How a Small Town’s Community Center Will Have a Big Impact
Like other small-town communities, Dana in Vermillion County is trying keep the community vibrant after the loss of population and jobs.
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Dana, Indiana Featured in the New York Times
Last Thursday, the New York Times posted an article on Dana, Indiana and the Ernie Pyle Museum. The piece, written by “This Land” columnist Dan Barry, highlights the struggles of the museum and its recent loss of precious artifacts related to Ernie’s work. To read the article, …
The Ernie Pyle Fireman’s Festival: Jitterbugging, Elephant Ears, and Trophies
One particular weekend each summer I become extremely nostalgic (more than usual) for Dana, Indiana. The rural western Indiana town, population 608, is where I spent my middle and high school summers with my paternal grandparents while my mother, a single-parent nurse, worked (too hard) …