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Collaboration Conversation
Decatur Township learners delve into the Indiana Bicentennial Train project.
The Civil War from Gettysburg to Appomattox
President Lincoln visits the new exhibition.
Beekeepers and Bank Robbers
We are discovering some interesting stories with our new newspaper database!
Stuff of Life: Bowling Trophies and Gadgets
Assigning value to things left behind.
History Education in a STEM World
In the new YAT: 1913, students use math to solve historical problems.
Those Darn Kids: Texting in Museums
We're often frustrated when we notice kids using their cell phones in museums, but we can learn to love what their way of communicating can do.
Defining a History High
A simple discovery in the IHS vault brings a smile.
Historical Marion County Court Record Index Available Online
Ted Cotterill and Alan January of Indiana’s Commission on Public Records issued a press release about a new database, The Marion County Court Records Index, which includes information on court records from 1822 to 1930.
Let's Put Our Heads Together
Decatur MIddle School and Valley Mills Elementary School learners lend a hand.
Three Weeks to Go!
All the parts and pieces are falling into place as the Exhibitions team gears up for the opening of You Are There 1913: A City Under Water.
Waiting, Wondering and Worrying About the Weather
Would Hoosiers have fared better during the Great Flood of 1913 if they could have turned on the television to get the weather forecast? An imagined but fact-inspired newscast developed with our friends at WISH-TV 8 shows what they might have seen and heard if they could.
A Reintroduction to National History Day (in Indiana)
Why History Day is good for more than 4,000 Hoosier students
Making of You Are There 1913: A City Under Water
Our newest You Are There opens in a month! Stay tuned for a weekly behind-the-scenes peek at what it takes to build a You Are There exhibit.
A Fresh Perspective
Exhibitions staff participates in membership events in Florida.
Transferring Images to Wood
The Exhibition Design team shows how easy it is to transfer their designs to reclaimed wood for our upcoming exhibition, You Are There 1913: A City Under Water.
Governor Morton: Much Heralded But Not Elected
Oliver P. Morton was not elected to be governor in 1860, but became governor after his predecessor served only two days as the 13th governor of Indiana.
