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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 This Week: Nov. 4-10
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, November 10, 1916: Three hundred thirteen Indianapolis public school teachers are currently enrolled in afternoon and evening extension courses now being offered by Indiana University and Butler College at Shortridge High School. According to Jacob G. Collicott, Indianapolis school superintendent, at least two hundred more … Read More
World War I 100 Years Ago: Nov. 4-10
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, November 10, 1916: Tens of thousands of small pillows that relieve the tortures of transportation of the seriously wounded is the cry of the Indianapolis relief committee that seeks to aid the French wounded soldiers. The motorized ambulance can go anywhere possible, but it shakes … Read More
100 Years Ago This Week: Oct. 28-Nov. 3
From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, October 30, 1916: Yesterday afternoon as the last sun rays descended in the western sky, water began to play in the wonderful kaleidoscopic colors of the electric lights of the fountains in the sunken gardens at Garfield Park. Over seven thousand South Siders marveled at … Read More
World War I 100 Years Ago: Oct. 28-Nov. 3
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, November 3, 1916: All National Guardsmen not now in the service of the United States are required to take a new oath, prescribed by the Hay National Defense Act, by November 30, 1916 according to a War Department order from the acting chief of the … Read More