Monthly Archives: January 2019

The Diary of Anne Frank at the IRT

January 31, 2019 | by Ethel Winslow

To say that The Diary of Anne Frank is an influential work of literature is an understatement. The novel is actually a diary, written by a young girl hiding from the Nazis in a tiny annex, chronicles her two years living in fear and hope as the world’s cruelties are … Read More

Puppy Love Valentines Support ICAN

January 31, 2019 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Canine Assistant Network (ICAN) is offering a unique spin on Valentine’s Day gift-giving. Have a smart and lovable ICAN service dog or puppy in training deliver a one-of-a-kind gift box loaded with special gifts that will light up the love of your life for Valentine’s Day. … Read More

American Pie and the Day the Music Died, Part 1

January 31, 2019 | by Al Hunter

Sixty years ago this Sunday was the day the music died. On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson were killed along with pilot Roger Peterson in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa. The event was immortalized by Don McLean in his 1971 … Read More

The Big Boy of Plastics — Texas Ware

January 31, 2019 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Arguably the most innovative decade of the 20th century would have to have been the 1950s. Cars had tailfins, sofas became angular and the dishes dinner was served on went from porcelain to the new wonder plastic, melamine. Melamine, often referred to as Melmac, was first produced in the late1930s … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Feb. 1-7

January 31, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, February 6, 1919: The Indiana state senate voted of 44 to 3 yesterday afternoon on a bill, which had earlier passed the Indiana state house, 90 to 3, giving women the right to vote for presidential electors. A few senators gave impassioned remarks for and … Read More