Author Archives: Adam Harness

Indiana Students Succeed at Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest

Indianapolis—Indiana was well represented at the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest at the University of Maryland at College Park (June 9-13), with 57 students competing and five projects reaching the finals and/or receiving special awards. They include: Cole Smith (Pittsboro, Ind.) Winner of Irish or Irish-American History Prize (a trip to Ireland), sponsored […]

IHS Workshops Get Genealogists Started, Set Generational Timelines

Indianapolis—Summer is a great time to work on gathering and organizing family history, and the Indiana Historical Society (IHS), will offer a two workshops this summer that can help with those efforts—Timelines on June 22 and Start With What You Know on July 27. Both programs will take place throughout the Eugene and Marilyn Glick […]

IHS Workshops Get Genealogists Started, Set Generational Timelines

Indianapolis—Summer is a great time to work on gathering and organizing family history, and the Indiana Historical Society (IHS), will offer a two workshops this summer that can help with those efforts—Timelines on June 22 and Start With What You Know on July 27. Both programs will take place throughout the Eugene and Marilyn Glick […]

You Watched the Spelling Bee, Now Watch NHD

Did anyone else catch the Scripp’s Spelling Bee on ESPN last week? My wife and I caught the last half of the final contest, and since we both work with kids of varying ages, we love watching the personalities and “quirks” of the students. I was also impressed that ESPN, the “Worldwide Leader in Sports,” […]

Collaboration Conversation

In March, I wrote a blog post about our collaboration with Decatur Middle School and Valley Mills Elementary School on an activity for our upcoming Indiana Bicentennial Train project. I met with this group of bright young people last week and wanted to share their idea. The team chose a 1907 railroad map from our […]

The Civil War from Gettysburg to Appomattox

Abe Lincoln here. Although it has been 100, two score, and eight years since I was shot to death while attending a play with my Mary, Major Rathbone and his fianc?e, Miss Harris, I decided to stop by the Lanham Gallery on the fourth floor of the History Center to see the exhibition commemorating the […]

IHS Announces 2013 Lineup for Concerts on the Canal, Reprise of Popular “Museum Nights on the Canal” Program

Indianapolis—There are plenty of ways to enjoy downtown Indianapolis in the summer, and the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is offering two—both time-honored favorite Concerts on the Canal and its Museum Nights on the Canal program. The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, home of the IHS and the Indiana Experience, is located at 450 […]

IHS Will Honor 2013 Indiana Living Legends at Gala

Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is pleased to announce that Steven Beering, David Hochoy and George and Peggy Rapp will be honored at the annual Indiana Living Legends Gala, which will take place at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center on Friday, July 19, 2013. The History Center, home of the IHS and […]