2012-13 Annual Report

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A nnual R eport

2012-2013

Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites 650 West Washington Street • Indianapolis, IN 46204 317.232.1637 • TDD: 317.234.2447


A Message from

Tom King Dear State Museum & Historic Sites Supporter:

This summer, I stood on the bridge that spans the third floor of the Indiana State Museum, and I was struck by how many different things I could see from that single vantage point. From The Lincolns: Five Generations of an American Family exhibition to the line of visitors waiting for their turn at the Millennium Falcon™ Experience, past the iconic Indiana Obelisk and out to the canal that stretches off toward the rest of state, including our eleven historic sites – it felt very much like standing at a crossroads with a truly remarkable view. This has been an extremely exciting year at the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites. We’ve been to a galaxy far, far away with Star WarsŽ: Where Science Meets Imagination, and come home again to our own back yard with Amazing Maize. We’ve introduced visitors to sights as old as Fred, our iconic mastodon, and to ideas as modern as the cutting-edge discussion in our Science Nights lecture series. Our historic sites have offered an array of programming, from recreations like the Muster on the Wabash at Fort Knox II to nature walks in the Limberlost, offering Hoosiers even more opportunities to explore their Indiana roots. What brings it all together, though, are Hoosiers. Now more than ever, we are dedicated to not only preserving and interpreting our collective heritage, but also to presenting it in a fresh and interesting way, both to Hoosiers by birth and to Hoosiers at heart. We have expanded our summer camp program to provide more educational opportunities for children, and we’re adding new science, technology, engineering and math initiatives to help ready students for their future. We are forward-focused in many ways. We teach Indiana’s children about our history, our achievements, and our potential as they prepare to lead us into Indiana’s future. We have also begun to look toward Indiana’s Bicentennial, and as we do, we are re-committing ourselves to our role as stewards of Indiana’s cultural heritage. We are pleased with the financial progress we’ve made, and will continue to be devoted to creating the sort of public/private partnership that allows us to meet the challenges of the rapidly-changing world we’re charged with interpreting, not just effectively, but also successfully. As an institution, we see our history spread out behind us and our future stretching out ahead, and just as I love the vista from the museum’s bridge, I am so excited to be standing on the metaphorical bridge between what has been and what is yet to be. Thank you for standing here with me. I hope you enjoy the view. Sincerely,

Thomas A. King President & CEO

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Centers of

Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites President and CEO, Tom King, speaking in front of Fred the Mastodon.

Excellence The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites is a broad organization, both geographically and categorically. As we strive to preserve, interpret and present Indiana’s cultural and natural history, we focus on six Centers of Excellence – areas where our collections and expertise are especially rich. Together they serve as a framework for our wider mission. These six Centers; Abraham Lincoln, Quilts, Archaeology, Ice Age Paleontology, Indiana Artists, and Indiana Industry and Technology, touch everyone from the museum visitors who see our exhibitions, to the volunteers who help make discoveries on our paleontological digs, to staff like Ron Richards, the Indiana State Museum Senior Research Curator of Paleobiology. When Fred, the Buesching mastodon, was revealed to the public in January of 2013, no one was more excited than Ron. “What makes Fred so significant is that more than 85% of the skeleton was recovered, and the bones – were largely intact,” he said. Now an iconic symbol of the Indiana State Museum

Donors

If your employer is listed, you may be eligible for a matching gift. If your employer is not listed, check with your company’s human resources department to see if there is a matching gift policy. AT&T Catepillar Matching Gifts Program The Dow Chemical Company Eli Lilly and Company Foundation FM Global Foundation IBM Corporation John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Lilly Endowment, Inc. Lumina Foundation for Education SBC Foundation Matching Gifts Program Tyco Matching Gifts Program United Technologies USA Funds

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The thrill of Fred’s unveiling echoed across the state, and resonated especially strongly with Michele Greenan, who works in another of the Indiana State Museum’s Centers of Excellence, archaeology. In her role as Director of Archaeology, Michele studies, among other things, the native Hopewell and Mississippian cultures and the historic archaeology related to the state’s settlement. The Angel Mounds State Historic Site – a prehistoric hub of these native cultures – has contributed to our understanding of Indiana’s early peoples. “At the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, we have the ability to bring our excavated materials directly from the

Donors Matching gifts

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and Historic Sites, Fred stands watch over the Core Galleries on the first level of the museum, held aloft by a metal frame customized and crafted by the museum’s mountmaker and sculptor Mike Smith.

Tributes

In Memory Of: Carroll Hasewinkel M.D. Mrs. Corona M. Lewis Dr. Robert McDougal and Lee M. McDougal Doris and Thomas Stump Crystal Hasewinkel Mrs. Corona M. Lewis Dr. Robert McDougal and Lee M. McDougal Doris and Thomas Stump Nancy Turula

Dorothy Rose Smyth Mrs. Melissa Henderson and Paul Bogdanoff Susannah Koerber Mr. and Mrs. David McDaniel In Honor Of: Mark Kris Boye Dr. Kristina Boye Dan and Ginger Buesching Mr. and Mrs. Kenton Buesching Kent, Janne and Bob Buesching Mr. and Mrs. Kenton Buesching

Philippa Hughes Nancy Turula

Carl and Rose Horsley Tina Alverson

Olga Martha (Paschka) Buesching Mr. Dan Ball Dr. Kristina Boye Gebra Cuyan Carter Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Rousculp Kimber Sterling

Denver Howlett Mrs. Corona M. Lewis The staff of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites The Wedding of Gordon and Casey Miller Mr. and Mrs. Jon-Paul Surma

Arlene Phillips The staff of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites Mark Ruschman Ms. Grace Meils Rhonda Long-Sharp and Scott Sharp Jeff Tenuth Anna Circle of the Irvington Church Mr. and Mrs. Jon-Paul Surma David C. Tindel Mrs. Erma Bennett David Wu Ms. Gretchen E. White

Indiana Obelisk $20,000 + Polly H. Hix and Tony J. Fair

Corporations and Foundations Arts Council of Indianapolis Frank Curtis and Irving Moxley Springer Fund, a Fund of the

Central Indiana Community Foundation Citizens Energy Group Dean & Barbara White Family Foundation Hamilton Exhibits, LLD Herbert Simon Family Foundation Indiana Arts Commission Indiana Corn Marketing Council Indianapolis Power & Light Company IMI Lincoln Financial Foundation MacAllister Machinery McDonald’s of Central Indiana Nicholas H. Noyes, Jr. Memorial Foundation, Inc. WISH-TV

Mastodon $10,000 - $19,999 Anonymous Eleanor F. Bookwalter Dr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Dahlem Mark and Teresa Lubbers

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Within its collection of over half a million objects, the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites has six Centers of Excellence distinguished by the extraordinary breadth and quality of the material and the associated staff expertise. The Centers of Excellence are the basis for exhibitions, educational programming, publications, research and collaborations with numerous institutions and scholars.

