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Table of Contents:

Training Opportunities and Conferences
IHS Collections Preservation Workshop
3rd National Underground Railroad Summit
IHS Stewarding Historic Structures Workshop
Collections 101 – A Basic Collections Management Workshop
Cornelius O’Brien Conference Changes

Programs
Indiana Archaeology Month: Ancient Artistry
Evenings at the House: A Meet and Greet with Hoosier History Live!
Ghost Tours at the Scott County Heritage Center and Museum
Great Lakes Weaponry Demonstration at the Chief Richardville House
Architecture and Archiscopes Events at the Sugar Creek Art Center
Wabash and Erie Canal Autumn Meeting
September Programs at the Indiana State Library
Old Book and Paper Identification and Preservation at the Greentown Historical Society
Door Village Harvest Festival
Chief Menominee Statue 100th Anniversary Ceremony
Too Many Ghosts! from the Scott County Heritage Center and Museum
Trail of Courage Living History Festival
Buffalo Tro Dinner at the Chief Richardville House
An Evening with Brian Lamb at the President Benjamin Harrison Home
2010 Events at the President Benjamin Harrison Home

Funding Opportunities
IMLS American Heritage Preservation Grants
IMLS Conservation Project Support Application and Guidelines Available

Resources
IMLS Resources

IHS News
Gene Stratton-Porter Festival

Exhibits
Native American Artifacts at the La Porte County Historical Society Museum
National Military History Center Unveiled New Collection

Traveling Exhibits
Faces of the Civil War at the Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County in Angola

Organizations in the News
Moscow Covered Bridge Restoration Fund to Receive $10,000

On the Internet
Indiana’s Civil War Sesquicentennial Celebration Web Page Launched
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Orphans Corner
Kodak Carousel Slide Trays
Looms and Loom Reeds


 

Training Opportunities and Conferences

IHS Collections Preservation Workshop
This workshop from the Indiana Historical Society is instructed by Ramona Duncan-Huse and will be held on Sept. 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Wabash and Erie Canal Interpretive Center in Delphi.

Learn how to preserve your historical collections and avoid harm in a collection environment. Discussion will focus on current issues in preservation, such as storage and collection environmental issues, undertaking preservation efforts and exploring conservation techniques.

  • Understand essential issues in preserving historical collections
  • Recognize different types of material and how the techniques to preserve them vary
  • Learn how to humidify, surface clean and provide housings for paper materials
  • Obtain answers to the most perplexing problems about your institution’s collections based on a pre-workshop survey

The cost is $105 per person, $200 for two (same organization) or $295 for three (same organization). Librarians can earn 4 LEU credits for this workshop. Registration fee covers the cost of tools, which participants will keep.

For more information or to download the registration form, please visit http://www.indianahistory.org/lhs/workshops.html. If you have questions, contact Local History Services at (317) 233-3110.


3rd National Underground Railroad Summit
This summit from Friends of the Network to Freedom, Freedom Trails at the Crossroads, will be held Sept. 16 through 19 at the Hilton Indianapolis North in Indianapolis.

This year’s conference takes a cue from our host city, Indianapolis, often referred to as the “Crossroads of America” and explores the Underground Railroad as a meeting point and zone of contact where cultures, geographies, regions, races, ethnicities, religious and political ideologies, met and interacted. In addition to exploring past Underground Railroad connections, the conference seeks to explore ways in which present day interest in the story of the Underground Railroad.

For the agenda, or to register or learn more about the Friends of the Network to Freedom, please visit http://www.ugrfriends.org/agenda.php.


IHS Stewarding Historic Structures Workshop
This workshop from the Indiana Historical Society will be held on Monday, Sept. 21, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Veraestau Historic Site in Aurora.
 
What should you do if your historic building’s roof starts to leak, or you notice sawdust piles in your basement? Find the answers in this workshop led by Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana experts and by exploring the host site and other sites in the area with typical challenges. Participants will learn to identify these problems and where to go for solutions. 

The workshop will also cover:

  • Restoration vs. preservation
  • Historic building materials and their basic care
  • Working with contractors
  • Prioritizing and planning for preservation projects
  • Major areas of concern, including windows, floors and HVAC systems

Who should attend? Board members or directors of organizations housed in (or considering accepting the donation of) a historic structure. Space is limited, so please send in your registration early.

The cost is $20 or $18 for IHS or HLFI members (lunch included). Register by Sept. 8 (with IHS). Co-sponsored by Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana.

