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…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (45+ words) Today’s Wabash Valley History is brought to you by Lynn’s Pharmacy in Downtown Brazil. This photo is of the first plat map of Terre Haute from 1816. The Vigo County History Center has a collection of plat maps and other maps…...

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…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (227+ words) Sites in Indianapolis, Terre Haute and Washington important to Black heritage in Indiana are now listed in the National Register of Historic Places, the National Park Service’s official list of the United States’ historic places worthy of preservation. River…...

1+ mon, 11+ hour ago   (594+ words) Lafayette officials are in search of people who might who still own plots at the city’s cemetery, after the City Council last month said no casket burials will be allowed at the facility going forward except for “individual exceptions.” A…...

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…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (58+ words) Lafayette celebrated Independence Day and America's 250th anniversary with live music, food, and a veteran salute. Mayor-President Monique Blanque reflected on 250 years of American freedom and histor... Lafayette celebrated Independence Day and America's 250th anniversary with live music, food, and a veteran…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (909+ words) In this continuing series on the origins of Catholicism in the 50 states, we now turn our attention to the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Michigan. Before the Constitution went into effect in 1789, the new nation’s first organ of government…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (792+ words) Indiana may be known for cornfields, motorsports, and basketball, but beneath the surface of this great Midwestern state lies a haunting and fascinating history that most people have never explored. Scattered across its 92 counties are the remnants of towns that…...