Ice Age Paleontology

Many of the specimens in our collection were gathered during Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites field expeditions. Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites is the authority and resource base on Ice Age paleontology for Indiana, and has the largest collection of mastodons in the Midwest.

Abraham Lincoln

The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, one of the most important collections of material relating to Abraham Lincoln, is housed, maintained and interpreted by the Indiana State Museum in conjunction with the Allen County Public Library.

Indiana Art and Artists

Another of our Centers of Excellence is historic and contemporary Indiana art, including the largest collection of work by Hoosier Group impressionist T.C. Steele. Steele’s Brown County home and studio is one of our eleven State Historic Sites.

Quilts

Our renowned textiles include one of the best-documented Amish quilt collections in existence.

Indiana Industry and Technology

Our collection features technical innovations and products that have profoundly affected life in Indiana and beyond, and includes items of historic, cultural and industrial significance.

Archaeology

Our areas of study include native Hopewell and Mississippian cultures and our collection includes historic archaeological material related to the state’s settlement.

Donors Mr. Gary V. Sagui Robert and Alice Schloss Ms. Marianne W. Tobias

The people who work within our Centers of Excellence are truly passionate about their areas of expertise. Mary Jane Teeters-Eichacker, Curator of Social History at the Indiana State Museum, lights up when she discusses the Pottinger Collection of Indiana Amish Quilts. “[It’s] so valuable because of its documentation. We know, not just suspect, who made many of the quilts, who they were made for, when, and where they lived. Many museums have spectacular Amish quilts which they can identify only generally; ‘Quilt, Amish; Probably Midwestern, c. 1930’. In contrast, many of the quilts in the Indiana State Museum’s collection have an extraordinary level of information. For example, that Susie J. Christner made the exact same blinding yellow and black quilt eleven times, so none of her children would feel slighted. We have four of the eleven. The Indiana State Museum has several examples of multiple quilts from the same maker, so in this collection we can actually examine a body of work from a single Amish woman, sometimes even including the templates she used for quilting.“ It is this sort of enthusiasm for our shared Hoosier heritage that defines not only our staff, members, and visitors, but also the museum and historic sites themselves. This passion for our Hoosier heritage stretches from the artisans who painstakingly crafted the quilts in the Pottinger Collection to the artists featured in

Yellow and black quilt, created by Susie J. Christner.

our collection of art by Hoosier artists like James Spencer Russell. Steve Conant, a member of and long-time donor to the Indiana State Museum, echoes this sentiment. “ …The Indiana State Museum, in regard to Fine Arts, is where you are most likely to see work by Indiana artists, and the exhibitions at this institution are well done. This may consist of work by the Hoosier Group, their students, or contemporary artists of all media, or less often, a solo show of a particular artist, such as the James Spencer Russell exhibit that is currently being created.” This year, the Indiana State Museum was fortunate to be able to expand our collection through a remarkable gift from First Financial Bank; seven historical and contemporary works by important Indiana artists including: William Forsyth,

Charles Dahlgren and Arne Kvaalen. This donation not only strengthens the museum’s position in traditional Indiana art, but expands our collection of significant works by living Indiana artists. From modern artists to legendary American leaders, our Centers of Excellence are wide-ranging. Abraham Lincoln is not only an integral part of of Indiana history, he’s an essential part of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites. The incredible Lincoln Financial Foundation collection of Lincoln artifacts, along with our partnerships with the Lincoln Financial Group and the Allen County Public Library, consistently allows us to shine in the realm of preserving and presenting the story of our sixteenth President. Nancy Rogers of the Lincoln Financial Group says that their partnership with the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites “… helps bring Lincoln’s legacy to life.”

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continued Corporations and Foundations

Arthur Jordan Foundation Ayres Foundation, Inc. Corporations and Foundations Bedel Financial Consulting Earlham College Ball Brothers Foundation Faegre Baker Daniels LLP Barnes & Thornburg, LLP IUPUI Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Dow AgroSciences, LLC Frenzel Family Charitable Lead Trust Lilly Endowment, Inc. PepsiCo, Inc. Indiana Space Grant Consortium Sherman and Marjorie Zeigler John W. Anderson Foundation Foundation, Inc. Markey’s Rental & Staging Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Stutz Sedan Level Ruth Lilly Philanthropic Foundation $2,500 - $4,999 Vectren Corporation Vera Bradley Designs Stefan and Joan Anderson Gary J. and Kathy Z. Anderson T.C. Steele Mr. and Mrs. Dennis E. Faulkenberg Mrs. Nancy Jordan $5,000 - $9,999 Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Kendall Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. King Mrs. Corona M. Lewis Mrs. Judy O’Bannon Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lilly II James A. Sanders Elizabeth J. Ott H. B. Wehrle Robin and Gregory Pemberton

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field to the exhibition. We are the only institution in Indiana that can excavate, analyze, curate, and exhibit our collections. It’s a bit like ‘one-stop-shopping’ for archaeology. Our focus is not just on getting artifacts and doing excavations, but also on the conservation and preservation of archaeological resources that are still hidden beneath the ground. The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites stands out as the only institution focused on the long-term stewardship and conservation of resources yet to be unearthed – as well as those that have been excavated.”

