Category Archives: Press Release

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 […]

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 […]

The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is proud to announce Michael Browning, Greg Gibson, Cathy Langham and Myra Selby are being recognized as its 2025 Indiana Living Legends. This year’s class of Living Legends will be honored at the annual gala on Friday, August 15, at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at […]

The Indiana Historical Society (IHS), in partnership with the Asian American Alliance Inc. (AAAI), is proud to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month with the 19th Annual Asian Fest, a vibrant, family-friendly celebration of culture, community and connection. Asian Fest 2025 will take place on Saturday, May 10, from 11 a.m. to […]

The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) proudly announces 400 students from schools across the state took part in the 2025 National History Day in Indiana (NHDI) State Contest at Marian University on Saturday, April 26. NHDI is a yearlong program dedicated to enhancing history education in Indiana’s schools. The 2025 theme is “Rights & Responsibilities in […]

A popular summer series returns to downtown Indianapolis with a spectacular lineup of entertainers. The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) invites guests to jam out at Concerts on the Canal presented by One America Financial Foundation, from May 15 through August 7. All Concerts on the Canal performances are every other Thursday from 6 to 8 […]

The Indiana Historical Society is excited to announce that a new Indiana county historian has been appointed in Monroe County. New Monroe County historian David Nord is professor emeritus of journalism and adjunct professor emeritus of history at Indiana University–Bloomington. He is a former interim editor and associate editor of the Journal of American History. […]

The Indiana Historical Society is excited to announce that a new Indiana county historian has been appointed in Posey County. New Posey County historian Stanley Campbell recently retired from the Alexandrian Public Library after 17 years of service as Head of Community Relations. His duties included coordinating all aspects relating to public relations, providing publicity […]

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 […]