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Once his photographer brother introduced him to the sand dunes of Indiana and vicinity in 1911, Frank Virgil Dudley devoted …
Early in the morning on July 21, 1961, a Redstone rocket blasted off from a launch pad at Cape Canaveral …
Now that summer is officially upon us, I thought I’d share some seasonal gems from our library. Whatever your favorite …
In an oral history interview she gave to the Indiana Historical Society in 2015 as part of the LGBTQ+ collecting …
General William Henry Harrison was a senator, Indiana territorial governor, and president, but many forget that “Old Tippecanoe” was also …
Early in the morning on June 19, 1944, a Japanese fleet under the command of Admiral Jisaburo Ozawa launched the …
In the third and final installment of my blog series about my great-grandmother, we will explore her ethnic identity and …
In my first installment, I discussed Veronica Sabol Jadrnak, my great grandmother, and her ties to the Region’s (read: Northwest …
“When we think of cheese, it’s Wisconsin; […] but with grifters, it’s Indiana.” So wrote linguistics professor and con man …
Long’s Bakery has sat along Indianapolis’ West 16th Street since 1955, and it would be harder to find a more …
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ExhibitsOpen 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through SaturdayOpen 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. SundayWilliam H. Smith Memorial LibraryOpen 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday
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