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LDI, Ltd./Lacy Foundation Macy’s Midwest National Endowment for the Humanities Pacers Sports and Entertainment Corporations and Foundations Printing Partners Rapp Granary-Owen Foundation Bingham Greenebaum Doll LLP Ratio Architects, Inc. Capital Cities, LLC Center for Constitutional Democracy Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated Christel DeHaan Family Foundation Eugene and Marilyn Glick Foundation U.S. Bancorp Foundation F. A. Wilhelm Construction Wooton Company, Inc. $1,000 - $2,499 Hathaway Strategies Mr. and Mrs. Kent Agness Ice Miller LLP Sergio Aguilera and Lori Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Efroymson-Aguilera Indiana Republican Party Anonymous (2) Indiana University Foundation Mr. Dan Ball Indianapolis Motor Speedway Sarah C. Barney Irwin R. Rose & Company, LLC Dr. and Mrs. Steven C. Beering Ivy Tech Community College Leonard & Katie Betley J.P. Morgan Chase Mrs. Virginia Blankenbaker Lake City Bank

Dr. Ronald and Marcia Rice Steve and Santina Sullivan The Honorable John Tinder and Ms. Jan Caroll Steve and Debbie Vasquez

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Bowen Mr. and Mrs. Clayton I. Brewer Vicki and William A. Browne, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Tobias Buck Mr. and Mrs. Kenton Buesching Mr. P. Robert Caito and Mrs. Dena Rae Hancock Bill and Moira Carlstedt Mrs. Nancy H. Dunn Gracia and Jim Floyd Mr. and Mrs. Daniel H. Ford Phyllis & Ed Gabovitch The Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Harris Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Heilmann Mrs. Melissa Henderson and Mr. Paul Bogdanoff Rick and Alice Johnson Ms. Sandra Kemmish Pegg and Michael Kennedy Susannah Koerber John Krauss and Marnie Maxwell Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kruse Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lathrop

Mr. and Mrs. Joseph E. Loftus Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Mahrdt Mrs. Diamond G. Mather K. Mathews and D. Yost Linda McCabe Dr. Robert McDougal and Lee M. McDougal Alice & Kirk McKinney The Emily Fund Andrew and Jane Paine Mac and Pat Parker Mrs. Kearby Bon Parker Gerald and Dorit Paul Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Pletcher Kathi and Bob Postlethwait Mr. Greg Poulos Mr. Narcisso G. Povinelli M.J. Pulliam Dr. and Mrs. John G. Rapp Dr. and Mrs. George Rapp Dr. Alan Rebar and Dr. Susan McLaughlin Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Richardson Dr. and Mrs. Edward Ross

Mark and Nancy Ruschman Mr. and Mrs. Timothy J. Sanders Wayne Schmidt Jerry and Rosie Semler Rhonda Long-Sharp and Scott Sharp Jim and Judy Singleton Ms. Janice Snowden Mr. and Mrs. F. Thomas Sparrow Drs. Susan and Robert Stephens Doris and Thomas Stump Gregg and Judy Summerville Mary M. Sutherland and Jack Steffee Mark and Ann Varnau Douglas and Ann Wade Rhonda Fox Waltz and Dr. Kevin Waltz Judy Warren

Corporations and Foundations

Boren Foundation, Inc. Classic Party Rentals Design Group Eugene and Marilyn Glick Foundation

Goelzer Investment Management Company James O. and Alice F. Cole Foundation in honor of Polly J. Dobbs JP Parker Flowers KB Design Lilly Lane Metl-Span Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of Realtors Monarch Beverage Company Palmer Kelley Designs The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History The Penrod Society

Spirit $750 - $999 Mr. James Heyde Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Kobe

Corporations and Foundations 500 Earth Sciences Club Cabot Creamery Cooperative Indiana State Museum Store Walmart

Steel $500 - $749 Dr. and Mrs. Jay Akridge Mr. Stanton D. Anderson Mr. and Mrs. Raymond J. Andrejasich Ms. Nancy Ayres Mr. and Mrs. William R. Brown Mr. Michael G. Browning Mr. and Mrs. Jerry M. Burton Mr. and Mrs. Eugene M. Busche Mr. and Mrs. Philip J. Caito Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence N. Carter Mr. J. Cameron Carter Mr. and Mrs. Brian Christenberry The Honorable and Mrs. J. Murray Clark Mr. and Ms. Adam DeKemper Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. DeVoss Mr. James E. Dora Mr. Stuart F. Easley and Ms. Gina Del Santo Ms. Christine S. Fields and Mr. Jack Borgerding Mr. Louis Gerig

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goad Mr. and Mrs. C. Perry Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hefner Mr. and Mrs. Steve Huddleston Mr. and Mrs. Needham K. Hurst Tom Huston Mr. Marty W. Irwin Kyle and MaryBeth Jackson Mr. Stuart Keller and Dr. Kathryn Keller The Honorable and Mrs. Luke Kenley Mr. and Mrs. Ben Kuzma Mr. and Mrs. J.A. Lacy Dr. and Mrs. E. Henry Lamkin Sarah and John Lechleiter Dr. and Mrs. Vic Lechtenberg Mr. James B. Ledo Ms. Gail Lowry and Mr. Stuart Lowry Tom and Sally Lugar Ken and Karen McCune Mr. and Mrs. Ted A. McKinney Paul and Kathryn McWilliams

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Charles Dahlgren (1864-1955) “Route 42A” date unknown. Oil on board, 38˝x44˝ Originally, a Chicago artist, Dahlgren was a member of the Brown County Art Gallery Association. He was so fond of Brown County that he requested his ashes to be spread there near his favorite tree, a white oak that had been the subject of his painting.

This year, the Indiana State Museum presented a side of Lincoln that few have had a chance to see through the exhibition The Lincolns: Five Generations of an American Family. “Before he became a national treasure, Abraham Lincoln was a son, a brother, a husband and father. For all that people think they know about Lincoln the historical figure, few know much about Lincoln the human being. The exhibition was a revelation for many of our visitors,” says Dale Ogden, Senior Curator of Cultural History at the Indiana State Museum. Of the many roles that the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites fill, our stewardship of the Lincoln Collection is one of the roles that best defines us, and of which we are most proud. One cannot think of Indiana Industry and Technology without also thinking of agriculture. The advancement in these areas has defined much of Indiana’s history, and that was very evident in the exhibition Amazing Maize, which examined the history and worldwide impact of corn.

Donors

As we continue to steward Indiana’s cultural heritage, we are often awed by the breadth of the subject. Among all the riches that the state has to offer, these Centers of Excellence are the lens through which we view our work. These six Centers reflect our passion, our study, and our deep belief in the importance of the Hoosier state not only in regards to our collective history but as it pertains to our future as a whole. 

