Monthly Archives: July 2020

“Project Take a Stand” Expands African-American Indiana History Collection

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is launching “Project Take a Stand: Listening to the Voices of Protest,” expanding its collecting initiative of African American history in Indiana to include issues of police brutality, systemic racism and efforts to stand up against these issues. Hoosiers throughout the state are … Read More

Beef & Boards Present “Smoke on the Mountain” Beginning Aug. 13

INDIANAPOLIS — Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre’s next production will be the popular Bluegrass Gospel comedy Smoke on the Mountain, starting Aug. 13. Maintaining its commitment to a responsible reopening, Beef & Boards is postponing the originally-scheduled production of Disney’s Newsies until the fall of 2021. With a smaller cast, … Read More

How Now Brown Cow?

Where do you get your milk from? Almond? Soy? The grocery? Cows? There was a time when most folks went out back of their house to the shed or barn and got a pail of the refreshing white liquid from Bossie. Many city dwellers even had a family cow that … Read More

Irvington Halloween Festival Poster Winner!

submitted photo Erica Schutt’s poster won first place at the Historic Irvington Halloween Festival poster contest – entitled “Festival of Frights.” Second place went to Kerry Uniyal “Ode to Frank the  Peacock,” third place was Brittney Basaran’s “Irvington’s Horseman,” and fourth place went to Rachel Kinkoph’s “Spooky Pumpkin.” … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 24-30

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, July 29, 1920: The Indiana General Assembly unanimously passed a bill this afternoon to build a $2,000,000 (2019:  $25,947,908) Indiana world war memorial on the land bounded by St. Clair St. and North St., Meridian St. and Pennsylvania St. now occupied by St. Clair Park … Read More