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Author Biography
Steven R. Barnett is Executive Director at the Irvington Historical Society.
Steve Barnett was raised in Irvington. Steve attended School #57, Howe High School (’63), and received a degree from Purdue University (’70). He served in the Indiana National Guard. After a brief hiatus from Irvington, Steve returned to his home town in 1977 with his wife Sue so their three children could grow up in a family friendly environment.
Steve had the good fortune of working with U. S. Representative Andy Jacobs, Jr. and U. S. Representative Julia Carson in the Indianapolis Congressional District Office helping constituents.
After his retirement, Steve became the executive director of the Irvington Historical Society and curator of the Bona Thompson Memorial Center until 2025. Steve was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel by Gov. Wallace G. Wilkinson for service to veterans, and he was appointed a Sagamore of the Wabash by Gov. Joseph Kernan for service to Indiana. In 2016, Steve was named Marion County Historian.
Steven R. Barnett’s Story Archive
100 Years Ago: Oct. 18-24
From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, October 18, 1924: Butler College home-coming celebrations began before noon today with students and alumni on many floats created by campus and Greek-letter organizations and in three hundred autos decorated in Blue and White school colors parading from Irvington to Monument Circle where they were … Read More
100 Years Ago: Oct. 11-17
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, October 12, 1924: The Hoosier Motor Club board of directors is unanimous in opposition to a driver’s license law according to Todd Stoops, club secretary-manager. “The directors feel a driver’s license law would be an indirect tax on motorists and such a law would not … Read More
100 Years Ago This Week: Oct. 4-10
From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, October 7, 1924: The dedication of James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children today was in commemoration of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Hoosier poet’s birth. Ceremonies began with an academic procession of 125 educators, medical, and hospital authorities wearing caps and gowns marching from the … Read More
Read All About It!
“ READ ALL ABOUT IT!” once the youthful cry of newspaper carriers has, in recent years with the decline of printed journalism, been replaced with the electronic media squawk, “BREAKING NEWS!” Sitting down at the breakfast table, sipping a cup of coffee, and reading the morning paper was once a … Read More
100 Years Ago This Week: Sept. 27-Oct. 3
From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, September 30, 1924: Marion County voter registration officials pointed out as a matter of precaution all persons who have filled out registration applications with party workers should go to the precinct registration places Monday and make sure they are registered. Sometimes either through carelessness or … Read More