Danny Russel
2025 IAHE Parenting and Homeschool Conference Speaker
Danny Russel
Danny Russel received advanced training from Chicago Actors Studio and has worked professionally for more than 40 years, spending the last 20 in educational outreach. Touring Indiana schools and libraries, he’s also appeared at Oklahoma City’s National Cowboy Museum, Missouri State University, NCSS in New Orleans, and across the country.
Workshops
Learning Express: James Whitcomb Riley: Our Hoosier Poet
James Whitcomb Riley, our Hoosier Poet, shares amusing shenanigans, dances on the medicine show, makes a splash in newspapers and on the lecture circuit, and delivers his best-loved verses (The Raggedy Man, When the Frost is on the Punkin, Little Orphant Annie). Learn also about Riley Hospital’s founding.
Learning Express: Daniel Boone: America’s Finest Frontiersman
Daniel Boone, America’s finest frontiersman, offers desperate defenses and dangerous rescues. Love of exploration, skill in the outdoors, facility with native peoples, and dignity in the face of death — such adventurous exploits amply justify his larger-than-life reputation. He even teaches a few Shawnee phrases along the way.