Gov. Morton is known as the man who guided Indiana during the Civil War. However, he was not the man elected to carry the people of Indiana through the tough times that were brewing during the 1860 election that would shortly develop into the Civil War. As a governor, Oliver P. Morton was seen by […]
Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society will celebrate its popular 12th Annual Circus Day by offering free admission to the event, as well as the Indiana Experience, on Saturday, March 30, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, home of the IHS and the Indiana Experience, is located at 450 […]
Last week I traveled to Carthage Elementary School in Rush County to present a Civil War program to fourth grade history club students. I have visited this school every year for the past eight years and always find myself looking forward to stopping in the less-than-1,000-people town. The people are friendly and the students are […]
I couldn’t help but tear up while watching the Sandy Hook Choir perform “America the Beautiful” on Super Bowl Sunday. I wasn’t alone. All I could think about was what those kids had gone through just weeks ago – losing friends and siblings, experiencing a tragedy we only hope our own children never have to […]
Lately I?ve been fascinated by stories of people and communities who have worked together to save our cultural heritage when it has been at risk. During World War II, people all over the world sandbagged, packed, transported and hid works of art and artifacts. There was a group of men and women museum directors, curators, […]
In Exhibit Design, every day is a chance to try out a new technique.The Exhibits team discovered that transferring images to wood is easier than one might think! Here’s how it works, step by step, so you can try this at home. To get started, all you need is some laser jet prints, gel medium […]
In Exhibitions Design, we like to make to-scale paper copiesbefore moving to the more expensive materials. Tabitha Cravens is one of our very talented Design Interns. She graduated from Herron School of Art and Design with a BFA in Visual Communications. She is currently working hard on an exhibit that we are developing for the […]
At the beginning of the new year, the Exhibition’s department rearranged our areas to better encourage collaboration and brainstorming. Over a span of two weeks, we transformed our exhibit storage area into the brand new design studio.Shelves were moved, past exhibit props were organized and all of the design equipment was moved in. It is […]
Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Goodreads, Flickr, CafeMom the list goes on and on and on. You probably already know what these names have in common. Not so long ago, I wouldn?t have had any idea what these were. Of course, my teenage daughter could?ve filled me in if I were willing to risk the eye-rolling when […]
I spent most of the first week in October in Salt Lake City, Utah, at the American Association for State and Local History conference. Salt Lake City is beautiful, clean and friendly. I heard an organ recital at the Mormon Tabernacle and one night I ate at Squatter?s Brewery, a fun local joint. I had […]
