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Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
450 W. Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Friday, October 18, 2019
7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

$22, $16 IHS Members, $25 at the door

Was it the farmer with the rake? Or the mistress with a tire iron?

We’re back with a new mystery to solve! Assemble your crew and hone your sleuthing skills for a life-size Clue-inspired experience at the History Center.  Based on a 1920s murder in Indiana, you will interview suspects, follow the clues and solve who, where and what. Oh, and you’ll have the chance to win fabulous prizes. 

Cash bar and light refreshments available.
Costumes encouraged!

Sponsored by Payless Liquors

Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
450 W. Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Wednesday, October 30, 2019
7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

$50, $40 IHS Members, $20 Designated Driver

 Mwah ha ha! Get ghosted at Indy’s most entertaining Halloween party for grown-ups. It’s going to be a ghoulishly good time.

Sip your way through a spirited party full of the ghosts lurking in Indiana’s past. Mingle with Cole Porter in our Haunted Saloon, have a drink with Diana of the Dunes and get spooked by more phantoms lurking in the shadows of the History Center.

Taste “monstrous” cocktails by local mixologists inspired by the state’s most pervasive legends – the Churubusco Beast, the Evansville Lagoon Creature, the Monster Snake, Mesekenabek and the Crawfordsville Monster. If you dare, you can strut your stuff in our costume contest.

Ticket includes themed cocktails and light refreshments.

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Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
450 W. Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202

Sunday, November 3, 2019
1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

FREE program, registration is encouraged

Cycles are a fact of life for most women, a reality as common as the earth’s revolutions around the sun. Periods, menstruation, and sanitary products are stigmatized or ignored in American culture. In this event, we want to burst that taboo bubble and bring about a revolution in talking about periods: a normal, healthy biological function that most women experience each month. Through our conversation, we will look at the evolution (or lack there) of period technology and how Western ideology around mensuration developed. We’ll also address contemporary issues such as period shaming, access to education, and health risks. Oh, and we say “we” … we mean YOU! Not only will we have an expert panel including Dr. Sharra Vostral, Dr. Katie McHugh, and Terry Lee assembled to talk about these issues, but during the event audience members will be invited to rotate in and out of panel conversation. 

Join us after the conversation for a brief reception, sponsored by LifeSmart Youth.
Enjoy light refreshments, chat with panelists and other women’s health advocates.  

Presented by Indiana Historical Society, Indiana Medical History Museum, Indiana State Department of Health – Office of Women’s Health, LifeSmart Youth, Dr. Sharra Vostral, and Women4Change Indiana. 

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Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
450 W. Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202

Thursday, November 7, 2019
4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

FREE program, registration is encouraged

Panel discussion exploring national and local initiatives to archive, preserve, and interpret LGBTQ history and culture, as well as evolving practices to involve and include LGBTQ communities.
From local historical sites to national organizations such as the National Park Service and the American Alliance of Museums, cultural heritage and cultural arts professionals are part of the evolution of the field to tell more inclusive stories, particularly highlighting marginalized and erased communities. Dr. Susan Ferentinos, public historian, writer, consultant, and author of Interpreting LGBT History at Museums and Historic Sites will introduce current trends and issues in US LGBTQ historical interpretation. She will be joined by Jordan Ryan, Indiana Historical Society, and Mike Barclay, Indianapolis Contemporary, to discuss Indianapolis’ LGBTQ history, historic preservation, and cultural arts initiatives. Audience Q&A will follow.

Presented by IUPUI Museum Studies Program, IUPUI Public History Program, and Indiana Historical Society.

The Indianapolis Propylaeum
1410 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis, IN 46202

Thursday, November 7, 2019
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

$20, $10/student

Come to the table! Through conversation over dinner we will explore the incomplete legacy of the women’s suffrage movement in an effort to build bridges, see new perspectives, and find a path forward.
The passage of the 19th Amendment, which prohibits the government from denying the right to vote based on sex, was a revolutionary moment in American history. However, the suffrage movement was segregated and not all women were enfranchised. The evolution of the feminist movement has continued to focus on issues most important to white women, without reflecting the needs of women of color. This event has been designed for a diverse, multigenerational audience interested in discussing the segregated suffrage movement and exploring the impact of its legacy on women’s political cooperation and unity today. 

The event will begin with a choral performance by the Indianapolis Women’s Chorus followed by remarks from author and CICF Vice President of Community Leadership & Effective Philanthropy, Tamara Winfrey Harris. Attendees will then break for a facilitated conversation over a shared meal.

Presented by The Indianapolis Propylaeum, Central Indiana Community Foundation, Indiana Historical Society, Indiana Humanities, Indiana Latino Institute, Indianapolis Jewish Community Relations Council, Indianapolis Women’s Chorus, League of Women Voters of Indianapolis, Muslim Alliance of Indiana, Peace Learning Center, The Exchange, and Women4Change Indiana.

Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
450 W. Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202

Thursday, November 21, 2019
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

$20, $15 IHS Members

 Everyone’s talking about Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical and many of us have the triple-platinum cast album playing on repeat. Its crafty lyrics, hip-hop tunes, and big, bold story have even rejuvenated interest in the real lives and true histories that Hamilton: An American Musical puts center stage.

University of Maryland historian Dr. Richard Bell explores this musical phenomenon to reveal what its success tells us about the marriage of history and show-business. We’ll learn what this amazing musical gets right and gets wrong about Alexander Hamilton, the American Revolution, and the birth of the United Sates and about why all that matters.