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Tuesday through Saturday10 a.m. - 5 p.m
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202
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Indiana Experience Admission $15 Adults$14 Seniors (60 and over)$5 Youth (ages 5 through 17)$2 Access Pass HoldersFree Children under 5Free IHS MembersFree Educators and Military Free parking with admission in IHS lot off New York Street.
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Living Legends

Here is a list of Indiana’s Living Legends, honored for their contributions to the state.

2023
Sonny Beck, Dennis E. Bland, Esq., Ben Lytle, Tomas Morales, Melissa Proffitt

2022
Alpha Blackburn, SFC Sammy L. Davis, Rabbis Sandy and Dennis Sasso, Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin, C.Ss.R., Dr. Carolyn Yau Yan Woo

2021
A’Lelia Bundles, Albert Chen, Joseph and Sarah Ellen Mamlin, Cynthia Simon Skjodt

2019
Angela Ahrendts, Dan and Beth Elsner, Eva Kor – award accepted by son Alex Kor, Peyton Manning

2018
Leonard Hoops, Sallie W. Rowland, Deborah Hearn Smith, Jeffrey H. Smulyan

2017
Janet Allen, Tamika Catchings, John and Sarah Lechleiter, Mark Miles

2016
Mitch Daniels, Henry Leck, Jim Madison, Brian Payne, Yvonne Shaheen

2015
Jack Everly, Dick and Rita Eykamp, Jerry and Rosie Semler, Jeanne White-Ginder

2014
Danny DanielsonJane Fortune and Bob HesseAllison MelangtonWill Shortz
Click links to see the tribute videos produced by WFYI

2013
Dr. Steven Beering, David Hochoy, Dr. George and Peggy Rapp

2012
The Lacy Family: Margot Eccles and Andre Lacy, Gerald and Dorit Paul, Max Schumacher

2011
David Anspaugh, Angelo Pizzo, Bill Polian, Joyce Sommers

2010
Drs. William and Rose Mays, Maestro Raymond Leppard and Judge Sarah Evans Barker

2009
Anita DeFrantz, Bobby “Slick” Leonard, P.E. MacAllister, and Melvin and Herbert Simon

2008
Birch Bayh, Scott Jones, David T. Wong, Barbara Baekgaard and Patricia Miller

2007
Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds, Anton H. “Tony” George, Sandi Patty and Randall Tobias

2006
William and Gayle Cook, Pete and Alice Dye, Bill and Gloria Gaither, Jim and Jackie Morris

2005
S. Henry Bundles, Christel De Haan, Crystal Gayle, Dr. Harvey Feigenbaum, Lee Hamilton

2004
Mari Evans, Council Richard Ford, George McGinnis, Judy O’Bannon, Dr. Charles Webb

2003
Robert Indiana, Alan Nolan, William Raspberry, Ned Rorem, Chris Schenkel, Twyla Tharp, Dr. Joseph Walther, Reid Williamson

2002
Gene B. Glick, Michael Graves, Rev. Fr. Boniface Hardin, Margaret Ringenberg, Brian Lamb, Robert Wise

2001
David Baker, Dr. Otis Bowen, Jim Davis, Dr. Lawrence Einhorn, Father Theodore Hesburgh, Jane Owen, the J. Irwin Miller Family

2000
Joshua Bell

1999
Larry Bird, Carl Erskine, Bobby Knight, David Letterman, Ruth Lilly,  Sen. Richard Lugar, John Mellencamp, Jane Pauley, Oscar Robertson, Kurt Vonnegut, Herman B Wells, David Wolf, John Wooden

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