A.Y.

Hi Tamara,
Welcome. This is a great list. Lots of help here.

I have a question for you and anyone else in Indiana. we are headed to
Bloomfield, (near Bloomington) to take care of my 93 yr old Grandmother for 10
days. She hardly ever gets out of the house, and I would like to find some
places to take her. I'm thinking of maybe some state parks that might have a
playground. She is not very mobile, but I don't see why we couldn't take her in
a wheelchair a bit.
There was also some place we had been maybe within an hour or two that was some
kind of living history place. I think it might have been Amish????
Who has some ideas?
Thanks guys.
Ann

Lisa Bugg

Ann, I have 90 year old grandmother, who is now pretty much confined to
bed. But when she was able to get out, about an hour or two was all she
wanted at a time. What she might like to do instead of sight see, is go by
places that meant a lot to her. Her church she attended. or the schools, or
even just the local park.

Lisa
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From: A.Y. <hooperck@...>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] newbie intro/Indiana Resources


> From: "A.Y." <hooperck@...>
>
> Hi Tamara,
> Welcome. This is a great list. Lots of help here.
>
> I have a question for you and anyone else in Indiana. we are headed to
> Bloomfield, (near Bloomington) to take care of my 93 yr old Grandmother
for 10
> days. She hardly ever gets out of the house, and I would like to find
some
> places to take her. I'm thinking of maybe some state parks that might
have a
> playground. She is not very mobile, but I don't see why we couldn't take
her in
> a wheelchair a bit.
> There was also some place we had been maybe within an hour or two that was
some
> kind of living history place. I think it might have been Amish????
> Who has some ideas?
> Thanks guys.
> Ann
>
>
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Don and Tamara Kelley

Hi Ann!
Thanks for the welcome:)
If you are going to be near Bloomington, I guess I'd suggest Brown
County State Park. Truthfully, I'm not that sure how close it is -- but they
are both in the same general area & distance from me (I live in
Indianapolis:)
Another possibility there would be Nashville, they have (had at least --
it's been a couple of years since I've been down there...) lots of
interesting little shops for window shopping, and a place that sells
*wonderful* icecream cones:D Lots of places to sit and rest for a few
minutes too.
I liked the suggestions someone made about taping stories or
conversations - also, don't forget to take a camera and plenty of film!
Enjoy your time with her!
Tamara <who always forgets the camera<sigh>>

-----Original Message-----
From: A.Y. <hooperck@...>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Friday, July 16, 1999 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] newbie intro/Indiana Resources


>From: "A.Y." <hooperck@...>
>
>Hi Tamara,
>Welcome. This is a great list. Lots of help here.
>
>I have a question for you and anyone else in Indiana. we are headed to
>Bloomfield, (near Bloomington) to take care of my 93 yr old Grandmother for
10
>days. She hardly ever gets out of the house, and I would like to find some
>places to take her. I'm thinking of maybe some state parks that might have
a
>playground. She is not very mobile, but I don't see why we couldn't take
her in
>a wheelchair a bit.
>There was also some place we had been maybe within an hour or two that was
some
>kind of living history place. I think it might have been Amish????
>Who has some ideas?
>Thanks guys.
>Ann
>
>
>
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John O. Andersen

Ann,


> >I have a question for you and anyone else in Indiana. we are headed to
> >Bloomfield, (near Bloomington) to take care of my 93 yr old Grandmother
for
> 10
> >days. She hardly ever gets out of the house, and I would like to find
some
> >places to take her. I'm thinking of maybe some state parks that might
have
> a
> >playground. She is not very mobile, but I don't see why we couldn't
take
> her in
> >a wheelchair a bit.
> >There was also some place we had been maybe within an hour or two that
was
> some
> >kind of living history place. I think it might have been Amish????
> >Who has some ideas?
> >Thanks guys.

The living history place you're thinking about is probably Connor Prairie
near Noblesville. I highly recommend it. Their website is:
http://www.connerprairie.org

I also recommend the Indianapolis Children's Museum. That is a must see.

Great state parks which are not far from Indpls include Turkey Run which is
adjacent to Parke County, the covered bridge capital of the world, and
Spring Mill which is south of Bloomington off of State Road 37. The latter
has a museum dedicated to Mitchell, Indiana's famous son, Gus Grissom, and
a very interesting pioneer village with a working water mill.

John
(Who lived in Indpls from 1993-1997)

Laura Bush

>
> Great state parks which are not far from Indpls include Turkey Run which
is
> adjacent to Parke County, the covered bridge capital of the world,

Hey! We honeymooned at Turkey Run State Park! Great hiking, really
beautiful. The restaurant service was so slow, however, that we took to
going to the local Pizza Hut buffet, where we were the only people in the
place who didn't know everybody else, or so it seemed. Fun memories... We'll
have to go back sometime with the kids.

Laura Bush
laura@...
http://www.honeypot-hollow.com

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In a message dated 7/19/99 8:55:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
andersen@spiritonecom writes:

<< I also recommend the Indianapolis Children's Museum. That is a must see >>


We visited this museum when we were in Indianapolis for a gymnastics
meet...we'd heard that it was great, so we took an extra day and spent it
there...they were having an international "festival"...unbeknownst to
us...and it was just fabulous! Can't recommend it highly enough....GO!!!

Sam

Don and Tamara Kelley

I'd definitely recommend the Childrens Museum, but there is usually a
lot of walking involved - unless your kids won't let you leave a particular
area they get interested in! Then you may end up sitting all day!<g>
But just be warned - they are not cheap. I think adults are almost $9
now, and kids $6something. Depending on how long you'll be in the area, it
may be cheaper to buy a membership! Unfortunately, they no longer have a
reciprocal agreement with anyone anymore....:(
We haven't been to Richey Woods yet, but I think it's right behind where
my best friend used to live - if so, it's pretty cool. I really need to
check this out sometime....
Tamara


-----Original Message-----
From: Sam926@... <Sam926@...>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, July 19, 1999 12:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Unschooling-dotcom] newbie intro/Indiana Resources


>From: Sam926@...
>
>In a message dated 7/19/99 8:55:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
>andersen@spiritonecom writes:
>
><< I also recommend the Indianapolis Children's Museum. That is a must see
>>
>
>
>We visited this museum when we were in Indianapolis for a gymnastics
>meet...we'd heard that it was great, so we took an extra day and spent it
>there...they were having an international "festival"...unbeknownst to
>us...and it was just fabulous! Can't recommend it highly enough....GO!!!
>
>Sam
>
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A.Y.

Yep, That's it. I really liked it.
I'll have to see how far that is.
Thanks. Museum sounds wonderful!! My DH thinks I'd be nuts to take kids and
Grandma there. But, I am nuts..... I think about it.
Thanks for the info guys!
Ann