Book Reading and Signing with Author Michael Martone in Fort Wayne
This event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 5 p.m. at the Fort Wayne History Center, located at 302 East Berry St. in Fort Wayne.

The event is free to the public.

Martone will be doing readings from his two new works which touch significantly on Fort Wayne, Double-Wide: Collected Fiction of Michael Martone, and Racing in Place.

Martone was born and grew up in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he attended the public schools. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in English. He is also a graduate of The Writing Seminars of The Johns Hopkins University. He edits Story County Books, and is a Professor of English and Director of the Creative Writing Program at the University of Alabama, where he has been teaching since 1996. He lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with the poet Theresa Pappas and their two sons, Sam and Nick.

For more information, call (260) 426-2882.

Lincoln Monument Rededication Ceremony in Westport, Ill.
This ceremony will be held on Saturday, Oct. 4, at 2 p.m. Eastern time at the west side of the Memorial Bridge in Westport, Ill., immediately across the Wabash river from Vincennes.

The Illinois Preservation Agency and the National Park Service have recognized an excellent opportunity to showcase a local chapter of Lincoln’s life story. The relief sculpture that marks the site of Lincoln’s journey from his boyhood home in Indiana to Illinois in 1830 was recently restored by the Illinois Preservation Agency. This restoration work, in conjunction with the national celebration of Lincoln’s 200th birthday, has prompted the desire for a rededication ceremony. 

The keynote speaker, Bernie Schmitt of VincennesVoice.com, will be speaking on Lincoln’s association with Vincennes and the local area. There will also be brief talks from representatives from the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, the Southwestern Illinois Convention and Visitor Bureau, and the National Park Service. 

Limited parking can be found at the Monument site. People are welcome to park in the George Rogers Clark NHP parking lot located on 2nd Street adjacent to the visitor center. There will be a shuttle service provided linking the two locations between the hours of 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.

5th Annual Artists-in-Residence Program in Crawfordsville
This event will take place on Sunday, Oct. 5, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. on the grounds of the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum, located at 200 Wallace Ave. in Crawfordsville.

The Artists-In-Residence program will feature eight artists and art educators from across Montgomery County who will gather to showcase their creative talents for the public.

Featured this year are the works of Rich Aldefer, a wood turner from Crawfordsville; Robert Gibbs, who will be creating a portrait of Lew Wallace in Crayola crayon; J. Nicholas Roudebush, a Wabash College student who will be throwing pottery on a wheel; and Michael Phelps, a self-taught watercolorist from Brookston.

Additionally, four art educators will give visiting children and their families the opportunity to create masterpieces of their own. Terry Lawrence will lead textured drawings; Kim Goebel will assist budding artists who want to create “underwater” images with ditto sheets; Stephen Morillo will instruct students in cartooning; and Becky Loudermilk will guide depictions of trees with “blown” paint trunks and branches.

Building on a very popular event from last year, another storyteller will be on the Study grounds for programs. Storyteller Rachael Matthews from the Indianapolis Children’s Museum will entertain with an assortment of tales suitable for the whole family.

For information visit http://www.ben-hur.com/ or call (765) 362-5769.

Voices of the Land Presentation in Chesterton
This event from the Westchester Township History Museum will take place on Sunday, Oct. 5, at 2 p.m. at the Westchester Library Service Center located at 100 W. Indiana Ave. in Chesterton.

Joel Greenberg, writer, naturalist, environmental consultant and research assistant at the Field Museum will read from his new anthology of regional nature reading, Of Prairie, Woods, and Water, accompanied by nature photographs and the music of singer/songwriters Tom and Chris Kastle.

This presentation is in memory of Dunes naturalist and conservationist Lois Howes (1914 to 1985).

For more information contact the museum at (219) 983-9715.

Grave Robbing in Indiana Lecture in South Bend
This talk will take place on Thursday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m. at the Center for History in South Bend.

By the 1700s, British medical education required dissected bodies, leading to a small industry–grave robbing. During the late 1800s, Indiana medical schools, following the same tradition, required about 150 bodies annually, which were usually purchased from grave robbers. By the early 1900s, grave robbing led to criminal trials in Indianapolis and imprisonment of several of the "merchants." An end to the "big business" of grave robbing came as a result of legislation which allowed individuals to donate their bodies to science.

Walter Daly, M.D., will explore this topic in the presentation, Grave Robbing in Indiana. He will also discuss the centuries-old practice of using the bodies of criminals and the unclaimed for the study of anatomy. Daly is a pathologist, Dean Emeritus of the IU School of Medicine and retired director of the IU Medical Center.|

This presentation is part of a series of three gallery talks related to the exhibit, R.I.P. - Victorian Mourning Customs. As part of the program, attendees may visit the exhibit before and after the talk. R.I.P. - Victorian Mourning Customs explores the extravagant funerals and prolonged periods of mourning that were essential elements of Victorian grieving. Memorial photographs, mourning garments, funeral invitations and salesmen’s sample tombstones are shown. Gallery guides will be present to answer questions.