For more information or to download the registration form, please visit http://www.indianahistory.org/lhs/workshops.html. If you have questions, contact Local History Services at (317) 233-3110.


Collections 101 – A Basic Collections Management Workshop
This workshop from the Association of Indiana Museums is presented by Erica Kendall, and will be held on Oct. 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Monroe County History Center located at 202 E. 6th St. in Bloomington.

This workshop will help participants discover the step-by-step process of collections management. Topics will range from digitization of collections, to discovering basic supplies, to the best methods for proper storage, accessioning, and labeling. Learn how to work toward best practices with little to no resources. Network and connect with fellow Indiana museum collection staff/volunteers.

The cost is $10 for AIM members and $15 for nonmembers. Bring your own brown bag lunch – a refrigerator is available. Drinks and sweet treats will be provided.

To register, please call (812) 332-2517 or e-mail Office Manager Dara May at admin@monroehistory.org. Visa and MasterCard are accepted. The registration deadline is Oct. 17.


Cornelius O’Brien Conference Changes
The Cornelius O’Brien Conference for Historic Preservation has a new name and new date – same great workshops, sessions and networking.

Usually held in the fall, the conference, now titled Preserving Historic Places: Indiana’s Statewide Preservation Conference, will be held April 7 through 9, 2010, in New Harmony. 

Conference partners include Indiana University, the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, and Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana.  This year’s local sponsors include Historic New Harmony and the University of Southern Indiana.

Visit www.in.gov/dnr/historic in January for program details and registration information.

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Programs

Please confim event specifics with sponsoring organization, especially if traveling any distance.

Indiana Archaeology Month: Ancient Artistry
The Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, organizes the statewide celebration of archaeology each September. 

This year’s theme, Ancient Artistry, highlights the skill and artistry of Indiana’s earliest peoples. These past arts and crafts peoples were truly artists and created works of high skill, function, art and beauty. Although many people are familiar with what are commonly called “arrowheads,” (archaeologists use the term “projectile points”) they may have never seen some of the outstanding examples of other types of artifacts which have been discovered right here in the Hoosier state. By featuring the artistry of these artifacts, and the variety of types and forms, we hope to illustrate the immense creativity and skill that went into manufacturing these objects, and contribute to the understanding and appreciation of these cultures and their ancient artistry. 

Again this year, there will be many exciting activities available for the public’s participation in learning more about our state’s cultural history. For a list of the events, as well as information regarding the commemorative posters and shirts, please visit www.IN.gov/dnr/historic. 


Evenings at the House: A Meet and Greet with Hoosier History Live!
This program from the Indiana Humanities Council will be held on Sept. 4 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Meredith Nicholson House located at 1500 N. Delaware St. in Indianapolis.

The event is free to the public and will feature a History Mystery Game, prizes, wine, soft drinks and appetizers. No RSVP necessary.

For more information, please visit http://www.indianahumanities.org/CivicDiscussion/Evenings.html.


Ghost Tours at the Scott County Heritage Center and Museum
These tours will be offered on weekends in September, October and November at the Scott County Heritage Center and Museum located at 1050 S. Main St. in Scottsburg.

Guides provide a history of the Scott County Home and its former residents, while recounting strange happenings, bizarre occurrences and unexplained phenomena within the building.  Participants will tour the building and hear previously recorded “EVPs” (electronic voice phenomena).

Tickets are $10 per person and are available at the Scott County Heritage Center and Museum during regular business hours.

Call the museum at (812) 752-1050 or Lynn Lamb at (812) 752-2560 to schedule a tour. Reservations will be handled on a first come, first served basis. Children ages 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.


Great Lakes Weaponry Demonstration at the Chief Richardville House
This event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 5, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Chief Richardville House located at 5705 Bluffton Rd. in Fort Wayne.

Celebrate the history and traditions of the earliest inhabitants of the Three Rivers area at Miami Indian Heritage Day. Join us as naturalist Erik Vosteen demonstrates early hunting techniques and gives lessons in throwing the deadly atlatl, the "double-elbow" spear launcher. Visitors are invited to tour the historic home of Miami Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville.

Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for seniors and students, and free for Fort Wayne History Center members and children ages five and under.

For more information, call the History Center at (260) 426-2882 or visit http://www.fwhistorycenter.com/.


Architecture and Archiscopes Events at the Sugar Creek Art Center
The following events will be held at the Sugar Creek Art Center located at 127 S. Pearl St. in Thorntown.

