Jodie Steelman Wilson is a reference and local history librarian at the Crawfordsville District Public Library, Crawfordsville, Indiana. She received a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a master's degree in library science from Indiana University-Indianapolis. She enjoys applying journalistic approaches to historical subjects to illuminate local history and has written for many publications. She lives with her husband, Michael, and daughters, Annie and Alison, in rural Indiana.