While traveling the State of Indiana during the early days of our multicultural collecting initiative, I would often pass road signs with names of towns that exist in Mexico or other areas of Latin America. I would also find these names while exploring maps of Indiana. Very few are large cities, most are small unincorporated […]
Do you love dressing your kids up in costumes? How about formal wear? It’s a natural urge, I think, and I must admit that I got a little thrill when my son (then 2) first donned his Iron Man costume for Halloween. And everybody loved the tiny dress shoes and bowtie he wore for his […]
In the latest book from the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) Press, “Sydney Pollack: A Subliminal Existentialist,” film historian Wes D. Gehring captures the respected director’s career by examining 10 of what Gehring considers Oscar-winner Pollack’s most telling pictures. This work weaves the story of Pollack’s life and career through 10 of his films: They Shoot […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) proudly announces students have been selected to advance to the National History Day in Indiana (NHDI) State Contest after a successful Central region contest on Saturday, March 11. The contest included students from Brown, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Madison and Marion counties. Approximately 204 students took part in Saturday’s contest, with […]
INDIANAPOLIS (March 6, 2023) — The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) proudly announces students have been selected to advance to the National History Day in Indiana (NHDI) State Contest after a successful South region contest on Saturday, March 4. The contest included students from Brown, Monroe, Perry, Shelby and Washington counties. Approximately 70 students took part in Saturday’s […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) proudly announces students have been selected to advance to the National History Day in Indiana (NHDI) State Contest after a successful IPS region contest on Wednesday, March 1. The contest included students from Marion County. Approximately 33 students took part in Wednesday’s contest, with finalists advancing to the 2023 NHDI […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS)’s newest exhibit, Chuck Taylor All Star, opens March 4 at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. The exhibit explores the story of the man, Charles Hollis Taylor — better known as “Chuck” Taylor — and his iconic Converse All […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) proudly announces students have been selected to advance to the National History Day in Indiana (NHDI) State Contest after a successful West region contest on Saturday, February 25. The contest included students from Parke and Sullivan counties. Approximately 43 students took part in Saturday’s contest, with finalists advancing to the […]
Though I am quite familiar with the person that is Newton Booth Tarkington (1869-1946), I have sadly not read any of his works, at least not within my recollection. I say that because I recently went through some of my OLD college notebooks and found the following notation: “Newton Booth Tarcanton [Apparently, I could not […]
Late last year I gave staff across the institution the opportunity to let us know what their favorite item in our collection was. For me, this is an ever-changing item, that requires I make a different selection from every part of our collection: manuscripts, photographs, maps, books, and more. I can’t pick just one! I […]
