Immersive time-travel experiences. Innovative programs. Extensive archives. Statewide services. Compelling stories. From award-winning exhibits to millions of items from Indiana’s past, the Indiana Historical Society brings history to life for all ages. We do your history.
STATEWIDE SERVICESIn the latest book from the IHS Press, J. Ronald Newlin examines the history of basketball in the Hoosier State from the beginning of high school contests in the 1900s, to the golden age in the 1950s and 1960s, all the
way to the end of the one-class system.
The Indiana Historical Society collects and preserves Indiana’s unique stories; brings Hoosiers together in remembering and sharing the past; and inspires a future grounded in our state’s uniting values and principles. IHS is a Smithsonian Affiliate.