Sponsored by Sun King Brewing

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

Thursday, September 5, 2019
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Check-in begins at 6:30 p.m.

$20, $16 IHS Members, $25 at the door

Indiana’s past is full of pioneering women who dared to break barriers and make their mark in the lab. Raise a glass to the revolutionary researchers of Indiana’s past:

• The mother of modern management whose family efficiency studies became a best-selling book
• The socially-conscious physicist who educated generations of young scientists while standing up to communism
• The pioneering anthropologist who founded a discipline while writing native voice back into Indiana’s history

At Women Behaving Badly, you’ll weave your way through the History Center to meet scientific trailblazers from Indiana’s past, while enjoying scrumptious, themed snacks, and local drinks.

Sponsored by the Lacy Family

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

Thursday, September 12, 2019
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Free program
(limit 10 tickets per guest. Please call 317-234-0033 to reserve group orders.)

Join the conversation about how Latinos have shaped Indiana history over the past century and how current politics affect the community in the Midwest today. Dr. Sujey Vega will talk about the recuerdos – memories – of Hoosier Latinos and the relationships between Mexican and non-Mexican residents in small-town Indiana. A moderated discussion led by Nicole Martinez-LeGrand, multicultural collections coordinator at the Indiana Historical Society, will tie in Vega’s work with the IHS Latino Collecting Initiative.

2019 Lacy Family Distinguished Lecturer
Dr. Sujey Vega is an Associate Professor of Women and Gender Studies and affiliate faculty member in the School of Transborder Studies and Religious Studies at Arizona State University. Her book, Latino Heartland: Of Borders and Belonging in the Midwest focused on the relations between Mexican Hoosiers and non-Mexican Hoosiers in Indiana. Her recent work looks at the role of Latina women in the LDS church.

Mounds State Park
4306 Mounds Road
Anderson, IN 46017

Saturday, September 14, 2019
1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
$25; $20 IHS Member

Explore earthworks created by the Adena-Hopewell people and learn the more recent history that archaeologists are uncovering.

Ticket includes behind-the-scenes experience, a snack, entry and parking.
We will meet at the site.

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

Saturday, September 28, 2019 - 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

$40-$50
Includes continental breakfast and lunch

How do we make Indiana a better place for women?
Entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker championed women by giving them the economic power to support their families through her successful business ventures. Over 100 years later, Hoosier women are in the bottom third for the economic status of women by state. Learn how you can shape our state during an inspiring day of discussion, activities, and action steps with leading change-makers from across the state.

Presented in partnership with the Indiana Historical Society and Women4Change Indiana.

Start at the City County Building
200 E. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Tuesday, October 8, 2019
6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
$15, $12 IHS Member

Explore Indianapolis’ history through three buildings on one intersection. For over 100 years, the corner of Alabama and Market streets have been a hub of city life. Connect past to present through the architecture and stories behind three iconic buildings:
•  The tour will begin in the midcentury madness of Indianapolis’ City County Building with its magnificent views of downtown from the 23rd story observation deck.
•  Next, there will be a behind-the-scenes look at the revitalization of Market East district at Cummins Indianapolis headquarters.
•  The journey will end at the City Market, complete with libations and snacks.

Additional Notes:
•  Guests will be responsible for their own parking. Street parking is available, as is garage parking at the corners of Market and New Jersey Streets.
•  A security screening is required for entry at the City County Building.
•  One drink ticket and light refreshments are included with registration.

Supported by Upland Brewing

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.

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.