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Some surnames are more difficult to find in our collection than others. There are many reasons this may be the …
This year marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of my service as editor of the Indiana Historical Society’s quarterly popular history magazine …
This is the second installment in our new bimonthly blog series “Revisiting Old Questions.” You can find the first article …
Unpopular opinion, I am not a huge fan of "A Christmas Story." The movie adaptation is 40 years old now, …
I’ve decided to expand my surname list by reaching out to my colleagues. Luckily, we’re all a curious sort, so …
McGuire Studio Inc., owned and operated by Joseph and Georgia McGuire, documented the built environment, businesses, people, and events around …
The early Mexican communities of the 1920s in Indiana Harbor (East Chicago) and Gary were socially active and culturally vibrant. …
Visitors to the Indiana Historical Society November through early January each year, have no choice but to get into the …
This is Part 2 of the story of Wilbur Gibbons. To read part 1, click here. On Wilbur Gibbons’ 1918 draft …
Figuratively speaking, the landscape of historical collections is strewn with Rabbit-Holes. Like Alice in Wonderland, if you choose one and …
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