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 IPS region contest on Wednesday, March 9. The contest included students from Marion county. Approximately 63 students took part in Wednesday’s contest, with finalists advancing to the 2022 NHDI […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS)’s newest exhibit, Dimensions in Testimony, opens March 12 at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. Brought to IHS in partnership with CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center, this groundbreaking project from USC Shoah Foundation enables people to ask questions […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS)’s newest exhibit, Eva Kor from Auschwitz to Indiana, opens March 12 at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. The exhibit tells the remarkable story of Eva Mozes Kor, who survived Auschwitz as a child and the experiments of Dr. […]
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 Central region contest on Saturday, March 5. The contest included students from DeKalb, Hamilton and Marion counties. Approximately 222 students took part in Saturday’s contest, with finalists advancing to […]
Want to get closer to history and take a virtual step back in time? The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) has made two of its popular features — You Are There and Be Heard exhibits — available online. And you can access them for free! “We are so excited to make some of our most popular […]
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 West region contest on Saturday, February 26. The contest included students from DeKalb, Kosciusko, Parke and Sullivan counties. Approximately 48 students took part in Saturday’s contest, with finalists advancing […]
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 Northwest region contest on Saturday, February 19. The contest included students from Kosciusko, Marshall and St. Joseph counties. Approximately 100 students took part in Saturday’s contest, with finalists advancing […]
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 12. The contest included students from Kosciusko, Noble and Whitley counties. Approximately 41 students took part in Saturday’s contest, with finalists advancing to […]
In the latest release from the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) Press, “Looking Forward, Giving Back: The Jewish Merchants of Downtown Indianapolis,” author Kenneth L. Turchi traces the 150-year history of the Jewish merchants, offering a glimpse of a more genteel time when shopping downtown was a special experience. Jewish business owners came to America from […]
Two new Indiana county historians have been appointed in Marshall and Martin counties, with their terms beginning January 2022. New Marshall County Historian Kurt West Garner was born in Bremen to a family who traces its roots to pre-county organization, and is a lifelong resident of Marshall County. In 2008, Garner established a historic preservation-focused […]