  • Architectural Tour of Thorntown
    Stretch your legs during this program presented by Architectural Historian Glory-June Greiff on Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. The architectural tour is an exercise in learning how to "read" a house and streetscapes. We'll be talking about the buildings themselves, how to date a building from looking at it, characteristics of styles, etc. – in other words, how to know what one is seeing. Start the evening with snacks and a preview of Lynn Dugan's architectural art, archiscopes at the Sugar Creek Art Center. The cost is $5 per person.
  • Exhibit Opening and Book Signing
    The following two events will be held simultaneously on Sept. 11 from 6 to 9 p.m.
    • Join the hunt amidst Lynn Dugan's archiscopes. Explore the Sanctuary Five – art created with images of building parts from Nancy Noel 's Sanctuary. Discover Ireland views and whimsidoodles. Five percent of the proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity. Vote for your favorite art for a chance to win a free print.
    • Historian Glory-June Greiff will be signing her book on state parks, People, Parks, and Perceptions:  A History and Appreciation of Indiana State Parks.
  • Archicamp for Kids
    Kids will be able to hunt down Thorntown building parts and create their own town during an Archicamp for kids on Sept. 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bring a lunch for a fun day. The cost is $50.

For more information about the Sugar Creek Art Center, please visit http://www.sugarcreekarts.org/. For more information about Lynn Dugan’s art, please visit http://www.duganarts.org/.


Wabash and Erie Canal Autumn Meeting
This meeting will be held on Sept. 9 at 10:30 a.m. at the Wabash Erie Canal Interpretative Center in Delphi.

Now that summer vacations are behind us we'll be taking a look at the progress made since we last met and the challenges we face going forward.

Topics to be discussed will include:

  • Purdue Agriculture School Class Final Project
  • Wabash Erie Canal Corridor Assessment Form
  • Towpath Directional Signs

The meeting will adjourn before the 1 p.m. meeting of the Wabash River Heritage Corridor Commissioners meeting that will be held in the same facility.

For more information, please visit http://wabasheriecanal.blogspot.com/.


September Programs at the Indiana State Library
These programs will be offered at the Indiana State Library at 140 N. Senate Ave. in Indianapolis.

  • Common Problems with Electronic Records Sept. 9 from 10 to 11 a.m.
    Come explore the various challenges associated with the creation, retention, storage and use of electronic records.
  • Publishing and Printing in Indiana Sept. 9 from noon to 1 p.m.
    This program will explore Indiana's heritage in the creation of books.
  • The Porter-Griffin Papers Sept. 14 from noon to 1 p.m.
    This collection includes business records, political correspondence, legal and personal papers of the Porter family daughters and their descendants from 1845 to 1940. 
  • Early Indiana Genealogy Resources Sept. 17 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
    Learn about Indiana related resources and techniques for conducting early family history research.
  • State Documents in Spanish Sept. 23 from 11 a.m. to noon
    Come learn about Indiana state documents available in Spanish during this Hispanic Heritage Month presentation.
  • Is Your Norma Listed as "Warnie" in the Census? Sept. 24 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
    Learn how researchers deal with a variety of indexing errors such as mangled names and misapplied geographic identifiers, as well as other types of errors evident in many indexes.
  • Unconventional Federal Documents Sept. 30 from noon to 1 p.m.
    This program looks at some unique documents published by the Government Printing Office like how to grow tomatoes, feed an army and why not all books are kept out on display. 

These programs are free to the public and require no registration. For more information, call (317) 232-3675 or visit http://www.in.gov/library/events.htm.


Old Book and Paper Identification and Preservation at the Greentown Historical Society
This program will be held on Sept. 12 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Greentown Historical Society Annex located at 101 E. Main St. in Greentown

Marcia Ford of the Kokomo Public Library, Genealogy and Local History, will present the program. Everyone is welcome to attend and learn about the historical artifacts you may have in your family’s possession.

Admission is free.

For more information, please call (765) 628-3800.


Door Village Harvest Festival
This event will be held on Sept. 12 and 13 at Scipio Township Park located three miles southwest of La Porte on Joliet Rd.

The theme of the festival is History Comes Alive Right Before Your Eyes. The Parade of History will include Our First Citizens (the Miami and Potawatomi Indians), Early Settlers of Door Village, A Salute to Veterans from the Revolutionary War to Afghanistan, Primitive Agriculture to GPS and Buggies to Convertibles.

