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INDIANA HISTORICAL SOCIETY SPOTLIGHT

Ferris Wheel and Rides on the Midway at the 1933 Indiana State Fair (Indiana Historical NEW Society, P0490) EXHIBIT Through Nov. 6: FREE VIRTUAL BROWN BAG: TURNING ON A DIME Indiana Lore Aug. 18, noon to 1 p.m. (Eastern): Join us for a FREE virtual brown bag This new exhibit where you’ll learn from Indiana Historical Society staff about shifting to virtual traces the roots meetings and events, reconfiguring in-person events and even rescheduling or of our state’s tall tales. canceling them. To register, email [email protected] and the Zoom meeting details will be sent to you. VIRTUAL PROGRAMS APPLY FOR A MINI GRANT Aug. 11: Applications are due Sept. 1 for Heritage Support Mini Grants of up to Reconstructing $4,999 for Indiana’s local history organizations to meet high-priority needs in Rural areas of collections stewardship, DEAI, sustainability and planning. Communities In this Midwestern WHAT WE'RE READING THIS WEEK Roots Lite Workshop, learn about researching rural areas and towns. $15; $10 members.

Aug. 18: Leaving the

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Farm: Town and City Living In this Midwestern Roots Lite Workshop, learn how to research, write, and build a community identity around your ancestors. $15; $10 members.

Aug. 19: History Happy Hour: Women’s Professional Baseball Dive into the stories of the All- American Girls Professional Baseball League. Free.

Aug. 25: Boy Observing Bees, Conservation Building, Indiana State Fair, 1952 (Indiana Historical Stories Society, P0569) Buildings Tell In this Midwestern DIVERSITY, EQUITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND INCLUSION Roots Lite How nonprofit leaders can create an equitable future through ongoing Workshop, learn action. (Forbes) about details in our built environment that FUNDRAISING give clues to the Top 10 questions to answer before asking for a major gift. (Clairificaton) past and the people who LEADERSHIP & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT occupied them. Seven steps to get your board reconnected, reengaged and enthusiastic. $10; $5 (Gail Perry Group) members.

How to develop yourself as a nonprofit leader. (The Bridgespan Group) IN-PERSON PROGRAMS MUSEUMS Aug. 7: Five steps for co-creating exhibits and programs with your communities. WalkIN Through (AAM) History: Hoosier Heroines Explore the PRESERVATION, COLLECTIONS & HISTORY mavens, Let’s not hide the tough stuff of history. (AASLH) activists, entrepreneurs NEED A BREAK? and feminists The interesting history of deep-frying foods at fairs. (Thrillist) that called And here are the answers to all your burning questions about fair foods. (The home on this walking tour. Daily Meal) $20; $15 members. TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES JOBS

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Mrs. Stallard Working in the Bond Drive Office (Indiana Historical Society)​ LOCAL Director of Historic Preservation Indianapolis: Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites.

Collections Specialist Indianapolis: Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art.

Associate Director of Experience Design Muncie: Minnetrista.

Young Girl on Merry-Go-Round, ca. 1950s (Indiana Historical Society, P0569) Theatre and Events Manager FREE WEBINARS & VIRTUAL LEARNING Muncie: Aug. 12: Virtual Exhibitions Technical Workshop 1: Strategies, Project Minnetrista. Workflow and Efficient Design – Learn about the methodological framework Part-Time required to create a virtual exhibition as well as the philosophical challenges Visitor Services involved. (Museum Learning Hub) Assistant Bristol: Aug. 12: Trans Inclusion Task Force – Resource Guide Kickoff – Join a Elkhart County virtual information session to learn more about the development of this Historical resource guide. (AAM) Museum, Elkhart County Parks & Aug. 12: Women Are Essential: Interpretive Strategies that Reveal Women Recreation. Are Everywhere – Learn about the resources, processes, and programs that can help elevate the important roles of women in history. (National Trust for REGIONAL Historic Preservation) National History Day Kentucky Aug 17: From Concept to Reality: Preservation Project Planning Basics – Coordinator Learn about the typical process and steps to take a building rehab project from Frankfort, Ky.: concept to reality. (National Trust for Historic Preservation) Kentucky Historical Aug. 17: Boards in a Time of Adaptation – Learn about the critical actions Society. nonprofit boards can take in this time of ongoing uncertainty. (Propel Administrative Nonprofits) Assistant Aug. 18: Educating and Engaging Groups Through Immersive Exhibitions – Bloomfield Hills, Mich.: Learn how to develop and manage programs that get groups in the door and Cranbrook learning something new. (Blackbaud) Center for Collections and VIRTUAL TRAINING Research. Aug. 10: Introduction to Audio Preservation – Learn about issues in audio preservation, as well as common formats and their preservation risks. $45. Collections (NEDCC) Manager Granville, Ohio: Denison Museum,

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Aug. 12: The Stages and Challenges to Expect During a Capital Campaign – Denison Find out what happens in the five phases typical to most capital campaigns. University. $69. (GrantStation) Program Aug. 26: Joy, Genealogy, and Justice: 3 Steps to Support the Dignity and Associate, Humanity of Black Lives as History Doers – Learn how you can embrace a Internship vision of Black liberation and social justice within the local and state history Program community. $45; $25 members. (AASLH) St. Paul, Minn.: Minnesota Historical FUNDING AVAILABLE Society. NATIONAL Director of Visitor Services & Engagement Hudson, N.Y.: The Olana Partnership.

Digital Humanities Assistant Middletown, Conn.: CT Humanities.

