Tombstone tours Oct 7, 2009
Others buried here include Indiana poet James Whitcomb Riley, who created the Little Orphan Annie character, and Eli Lilly, founder of the pharmaceutical company. But many visitors enjoy the grounds as much as the history. (MSNBC -- Travel)
New Riley Elementary School Aug 30, 2009
It wasnt until 1916 that it was named in honor of James Whitcomb Riley, the Hoosier Poet. . (Vincennes Sun Commercial, IN)
North Iowa Entertainment Briefs Jul 2, 2009
Kids from 8 to 80 will love this play about the life and times of Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley, also known as the children s poet, according to a news release. Riley was from Indiana and wrote about things familiar to country folk. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Entertainment Briefs May 24, 2009
Based on the life of James Whitcomb Riley, the early American poet from Indiana, the play recalls his youth: the merry-go-round at the country fair, the old swimming hole, the dunce cap at the village school, the bonfires of Halloween, and the original little Orphan Annie. It also visits the Underground Railroad and the perils of the Civil War; and the medicine show where his poems first won public applause. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Doggone cute Mar 20, 2009
1885: James Whitcomb Riley writes his poem, "Little Orphan Annie.". 1924: Cartoonist Harold Gray creates a new comic strip, "Little Orphan Otto"; a Chicago Tribune editor changes the character to "Annie.". (Anchorage Daily News)
Miss America set to Sweeten National Maple Syrup Festival Feb 25, 2009
Foundation, which helps fund the research and patient care performed by the craniofacial anomalies team at the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, as well as supporting the efforts of Camp About Face. Anchor House in Seymour will be the local beneficiary of collected canned goods. (Brownstown Jackson County Banner, IN)
