Subject, indiana history revolution, 17751783 fiction. Alice of old vincennes, by maurice thompson, was published in 1900. Alice of old vincennes indiana university bloomington. Alice of old vincennes, the musical 42 photos theatrical. Falling down the alice of old vincennes digital rabbit hole. Knox county indiana genealogy trails history group.
Jul 16, 2011 two rooms of this house built early in 1800 vincennes, indiana the heronine of maurice thompsons famous novel alice of old vincennes was raised amid the hardships of life in this old frontier town of vincennes, indiana. See more ideas about vincennes indiana, indiana and knox county. Although the americans would remain in control of vincennes, it took years to establish peace. As the oldest city in indiana, previously a french fur trading post, vincennes has been at the forefront of the development of indiana and the midwest. The schools primary colors are green and white with its secondary being orange, and its team name is the alices or the lady alices. Alice of old vincennes by maurice thompson 1961 ebay. Vincennes lincoln high school, usually referred to as lincoln high school within vincennes and archaically as vincennes high school, is a high school located in vincennes, indiana. Alice of old vincennes by maurice thompson goodreads.
Side one shows a woman and side two shows a large red tomato. Spurrier said the goal was to have the production ready for the stage in time to celebrate indianas bicentennial this year. It was the tenthhighest best selling book in the united states in 1900, and the second best selling book in 1901 bested only by the crisis. A musical is set to open during memorial day weekend in may, an addition to the annual spirit of vincennes rendezvous, an 18th. You gave me the inspiration which made this story haunt me until i wrote it. The revolutionary war battle at vincennes was featured in the 1901 novel alice of old vincennes by maurice thompson. Lasselles notes on alice of the following paper was written by judge iyasselle several years ago and published, at least in part, in the logansport and other papers.
Full text of history of old vincennes and knox county. Produced by charles franks, robert rowe and the onlinedistributed proofreading team. In 1900the year of its publicationalice of old vincennes was among the top ten books of the year. Alice of old vincennes i love you indiana sheet music. Mar 24, 2012 vincennes really milked its alice connection. This city was once the capital of the territory now embraced in ohio, indiana, illinois, wisconsin, michigan and part of minnesota, and at the invitation of gov samuel m. Her father, martin taafe, was a farmer who had migrated to indiana from county kildare, ireland. Hidden history of vincennes and knox county by brian. Set against the backdrop of the american revolution alice of old vincennes is the story of the orphan girl alice roussillon.
Inspect the birthplace of maurice thompson, the author of the bestselling romance novel, alice of old vincennes, first published in 1900. Minutes of the session of upper indiana presbyterian church, vincennes, indiana. Falling down the alice of old vincennes digital rabbit. And so it ended alice of old vincennes chapter i under the cherry tree up to the days of indianas early statehood, probably as late as 1825, there stood, in what is now the beautiful little city of vincennes on the wabash, the decaying remnant of an old and curiously gnarled cherry tree, known as the roussillon. The scene of the story is laid in old vincennes on the wabash, in 1778, and describes the life of the northwest during the revolutionary period.
A musical is set to open during memorial day weekend in may, an addition to the annual spirit of vincennes rendezvous, an 18thcentury reenactment of frontier indiana. Alice of old vincennes by maurice thompson preface to m. The first theory is that the schools nickname was spawned from a historical story, alice of old vincennes, written by maurice thompson. On december 11, 2016, indiana will be 200 years old, as congress voted to admit indiana as the sixteenth state on december 11, 1816. We promise you that well bring you the latest, hottest novel everyday and free. History and historic sites in vincennes and knox county. Alice was stolen in infancy and raised as a creole. A musical will open at the red skelton performing arts center in vincennes. Free audio book that you can download in mp3, ipod and itunes format for your portable audio player. Alice roussillon is a surprising heroine considering this book was published way back in 1900. Three pictures of a can of tomatoes named alice of old vincennes tomatoes. Full text of alice of old vincennes internet archive.