The lecture is free with the purchase of a museum admission, which is $8 for adults, $6.50 for seniors, $5 for youth ages 6 through 17 and free for members.

Doors open at 6 p.m.

Additional presentations in the R.I.P. lecture series include Mourning: It’s a Way of Life on Oct. 16 and The History of the Coroner on Oct. 23.

For more information, call (574) 235-9664 or visit http://www.centerforhistory.org/.

Sheridan Historical Society Field Trip to Vincennes
This field trip will take place on Saturday, Oct. 11.

Vincennes was once the capital of the Indiana Territory and the Sheridan Historical Society plans to explore its heritage attractions and enjoy its French nature still evident in structures and history during its fifth annual field trip.

The tour will include the George Rogers Clark monument, the Old Cathedral Church, the French House, the Indiana Territories Historic Site, and Grouseland, the home of William Henry Harrison. Passengers will have a choice of venues in the afternoon which include the Indiana Military Museum or Grouseland’s Festival of Quilts.

This year, the society is providing French violinists for a noontime serenade – a true taste of Vincennes heritage.

The cost is $90 per person and includes two meals.

Reservations can be made by contacting Donna Pickett at (317) 758-5765 or Connie Mossburg at (317) 758-4790.


Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown Event in Rockville
This event will mark the 100th anniversary of the Cubs last World Series win and will take place on Oct. 12 and 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at the Parke County Historical Society Museum, located at 503 W. Ohio St. in Rockville.

Authors Scott Brown and Cindy Thomson will be signing books about the great Cub pitcher who was also a Parke County native

Mordecai Peter Centennial Brown, also known as "Three Finger", "Miner", and "Brownie", pitched for the Chicago Cubs from 1904 to 1912, and again in 1916. The Cubs enjoyed their best years during Mordecai's tenure. He is a member of baseball's National Hall of Fame with a lifetime ERA of 2.06. He obtained the nickname "Three Finger" because he was missing the index finger of his pitching hand due to a childhood accident with a corn shredder. Some believe his mangled hand caused him to throw a curveball Ty Cobb once called "the most devastating pitch I ever faced."

Mordecai Brown was born in the coal mining town of Nyesville in Parke County.

For more information contact the Parke County Historical Society at (765) 569-2223.

Antiques Appraisals and Brown Bag Lunch in Scottsburg
This program will take place on Oct. 15 at noon at the Scott County Heritage Center located at 1050 S. Main St. in Scottsburg.

The event is free to the public. Those attending the event supply their own lunch and the museum will provide drinks and desserts.

Ever wondered if that old vase you picked up at an auction last summer is a valuable antique? Or maybe that old necklace that belonged to grandma? Lyman Goben may have your answer. Goben, who has appraised antiques for banks, insurance companies and individuals for the last thirty years, will be on hand to provide guests with appraisals of their own antiques. Due to space and time constraints, please bring only portable items (no large furniture please) and no more than two items per guest.

The museum provides the Brown Bag Lunch programs September through May each year on the third Wednesday of the month at noon. Each month features a different speaker covering a wide variety of topics and typically lasting about an hour. Coming up on Nov. 19, Andrew Rowden will present America’s Premiere Infantry Regiment. The programs are in the museum’s Michael L. Smith Room, which seats approximately fifty people. 

For more information call (812) 752-1050.

Annual Haunted Woods Trail in Fulton County
This event will take place on Oct. 17, 18, 24 and 25 from 7 to 10 p.m. each day on the grounds of the Fulton County Historical Society located four miles north of Rochester on U.S. 31.

The cost is $5 for adults ages 12 and up, $2 for children ages six to 11 and free for children ages five and under.

Children must be accompanied by an adult. For children there will be storytelling and games in the museum. Food will be available in the museum. Those going to the haunted woods will ride a tram pulled by a tractor to the woods at the south end of the grounds. There they will be given a guided walking tour of the haunted woods.

For more information call (574) 223-4436.

Storytelling Arts Festival
This event will be held from Wednesday, Oct. 8, through Saturday, Oct. 11, at Military Park and the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center in Indianapolis.

From campfire ghost stories to a grandfather’s memories, everyone has experienced the art of storytelling. An age-old global tradition, storytelling draws listeners into uncharted territory and unites them through common experience. Its simple magic has the power to transform everyday life. Hoosiers of all ages will have the opportunity to soak up stories from around the world at the four-day Printing Partners Hoosier Storytelling Festival in Indianapolis.

Visit http://www.storytellingarts.org/ for pricing information.

Indiana State Historic Records Advisory Board Seeking Nominees for Governor's Award
Since the Indiana State Historic Records Advisory Board began in 2006, they have presented the Governor's Award on Statehood Day to individuals, either professional or volunteer, who have worked to preserve or promote Indiana's documentary heritage. 

Nominations are due by Nov. 3, 2008.

