Category Archives: Press Release

IHS Names Author and Former IUPUI Professor Recipient of 2018 Eli Lilly Lifetime Achievement Award

| October 26, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS—The latest recipient of the Indiana Historical Society’s (IHS’s) Eli Lilly Lifetime Achievement Award has contributed to an awareness and appreciation of Indiana’s history—locally, statewide, regionally, and even nationally—for decades. IHS is proud to recognize Robert G. Barrows of Indianapolis with the prestigious award, given annually to an individual who has made extraordinary contributions to […]

IHS Seeks Nominations for Annual Founders Day Awards

| June 8, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is issuing a call for award nominations ahead of its annual Founders Day celebrations. The awards recognize deserving teachers, historians and organizations who bring awareness to and express appreciation for Indiana’s history on local, regional and statewide levels. New this year, an additional award will recognize an outstanding collaborative history-based […]

IHS Announces 2018 Concerts on the Canal Lineup, Free Admission Thursdays

| April 26, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is pleased to announce the 2018 Concerts on the Canal lineup. The popular summer series returns to downtown Indianapolis on Thursday nights, June 7 through July 26. In addition, concert Thursdays feature free admission to the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at 450 W. Ohio St., with […]

Indiana Historical Society Announces 2018 Indiana Living Legends

| April 18, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is proud to announce Leonard Hoops, Sallie W. Rowland, Deborah Hearn Smith and Jeffrey H. Smulyan are being recognized as the 2018 Indiana Living Legends. This year’s class of Living Legends will be honored at the annual gala, Friday, July 27, at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, […]

Indiana Students Bring Conflict and Compromise to State History Contest

| April 17, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS—The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) proudly announces more than 500 students from 40 schools around the state took part in the 2018 National History Day in Indiana (NHDI) state contest, Saturday, April 14, at Ivy Tech’s campus in downtown Indianapolis. The 2018 national theme is “Conflict and Compromise in History,” and students explored the impact […]

New IHS Exhibit Tackles Indy Football History

| March 30, 2018

Indianapolis Colts: The Exhibit Now Open at the Indiana History Center INDIANAPOLIS—As a new era of professional football in Indiana unfolds, the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) invites guests to connect with the story of the Indianapolis Colts and how the team embodies the values, drive and heart of the city they call home. Indianapolis Colts: […]

Indiana Historical Society Will Honor 2017 Indiana Living Legends at Gala

| June 2, 2017

Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is proud to announce that longtime Indiana Repertory Theatre executive artistic director Janet Allen, Olympic gold medalist and Indiana Fever star Tamika Catchings, corporate and philanthropic leaders John and Sarah Lechleiter, and Hulman & Company President and CEO Mark Miles will be honored at the annual Indiana Living Legends Gala. […]

IHS Presents Two-day Workshop with the Legal Genealogist

| April 27, 2017

Indianapolis—Discover immigrant ancestors, as well as the family black sheep, tinkerers and inventors, when the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) hosts the Legal Genealogist. Over the course of a two-day workshop, May 19 and 20, Judy G. Russell will lead five sessions aimed at getting legal records to reveal their secrets. All sessions will take place […]

IHS Rolls Out One-of-a-kind History Experience

| April 26, 2017

Indianapolis—A one-of-a-kind history experience is headed to Hoosier communities across the state. The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is proud to present History on Wheels, a 53-foot double expandable semi-trailer and state-of-the-art traveling exhibit that will visit festivals, schools and other special events. “For decades, the Indiana Historical Society has dedicated resources to giving people a […]