United States of America. With about 6.3 million residents, it is ranked 15th in population and 17th in population density.[4] Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is the smallest contiguous state [...]

It is difficult today for people to realize the important role that the fire companies played in the lives of early communities. In Madison this role may be better understood because here volunteer fire companies still exist and flourish. Firehouses were the social centers of the town, and it was necessary for them to have [...]

From early riverboats to Indiana’s first railroad, Madison was uniquely caught up in the age of steam. She rode the waves and rails of properity that steam had brought, then experienced loss at steam’s demise. Join us for the amazing story of Madison in the age of steam
Mississippi riverboat cruises are a great way to [...]

The Lanier Mansion is the 1844 Greek Revival home of James F.D. Lanier, located at 601 West First Street in the Madison Historic District of Madison, Indiana. The home was designed by architect Francis Costigan of Madison. The Lanier Home is the jewel of Madison’s Historic District, the district is listed on the National Register [...]

Born Irene Marie Dunne in Louisville, Kentucky to Joseph Dunn, a steamboat inspector for the United States government, and Adelaide Henry, a concert pianist/music teacher from Newport, Kentucky, Irene Dunne would later write, “No triumph of either my stage or screen career has ever rivalled the excitement of trips down the Mississippi on the river [...]

Early life and career
Jeremiah C. Sullivan was born in Madison, Indiana. He was the son of Virginia-born attorney Jeremiah Sullivan, who served as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court and coined the name “Indianapolis” for the new state capital. He was the brother of Algernon Sydney Sullivan, New York attorney and founder of the [...]

Madison has a powerboat racing tradition since at least 1911 and in 1929 began holding an annual race, later called the Madison Regatta beginning in 1948. Since 1954, the Madison Regatta has held a high points Unlimited [race] annually in early July. Although Madison has a population of only 12,000, the Regatta maintains its place [...]

Settlers populated Madison beginning as early as 1806, and the town officially incorporated on April 1, 1809. It had flush early years due to heavy river traffic and its position as an entry point into the Indiana Territory along the historic Old Michigan Road.
Indiana’s first railroad, the Madison & Indianapolis Railroad, was built there between [...]

The first settlers came to Madison primarily by way of the Ohio River. Before settlement, Madison was nothing more than a long table of land reaching from the tall, surrounding hills to meet the river’s edge. This table of land was, for the most part, high above the river out of [...]