Basile Theater Hosts Violin Contest

Prestigious competition comes to Indianapolis.

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Join Us for a Special Evening of Music and History

Tom Roznowski to entertain Storytellers Circle members.

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Hot off the IHS Press

Our newest youth biography examines the daring exploits of a Hoosier flier during his wartime service.

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IHS Seeks Award Nominations

Each year, the Indiana Historical Society recognizes outstanding individuals whose efforts have enriched the lives of others by conveying awareness and appreciation of Indiana’s history on local, regional and statewide levels.

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Canal Collection Returns to Indiana

An East Coast dealer acquired the White Water Valley Canal Co. papers when they went up for auction in Ohio last year.

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Riley's Image Comes Home

Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley is best known for his characters such as Little Orphant Annie and for writing in a country dialect. Karen Celestino-Horseman of Indianapolis donated a rare collection of James Whitcomb Riley images to IHS last year. ...

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Living Legends 2010

Each year, IHS is proud to award extraordinary people for their accomplishments both in Indiana and around the nation. On July 16, 2010, at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center , we will honor Judge Sarah Evans Barker, Raymond Leppard ...

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What Is a Hoosier?

It’s safe to conclude the Hoosher and Hoosier nickname adopted by Indiana residents and for them by their nearby neighbors was derived from the dialect term (probably traceable from England) not uncommon among southern immigrants to Indiana and the ...

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Postcards Send Glimpse of Past

A collection of 41 postcards from 1909 to 1953 joins the approximately 15,000 postcards in the IHS collection.

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Our 180th Year

Charged as a steward of the past, our 180th year brings a new way to live history.

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The Native Americans

Native American ancestors inhabited the land of Indiana from around 9500 B.C.

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IHS Joins IndyTalks

In an effort designed to foster a sense of community through respectful and creative civic dialogue, some of the city and state’s most active organizations will examine Indiana’s future from their own unique perspectives through the provocative ...

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Glamour in the Collection

Retired news anchor Howard Caldwell credits his grandmother and parents for instilling in him a love of movies and the theater, but the English Theatre holds a special place in his heart. “It was Broadway in Indianapolis,” he says.

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One-of-a-Kind WWII Collection

In early 1945, Master Sgt. Robert J. (Bob) Kennedy was in an area south of Manila awaiting reassignment after his unit was nearly wiped out in the retaking of Philippines.

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Lew Wallace Letters Go West

The 96,000-square-foot New Mexico History Museum opened its doors for the very first time Memorial Day Weekend, and while taking a comprehensive look at the Western state’s past, it includes some Hoosier history as well.

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Did You Know Uneeda Biscuit?

Included in the Indiana Historical Society’s collection is a cache of historical advertising material.

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