The Indiana Historical Society is excited to announce that a new Indiana county historian has been appointed in Wabash County. New Wabash County historian Alec Guenin was born in South Boston, Virginia, but moved north to Wabash County when he was still young and has lived there ever since. Guenin graduated from Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) invites book lovers of all ages to enjoy and celebrate Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday, April 26, at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., guests are invited to explore the Basile History Market’s exciting new product lines and take advantage of incredible […]
April certainly begins with a bang, all the tricksters and jokesters pulling out all the stops for April Fools’ Day. You could also think of the saying, “April showers bring May flowers”… My point is, April has a lot going for it. In fact, it includes two days centered on the celebration of two distinct […]
The Indiana Historical Society invites you to a special evening of celebrating Hoosier Latino history with the premiere of the groundbreaking documentary, “Beyond El Barrio: Early Cultural Contributions to the City of Indianapolis, Seen and Unseen.” The premiere will be held on Thursday, May 1, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Eugene and Marilyn […]
In 1996 the American Welding Society designated April National Welding Month. This honors the trade and the skilled laborers who perform it. Many of the buildings we live and work in contain welds within their structures. Besides these, we encounter welded products throughout the day whether we realize it or not. So, let’s focus on […]
Greetings! My name is Rachel Lewchanin. I interned at IHS for the month of January. I am currently a senior history major (with a concentration in public history) at Taylor University. Before arriving at IHS, my main experience related to public history has been working at my university’s archives and special collections. [Public History describes […]
I LOVE peanut butter, I like peanuts. I grew up a typical 80s/90s kid consuming peanut butter and jelly or peanut butter and marshmallow fluff (fluffernutter) sandwiches regularly. I always took enjoying peanuts for granted until my nephew was born with a severe peanut allergy which also became an allergy for my sister. While I […]
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 North Central region contest on Saturday, March 15. The contest included students from Boone, Hamilton, Madison and Marion counties. Approximately 276 students took part in Saturday’s contest at Carmel […]
The Indiana Historical Society is proud to announce its newest exhibit, The Electric Railway: Indiana’s Interurbans, which will celebrate the history and importance of Indiana’s interurban electric railway system. The exhibit opened on Saturday, March 15, at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. Interurbans, electric railways running within cities and between cities and […]
I am in the process of digitizing and cataloging a collection of nearly 100 historic Junior League of Indianapolis (JLI) member portraits, which my coworker Matt Holdzkom wrote about in his blog Haunting and Elegant last year. As Matt noted, the photographs are a “rare visual record of these women” at the center of the […]
