INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is proud to announce Dr. Craig Brater, Don Fischer, John Massie Mutz and Renee Chube Washington are being recognized as 2026 Indiana Living Legends. This year’s class of Living Legends will be honored at the annual gala on Friday, August 14, at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick […]
What is a Hoosier? Its origins are something that has challenged the best historians and linguists. There are multiple theories, but none seem to provide a satisfactory answer. In 2024, a brief conversation challenged my perspective of its origin. And if so, it could have originated a century before it was used in John Finley’s 1833 […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) proudly announces that students from across northeast Indiana are advancing to the 2025 National History Day in Indiana (NHDI) State Contest following a successful regional competition on Saturday, February 21. The North regional contest, hosted at John J. Young Middle School, brought together approximately 330 students from DeKalb, Elkhart, Fulton, […]
