4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (615+ words) Bloomington Historical Society Museum curator Jean Bellefeuille displays one of the commemorative flags that is on display in recognition of the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States. Bloomington is hundreds of miles from Pennsylvania, New York…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (252+ words) Terre Haute’s history of organized labor and socialist politics can often fly under the radar, but almost any in-the-know Hautean is aware of the name Eugene V. Debs, even if they might not be privy to the full extent…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (271+ words) INDIANA – More than five decades after returning home from Vietnam, the legendary “Indiana Rangers” received two of the highest honors bestowed for military service and service to the state of Indiana. Company D (Ranger), 151st Infantry Regiment of the Indiana Army…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (426+ words) INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — The surviving members of Company D of the 151st Infantry Regiment, otherwise known as the Indiana Rangers, got the recognition for their service in Vietnam some members said was long overdue. The rangers Saturday were awarded the Presidential Unit…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago   (85+ words) INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Historical Society will honor Dr. Craig Brater, Don Fischer, John Massie Mutz, and Renee Chube Washington as its 2026 Indiana Living... INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Historical Society will honor Dr. Craig Brater, Don Fischer, John Massie Mutz, and Renee…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (44+ words) One of the first things Indiana's settlers did was plant corn. Centuries later, it has become synonymous with Hoosiers. Born on the cob: How corn shaped Indiana and became its identity Since Steve Souder could walk, all he’s wanted to…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (472+ words) Matthew Smith, Miami University (THE CONVERSATION) America is nearing the 250th anniversary of its revolutionary birth, the Declaration of Independence. July 4, 2026, will mark a milestone – and a time for reflection. America divorcing France would have been news to Gilbert du Motier,…...

4+ mon, 13+ hour ago   (971+ words) Over the years writing this column, I’ve occasionally faced criticism for focusing too much on the gas boom. I’m totally guilty of this. The gas boom era, roughly 1886 to 1910, is a fascinating study because of how dramatically it transformed Muncie…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1159+ words) On Easter morning in 1920 or 1921, my grandmother Wilma fell into the privy vault of her family’s outhouse. Grandma lived with her parents and brother on South Jefferson Street in Congerville, the gas boom-era suburb built on Muncie’s south side in…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1255+ words) Trent Angers can be seen beside boxes research material on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Acadian House Publishing offices in Lafayette. Trent Angers looks over his boxes of research materials on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at Acadian House Publishing offices in Lafayette. Portrait of…...