Fern Eddy Schultz, La Porte County Historian, will conduct the 14th Annual Living Cemetery Tour in conjunction with the festival. The tour will be at 1 p.m. on Sept. 13.  Featured on the tour will be six ladies who are "residents" of the cemetery. They will offer biographical information about the individual being portrayed in a first-person presentation and will be dressed in appropriate dress for the period they represent.

The cost is a donation of $3 for adults ages 12 and over.

For more information, please visit http://www.doorvillageharvestfestival2009.com/.


Chief Menominee Statue 100th Anniversary Ceremony
This ceremony will be held on Sept. 18 at 4 p.m. on Peach Rd. south of Plymouth, with a supper to follow at 6 p.m. at Menominee Elementary School at 815 Discovery Lane in Plymouth.

To reach the ceremony at the statue, travel south of Plymouth on U.S. 31, turn west at the Chief Menominee Monument sign, go six miles and turn north on Peach Rd. The statue is on east side of Peach Rd.

Chief Menominee and his band of Potawatomi were forcibly removed from Indiana to Kansas in 1838, and so many died it is called the Trail of Death. The statue was erected in 1909 and paid for by the State of Indiana.

The cost for the supper is $6 per person.

For more information, please visit http://www.potawatomi-tda.org/.


Too Many Ghosts! from the Scott County Heritage Center and Museum
This show will be presented by the Scott County Museum Theatre Company on Sept. 18, 19 at 7 p.m. and Sept. 20 at 3 p.m. at the First Southern Baptist Church located on W. McClain Ave. in Scottsburg.

The play deals with the problems of two young couples who have purchased a lakeside vacation cottage, only to find it over-run with ghosts.  Their lives are further complicated by a superstitious cook who is determined to leave, and a neighbor who adds fuel to the fire by relating gory stories of spectral activity in the past.

The cost is $8 per person, and tickets may be purchased at the Scott County Heritage Center and Museum at 1050 S. Main St. in Scottsburg or by calling (812) 752-1050.


Trail of Courage Living History Festival
This festival will be held on Sept. 19 and 20 at the Fulton County Historical Society grounds located four miles north of Rochester on U.S. 31.

The event will feature a teepee village, a wigwam village, over 200 historic camps, 1,200 participants in frontier clothes, foods cooked over wood fires, Chippeway Village of 1832, two stages with frontier music and dance, Indian dances, muzzleloading shooting contests, Mountain Man tug of war, many children’s activities, canoe rides on Tippecanoe River and pioneer crafts will be demonstrated and sold.

Admission is $6 for adults, $2 for children ages six to 11 and free for children ages five and under.

For more information, please call (574) 223-4436 or visit http://www.htctech.net/~fchs/trail.htm.


Buffalo Tro Dinner at the Chief Richardville House
This event will be held on Sept. 25 at 6 p.m. at the Chief Richardville House located at 5705 Bluffton Rd. in Fort Wayne.

When Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville's gracious Greek Revival house was built, the most prominent citizens of Fort Wayne vied to attend his dinner parties. Once again, the Chief's house will be filled with lights, laughter, stories, music and a mouthwatering array of food – and this time you're invited! Buffalo Tro presents an introduction to Great Lakes Region Indian cooking, followed by the cooking of hearty buffalo steaks directly on a large bed of smoldering coals, a traditional method that sears in flavor and juices. Evening activities include cocktails and hors d'oeuvres, a Buffalo Tro dinner, cultural interpretation, music by the Possum Trot Orchestra and a silent auction of artwork, pottery, books, food items and gift baskets.

Tickets cost $50 per person.

For reservations, please call Julie Miller at (260) 426-2882 x 308 by Sept. 18. For more information, please visit http://www.fwhistorycenter.com/.


An Evening with Brian Lamb at the President Benjamin Harrison Home
This event will be held on Thursday, Oct. 1, with a reception at the President’s mansion at 1230 N. Delaware St. and a dinner at the Columbia Club on Monument Circle in Indianapolis.

Brian Lamb, the Chairman/CEO of C-SPAN Networks, which he helped the cable industry launch in 1979, will be the noted speaker feted at this special fundraising event from the President Benjamin Harrison Home. Lamb has been a regular on-air presence at C-SPAN since the network’s earliest days. Over the years, he has interviewed Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton and George W. Bush plus many world leaders, including Margaret Thatcher and Mikhail Gorbachev.

