Figuratively speaking, the landscape of historical collections is strewn with Rabbit-Holes. Like Alice in Wonderland, if you choose one and jump down it, you never know when or where you’ll end up. Or who you’ll meet. As a processing archivist, I’m often the first to discover a particular hole and begin to map it out. […]
Welcome to the second installment of my Are We Related series. You can view the first blog about the Herndon family here. In this series, I am looking at surnames in the IHS collection and determining if a shared surname in my own line has any known ties. When I began working at the Indiana […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is proud to announce its Annual Award Winners for 2023. Each year, these awards recognize outstanding individuals and organizations whose efforts have enriched the lives of others by conveying awareness and appreciation of Indiana’s history on local, regional and statewide levels. “These individuals and organizations have led and inspired so […]
National History Day® (NHD) is proud to announce the first phase of its Inclusive History Initiative (IHI), funded by a grant from the Bezos Family Foundation. This initiative is a series of programs and publications that promote diversity, equity, access and inclusion within the NHD network and organization. Inclusive history refers not only to a […]
Tickets are now on sale for the Indiana Historical Society’s (IHS) 2023 Festival of Trees, celebrating its 10th anniversary as one of central Indiana’s biggest holiday traditions for families and people of all ages. From November 10 through January 6, visitors can take part in the annual holiday extravaganza at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick […]
As a librarian and historian, I explore various aspects of history and have become more and more fascinated by family history over the years. While perusing various collection materials, I see many different surnames, some of which are familiar to me as family names I have researched. One such name is Herndon. It is most […]
Program-only tickets are now available for “Founders Day: An Evening with Brian Williams,” a special event bringing Emmy Award-winning journalist Brian Williams to the Indiana Historical Society. The event takes place Tuesday, October 24, at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at 450 W. Ohio St. in Indianapolis. The program will take […]
Expanding the narrative of Latino history in the Indiana might be called by some, “filling in the gap,” but really it is filling in what I call the in between. From my observation, the general perception of Latino history in the Midwest is that Latinos are either seen as foreigners or farmworkers, with nothing much […]
Just in time for Halloween and the spooky season, the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) encourages Hoosiers to take part in a life-size, Clue-inspired experience at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. Whodunit? takes place on Friday, October 20 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The game is based on a real historic Indiana murder […]
CATalyst Council, an organization dedicated to the betterment of the quality of life for cats has declared September as Happy Cat Month. Curious about how to make sure your cat is happy? CATAlyst suggests that spending ample time with your fury friend, playing with them, and making routine veterinarian appointments are sure ways to make […]
