Have you ever read a book by a ghost? It is unlikely that many of us have, but at least one author of the late 19th century has presented us with one we can. Being the cataloger of printed items here at the Indiana Historical Society has its advantages. On a regular basis, I get […]
Indianapolis—In anticipation of the 2011 bicentennial of the first steamboat to successfully voyage down the Ohio River, the Indiana Historical Society will launch its newest traveling exhibition—Steamboat a Comin’: The Legacy of the New Orleans. Sponsored by the Rivers Institute at Hanover College, Steamboat a Comin’ will highlight this travel method’s impact on western expansion […]
Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society will kick off its three-part Indiana Town Hall Series, covering the subject of environmental concerns, on Thursday, Oct. 21. This month’s free program, State & Regional Environment Issues & Opportunities, will take place in the Frank and Katrina Basile Theater at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. The History […]
Sometimes the work of a history researcher can be a wonderful journey of finding clues and solving mysteries. However, sometimes it can be just the opposite. There are times when the clues just don?t add up and the pieces do not fall into place with ease. Such has been the case with a recent project […]
Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society will welcome Covering America in the 1950s and early 1960s: The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, which will open Oct. 8 and run through Feb. 19, 2011. The exhibition will be on display in the Rose McKee Lanham Gallery at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. The History Center, home […]
We are so busy …[Jeff writes] Local History Services department of the Indiana Historical Society has been very busy traveling the state. It feels like the department is juggling multiple balls, plates and a few sharp objects. [Jeff tosses the blog to Stacy][Stacy catches the blog and writes] Jeff and I are getting ready to […]
If you have old family photos that you would like to preserve and pass on to your children or grandchildren, you?ll want to attend Joan Hostetler?s workshop, Care and Identification of Historic Family Photographs.? It will be held in the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center?s Multipurpose Room on the canal level, from 9 […]
Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society has received notification from the Association of Midwest Museums that it will award the IHS the 2010 AMM Best Practices Award for its development and implementation of the Indiana Experience. The 2010 AMM Awards will be presented on Thursday, October 7 at the 2010 AMM conference, Museums Making Connections. The Eugene […]
For Immediate Release Contacts: Amy Lamb, Media Relations Manager, Indiana Historical Society (317) 232-1878 or alamb@indianahistory.org OR Duane Chattin, Director of University Relations, Vincennes University (812) 888-4164 or dchattin@vinu.edu Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society and Red Skelton Museum Foundation are pleased to announce the formation of a partnership in order to create a permanent archive for […]
The Indiana Historical Society?s Midwestern Roots 2010 Conference was hugely successful! Thanks to everyone who participated! There were so many interesting sessions from getting started doing research to understanding immigration history to learning about DNA. One session I attended had an unusual perspective: David Rencher, chief genealogical officer for FamilySearch, talked about ways that researchers […]
