Behind the Scenes in 1839

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

Tuesday, October 15, 2019
7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
$8, $5 IHS  Members

Learn about early Old Northwest ways with a one-of-a-kind program that takes you behind the scenes of You Are There 1839: Religion and the Divided Frontier.

Hear from Danny Gonzales, IHS director of exhibitions research, about how the exhibit came together and the resources we used to authenticate the experience. Actor Anna Barnett, who plays Mrs. Nichols, the innkeeper’s wife, shares her experiences in the space and what people want to hear most about. Historian and author Dr. James H. Madison, the Thomas and Kathryn Miller Professor Emeritus of History at Indiana University, provides a look at what is was like for Indiana’s earliest pioneers.

We unpack the various characters, values and ethnicities that led to our regional identification as the Midwest as we navigate the events, people and times that helped craft the culture of the Hoosier State.

A member trip with a genealogy twist
Saturday, November 9, 2019
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Check in  - 8:00 a.m.

$75 per current IHS Member, $125 per guest (includes one-year IHS Membership)
Registration deadline -  Thursday, October 24

Cost includes bus transportation and lunch

Immerse yourself in the 1800s and the story of Giles White, Hoosier frontiersman and Civil War hero turned town sheriff and mayor of Greensburg. Join IHS actors, Indiana Department of Natural Resources Director of Special Initiatives Jeannie Regan-Dinius, and descendant Bob White on a one-of-a-kind experience.

Starting in You Are There 1839: Religion and the Divided Frontier, we explore the experiences of Giles’ mother, Lucy White, through his eyes and learn about the emotions in rural Indiana leading into the Civil War. Then we hop on a bus to locations in Decatur County to trace the family’s history. Along the way, we learn the story of an escaped slave named Caroline and her four young children who escaped from Kentucky to Indiana to Canada on the Underground Railroad.

We reveal the dilemmas Giles faced as sheriff and mayor in the face of racial tension and talk about the legal case against Luther Donnell, who aided Caroline. Donnell’s conviction in the Decatur Circuit Court was reversed by the Indiana Supreme Court.

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

Saturday, October 19, 2019
2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
$20, $15 IHS  Members

Join local researcher, Amber Oldenburg, for an introduction to genealogical research methodologies and key record groups. Learn how to classify information, understand the how research standards can really aid your research, and explore key record groups and research processes can propel your family history research.