Corporations and Foundations Mrs. Sharon Brant Centaur, Inc. Crocs Edinburgh Outlet Eli Lilly and Company Indiana Association of Realtors Indy Reads New Harmony Holiday Ball State Employees’ Community Campaign (United Way) Sun King Brewery

Stone $250 - $499 Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Alley Mr. Alex Azar Allison Barber Mr. William Barrett Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bear Mr. Bruce A. Beesley Mr. and Mrs. David J. Belser William Bosron and Sheila Barton-Bosron Kevin Bramer

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events & exhibits Over the last year, the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites has worked hard to meet our mission, with efforts ranging from the presentation of Star Wars®: Where Science Meets Imagination to the painstaking restoration of the Fauntleroy Home in Historic New Harmony. Our exhibitions, events and discoveries have made this one of the most exciting years in our institution’s history. The Lincolns: Five Generations of an American Family highlighted the depth of the museum’s Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, one of the most important collections of material relating to Abraham Lincoln and his times in the country, while Amazing Maize helped

our visitors explore one of Indiana’s most critical industries, agriculture.

In addition to the museum’s exhibitions, new endeavors were undertaken in many locations this year, including Historic New Harmony. Amanda Bryden, New Harmony State Historic Site Property Manager, discusses the courage required to undertake the restoration of the Fauntleroy Home: “Why courage? Seeing the ‘guts’ of the structure was neat but also scary. The Fauntleroy Home was like a puzzle. There were literally and figuratively many pieces that needed to be

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The Honorable and Mrs. Morris Mills Mr. and Mrs. John M. Mutz Anthony Najem Ms. Catharine Norton Mr. Brian D. Parker Ora, Aliza, Ari, and Naomi Pescovitz in memory of Mark Pescovitz Dr. John N. Pittman Ms. Brenda Sawyer Dr. and Mrs. Dwight W. Schuster Mr. and Mrs. David Shane Mr. and Mrs. William L. Shrewsberry Ed Simcox Mr. Jeff Terp Ambassador and Mrs. Randall L. Tobias Ms. Rowana Umbarger James Wade Emily A. West Mr. Robert and Mrs. Ellen Whitt Mr. and Mrs. Alan G. Zimmermann

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One of our most awe-inspiring collections, though, shows just how broad the industry in our state is. We are proud stewards of the RCA television collection, which was brought to the museum through the efforts of Dave Arland, museum supporter. “Thompson Electronics and former RCA employees wanted to salute the long history of electronics in the state. Tens of thousands of Hoosiers have been part of this industry,” says Dave. The Indiana State Museum not only maintains this remarkable collection technological artifacts, we also use them in our efforts to educate young Hoosiers about the history of industry and technology in Indiana.

Kimberly A. Brant Ms. Meredith Brashear Lydia Brasher Ms. Joyce Brinkman Ms. Delores Brown Tom and Carole Brown Mr. and Mrs. William A. Browne, Sr. David Buchanan Mr. Mark Carney Mr. Victor E. Childers Ms. Connie Diane Cole Mr. and Mrs. Bryson Cook Mr. and Mrs. J. Bart Culver Deborah Daniels Mr. Herbert Darling Scott Davidson Nola Gentry and Ned Derhammer Dr. and Mrs. Richard DiMarchi Mr. James David Donahue Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Donahue Mr. Rexford Early

David M. Ford Ronald and Laura Frieden The Honorable Beverly J. Gard and Mr. Don Gard Mr. and Mrs. Greg Genrich Mr. and Mrs. Tony George John and Annetta Gholdson Dr. and Mrs. Robert Giannini Dr. James A. Glass Mr. Harry L Gonso Ms. Vicki R. Goode Ms. Julie Griffith Mr. and Mrs. Gregory F. Hahn Mr. and Mrs. David J. Hamernik Mr. John Hammond Mr. and Mrs. Don Harris Mr. Joseph Heerens Sue S. Hirschman Dr. and Mrs. Zachary I. Hodes Mr. and Mrs. Gary A. Hofmeister Eric Holcomb Mr. Allan B. Hubbard

Mr. and Mrs. Blake A. Jackson Ms. Jane Jankowski Mr. Craig Johnson Mr. Cristopher Johnston Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Justus Mr. Kevin Kelly Mr. Raymond Kennedy Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kozlowski Julia and Andre Lacy Jon Laramore and Janet McCabe The Honorable Connie Lawson and Mr. Jack Lawson Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lootens Ms. Karen Lowe Bill and Susan Macias Mr. and Mrs. Brad Maisto Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm Mallette Mr. James Marcuccilli Mr. Bruce McCaw Jamie McCaw The Honorable and Mrs. James W. Merritt, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Moreau Mr. John T. Neighbours Mr. Kevin Ober Mr. and Mrs. William Oesterle Ms. Marjorie O’Laughlin Mr. Ifeanyi Osili II Mr. David L. Pippen Mr. and Mrs. Jim Purucker Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Richards Robert and Melissa Risk Mr. and Mrs. Ian M. Rolland Mr. and Mrs. John R. Rudolph Michael Sample Curt Simic Lyn St. James Mr. Craig R. Stapleton Ryan T. Streeter Dr. and Mrs. Clay W. Stuckey Col. James R. Sweeney II Mr. Alan Symons Mr. and Mrs. Robert N. Taylor Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Taylor Mr. and Mrs. W. Dennis Thomas

Ms. Jennifer Thuma The Honorable Eric Turner Mr. William H. Walton III Mr. John P. Warner Dr. and Mrs. Edward Weisberger Mr. and Mrs. Joe Bill Wiley Susan Williams and David Rimstidt Mr. Donald F Woodley Robert Wynkoop

OneAmerica Robert K. Steel Family Foundation Stuart A Ditsky, CPA, PC The Dick and Betsy DeVos Family Foundation The ROSK Group, Inc. University of Illinois Woodrow Wilson Foundation Zink Distributing

Corporations and Foundations

$101 - $249

500 Festival A Fitting Creation Amy W. McDonnell and Randall T. Shepard Fund Brightpoint, Inc. Confectioneiress Cupcakes and Sweets Indiana Association of Beverage Retailers Indiana Manufacturers Association Indiana University I.U. Press Keystone Construction Corporation

