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 Northeast region contest on Saturday, February 17. The contest included students from Allen, DeKalb, Kosciusko, Noble, St. Joseph and Whitley counties. Approximately 138 students took part in Saturday’s contest […]
For many, the idea of relying on an outhouse/privy for bathroom needs seems less than glamorous, that is, unless you have ever needed to replace your home’s sewer system. When you’re without indoor plumbing and are forced to find creative ways to relieve yourself, an outhouse seems like an oasis. In August, my fiancé and […]
In February, we celebrate National Library Lovers Month. I would argue that there are no greater lovers of libraries than the librarians who staff them, me included. Did you know, the Indiana Historical Society is a special library and some of our staff identify as librarians, archivists, and/or historians? When you walk through our library’s […]
Depending on the size and age of one’s family, you may personally know everyone within the most recent two or three generations, or you may only know a select number of those relatives. The latter is more likely if within a generation or two there were many progenies for one couple – think eight or […]
As a college student studying history, I always get the question, “What are you going to do with your degree?” Then I explain that history majors aren’t just left with teaching or staying in academia. There are many other sectors that need history people. This past January I was a reference services intern for IHS. […]
Fans of the IHS blog may remember that last year, I published a blog about Mexico, Indiana and Latin American place names in the state. The research for that blog also piqued my interest to look at places and names that were inspired by the cities and countries of Asia. Examining the time in which […]
On Tuesday, February 6, the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) hosts a panel discussion with a group of prominent historians on the importance of Black newspapers to the construction of the historical narrative. “Power and Impact of the Black Press” takes place Tuesday, February 6 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick […]
I often wonder how the thoughts and perspectives of past writers would differ today. Gene Stratton-Porter (1863-1924) is one such writer, a popular novelist and environmentalist during the Golden Age of Indiana Literature alongside contemporaries like James Whitcomb Riley and Booth Tarkington. She was a Renaissance woman of the early twentieth century (before women even […]
On Saturday, January 27, the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) celebrates “Eva Education Day” in Indiana, an annual day of recognition honoring Eva Mozes Kor, Indiana’s most prominent Holocaust survivor, who was 10 years old when her family was taken to Auschwitz. IHS invites guests to the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS)’s newest exhibit, Circus City, opens January 20 at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. The exhibit explores the circus primarily as a story of people and labor in the 20th century, examining different aspects of the circus in the […]