Alice of old vincennes tomatoes knox county community. George rogers clark national historical park this park features a massive granite memorial which commemorates the conquest of the old northwest territory. Take a look at some of the many historic sites it is home to. Alice of old vincennes the library of indiana classics 9780253203625 by maurice thompson and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. A local high school team is known as the alices, named after the.
Hidden history of vincennes and knox county by brian spangle. The old state bank in vincennes was designed in the greek revival architectural style and is the oldest bank building in indiana. Alice of old vincennes by maurice thompson free at loyal. The project gutenberg etext of alice of old vincennes, by. The heroine, alice roussillon, by birth a tarleton, and therefore a member of one of. An historical novel, it takes place in 1779 at fort sackville in what is now vincennes, indiana. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Also, the now retired and scrapped cruiser uss vincennes cg49 would be named in honor of this battle.
Vincennes, in 47591 vincennes state historic sites are located just yards from the wabash river on harrison street. Alice of old vincennes by maurice thompson 2006, paperback. Nearly thirty years after the novels publication, the public librarys contribution to the george rogers clark sesquicentennial parade on february 25, 1929 was a float featuring a lifesized alice actually library employee marie lucier stepping gracefully out of the pages of a giant copy of maurice thompsons novel. The first vincennes was an 18gun sloop of war commissioned in 1826 and sold in 1867. Two rooms of this house built early in 1800vincennes, indiana the heronine of maurice thompsons famous novel alice of old vincennes was raised amid the hardships of life in this old frontier town of vincennes, indiana. After 10 years of writing, editing and tossing ideas back and forth, jim spurrier is ready to unveil the full production of alice of old vincennes. Alice of old vincennes by maurice thompson free ebook. History of the presbytery of vincennes family history library. She was born alice frances taafe on july 24, 1899, in a small house on fifth and shelby streets in vincennes, indiana. Alice of old vincennes was maurice thompsons most popular novel and unfortunately his last. History of the catholic church in the diocese of vincennes ancestry. The episode was featured in the 1901 novel alice of old vincennes by maurice thompson.
Vincennes served as the capital of the indiana territory from the time congress formed it on. Living in the then french village of vincennes, alice is. For vincennes is peeved because all its visitors ask the way to the house where alice lived and the place where clark knocked the british cold at fort sackville. It is a story of a young woman coming of age on the american frontier during the revolutionary war, a fitting tribute to vincennes history. Also tour the old state bank, which helped indiana move from a furtrade to agricultural economy. Living in the then french village of vincennes, alice is all for turning over the city to the americans. Mar 18, 2006 three pictures of a can of tomatoes named alice of old vincennes tomatoes. The novel is based on the history of the takeover of. Alice of old vincennes, written by maurice thompson in 1900, is a novel set in vincennes during the american revolutionary war the book was a popular bestseller. To link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this object, paste this html in website. Parking is available on scott street or in the vincennes university parking lot on first street where there are parking places designated as historic sites parking. Its great if you read and follow any novel on our website. Sep 21, 2016 reading alice of old vincennes was in my future.
Falling down the alice of old vincennes digital rabbit hole historiann. In 1778 the french outpost of vincennes, indiana revolts against the british and swears allegiance to the american cause. Alice of old vincennes by maurice thompson full text. Alice of old vincennes, written by maurice thompson in 1900, is a novel set in vincennes. Full text of history of old vincennes and knox county, indiana. Vincennes was originally a french fort, and the book purports to tell the story of a beautiful but willlful orphaned teenager named alice who was. May 21, 2016 after 10 years of writing, editing and tossing ideas back and forth, jim spurrier is ready to unveil the full production of alice of old vincennes. History and historic sites in vincennes and knox county indiana. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. A musical is an adaptation of the classic 1901 novel by maurice thompson. Four ships have also been named uss vincennes in honor of this battle. German evangelical lutheran saint johns congregation. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this page, paste this html in website.
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