Reservations program are required. Tickets are priced at $100 and $125 for individual tickets, $800 for a patron table of eight and $1,000 for a corporate table of eight.

For more details about ticket pricing or to make a reservation, please call (317) 631-1888. For additional information, please visit http://www.pbhh.org/.


2010 Events at the President Benjamin Harrison Home
The following events will be held in 2010 by the President Benjamin Harrison Home in Indianapolis.

  • Romance and Remembrance on Feb. 14
  • LIVE from Delaware Street and All Aboard! Making Tracks with the Presidential Train exhibit on Feb. 15
  • Sherlock Holmes and the Capitol Gentlemen on April 16, 17, 23, 24 and 30 and May 1 and 2
  • LIVE from Delaware Street on May 4
  • Stroll into Spring on May 7
  • Wicket World of Croquet® on June 12
  • Naturalization Ceremony on July 2
  • 4th of July Ice Cream Social on July 4
  • President Benjamin Harrison’s 177th Birthday Celebration on Aug. 20
  • Ghost Tales of the Witch and Famous Oct. 15, 16, 22 and 24
  • LIVE from Delaware Street on Nov. 2
  • Toy Trains Track in for the Holidays exhibit Nov. 19 through Dec. 30
  • LIVE Family Christmas at the President’s Home on Dec. 11
  • A Candlelight Evening on Delaware Street on Dec. 29

For more information on these events, please call (317) 631-1888 or visit http://www.pbhh.org/.

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Funding Opportunities

IMLS American Heritage Preservation Grants
American Heritage Preservation Grants will be awarded in amounts up to $3,000 to assist in the preservation of endangered and fragile American art works, rare books, scientific specimens and historical documents (photographs, maps, deeds, etc.). 

Objects should be of significance within the heritage of the community.  Targeted to meet the needs of small to medium size organizations, these grants are available to fully fund projects in three areas: treatment of library, museum or archival collections; improvement of collections storage; and environmental improvement of collections.

Applications must be submitted by Sept.15. The official IMLS guidelines can be found at http://www.imls.gov/collections/grants/boa.htm.


IMLS Conservation Project Support Application and Guidelines Available
The Institute for Museum and Library Services is accepting grant applications to the agency’s FY 2010 Conservation Project Support program. Application guidelines are available on the IMLS Web site. The application deadline is Oct. 1, 2009.

For more information, please visit http://www.imls.gov/news/2009/072109b.shtm.

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Resources

IMLS Resources
The following resources are now available from the Institute of Museum and Library Services:

  • Museums, Libraries and 21st Century Skills provides a quick online assessment for libraries and museums to evaluate their readiness to engage the public and to deliver 21st century skills, a downloadable pdf of a report and in-depth assessment matrix for library and museum practioners and policy maker. For more information, please visit http://www.imls.gov/about/21stCSkills.shtm.
  • The Partnership for a Nation of Learners: Joining Forces, Creating Value offers ‘how-to’ guidance on creating effective community collaborations with museums, libraries, and public broadcasters based on an IMLS collaboration with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.  For more information, please visit http://www.imls.gov/pdf/PNLReport.pdf.
  • The Future of Museums and Libraries: A Discussion Guide poses discussion questions on the impact of economic, social, political and technological changes on community needs and provides examples of how some museums and libraries are meeting them today – as a springboard for further discussion. For more information, please visit http://pdf/DiscussionGuide.pdf.

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IHS News

Gene Stratton-Porter Festival
This event will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12, in Historic Irvington.

Visit Historic Irvington to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Hoosier writer and naturalist Gene Stratton-Porter's classic novel The Girl of the Limberlost with family activities, films, discussions, shopping, dining and more!

The day will feature crafts, activities, art exhibitions, displays and specials at the Irvington Branch Library, BookMama's Inc., Edibles Organic Food Market and Blooming Dragon Emporium. Dining specials at The Legend Classic Cafe and Dufour's in Irvington.

The Gene Stratton-Porter Festival is brought to you by the Indiana Historical Society, BookMamas Inc., Irvington Branch Public Library and The Irving Theater with support from The Legend Classic Café, Dufour's in Irvington, Edibles Organic Food Market, Blooming Dragon Emporium and other local businesses.

For more information, please visit http://www.indianahistory.org/.

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Exhibits

Native American Artifacts at the La Porte County Historical Society Museum
During the month of September, the La Porte County Historical Society Museum is featuring its collection of artifacts made and used by Native Americans in and around La Porte County.