For more information visit http://www.in.gov/icpr/2352.htm or contact Maire Gurevitz at mgurevitz@icpr.in.gov.

Hoosier Family Album at the Henry County Historical Society and Museum in New Castle
When first developed, photography was practiced largely by professional photographers. As evolving technology made it possible for the average Hoosier to own a camera, the subject matter of photographs became much broader. This exhibit examines how photography has been used to document everyday occurrences in Hoosiers' lives, such as vacations, holidays, education, religion, work, and romance. Some of the scenes represented in the exhibit are children in a Hartford City parade, a group of Brookville cyclists readying for a country ride, the Greenfield baseball team preparing for a game around 1918 and Christmas stockings hung by the chimney with care in an Indianapolis Woodruff Place home.

The Faces of Lincoln: Developing the Image at the Sullivan County Public Library in Sullivan
The Faces of Lincoln traveling exhibit is comprised of three independent parts, Developing the Image, Creating the Image and Idealizing the Image, each an exhibit unto itself.

This section of the exhibit takes a look at the history of photography using some of the best and most well-known images of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln’s was the first photograph of a president seen by most Americans. Before the mid-19th century, images of our presidents were created in portraits, etchings and political cartoons; these formats continued to be popular in Lincoln’s time. But recent technological breakthroughs in photography also made it possible to create a “real” image on glass or paper and copy it in large numbers. Although other presidents had been photographed, most of those images were made on daguerreotypes that were not reproducible. The common appearance of Lincoln’s homely face, with his moles, wrinkles and unmanageable hair, and new technology that could easily copy his photographs for distribution made his image a popular one with Americans. The devastating national events of the Civil War during Lincoln’s presidency were also photographed. And, in the end, Lincoln’s assassination imprinted his image on the national memory.

Multiple Positions at the College Park Aviation Museum in College Park, Md.

Part-Time Education Assistant
The College Park Aviation Museum is looking for someone with an interest or experience in education or museum education to assist us with programs, tours, working with teachers and other educators, scheduling and developing education activities and programs. This is a part-time position at approximately 25 hours per week and can be done during school hours (typically 9 a.m. to 1 or 2 p.m.).
 
All PT staff are required to work one weekend day per month as well as assist with scheduled seasonal programs. We are looking for someone who enjoys working with the public and feels comfortable speaking to groups. This position will assist us with the development of tours and programs that are appropriate for all levels of education, from pre-K to adult groups. No experience in the aviation or aviation history field is required.
 
The salary is $9 per hour. Please send your resume to the College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park, Md. 20740, fax (301) 927-6472, or e-mail jane.welsh@pgparks.com.
 
Part-Time Museum Assistant
Looking for an outgoing and energetic individual to work part-time with the College Park Aviation Museum staff on the upcoming Museum Centennial as well as several centennial related projects – development of the Maryland Aviation Hall of Fame, coordination of the "Centennial of Military Flight" Air Fair program (September), as well as several smaller programs. Must be dependable, outgoing, confident, have good customer service skills and an interest in aviation.
 
The position will average 20 to 25 hours per week and occasional weekend days (1 to 2 per month), and is flexible between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Good computer skills, aviation knowledge/background a plus but not required, and the applicant must work well in team environment.
 
The salary is $10 per hour. Send resume or letter of interest to aviationmuseum@pgparks.com.
 
Part-Time Museum Archives Technician
The College Park Aviation Museum is looking for a part-time person to be responsible for overseeing its museum archives and library, responding to public inquiries, working with the public as well as museum staff on programs/projects, scanning and digitizing documents and photos, coordinating our book auction, developing finding aides, accepting book/archival donations, assisting with public programs and staffing the museum.

The position will average 20 to 25 hrs per week and 1 to 2 weekend days per month. Must be interested in working with the public and have excellent customer service skills, experience with computers, and various computer software programs (Access, Excel) as well as museum experience and interest in history.
 
The salary is $9 per hour. For more information or to send a resume contact aviationmusem@pgparks.com.
 
For more information about the College Park Aviation Museum visit http://www.collegeparkaviationmuseum.com/.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. The Bondwoman’s Narrative Podcast
This podcast is part of Historians on the Record: Podcasts from the Gilder Lehrman Insititute.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute of African American History at Harvard University, recalls his thrilling search for the true author of The Bondwoman’s Narrative, and the real-life Civil War Era counterparts to the novel’s cast of characters.

Since 1996, Gilder Lehrman Historians’ Forums have presented dozens of eminent historians discussing their latest books.  Now you can hear these lectures on your computer, iPod, or other portable media player.

To listen to this or other podcasts visit http://gilderlehrman.org/wp/?p=38.

FEMA Collection and Individual Object Eligibility Policy
This Disaster Assistance Policy 9524.6 outlines the criteria by which the Federal Emergency Management Agency determines the eligibility of collections and individual objects, and the eligible work and costs related to the treatment of these collections and individual objects.

For more information visit http://www.fema.gov/government/grant/pa/9524_6.shtm.