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By Gene Stratton-Porter This is a sample from Chapter One of Gene’s book, “Moths of the Limberlost.” We hope the reader will enjoy and want to read more and visit the Limberlost Cabin in Geneva. This nature study book has stood the test of time. Primarily, I went to the swamp to study and reproduceContinue reading “Moths of the Limberlost”

By Adrienne Provenzano and Terri Gorney “When you come to the end of a perfect day,And you sit alone with your thought,While the chimes ring out with a carol gay,For the joy that the day has brought,Do you think what the end of a perfect dayCan mean to a tired heart,When the sun goes downContinue reading “Kindred Spirits: Gene Stratton-Porter and Carrie Jacobs-Bond”

By Nicky Ball Since 1987 the US has celebrated “Women’s History Month” each March. Every year institutions like the Library of Congress, the National Park Service, and the Smithsonian Institution observe this month by paying tribute to the women who have come before us. Likewise, the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites are celebrating, andContinue reading “Indiana State Museum Celebrates Remarkable Women of Science”

Editor’s Note: The following was found while I was reading and researching the Geneva Herald. The following article was in the 7 Apr 1904 issue, p. 1. It is part of continued research for the Limberlost State Historic Site. The Alex Bolds farm in this article is now part of the Limberlost Swamp Wetland Preserve.Continue reading “Plunges Into the Water to Rescue Neighbors”

By Terri Gorney Geneva was proud of their hometown author Gene Stratton-Porter. In the November 3 1904 issue of The Geneva Herald was a bold front page banner of “Gene Stratton Porter: The Author of “Freckles” a New Book, Wins Place Among Popular Authors.” ​In June of the same year, The Geneva Herald carried aContinue reading “Freckles: An Editorial in The Geneva Herald”

By Terri Gorney The call of the Sandhill Cranes, that deep primitive sound, the sound of movement and migration came to the Limberlost February 13. Tom White reported seeing a small flock at the Limberlost Swamp Wetland Preserve (LSWP). The same day Ben Hess saw a small flock at the Loblolly Marsh. Bill Hubbard countedContinue reading “Listening at the Loblolly”

By Nicole Ball “Nature is full of adventures,” said Limberlost State Historic Site Naturalist Curt Burnette as he wrapped up a presentation on the history of the Loblolly Marsh Nature Preserve and the benefits of wetlands like the “Lob.” This year Curt was invited to be the featured speaker at the Jay County Soil andContinue reading “Naturalist Curt Burnette Imparts the History of the Loblolly and Rekindles the Legend of the Wizard”

By Alexandra Forsythe Quick! Identify this bird! Is it a Ruby-crowned Kinglet? Or a Cuvier’s Kinglet? If you have never heard of a Cuvier’s Kinglet, there’s a good reason. While John James Audubon claims to have shot one in 1812 in Pennsylvania and included a painting of it in his “Birds of America” book, thereContinue reading “Ruby-Crowned Kinglet”

By Terri Gorney Did you ever wonder about “Romance at the Limberlost”? Well, romance was a common theme in Gene Stratton-Porter’s novels along with a love of nature and a happy ending. Valentine’s Day 1911 was a special day. Gene began writing The Harvester after breakfast that morning according to her secretary Lorene Miller Wallace.Continue reading “Romance at the Limberlost”

By Terri Gorney “I love the cuckoo,” wrote Gene Stratton-Porter in her book Friends in Feathers. The yellow-billed cuckoo is a secretive bird of the woods. It is not an easy bird to see let alone to find a nest. Gene’s friend Jacob Studer called the bird a “slipper” because it slips into the underbrushContinue reading “The Cuckoo, a Favorite Bird of Mrs. Porter”