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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. 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: Aug. 30-Sept. 5
From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, September 1, 1924: 10,000 labor union members gathered at the State Fairground today for a celebration of Labor Day. For the first time the annual parade was done away with in favor of an outdoor affair to coincide with the opening of the State Fair. … Read More
Solidarity Forever!
Hoosier philosopher Abe Martin, through the pen of Kin Hubbard, asked, “What is a laborin’ man?” and answered, “A laborin’ man is a feller or woman that works in a stone quarry, or a bank, or a foundry, or a grocery, or livery stable, or a millinery store, or one … Read More
100 Years Ago: Aug. 23-29
From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, August 29, 1924: Officials of Indianapolis amateur baseball organizations have been invited to attend a demonstration of a baseball pitching machine that will be given tonight. Benjamin L. Blair, of Indianapolis, who invented the machine, has trained batters on the New York Yankees and New … Read More
100 Years Ago: Aug. 16-22
From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, August 21, 1924: The city board of public works awarded contracts for the remodeling of the City Market with the main objective of improving its sanitation. The old floor of the market building will be torn out and a new cement floor with proper drainage … Read More
100 Years Ago: Aug. 9-15
From The Indianapolis Star, Saturday, August 9, 1924: About 5,000 youngsters got a break from the relentless heat yesterday afternoon when the thirty-one Indianapolis fire stations rigged up hoses and held neighborhood sprinkling parties. A steady stream of youthful humanity poured in the direction of the sprinklers, and firefighters and … Read More