My husband and I had a tough week recently, attending funerals for the mothers of two friends. At middle age, as our parents? generation is melting quickly away, we are becoming the memory bearers of our grandparents? and parents? lives. Funerals are wake-up calls to tell their stories and ours and record them for posterity. […]
Out of the more than 3,300 students who participated in National History Day in Indiana this year, 47 finalists will represent our state at the Kenneth E. Behring National History Day Contest June 13 through 17. Some of these students are returning to nationals for the second or third time, but for most of them, […]
Last Friday, a group of senior citizens visited us from a retirement home. This is not unusual we get many groups from retirement centers but I saw something extraordinary happen with this group as they visited the You Are There 1914: The Violin Maker Upstairs experience. I happened to walk past as the group of […]
Tell me you label your images with names, dates or some kind of identification. I admit, I am horrible about labeling my pictures. I currently have almost 600 images on my digital camera and when the memory card maxes out I will finally get around to making some prints. Usually these prints are enjoyed and […]
For Immediate Release Contact: Amy Lamb, Media Relations Manager (317) 232-1878 or alamb@indianahistory.org Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society Press is proud to announce the release of Murder in their Hearts: The Fall Creek Massacre, written by David Thomas Murphy. The book highlights the tenuous relationship between Indiana settlers and Native Americans in the early 19th century […]
1. Call bartenders and brewmasters re: Spirit & Place Jabberwocky? program.2. Meet with local artist to learn more about public art and history initiatives.3. Bind syllabi and buy snacks for upcoming workshop.4. Learn more about Butler University?s Center for Urban Ecology and Marian University?s EcoLab.5. Attend a steamboat bicentennial exhibit design meeting.6. Visit with Freedom […]
Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society is pleased to announce the list of individuals who will be named Indiana Living Legends in 2010. Raymond Leppard, Bill and Rose Mays, and Judge Sarah Evans Barker will be honored at the annual Indiana Living Legends Gala, which will take place at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center […]
Indianapolis—Downtown Indianapolis offers visitors a wide variety of food, music and outdoor entertainment options…why not enjoy all three with the Indiana Historical Society’s weekly Concerts on the Canal? On Thursday evenings this summer, the IHS will host some of the area’s best performers. The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, home of the IHS, […]
The exhibits staff at the Indiana Historical Society is hard at work on a number of projects. Come visit the Emison Room at the History Center to see the Emison family powder horn we recently put on display. One of the many objects from our amazing collection of pioneer and Old Northwest Territory history! Coming […]
Indianapolis-The Indiana Historical Society Press is proud to announce the release of “Fighter Pilot: The World War II Career of Alex Vraciu.” Written by award-winning author and historian Ray E. Boomhower, this biography suitable for young readers examines the daring exploits of the Hoosier flier during his wartime service. A graduate of DePauw University, Vraciu […]