Mr. and Mrs. Bill Allen Anonymous Mrs. Judith Avery and Mrs. Meredith McDonald Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bader Mr. and Mrs. Mel Baez Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey S. Ball Mr. Konrad Banaszak and Mrs. Jennifer Sugarman Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bandy Dr. Charles R. Bantz and Dr. Sandra Petronio

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Barnes Mr. and Mrs. William Bayliff Mr. Harold Beasley Suzanne S. Bellamy Pamela J. Bennett Mrs. Erma B. Bennett Mr. D. Eugene Bennett Ms. Ann G. Benthin Ms. Ellen Bernstein Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Bodenhafer Ms. Karen K. Bohn Ms. Deborah Bonte Ms. Theresa Bordenkecher Ms. Jacqueline Borgerhoff Dr. Kristina Boye Mr. and Mrs. James R. Boyle Mr. and Mrs. Sean Brady Mr. and Mrs. Robert Braitman Mr. and Mrs. David E. Bray Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brockman Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Browning Karen G. Burch Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Burdick

Ms. Judith A. Burke Ms. Ailbe Burke Jo Ann Caito The Honorable Jeb Bardon and Ms. Krisite Carter Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Cavallini Mr. and Mrs. Barry Chambers Mr. and Mrs. Colin C. Chin Dr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Christie Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Clancy Mr. and Mrs. Thomas C. Coble Rochelle and Mike Cohen Dr. and Mrs. John J. Coleman III Mr. Art Conner Joseph M. Conrad and Jean E. Ford Ms. Barbara A. Copeland Mr. Richard C. Corbin and Ms. Diane Roudebush Mr. and Mrs. Donald Cottler Mr. and Mrs. John Crawford Mr. and Mrs. Troy Crum Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cunningham Ms. Valerie Davidson

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respected historical institutions in the country. These partnerships also elevated the museum’s national reputation within an academic community that is dedicated to preserving the legacy of Abraham Lincoln,” says Dale Ogden, Senior Curator of Cultural History at the Indiana State Museum.

Looking

Forward 2013-2014 Exhibitions and Events

Fulfilling part of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites mission to bring the world to Indiana, the Indiana State Museum was thrilled to host Star Wars®: Where Science Meets Imagination. Traci Cromwell, Director of Collections, remembers how the exhibition “…brought many multigeneration families into the museum to experience the science and artistry behind the movies. These families also enjoyed all of the fun, family-oriented programs that were added during the run of the exhibition, from costume parties to lectures given by Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology professors.”

Exhibitions The Fiery Trial: Memorial Prints Style, Elegance and Wit: Art of James Spencer Russell of the Civil War April 3 – Oct., 2014 Sept. 7, 2013 – March 2, 2014 Fearless Furniture Oct. 5, 2013 – May 27, 2014

Symphony in Color April 7 – May 4, 2014

Nikon Small World Opens Oct. 11, 2013

Gallery 431 June 27 – Sept. 14, 2014

Ice Age Giants Nov. 16, 2013 – Aug. 17, 2014

American Spirits: Rise and Fall of Prohibition Oct. 11, 2014 – Feb. 15, 2015

Celebration Crossing Nov. 29 – Dec 31, 2013

Fauntleroy Home hallway walls stripped down to the lath.

Special Events Ice Age Overnight January 18, 2014

Pinewood Derby April 1 – 6, 2014

Celebration of the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr. January 20, 2014

Mammal Study Merit Badge April 12, 2014 C.S.I. Ice Age April 19, 2014

Sankofa February 8, 2014

Stitch in Time Workshop Series: A Bed Turning April 26, 2014

Junior Girl Scout Day January 25, 2014 11th Annual Indiana Art Fair February 14 & 15, 2014

Latino Festival of the Arts September 27, 2014

GeoFest February 21, 22 and 23, 2014

Heroes from the Heartland November 1 – 11, 2014

Indiana Bandstand March 8, 2014 Going Green March 14 & 15, 2014

Day of the Dead Festival November 1, 2014

Museum Adventure Camp March 24 – 28, 2014

Handmade Indiana November 8, 2014

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put back together, and there was no instruction manual. Fortunately, the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites has a talented staff of restoration specialists and curators. The Fauntleroy Home was fitted back together properly, and looks better and is more structurally sound than it has been in years.” Another exciting new addition to the State Historic Sites this year was the new Visitor’s Center that opened at the Limberlost. Amazingly, during the dedication ceremonies a Bald Eagle circled above the building several times; nature’s form of a “flyover” for a site dedicated to nature’s conservation and the history of the efforts Gene Stratton-Porter. From the modern to the historic, this year’s highlights stretched across a broad range of time periods, including five generations of Abraham Lincoln’s family. “The Lincolns: Five Generations of an American Family gave the museum an opportunity to partner with several of the most

Mr. James Frankiewicz Ms. Elizabeth Frederick Mr. and Mrs. Scott Freeman Mr. William Freeman Ms. Carol Fritsch Mr. and Mrs. Carl J. Gahwiler Mr. and Mrs. John E. Gallina Mr. James W. Ganey and Mrs. Elizabeth Smith Mr. Michael Gargano Mr. and Mrs. Robert S Garramone Mr. and Mrs. Willie Garrett Mr. and Mrs. John P. Gates Mr. and Mrs. Gary E. Girvin Dr. and Mrs. Pinkus Goldberg Mr. and Mrs. John R. Goss Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Gossett Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Gottlieb Mr. and Mrs. Berl J. Grant Mr. and Mrs. Robert J. Greene Mrs. Janet Gross Mrs. Kathi Guffy

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“I will be forever thankful to the 501st Legion of Indiana for making this exhibit a huge success,” says Traci. “They volunteered hundreds of hours dressed in their extraordinary costumes from the Star Wars® films, interacting with our visitors. It was a wonderful feeling to see visitors to the Indiana State Museum so thrilled to have their photo taken next to the 501st Darth Vader character in front of the original Darth Vader costume used in the movies.” This year, the museum also played host to Eternal James Dean and Amazing Maize, celebrating Indiana’s cultural and agricultural heritage. Amazing Maize had over 65,000 visitors during its time at the Indiana State Museum, and now resides permanently at The Corn Palace in Mitchell, South Dakota. The Corn Palace is an internationally known tourist attraction for Mitchell and now Amazing Maize is part of that draw. Todd Stockwell, Curator of Industry and Technology at the Indiana State Museum says: “ The relationship with [The Corn Palace]

Family Tree from The Lincolns: Five Generations of an American Family opening reception.

just developed, and they came back to us and asked what was going to happen to the exhibition. We eventually came to the conclusion that we could turn over most of the existing exhibition to them and let it have a new life outside of the museum.” From pop culture to history to industry, the activities at the 12 locations in the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites system has something for everyone, just like the Hoosier state itself. 

