The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) proudly announces several Indiana students received special awards and honors at the National Contest for the National History Day® (NHD) program that was held from June 8-12 at University of Maryland, College Park. Among the top winners: 2nd place in Senior Group Documentary went to Benjamin Lu, Divya Ariyur, Emma […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is proud to announce that 65 students from across Indiana have qualified to participate in the 2025 National History Day® (NHD) National Contest, to be held June 8–12 at the University of Maryland, College Park. These students were selected from a pool of nearly 400 participants in the 2025 National […]
Part two of this blog series examines the aftereffects of Urban Renewal Project No. 1 from 1964-1969. The previous blog in this series examines the planning and start of this project from 1957-1963. A new mayoral administration in 1964 noted that Urban Renewal Project No.1 had built no residential buildings. Instead, it parcelled away the […]
The first acknowledgement of the Indiana Harbor barrio came in newsprint; The Lake County Times (now The Hammond Times) on July 10, 1923, labeled this area “little Mexico.” This nickname would be used continuously to describe Indiana Harbor throughout the decades. As this lakefront area grew, so did the approximately half-mile square known as Block […]
It’s National Egg Month. When prices are high like they’ve been this year, one of the most important things, in my opinion, in regards to eggs is their safe transport. It just so happens that the Mapes’ Safety Cushion Egg Flats were produced in my hometown, Griffith, Indiana. I find this to be most eggcellent. […]
Spring is in full bloom throughout our state, sunshine warming the air and the soul. The National Days selected for this month’s installment of our National Day Calendar series reflect this heavenly springtime weather. The image above is a cropped portrait of the Clowes family (from our Clowes Family Collection) taken while on vacation in […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is proud to announce Michael Browning, Greg Gibson, Cathy Langham and Myra Selby are being recognized as its 2025 Indiana Living Legends. This year’s class of Living Legends will be honored at the annual gala on Friday, August 15, at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS), in partnership with the Asian American Alliance Inc. (AAAI), is proud to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month with the 19th Annual Asian Fest, a vibrant, family-friendly celebration of culture, community and connection. Asian Fest 2025 will take place on Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m. to […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) proudly announces 400 students from schools across the state took part in the 2025 National History Day in Indiana (NHDI) State Contest at Marian University on Saturday, April 26. NHDI is a yearlong program dedicated to enhancing history education in Indiana’s schools. The 2025 theme is “Rights & Responsibilities in […]
Before I put the pieces together about El Barrio, I knew of El Nopal Market and the Espinoza family. The market was a small Latino-owned grocery store that was operated by Feliciano “Felix” Espinoza located at 810 North Street. After an introduction to the family, I conducted a group oral history interview with a few […]
