Ah, the smell of the season! Each holiday season, I embrace the smells wafting from the kitchen and the traditions they come with. The bread is kneaded by my mother and I, following my grandmother’s recipe. The caramel corn is cooking low and slow in the oven, being stirred carefully by my niece. My nephews […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) has announced the recipients of its latest round of Heritage Support Grants, awarding $50,642.97 to 14 local history organizations representing 12 Indiana counties. The Heritage Support Grants program, provided by the Indiana Historical Society and made possible by Lilly Endowment Inc., offers critical funding to local, county and regional historical […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is proud to announce that Will Higgins of Indianapolis is the recipient of the Jacob Piatt Dunn Jr. Award, presented annually for the best article published in Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History. Higgins’ article, “Flying High: The Life and Times of Colonel Roscoe Turner,” appeared in the Summer 2025 […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is proud to announce its Annual Award Winners for 2025. Each year, IHS recognizes outstanding individuals whose efforts have enriched the lives of others by conveying awareness and appreciation of Indiana’s history on local, regional and statewide levels. Below are the IHS 2025 Award Winners: Dorothy Riker Hoosier Historian Award […]
October is the month we witness or experience many changes: foliage sheds its summer shine to let through vibrant shades of orange, yellow, and red; our farmers are hard at work, harvesting as quickly as they can to deliver before the rail loaders close for the day; it’s finally starting to get cooler outside! For […]
One of the longest celebrations we have highlighted so far is this one, founded in 1922 as a week-long event, by the National Fire Protection Association. For more than a century, dedication to an ounce or prevention equally more than a pound of cure, has proven important. While fires occur regularly, as evidenced by everything […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) has announced the recipients of its latest round of Heritage Support Grants, awarding more than $724,000 to 20 historical organizations across Indiana. The Heritage Support Grants program, provided by the Indiana Historical Society and made possible by Lilly Endowment Inc., offers critical funding to local, county and regional historical societies, […]
I always find it fascinating to compare the prices of goods over time. I am often drawn to receipts and advertisements in our collection that indicate a price for products. I recently photocopied some receipts from grocers in Richmond, Indiana, around 1908. The variety of goods purchased allowed me to look at our cookbooks and […]
About five years ago, I wrote a two-part article, “So Long, Ivle,” for Connections magazine (2019–2020), featuring information from the letters of a young flight engineer who wrote to his family in southern Indiana. Ivle Lindy served on a B-29 bomber during World War II. This subject was new ground to me since I had […]
I have gone through many crafting phases in my life, including embroidery, knitting, and sewing. It had been about twenty years since I last made any clothing for myself until last month. Above, you can see a portion of two of the skirts I’ve sewn recently, both created using Simplicity patterns. The thing I love […]