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Mr. and Mrs. John W. Davis Ms. Carolyn Reynolds and Mr. John Davis Mr. Brian Defelice and Ms. Jody Hendryx Prof. James Divita Mr. and Mrs. George Dougherty Ms. Sandra S. Dragoo Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Dwenger Ms. Mabel Easton Ms. Judith Eaton B.C. Elliott, Elliot Company of Indianapolis Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery A. Evans Mr. Mark Fairchild and Ms. Jennifer Amos Mr. and Mrs. John Fazli Mr. and Mrs. Mark Fine Mr. and Mrs. C. Bruce Flanagan Mr. and Mrs. Michael Fleck Ms. Melissa Floor Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Fogle

While volunteers are always an important part of the undertakings of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, this exhibition had some very special guests who selflessly gave of their time.

Ms. Lynn Guptill and Mr. Dave Yoran Barbara Habig George S. Haerle Ms. Kimberly Hall Jay and Mary Ham Mr. and Mrs. Keith Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey L. Hamilton Mr. and Mrs. William Handlon Mr. Daniel Hargrove and Ms. Jennifer Thompson Mr. and Mrs. Rick Harless Mr. Robert E. Harman Ms. Linda S. Harper Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Harris Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas J. Hatfield Mr. and Mrs. M. Phil Hathaway Mr. John H. Heiligenstein Mr. and Mrs. Tom Heniff Mr. and Mrs. Ronald A. Hensley Mr. John Herp Mr. and Mrs. J. Daniel Hess Mrs. Niomi L. Hester

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Hoback Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Eric Horn Mr. Matthew Hornsby and Mrs. Karen Broghamer-Hornsby Ms. Katherine Howe and Mr. Erik Hembre Mr. and Mrs. Gene Humphrey Mr. and Mrs. Kirk Jackson Ms. P. A. Jeffers Ms. Ruth Jennings Ms. Sylvia D. Jurgonski Mr. and Mrs. Darrell C. Jutte Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Kemple Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kenninger Dr. and Mrs. Baron Kidd Thomas J. Kinney John and Connie Klipsch Col. A. D. Kneessy Ms. Carol Kruszewski Mrs. Nancy Kyzer and Ms. Wendy Graber

Gerry and Susanne LaFollette Dr. and Mrs. Jay W. Lang Mr. Paul C. Larsen Ms. Phyllis Lewis and Mr. Jonathan Lewis Ms. Roxanne Lewis and Ms. Belinda Whitney Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Liles Dr. Robert D. Lucus, D.D.S. Mr. Jason E. Lunderman Mr. David Lutz Mr. Dennis M. Mahoney Mr. and Mrs. Stephen W. Marmon Larry and Rosalyn Martin Mr. and Mrs. Toby Matherly Mr. and Mrs. Jake McDuffee Ms. Glennda McGann Ms. Christina McKee Ms. Tess McNeely Mr. Ron McQueeney Ms. Melinda Memmer Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mervar

JoEllen Miller Mr. and Mrs. David E. Miller Clayton C. Miller Merrill and Jena Morey Mr. and Mrs. Terence Murphy Thalia Nicas and Louis Jungheim Ms. Elizabeth C. Nicholson Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nieske Mr. and Ms. John T. O’Brien Mr. Robert Schembs and Ms. Arleen Palmberg Dr. and Mrs. John C. Pantzer Ms. Robin-Elizabeth Parsley Ms. Harriett Patterson Mr. and Mrs. James E. Pauloski Ms. Janet S. Peoples and Ms. Margaret J. Kriese Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Perry Michelle Peters Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Peterson Mr. and Mrs. Frank Popowics

The Porto Family Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. Powers Mr. and Mrs. James D. Price Fred and Karyn Prine Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Mario Pyles Mr. John Rasmussen and Ms. Jane Atkinson Rasmussen Dr. and Mrs. George Rawls Anthony and Betty Ressino Ms. Mariel K. Reynolds Mrs. Mary L. Rice Jim and Ruth Rodefeld Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Rolves Patricia G. Rooney Mr. and Mrs. Scott J. Rosenberger Carole and Merrill Ross Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Rudesill Ms. Pat Scanlon Mr. Richard Schevitz and Mrs. Rosemary Ervin Ms. Mary Schilling

Ms. Nanette Schulte and Mr. Matthew Russell Mr. and Mrs. David Seiferth Mr. and Mrs. Matt Sewell Missy Shadday and Jessie Hurst Mr. and Mrs. Neil Shaneyfelt Dr. Kathleen Shook Ms. Carol G. Simonetti Mr. and Mrs. Richard Skrzynecki Mr. and Mrs. Ken Smith Ms. Eileen M. Smith Ms. Angela Southern Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Springer Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stark Mr. and Mrs. Richard A. Steininger Mrs. Sandra Stowell Dr. and Mrs. Phillip M. Summers Dr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Tempel Vera and Victoria Thompson Mr. Julio Tierno and Ms. Helen Carroll

Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Timmers Dr. and Mrs. Walter B. Tinsley Mr. and Mrs. P. Michael Tolson Dr. Marcy and Mr. John Towns Mr. and Mrs. Greg Turner Nancy Turula Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Twyman Ph.D. Mr. and Mrs. Rocky Valadez Chrissy M. Vasquez Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Veenhuizen Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Vessely Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey A. Vlach Mr. and Mrs. Eric Waldkoetter Ms. Sherry L. Watkins Mr. Ian A. Watson and Mrs. Elizabeth M. Dwyre Ms. Anna Weiser Mr. Phillip E. White Barbara White Mr. Dave Williamson

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wiltrout Ms. Dana Reed Wise Ms. Julia Woolard Mr. John Wyman Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Zaring Fredric K. Zuck and Sue Dumm

Corporations and Foundations

Alpha Eta Boule Chapter Sigma Phi Mu Fraternity Alpha Mu Omega Chapter Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Cultural Resource Analysts, Inc. Dayton Society of Natural History Digital Color Graphics Indiana State Museum Employees Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. McNamara Florist Steve’s Flowers and Gifts Switzerland County Historical Society The Links Indianapolis Chapter

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Torch

“The Indiana State Museum speaks to us about our values, our standards, our strengths, our style and our personality. This remarkable museum informs about who we are as Hoosiers: where we came from and what elements will probably guide our future decisions. And it speaks to us on many levels: to children, to adults, and to scholars.” Marianne W. Tobias

Bearers

little sister, Ellie, through the galleries. “The museum is a second home to him. He’s going to look back and like Abe Lincoln say, ‘Here is where I grew up,’” says Natalie.

