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Table of Contents: Training
Opportunities and Conferences National Council for the Social Studies 2008 Conference in Natural IHS Hosts Fifth Annual My Grandma Swam with Snakes: How to Begin Genealogy Research IHB
Hosts Author Signing Morris-Butler House Offers
Holiday Museum
of Underwater Archaeology Offers Free Holding History in
Your Hand Classroom Learning Kits Non-Profit
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The
National Council for the Social Studies will host the Great Lakes Regional
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Please confirm events specifics with sponsoring organization,
especially if traveling any distance. Jim
Gammon will present a program on the area’s streams and rivers at 6:30 p.m.
on Nov. 27, 2007, at the For
more information contact the
The
Reservations
must be made by Nov. 29, 2007. Tour admission is $5 for single adults, $8 for
two adults and $10 for families. For more information or to make a
reservation, contact the
Holiday
shopping for an array of family, loved ones and new friends can be a daunting
task, but the Indiana Historical Society (IHS) offers a personalized,
one-stop shopping opportunity for book lovers and gift givers alike this
holiday season at the Fifth Annual Holiday Author Fair, taking place from
noon to 4 p.m. on Dec. 1, 2007, at the Indiana History Center, located at 450
W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. The
Holiday Author Fair is the largest book signing gathering for Indiana-related
material, featuring more than 90 "Hoosier" authors. Books include
works of fiction, non-fiction, cookbooks, photography, history, children's
books and more. Visitors can converse with authors, have books signed and
enjoy refreshments and live entertainment. This
year's event includes special appearances by renowned gospel singer and
prolific author Gloria Gaither as well as screenwriter Angelo Pizzo, whose films Hoosiers
and Rudy have inspired
millions. Featured authors also include Philip Gulley, James Alexander Thom,
Jim Madison, Lou Harry and Dick Wolfsie. There
is no admission charge for this event, and free parking is available in the The
Fifth Annual Holiday Author Fair is sponsored by Indy Reads. For more details
on these and other IHS offerings, call the IHS at (317) 232-1882 or toll-free
at (800) 447-1830. Information is also available online at www.indianahistory.org.
The
Indiana Historical Society (IHS) will offer its latest genealogy research
workshop, My Grandma Swam with Snakes:
How to Begin Genealogy Research, from 10 a.m. to noon on Dec. 8,
2007. The session will take place at the Jeff
Harris, director of local history services for the IHS, will share his
experiences unlocking his family's past and give an overview of reference
tools needed for family history research including censuses, vital records
(birth, death and marriage), court records, naturalization records, and
church and cemetery records. Harris
has been a genealogist since the eighth grade. He has been a speaker for many
historical and genealogical groups, including the Indiana Genealogical
Society, East Central Indiana Genealogical Conference, Association of Indiana
Museums and Indiana Historical Society. Cost
of the workshop is $8 for IHS members and $10 for non-members. To register
for a workshop, or for more information on these and other IHS programs and
events, contact the IHS at (317) 232-1882 or (800) 447-1830. Information is
also available at www.indianahistory.org.
The
Indiana Historical Bureau Book Shop is hosting three well-known Hoosier
authors – Rita T. Kohn, James W. Brown and Ralph D.
Gray – from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Dec. 8, 2007, in the Indiana State
Library and Recently
released books by Kohn, Brown and Gray will be sold at 20% off list price.
Free parking will be available on the state surface lot between Rita
T. Kohn, adjunct professor of journalism at IUPUI and senior writer for NUVO; and James W. Brown, executive
associate dean and director of the journalism program at Indiana
University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, will be on hand to sign their
recently released book, Long Journey
Home: Oral Histories of Contemporary Delaware Indians, a
culmination of several years of work (list price $34.95, cloth).
A
special display of Brown's powerful photographs of Delaware Indians will be
available during the event. A continuous showing of the WFYI video, Long Journey Home: The Delawares
of Indiana, will be presented (sale price $5.00, VHS). The Marion
County Historical Society will provide a display on Meredith Nicholson. All
books in the Indiana Historical Bureau Book Shop will be 20% off during the
month of December. For
the final family program celebrating the Year of the Wallace Women, the
General Lew Wallace Study and Museum in
Crawfordsville is hosting a Holiday Lunch with Susan and Zerelda
from noon to 3 p.m. on Dec. 9, 2007, in the museum’s Guests
can sit with either Susan or Zerelda to find out a
little more about these remarkable women and then enjoy the opportunity to
chat with them. Susan will be played by JoAnn Fox,
reprising the role from the exhibit opening in March. JoAnn
is a retired teacher who now educates at the There
will be three seatings for this event: noon, 1 p.m.
and 2 p.m. Due to limited space, advance registration is strongly
recommended. The program fee is $5 for members of the Lew
Wallace Study Preservation Society and $6 for non-members. To register for
this family program, call (765) 362-5769. This
program is made possible through a grant from the
Learn
about holiday traditions from the 19th-century era as you view the lavishly
decorated Morris-Butler House during the holiday season. Experience a
Victorian Christmas as you make your way throughout the rooms in the The
Morris-Butler House will also host Victorian Holiday Teas from 1 to 3 p.m. on
Dec. 1, 8 and 15, 2007. Many of our most beloved Christmas traditions became
popular in the Victorian era, including the Christmas tree. Another favorite
indulgence dates back that far too – afternoon tea. Enjoy the elegant
trappings of a Victorian Christmas Tea at the Morris-Butler House. Tour all
three floors of the 1865 landmark, lavishly decorated for the holidays, and
learn about Victorian Christmas traditions both familiar and unfamiliar. The
tour ends with old-fashioned flavored tea, raisin-cinnamon scones, cucumber
sandwiches, spice cookies, gingerbread and other seasonal treats and the
making of a special holiday craft – an event guaranteed to usher in a
meaningful holiday season. Tea provided exclusively by Tea’s Me Café. Tickets
are $25 for members of Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana, $30 per
non-member (membership available for additional $15). Reservations required. Contact
the Morris-Butler House staff at (317) 636-5409 or mbhouse@historiclandmarks.org
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