This display is in observance of the Indiana Department of Natural Resource’s Indiana Archaeology Month. The collection at the La Porte County Historical Society Museum consists of artifacts found by farmers and residents of the area through the years. Items on display range from common arrowheads to rare stone knives and include a stone mortar for grinding grain, a massive flint “stepping stone”, a large black stone axe head, a stone pipe with animal head features, tomahawks, axes, spear points, hoes, scrapers and drills.

For more information, please visit http://www.laportecountyhistory.org/.


National Military History Center Unveiled New Collection
The National Military History Center unveiled its newest addition to the vast array of military memorabilia on Sept. 1st. The American Spirit is a traveling art exhibit of 38 pieces done by famed artist Mort Künstler, and will be on display in the WWII Victory Gallery until Dec. 31.

This collection of 38 prints depicts several varied military scenes ranging from the Revolutionary War through modern depictions of battle and soldier life. It boasts over half of the paintings featuring Civil War scenes, promising to please the interests of Civil War and historical enthusiasts alike. Lining the hallways of the WWII Victory Gallery, the display will welcome visitors into one of the largest collections of WWII memorabilia anywhere. Visitors are welcome to peruse the collection, enjoying the skill and artwork of the famed artist.

Admission to the exhibit is included with daily admission prices, along with admission to the WWII Victory Museum, the Kruse Automotive and Carriage Museum, the Philo T. Farnsworth Television History Museum and the Northeast Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame. 

For more information, please call (260) 927-9144 or visit http://www.militaryhistorycenter.org/.

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Traveling Exhibits

Faces of the Civil War at the Carnegie Public Library of Steuben County in Angola
Faces of the Civil War, designed by the IHS exhibitions staff, was originally conceived as an exhibition for the Indiana History Train. Nearly all images used in the new traveling exhibition come from the collections of the Indiana Historical Society. Hands-on, interactive elements have been added to enhance the viewer experience.

The exhibition brings to life the stories of many Hoosiers whose lives were touched, and in some cases taken, by the Civil War. Not all are well known or revered – many were just everyday citizens fulfilling their duties to their friends, family, state and country. Rather than focusing on statistics and large scale battles, Faces of the Civil War illustrates how regular people coped with the tragic experiences of the day – all from an Indiana perspective.

This traveling exhibit is on loan from the Indiana Historical Society. For more information about the IHS traveling exhibit program, go to www.indianahistory.org/LHS and click on "Traveling Exhibits."

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Organizations in the News

Moscow Covered Bridge Restoration Fund to Receive $10,000
Officials with the Moscow Covered Bridge Reconstruction Committee announced today that the Indianapolis Colts have contributed $10,000 toward the rebuilding of the historic bridge in Rush County.  To date, over $400,000 has been raised to fund the design and construction of the new bridge, which was destroyed by a tornado in June 2008. 

The State of Indiana, through the Department of Natural Resources, has donated time and materials including timbers for the new bridge.  In addition to the outstanding assistance the Committee received from the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, many corporate sponsors have answered the call and, in difficult times, found resources available to help change lives in Moscow, Ind.

Bridge reconstruction is currently underway, and is expected to conclude in time for next year’s Moscow Covered Bridge Festival. Contributions can be made to Moscow Covered Bridge Restoration Fund, c/o MainSource Bank, P.O. Box 249, Rushville, IN  46173.

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On the Internet

Indiana’s Civil War Sesquicentennial Celebration Web Page Launched
The Indiana Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee was appointed by the Indiana History Collaborative. The mission of the Indiana Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee is to encourage appropriate commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War (1861-1865) and to help Hoosiers recognize the effect the most devastating conflict in the nation’s history had on our state.

As the site is further developed it will include features such as Happenings around Indiana, Resources, Indiana Civil War Related Organizations and Nationwide Civil War Related Organizations.

For more information, please visit http://www.in.gov/history/INCivilWar.htm.


Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
This blog at http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/ features information and practical applications, step-by-step instructions and links to resources.

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Orphans Corner

Kodak Carousel Slide Trays
Several slide carousels are available. If you would like one or more of these, please contact Jeff Harris at (317) 232-4591 or jharris@indianahistory.org.


Looms and Loom Reeds
Conner Prairie has 2 looms and 15 loom reeds available for donation. The loom reeds are originally from the Johnson County area. If you are interested in these items or would like more information or images, please contact Lana Newhart-Kellen at (317) 214-4751 or Newhart@connerprairie.org.


Items are offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

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