The mission of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites is to preserve, interpret and present our shared heritage. To this end, it is the people of the Hoosier state who make our work both possible and worthwhile. The volunteers who give selflessly of their time, the visitors who come back again and again, the school teachers who bring their classes to our programs every year without fail – these are the people we serve with our mission, and also the people on whom we rely as we strive to accomplish it.

An enormous part of our mission is to link the children of today to Indiana’s past. With its mansard roof and majestic detail, each year the Culbertson Mansion hosts thousands of school children, volunteers and local citizens through a series of guided tours and award-winning programs. “Children gasp, asking ‘Is that real gold?!’ referring to the 23-carat gold leafing seen throughout the building,” says Jessica Stavros, Program Manager at Culbertson Mansion State Historic Site. By telling the stories of our heritage in a way that contextualizes Indiana’s place in the world, we equip those who will become Indiana’s decision-makers to lead our state into a future that is as rich as our past. Kids like Jammer – who is so passionate about the Indiana State Museum that he once said that he wanted to live in Indiana when he grew up, so that he wouldn’t miss any new exhibitions – are the conduit for our work.

Civic leader Marianne Tobias captured this sentiment perfectly at the 2013 Tribute Dinner, when she said: “The Indiana State Museum speaks to us about our values, our standards, our strengths, our style and our personality. This remarkable museum informs about who we are as Hoosiers: where we came from and what elements will probably guide our future decisions. And it speaks to us on many levels: to children, to adults, and to scholars.” The Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites is dedicated to Hoosiers, past, present and future. Natalie Himebaugh and her family are perfect examples of the impact our work can have. Her son, Jammer, has been coming to the museum regularly for years. He participates in our summer camp programs, and guides his

Donors

Jammer Himebaugh during a demonstration done by Dr. Joenathan from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology at Science Sci-fi Summer Camp.

Tomorrow’s Indiana

Individuals who have included the Indiana State Museum Foundation in estate plans and informed the Foundation of this intent. Mr. and Mrs. Kent Agness Ms. Nancy Ayres Mr. and Mrs. Eric Bedel Bowen Technovation, Jeff and Diana Bowen Mr. and Mrs. Doug Dafforn Richard E. Ford Mr. and Mrs. William J. Greer The Estate of Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Harris* Rosemary Harris* Hazel W. Hopper* Ann Mallett* Lee McCall McDougal

Mrs. Sybil A. Merk Mr. J. Ronald Newlin Elizabeth J. Ott Andrew J. and Jane M. Paine George and Christine Plewes Dr. and Mrs. George Rapp Dr. and Mrs. John G. Rapp Mrs. Beverly Rice Janice Snowden Stephen and Santina Sullivan Susan Williams and David Rimstidt

New Albanian Brewery

State Historic Sites Corydon Capitol

Lanier Mansion

Friends of Corydon State Historic Site Harrison County Community Foundation Oak Trace Elementary School

Culbertson Mansion

Friends of Culbertson Mansion FYL Entertainment

Artist Kris Lemmon of Deco Works Studio restores the intricate detail in the Culbertson Mansion’s Middle Bedroom ceiling. The designs are typical to the era, but Lemmon says the color palette used throughout the mansion is striking and quite unique, making this State Historic Site a true masterpiece of Victorian artistry.

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WINS - Women in Neighborhood Service

We see Jammer’s passion for his Hoosier heritage reflected in the work of leaders like Marianne Tobias, and museum supporters like Brad Maisto. “I became involved with the Indiana State Museum as a volunteer because of the broad range of interesting opportunities the museum offers. I am keenly interested in preserving and sharing our Indiana history and natural history with this generation and generations to come. If you can spark an interest or new

New Harmony

Architectural Renovators, LLC Gene Stratton Porter Robert Lee Blaffer Foundation Hans and Monica Berg Sara and David Brown Courier Kendallville, Inc. Koester Construction Company Edward F. and Tedra S. Hemingway New Harmony Association James S. Jansen and Pamela Jansen of Interpreters Mary Putnam New Harmony Holiday Ball Douglas and Kaoru Stratton New Harmony Woodworks Gene Stratton Porter The Rapp Granary-Owen Foundation Memorial Society Brenda Sawyer Jefferson County Civil War Roundtable “When Jenny Lind Came to Town”

Levi Coffin House

Levi Coffin House Association Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Beesley

Limberlost

Friends of the Limberlost

Whitewater Canal

Franklin County Convention, Recreation and Visitors Commission Historic Metamora, Inc. Margaret Mary Community Hospital McCullough-Hyde Hospital Sur-Seal

Buy-A-Bone

Bones purchased to preserve Fred the mastodont for future generations to enjoy

T.C. Steele

Anonymous Friends of T.C. Steele Psi Iota Xi of Brown County

Vincennes

Sodexo Campus Services, Vincennes University

The City of Vincennes First Vincennes Savings Bank Fortner’s Pest Control The Vincennes/Knox County Convention and Visitors Bureau

Ms. Tina Alverson Anonymous Mr. Dan Ball Mrs. Erma Bennett Mr. and Mrs. Scott A. Bodenhafer Dr. Kristina Boye Jami Bradshaw

Kimberly A. Brant Mr. and Mrs. Kenton Buesching Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Burdick Mr. and Mrs. Colin C. Chin Mr. and Mrs. John Crawford Ms. Jama Edwards Ernest R. Elliott School 4th Grade Class Mrs. Rebecca Frye Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Hamilton Ms. Beth Harmes Nancy and Michael Jordan Mr. and Mrs. Ed Kenninger Mr. and Mrs. John Klipsch Ken and Karen McCune Mr. and Mrs. Jake McDuffee Ms. Kimberly Prusa Dr. and Mrs. Matthew Rousculp Kimber Sterling Stephen and Santina Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Jon-Paul Surma Ms. Karen Waterman Ms. Gretchen E. White

Lincoln in indiana $1 million

The Dean and Barbara White Family Foundation, Inc.

