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From The Hoosier Genealogist: Connections, Fall/Winter 2017. To receive Connections twice a year, join IHS and enjoy this and other member …
Virginia Dill McCarty is best known as the first woman who was appointed and served a full four-year term as …
Urban renewal. Revitalization. Skyscrapers. It is rare that a collection comes along that so thoroughly documents the changes in the …
Make a Donation Curious about the business of beauty culture, the latest in hair care technology, and the people who were …
Indiana’s legendary musicians and songwriters Bill and Gloria Gaither are featured in a new Destination Indiana journey chronicling their faith, …
Famed for her dry wit, frosty smile, sparkling eyes and raspy voice, Marjorie Main was a popular character actress who, …
Colonel Eli Lilly began a new business in Indianapolis in 1876 manufacturing drugs for wholesale distribution – a business that …
In one of our most moving You Are There exhibits to date, talk to Italian prisoners of war in the …
It’s safe to conclude the Hoosher and Hoosier nickname adopted by Indiana residents and for them by their nearby neighbors …
Before the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was completed in 1909, a national balloon race was held there in June to generate …
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