National History Day® (NHD) is proud to announce the first phase of its Inclusive History Initiative (IHI), funded by a grant from the Bezos Family Foundation. This initiative is a series of programs and publications that promote diversity, equity, access and inclusion within the NHD network and organization. Inclusive history refers not only to a […]
Tickets are now on sale for the Indiana Historical Society’s (IHS) 2023 Festival of Trees, celebrating its 10th anniversary as one of central Indiana’s biggest holiday traditions for families and people of all ages. From November 10 through January 6, visitors can take part in the annual holiday extravaganza at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick […]
Program-only tickets are now available for “Founders Day: An Evening with Brian Williams,” a special event bringing Emmy Award-winning journalist Brian Williams to the Indiana Historical Society. The event takes place Tuesday, October 24, at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at 450 W. Ohio St. in Indianapolis. The program will take […]
Just in time for Halloween and the spooky season, the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) encourages Hoosiers to take part in a life-size, Clue-inspired experience at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center. Whodunit? takes place on Friday, October 20 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. The game is based on a real historic Indiana murder […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) welcomes Emmy Award-winning journalist Brian Williams for “Founders Day: An Evening with Brian Williams.” The special event takes place Tuesday, October 24 from 7:30 to 10 p.m. at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at 450 W. Ohio St. in Indianapolis. Doors open at 7 p.m. The […]
In the latest book from the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) Press, “Homecomings: A Writer’s Memoir,” former Indiana poet laureate Norbert Krapf tells the ongoing story of his experiences and development as a writer of poetry and prose. Krapf was born in Jasper, Ind., in 1943, and “Homecomings” covers more than 50 years of his writing […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS)’s newest exhibit, Going Pro: Basketball Origins in Indiana, opens September 23 at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. Visitors to this exhibit will explore Indiana’s game of basketball and its impact on professional sports, including stories of iconic games, […]
The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is excited to celebrate Latino history and culture in Indiana and the Midwest through the first annual Hoosier Latino Celebration. The celebration takes place September 16-30 at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, located at 450 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis, with additional programming on Tuesdays and […]
Sheila Kell has been appointed the new county historian in Jennings County. Kell was born in Phoenix, Ariz., and raised in Indiana and California. Most of her working life was in the electronics manufacturing industry in supply chain management. As was common then, her maternal grandparents lived with the family during her formative years, and […]
Suzy Quick has been appointed the new county historian in Vigo County. Quick did not entirely grow up in her hometown of Terre Haute. Most of her childhood years of traveling to various cities throughout the United States granted her the opportunity of a diverse childhood experience. She is a 1995 graduate of Terre Haute […]
