Category Archives: Press Release

IHS Events and Programs Celebrate Holidays in the Heartland

Indianapolis—From special events and activities to ongoing seasonal offerings, the Indiana Historical Society offers many opportunities for everyone to get into the Hoosier holiday spirit. Whether visiting as an individual, couple or group of family and friends, guests will have plenty to enjoy at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. The History Center, […]

IHS Continues Indiana Town Hall Series on Environmental Issues

Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society will kick off its second of a three-part Indiana Town Hall Series, covering the subject of environmental concerns, on Thursday, Nov. 18. This month’s free program, Urban Environmental Issues & Opportunities, will take place in the Frank and Katrina Basile Theater at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. The […]

IHS Hosts National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors Display, Offers Evaluation of Historic Timepieces

Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society will host a display of historic timepieces – including clocks and watches with Indiana connections – presented by members of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors, Indiana Chapter 18, on Saturday, Nov. 6 at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. The History Center, home of the IHS […]

IHS Launches Traveling Exhibition on Steamboat Travel

Indianapolis—In anticipation of the 2011 bicentennial of the first steamboat to successfully voyage down the Ohio River, the Indiana Historical Society will launch its newest traveling exhibition—Steamboat a Comin’: The Legacy of the New Orleans. Sponsored by the Rivers Institute at Hanover College, Steamboat a Comin’ will highlight this travel method’s impact on western expansion […]

IHS Kicks off Indiana Town Hall Series on Environmental Issues

Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society will kick off its three-part Indiana Town Hall Series, covering the subject of environmental concerns, on Thursday, Oct. 21. This month’s free program, State & Regional Environment Issues & Opportunities, will take place in the Frank and Katrina Basile Theater at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. The History […]

IHS Will Host Original Artwork, Covers from The Saturday Evening Post

Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society will welcome Covering America in the 1950s and early 1960s: The Saturday Evening Post Magazine, which will open Oct. 8 and run through Feb. 19, 2011. The exhibition will be on display in the Rose McKee Lanham Gallery at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. The History Center, home […]

IHS Will Receive 2010 Best Practices Award from Association of Midwest Museums

Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society has received notification from the Association of Midwest Museums that it will award the IHS the 2010 AMM Best Practices Award for its development and implementation of the Indiana Experience. The 2010 AMM Awards will be presented on Thursday, October 7 at the 2010 AMM conference, Museums Making Connections. The Eugene […]