Jane Brooks Hine

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Jane Brooks Hine

Side One: Jane L. (Brooks) Hine, 1831-1916
Ornithologist Jane L. Hine was born in Ohio and graduated from Oberlin College before moving to DeKalb County. She raised a large family, starting ornithological work later in life by studying the birds near her Sedan farm. Beginning in 1890, she contributed data to scientific publications, as well as articles to newspapers and journals, including the Farmer’s Guide.

Side Two: Jane L. (Brooks) Hine
Hine advocated for conservation and legal protection of Indiana birds through poetry, articles, government reports, and speeches to clubs and Farmers’ Institutes in Waterloo and across the state. In publications such as “Game and Land Birds of an Indiana Farm” (1911), she combined colorful description and scientific observation to increase public appreciation of birds.

Installed 2023 Indiana Historical Bureau, Town of Waterloo, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation