Category Archives: Press Release

Funding Opportunities Available for Sharing Hoosier History Through Stories

For Immediate Release Contact: Amy Lamb, Media Relations Manager (317) 232-1878 or alamb@indianahistory.org Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society and Storytelling Arts of Indiana will help bring storyteller Sue Grizzell to two more communities in 2010 with the Sharing Hoosier History Through Stories project. Since 1999, this collaboration has commissioned an Indiana storyteller to research, develop, and […]

Opening Events Kick Off Indiana Historical Society’s Indiana Experience

Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society will make Indiana’s past brand new with a variety of events celebrating when it introduces the Indiana Experience, which opens to the public March 20, 2010, at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. The History Center is located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. The Indiana Experience […]

Indiana Experience Fact Sheet

What is the Indiana Experience?The Indiana Experience brings both the people of the state and visitors from around the world a uniquely Indiana experience. Interactive and high-technology experiences allow the IHS to share the tremendous archival holdings of the IHS, including 1.6 million photographs, in easy and enjoyable ways. What are the elements that comprise […]

Step Through the Historic Photograph, and You Are There

Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society is pleased to introduce You Are There, a programmatic component of the Indiana Experience, a new way to live history that will open to the public March 20, 2010, at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. The History Center is located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. […]

Time Travel Becomes Possible With Destination Indiana

Indianapolis—The Indiana Historical Society is pleased to introduce Destination Indiana, a programmatic element of the Indiana Experience, a new way to live history that will open to the public March 20, 2010, at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. The History Center is located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. Destination […]

Fortune History Lab, INvestigation Stations Give More Hands-on Looks at History

Indianapolis—Whether visitors’ interest is in learning how historians “do” history or how conservators keep the items of the past accessible to the public, the Indiana Historical Society will provide that know-how and the tools to use it through the Fortune History Lab and INvestigation Stations. Both are programmatic components of the Indiana Experience, a new […]

Physical Modifications to History Center Make Indiana Experience Possible

Indianapolis—As the Indiana Historical Society developed programmatic elements of the Indiana Experience, it also prepared plans for physical modifications to the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center that would maximize the new visitor experience. The History Center is located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. Returning visitors to the History Center will […]

Basile History Market, Stardust Terrace Café Expand Hours With Opening of Indiana Experience

Indianapolis—Beginning March 20, when the Indiana Historical Society launches the Indiana Experience, the Basile History Market and Stardust Terrace Café will expand their hours to better serve visitors to the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. The History Center is located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. Returning visitors will be welcomed […]