Indianapolis—This year, the Indiana Historical Society’s (IHS’s) free annual Holiday Author Fair features award-winning authors, buzzed-about “it” titles and an appearance by retired Indiana Fever star and Olympic gold medalist Tamika Catchings. The mixing, mingling and book signing takes place Saturday, Dec. 3, from noon to 4 p.m., at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana […]
Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society’s (IHS’s) annual Festival of Trees holiday exhibit is growing, with more to see and more time to see it. The winter wonderland will be on display Friday, Nov. 18 through Friday, Dec. 30, at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. New this year, 72 elaborately themed trees will decorate […]
Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is offering free admission and several new art stations for the final year of its #BigDrawIndy event. On Saturday, Oct. 15, IHS will turn the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center into a giant art studio for #BigDrawIndy: Bicentennial Edition. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., guests can create […]
Indianapolis—This Bicentennial year, the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is using its award-winning You Are There series to pull back the curtain on the man behind Indiana’s most successful startup. IHS’s newest exhibit, You Are There: Eli Lilly at the Beginning, opens Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, open 10 […]
Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society’s (IHS’s) newest exhibit celebrates one of Indiana’s favorite pastimes—basketball. The six-week exhibit, The Hoosier Hardwood Photo Project: A Journey to Indiana’s Historic High School Gyms, officially opens on Saturday, Oct. 1. The goal of the project, featuring photographs by Michael E. Keating and Chris Smith, is to document some of the […]
Indianapolis—This Bicentennial year, the Indiana Historical Society’s (IHS’s) Indiana Bicentennial Train will be available to a statewide audience of Hoosiers. For the second-straight year, the Bicentennial Train will serve as an attraction at the Indiana State Fair. IHS invites fairgoers to hop aboard daily (Aug. 5-21), between the hours of 10 a.m. and 8 p.m. […]
Indianapolis—It is the end of an era at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. Saturday, Aug. 6, marks the closing of the Indiana Historical Society’s (IHS’s) fashionable exhibit, You Are There: That Ayres Look. For more than a year, the exhibit has transported guests back in time through the iconic history of L.S. […]
Indianapolis—An Indiana Historical Society (IHS) Press book honoring the legacy of Ryan White has been recognized as a gold winner in the 18th annual Foreward Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Awards. The Quiet Hero: A Life of Ryan White by Nelson Price was named a gold winner in the Young Adult Nonfiction Category. “IHS […]
Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is making it possible for guests to enjoy a free day of fun and music in downtown Indianapolis, leading up to the city’s Fourth of July fireworks. Normally closed on Mondays, the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., on July […]
NASHVILLE—The American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) proudly announces the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) and Wilma Gibbs Moore, IHS senior archivist of African-American history, are each recipients of an Award of Merit. The AASLH Leadership in History Awards is the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and […]
