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In case any of the Hoosiers on the List fail to claim the recognition due to one of the States sons, the poem was written in 1927 by Max Ehrmann born in Terre Haute Indiana, and who died in 1945. For some reason that I fail to understand, it is one of the most widely mis-attributed piece of literature that I know. Ehrman's collected works were still in print a few years ago, and published in the UK by Souvenir Press ISBN 0-285-62724-4. Incidently, Helen disagrees with all of derivations of Hoosier given to date on the list, and believes that the word is of Dutch origin as the Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology gives the dervivation of "Hose article of clothing for the leg" (Du. hoos stocking). Were there any Dutch stocking makers in Indianna?. With best wishes to you all for a Happy Christmas and a better New Year from Ray Lakin ([log in to unmask] - new address)