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Programs

IHS programs at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center are designed to help people make a personal connection with the past and with the community. We are proud to offer interesting and relevant workshops, speakers, and programs and events that enrich the lives of Hoosiers and offer you a unique perspective – and a great time!

For more information on Family History and Genealogy Programs, please click here or search the IHS Calendar.

For program-related inquiries, please email programs@indianahistory.org

Programs and Workshops

Last Call

Last Call

Eugene and Marilyn Glick,
Indiana History Center

Wednesday, May 31 2017
8:00 p.m.

Free program.


Do you remember the 21 Club? Déjà vu? The Hunt and Chase?
Cruise down memory lane to some of Indy’s iconic clubs. LGBT Bars have long served more than libations, as places for community, safety, and activism. Since 2015, at least five gay bars have closed in Indianapolis. Join us for an evening of conversation, storytelling, and fabulous signature-drinks, as we look at the history of Indianapolis’ LGBT bars and their evolution today.

Wednesday May 31, 2017; Doors open at 7:00pm; Program begins at 8:00pm
Lilly Hall, Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
Free. Signature drinks and mocktails available for sale.
Registration encouraged at indianahistory.org.
Presented in partnership with IndyPride

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Ride and Seek: Cycling Through Indianapolis History

Ride and Seek:

Cycling Through Indianapolis History

Eugene and Marilyn Glick,
Indiana History Center

Sunday, July 23 2017
11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

$40 per team (up to 4 people); $35/teams with IHS or IndyCog Member (up to 4 people).

$10 Procrastinator Fee (within 48 hours of event).

Registration includes swag bag, 4 drink tickets.

Participants must provide their own bicycles.

Grab your friends and sharpen your detective skills for a biking scavenger hunt through Indy's history. Start at the Kruse Family Stardust Terrace on the Canal at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, and travel around downtown's bike-friendly byways, solving clues, and uncovering stories to win awesome prizes.

Thank you to our partner IndyCog for helping to put this program together!

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Brent Glass - Author Talk

50 Great American Places

Brent Glass Author Talk

Eugene and Marilyn Glick,
Indiana History Center

Tuesday, June 13, 2017
6:00 p.m.  - 8:00 p.m.
Check-in begins at 5:30 p.m.

Free program

Join IHS in welcoming Brent D. Glass, Director Emeritus of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, the world's largest museum dedicated to telling America's story. His recent book,50 Great American Places, highlights sites across the U.S. Taking the spot at number sixteen is New Harmony, Indiana, the site of two American utopian communities. Copies will be available for purchase.

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