$100,000 to $500,000

Lincoln Financial Foundation

$50,000 to $99,999

Frank Curtis and Irving Moxley Springer Fund, a fund of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, in loving memory of Irving and Frank Springer

$10,000 to $19,999

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Foundation Ball Brothers Foundation Olive B. Cole Foundation Ian and Mimi Rolland Ron Venderly

$1,000 to $9,999

Randy Brown Lorraine Davis John Gastineau GTECH Lupke Foundation Inc. Sallie Mae Don Wood

Up to $999

Jeffrey S. Ball Thomas and Sandra Elyea Mark Kevitt Susannah Koerber Dr. Jerry Mackel Eleanor Marine Byron Reed Mr. and Mrs. Christopher S. Riley John Simon Clay W. Stuckey Ron Venderly Mr. and Mrs. Keith Waldburger Dana Wichern

Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites Board of Directors Mr. William A. Browne, Jr. - Chair Andrew Dahlem, Ph.D. - Vice Chair Ms. Sandra Kemmish - Secretary Clint Pletcher - Treasurer Mr. Gregory L. Pemberton - Past Chair Mr. Stefan S. Anderson Mr. Gary J. Anderson Mr. Andrew J. Briggs Mr. Danny Danielson Mrs. Polly Dobbs Mrs. Nancy A. Jordan Mrs. Judy O’Bannon Mr. Maclyn (Mac) Parker Alan H. Rebar, DVM, PhD Mr. Robert Risk James Sanders Alice Schloss Mr. Gregg Summerville

Judy Warren Susan Williams Government Representatives Representative Terri Austin Senator Jim Merritt Mr. William Smith

Audit/Finance Committee Mr. Andrew J. Briggs Mrs. Nancy A. Jordan Mr. Maclyn (Mac) Parker Clint Pletcher James A. Rodefeld

Chairman’s Council Mrs. Kathryn Betley Mrs. Eleanor F. Bookwalter Polly H. Hix Kyle Hupfer Corona M. Lewis

*Denotes those members who are deceased.

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Jan Snowden as Raggedy Ann during Celebration Crossing.

idea in just one child, it makes your time worthwhile.” Brad’s passion for our mission is reflected by other volunteers, staff and donors like Jan Snowden. Many visitors to the museum don’t know Jan Snowden’s name, but they certainly know Jan. For years, Jan has volunteered her time to don a costume and play the character of Raggedy Ann. “The smiles and hugs are the best part of being Raggedy Ann,” says Jan. “This rag doll is such an important bit of Indiana history.” Seeing the delighted smiles of children so engaged with something from Indiana’s past has inspired Jan to leave a legacy to the Indiana State Museum and Historic sites. Her passion,

and part of our mission, is to bring history like Raggedy Ann alive so that children can engage with their Hoosier heritage in such a way that they don’t just learn about it – they learn to love it, too. These are the people who bring our mission to life. In many ways, they, themselves, are our mission, because it is through them and for them that we are able to do the work that we believe is critical to preserving our past and promoting our future. We are Hoosiers, and this both is and will be our legacy. 

Donors Joseph E. Loftus James A. Rodefeld Mark Shublak Judy Singleton

2013 Tribute Steering Committee Judy Singleton, Chairwoman Kim Brant Deborah Daniels Lou Gerig Anne Hathaway Eric Holcomb Sandi Huddleston Mark Lubbers Teresa Lubbers Greg Pemberton Judy Warren Betsy Wiley Joe Bill Wiley

Educators Roundtable Linda Johnson, Preschool, Wayne Township Schools

Mr. Bob Enyart McKesson Resuscitator

Emma Said, K-7 Art, IPS

The Honorable and Mrs. Richard G. Lugar Donation of 9/11 Banner

Courtney Lakin, 6th grade Art, Kankakee

Lloyd Woodard, High School Art, Mississenewa High School & Indiana Diane Georgakis, 6th grade Language Arts, Kankakee Wesleyan University Jake McDuffee, K-5 Literary Coach, Southside

artifact donors

Mike Burdsall, High School Biology, Danville

Mr. Bob Morgan Calcite and Pyrite Donation

Linda Mills, Elementary Library Media Specialist, Greensburg Elementary

Mr. George Oliva Donation of Norman Norell Pieces

Steven Mills, Middle School Social Studies, Greensburg Elementary & Indiana Wesleyan University Stephanie Ruddy, 3rd Grade, IPS #144 Lisa Faulkenburg, English, Julie E. Test Middle School, Richmond

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Richard Lile, 7 & 8 Grade Science, IPS

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First Financial Bank Donation of Prints and Paintings Mr. Richard K. Elmore Pre-historic Chipped and Ground Stone Tools Mr. Steven Elmore Pre-historic Chipped and Ground Stone Tools

Ann M. and Chris Stack “Tricps” by Tina Newberry - Otto Stark, IMA Exhibit Ralph and Priscilla Baumheckel Corn Ear Specimens

Ms. Connie Weil Donation of Weil Rope Bed

Representative Dan Burton GOP Vest with Buttons

Mr. and Mrs. Neal Wixson Numerous items

Mr. Thomas DeVoe 1920’s Dresses

The Nature Conservancy, Indiana Chapter Donation of sillstone slabs

Mr. Paul Goodwin Rapp House Engraving

Mr. and Mrs. Michael D. Gorsline Red Skelton Concert Ticket and Autograph Ms. Hila Katrina Remally Clifton Wheeler Portraits Mark and Nancy Ruschman Otto Stark, IMA Exhibit Catalog

Mr. Nicholas Hubby Booth Tarkington Desk Mr. Stephen Kerr Levi Coffin Book Ms. Susan Forsyth Selby Sklar Belfast Cut Plug Box full of Marbles

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