This is my subhead Hi, My name is Ramona Duncan-Huse. I am the senior director of the conservation department at the Indiana Historical Society. I?ve overseen the preservation of thousands of the historic maps, manuscripts and other works on paper in our collection for many years, and I thought it might be good to let […]
With the 150th anniversary underway, the American Civil War is getting a lot of attention. New books are being published, websites launched and events planned to commemorate the sesquicentennial. Indiana played its part in the war, supplying more than 200,000 men for service in the military. Our library has thousands of items concerning Indiana?s role […]
One of my favorite TV shows is Boy Meets World. (I?m an old TV show rerun nerd.) It originally ran from 1993 through 2000 and is a coming of age show about what a kid learns from the world around him. What got me thinking about this was a comment from a recent Local History […]
This year was my fifth year to attend the NHD national contest and it was probably the best so far. In addition to myself and other NHDI coordinators Sara Griffin and Becca Loofbourrow, we had a great group of 52 students and their teachers, parents and grandparents who came to take part in the week’s […]
Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is pleased to announce that director David Anspaugh, writer Angelo Pizzo, Indianapolis Colts president Bill Polian and arts leader Joyce Sommers will be honored at the annual Indiana Living Legends Gala, which will take place at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center on July 29, 2011. The History […]
Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society takes guests back to a headline-making prohibition bust with its latest addition to Indiana Experience, You Are There 1920: Busted! Prohibition Enforced. The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, home of the IHS and its Indiana Experience, is located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. In the newest […]
Thirty years ago, the Indiana Historical Society and the Indiana Historical Bureau jointly founded the County Historian Program in Indiana, and on Saturday, May 21, county historians from around the state gathered in Indianapolis to celebrate. After the morning business and educational sessions, the afternoon was a fun celebration of the county historians and their […]
Indianapolis— The annual John H. Holliday Award for 2011 has been given to the Rossville Elementary Indiana Junior Historical Society club, the Hornet Little Hoosiers. The John H. Holliday award was established by the Society of Indiana Pioneers in 1970 to honor its founding President, Mr. Holliday, and is given annually to an Indiana Junior […]
Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) announced today that it has accepted a seven-year contract from property owners William and Laura Weaver to occupy and manage Twin Oaks, the former Indianapolis home of philanthropist Ruth Lilly. The IHS will utilize the house and surrounding gardens as a center for hospitality and membership events. The house was […]
Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) announced today that it has accepted a seven-year contract from property owners William and Laura Weaver to occupy and manage Twin Oaks, the former Indianapolis home of philanthropist Ruth Lilly. The IHS will utilize the house and surrounding gardens as a center for hospitality and membership events. The house was […]
