Monthly Archives: June 2023

Students Receive Honors at National History Day Contest

June 22, 2023 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) recently announced several Indiana students received special awards and honors at the National Contest for the National History Day (NHD) program held June 11-15 at University of Maryland, College Park. Each year at the National Contest, officials choose one junior and one senior … Read More

Collectible Pottery — Take a Second Look

June 22, 2023 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Pottery has long been one of the top ten collectibles with antique lovers worldwide. The more popular an item, the more prone it is to reproduction, forcing collectors to deal with a never-ending plague of copy cats in the marketplace. When first imported in the early 1990s, the quality of … Read More

Artist John Zwara at Central State

June 22, 2023 | by Al Hunter

This column first appeared in September 2010. In a 1927 interview, acclaimed Austrian born water color artist John Zwara said: “We are indebted to nature for everything we have and we should love and enjoy her beauty. People have eyes and see not. They hurry by the most wonderful pictures, … Read More

An Offered Arm

June 22, 2023 | by CJ Woods III

The interview with the young woman completed, I suggested that we two go to lunch. The graphic designer was new to St. Louis, Missouri and was in town to apply for a position in the advertising department of the Famous-Barr department store. I oversaw the work of the people who … Read More

100 Years Ago: June 23-29

June 22, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, June 28, 1923: Yesterday’s “Red Letter Day,” sponsored by the East Side Commercial Association, was a great success. Businesses in the area bounded by Emerson Av, Michigan St, Sixteenth St, and the Monon tracks were closed while proprietors gave support to the celebration’s events. Front … Read More