Bartholomew, Henry S. K. Pioneer history of Elkhart County, Indiana : with sketches and stories Goshen, Ind.: Goshen Printery, 1930, 355 pgs. Table of contents The Indians. The first white man. Organization of county. The county seat. The Sauk War. Early day postoffices and postmasters. Taverns of pioneer days. Some early settlements. Some of the pioneers. Homes of the pioneers. Early day grist mills. Co-operation among pioneers. The oldest cemetery. The old Indian trails. Some of the first roads. Transportation methods. Pioneer farming. The first county fair. Some hardships of the pioneers. Some old families. Some early day ministers. The Circuit Court. Some teachers of long ao. Early day schools. The old County Normal School. Where will Carlton taught school. The old spelling school. Naming schools. Early day weddings. Some early day lawyers. The county's Eminent Jurists. The early day doctors. Early days of Goshen. Early Goshen artists. Early days of Elkhart. Some early day editors. Origin of names of towns. Some of our nonagenarians. Elkhart County men away from home. Elkhart Countys most eminent horticulturist. Chapter XL An Elkhart poet and a poem. Goshen's sweet singer. Pennsylvania picnic's. New Years Day, 1864. The underground railroad. Goshen's greatest soldier. Elkhart's greatest soldier. Beginning of the Civil War. The Spanish American War. The World War. Marking the old Ford. Minor items. Adventures of Martin Vance Revolutionary soldier's graves. Boats on our rivers. Goshen's first military company.