A little over a year ago I sat in my office working when my coworker, archivist Barbara Quigley, appeared in …
Another month, another cause to celebrate! In keeping with our National Day Calendar-inspired series of monthly observances, I am pleased …
As a college student studying history, I always get the question, “What are you going to do with your degree?” …
November is Indigenous History month. Indigenous communities in present-day Indiana, existed for generations, several times over, before European contact. And …
As I wrote in Part 1, I recently learned about a clever conservation technique that turned out to be the …
Conservation is an ever-changing field, with new techniques, materials and approaches to preserving cultural heritage materials being continuously developed and …
Part of my job as a catalog librarian involves tackling backlogged items. Bringing them out of the shadows and making …
Many have been taking greater advantage of opportunities recently presented at home to sift through cupboards, closets, attic storage spaces …
The Indiana Historical Society's Archive staff receives donated collections all the time, and first look to see if the papers …
Feature photo: Portrait of Elizabeth Riddle, from our Highland Vicinity Neighborhood Collection, suffers from many of the common problems with crayon …