In August, we observe many obscure days. Some of my favorites have to do with pets, especially dogs, but as I have tackled at least one of those previously, I decided to look at a couple of the other days included for the month. This led me to National VEEP Day, celebrating the line of […]
July marks the celebration of Independence Day, when people come together to honor the nation’s history. Across the country, families and friends gather for festive barbecues, parades, and dazzling fireworks displays that light up the summer night skies. It’s also a time to enjoy classic American traditions, including delicious food, cold refreshing treats like lemonade, […]
Spanning three generations, the Harrisons played active roles in the political and economic development of Latin America during a century of transformation. The 19th century was a time when European imperial powers were waning, and newly independent Latin American nations were emerging. It was also a period when the idea of Pan-Americanism began to take […]
Through its Heritage Support Grants program, the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) awarded more than $49,000 to 16 local history organizations representing 14 Indiana counties. The program provides funding for high-priority projects in the areas of collections stewardship, capacity building, sustainability, and planning at local, county, and regional historical societies, museums, and sites across Indiana. Heritage […]
Some of my earliest memories include watching my grandmother sew and sleeping with the quilts that she and my great-grandmother made for me. I thought of this while searching for an article topic for the Spring/Summer 2024 issue of Connections. I wanted to choose something that was not only personal to me but also to […]
Depending on the genre of music you enjoy, you may or may not be familiar with the wheezing sound of the accordion. Whether the button variety, played by Bob Annis above, or the piano accordion, played by his friend, accordions have been used throughout time. Invented in the 1820s, the accordion is most known to […]
At eleven o’clock on a Wednesday morning in 1930 government dignitaries and civic leaders gathered to lay the cornerstone for a structure that represented, according to an editorial writer for the Michigan City News, “a new industrial era” for the city—a $9 million generating plant for the Northern Indiana Public Service Company. The writer envisioned […]
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 […]