Historic Preservation Coordinator Prince William County, Va.: Prince William County Government.

Mrs. LeRoy Smith from Lebanon, Indiana Wins a 1st Prize for her Fruitcake at the 1940 Indiana Education and State Fair (Indiana Historical Society, P0490) Social Media Manager Applications are due Aug. 13 for the 2021 Diversity Scholarship to attend Augusta, Ga.: the 2021 virtual PastForward conference, hosted by the National Trust for Augusta Museum Historic Preservation. of History.

Letters of Interest are due Aug. 15 for subject matter experts to develop Curator of American World War II Heritage Cities Criterion Essays. Each of the ten Collections & essays will be about 2,500 words in length and will be compensated at the rate Exhibits of $2,500 per essay. (National Council on Public History) Lake Wales, Fla.: Applications are due Oct. 8 for Historic Preservation Fund Grants that fund Lake Wales architectural and historical projects in Indiana. (Indiana DNR-Division of History Museum. Historic Preservation and Archaeology) Exhibits Manager Lincoln, Neb.: NEWS & RESOURCES .

Visitor Engagement Coordinator Fort Collins, Colo.: Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising, Colorado State University. PAID INTERNSHIPS

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Collections Research Internship Big Rapids, Mich.: Howard+Revis Design Services, The Jim Crow Museum, Ferris Grand Champion Colt in the 4-H Colt Club Show at the 1951 Indiana State Fair (Indiana State University. Historical Society, P0490) Arlington Smithsonian Magazine has announced the return of Museum Day on Sept. 18, National 2021, when participating museums and cultural institutions across the country Cemetery provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket. Register your History museum to participate. Education Internship The Department of Interior recently invited Tribal and Native Hawaiian Arlington, Va.: Community leaders to consult on a draft proposal revising the Native Blake Learning American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The review Systems. committee invites museums to submit comments on the draft proposal to [email protected]. ORPHANS CORNER AROUND INDIANA

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TELL US WHAT YOU THINK We'd love your input on this e-newsletter! Use this form to give us your Midway at the State Fairgrounds, 1937 (Bass Photo Co. Collection, Indiana Historical Society) feedback. NEWS Get ready for 2021 Indiana Archaeology Month in September with this year’s digital poster from the Indiana DNR-DHPA. If your organization will be hosting http://www.icontact-archive.com/...5&s=6746&m=372152&t=a822b41ea0e50da69e079be45ca293cd48d8be3bf1d6209b855da39fbd386609[8/13/2021 10:21:02 AM] Twitter Widget Iframe

an Archaeology Month program, you can submit it to the statewide calendar.

Indiana Humanities has announced the 2022 One State / One Story statewide read selection will be Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments. Organizations can apply to host a Community Read.

Indiana Landmarks has announced that Musee de Venoge in Switzerland County is the recipient of its 2021 Sandi Servaas Memorial Award for outstanding achievement in historic preservation. (Vevay Newspapers)

Read about the Jazz Age origins of “Naptown,” Indianapolis’ often- misunderstood nickname that has a long, rich history. (Indianapolis Monthly) VIRTUAL PROGRAMS Aug. 19: Back to the Future: A Mid-Century Modern Home Tour – This video tour highlights five Modernist standouts around the state. $20; $15 members. (Indiana Landmarks)

Ruthmere has launched The History Hike for Fitness (HHFF) Smartphone Tour, a free, self-guided smartphone tour that represents the fusion of historical points of interest, physical fitness and high tech. IN-PERSON EVENTS AND EXHIBITS PLEASE NOTE: For in-person programs, please check with the hosting organization regarding any COVID-19 restrictions and/or requirements.

Aug. 6 through Oct. 4, Terre Haute: Stories from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods Historic District Exhibit – See vignettes of history from the Historic District, building connection to our own lives and to the value of preservation. (Swope Art Museum)

Aug. 7, Fort Wayne: Miami Indian Heritage Days – Diane Hunter will offer a demonstration on “Miami Games Since Time Immemorial.” $7; free for members. (Chief Richardville House, akima pinšiwa awiiki)

Aug. 7, Delphi: Kid’s Fun Day in the Pioneer Village – Kids can enjoy games, pioneer crafts, and canal boat rides. (Wabash and Erie Canal Center)

Aug. 7, Elkhart: Coffee on the Piazza – Enjoy pastries, free coffee, and live music. (Ruthmere)

Aug. 13, Plymouth: Brown Bag Lunch and Learn: Cartoons of Culver – Jeff Kenney will share historic Culver Academy students’ cartoons that tell the history of Culver Academy in a fun way. This presentation will also be available on Zoom. (Marshall County Museum)

Aug. 13, Frankfort: Genealogy Workshop – Visit the library to use research resources and ask questions of the Genealogy Coordinator. (Frankfort Community Public Library)

Aug. 14, Franklin: Wine, Cheese, and All That Jazz – Guests 21 and over can sample wines from local wineries, taste a variety of cheeses, and enjoy jazz music. $35; $30 members. (Johnson County Museum of History) TRAVELING EXHIBITS Indiana organizations can borrow professional-quality traveling exhibits from the Indiana Historical Society. You can visit exhibits at the sites below. Please check with the hosting organization regarding any on-site COVID-19 restrictions.

Through Aug. 29, Crawfordsville: A Visual Journey: From AIDS to Marriage Equality (Carnegie Museum of Montgomery County)

Through Sept. 12, Washington: From Pencils to Pixels: Hoosier Cartoons and Comics (Davies County Historical Society and Museum)

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