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Leave your books behind, but don't stop learning.
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IN THIS ISSUE
6 Lincoln: Lost and Found
8 A Photographer’s Journey
15 A Constellation of Stitches
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BREAKING NEW GROUND The Levi Coffin State Historic Site is known as the Grand Central Station of the Underground Railroad. Levi and Catharine Coffin were Quakers who used their Newport (now called Fountain City), Indiana, home to shelter more than 1,000 escaped slaves as they made their way to Canada and freedom. The Coffins felt deeply the wrongs of slavery and dedicated their lives to ending the institution. Not only did they protect many Freedom Seekers, they also refused to participate in the economy that supported slavery. Levi Coffin State Historic Site interior
Due to the lack of facilities and interpretation, the Coffin House’s availability to visitors has been severely limited. All that is about to change. This past October, the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites broke ground on the new visitor’s center for the Levi Coffin House State Historic Site. The plans for the improvements include a permanent interpretive exhibition, Souls Seeking Safety, greater accessibility for differently-abled visitors, public restrooms, and year-round hours for visitors. There are several necessary repairs to the Coffin House which will be carried out, insuring that the house remains safe for visitors for years to come. Another new feature of the site will be a reference library, and it was announced at the ground breaking that the library will be named the Janice McGuire and Saundra Jackson Freedom Seekers Library, in honor of the two women who have managed the site for so many years.
These changes should allow many more visitors, especially school groups, to learn about Levi and Catharine Coffin and the thousands of freedom seekers whom they helped escape from slavery. At the groundbreaking, keynote remarks were given by Governor Pence, and Tom King and ISMHS Board Member Robin Winston also addressed the crowd, reminding everyone of the importance of the Coffin legacy and stirring up excitement about the improvements. After the remarks, Governor Mike Pence, Tom King ISMHS CEO and others dug ceremonial shovels-full of dirt at the site of the new visitors center. When the official ground breaking was over, guests enjoyed refreshments and a chance to tour the Coffin House.
Construction on the new Visitor’s Center is slated to begin in March. For more information about the site, visit indianamuseum.org
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LINCOLN: LOST AND FOUND The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection is one of the best in the world, and portions of it are on display now as part of So Costly a Sacrifice: Lincoln and Loss. 2015 marks the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and the end of the Civil War. While death was a familiar aspect of life in the 19th century, the unprecedented carnage of the war, coupled with the shock of the president’s murder, altered the ways Americans experienced death. From a child’s coffin to a field-surgeon’s kit to the last portrait of Lincoln from life, this exhibition explores the changing attitudes toward mortality, sacrifices of the Civil War and the most famous funeral of the century. Chief Curator of Cultural History Dale Ogden says: “Due to the spread of telegraphy, for the first time in history, an entire populace experienced a national calamity simultaneously. Americans learned of the “Terrible News” together, debated the meaning of the tragedy, followed the hunt for Booth and subsequent trial and execution of the conspirators in chorus. Such a universal experience magnified every aspect of the crisis and altered the character of a nation.”
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The Dr. Dane & Mary Louise Miller Foundation
Painted plaster cast bust of Abraham Lincoln
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In addition to the exhibition, the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites is proud to introduce THE LINCOLNS. This companion publication explores both artifacts from the Lincoln Financial Foundation collection that are not part of the current exhibition, and also delves into the lives of the Lincoln family, exploring unique aspects of the most famous First family in U.S. history. Many renowned Lincoln scholars have contributed to THE LINCOLNS, including James Cornelius, Ph.D., Curator of the Lincoln Collection, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum; Clark Evans, Head of Reference Services, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (ret.); and Erin Carlson Mast, Director of President Lincoln’s Cottage National Historic Site.
These unusual and expert views offer the reader a chance to discover things they may not have known about the Lincolns, while the exhibition surveys the irrevocable change that Lincoln’s loss wrought on the war-ravaged nation. This is the first time the ISMHS has offered this sort of supplemental publication electronically, giving the public the chance to explore Lincoln in a new format. Ogden adds that “[n]o other figure in American history has had a more profound, and lasting impact on the nation than has Abraham Lincoln. By utilizing multiple tools like exhibitions, websites, and publications we can explore this complex story in a comprehensive manner.”
THE LINCOLNS is available on the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites’ website. So Costly a Sacrifice: Lincoln and Loss runs through July 5 at the Indiana State Museum. For more information, visit www.indianamuseum.org/exhibits/details/id/699 and click on the link for the primer.
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A PHOTOGRAPHER’S JOURNEY Hoosier native Bill Foley reflects on his award-winning career as a photojournalist
Bill Foley is a Hoosier native and a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, but he didn’t grow up aspiring to make pictures of history. In fact, he was studying chemistry at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN, when something happened. “Well, the short version is, in ’73, I bought a camera.” He started shooting photos and had a revelation. Photography became a passion and a life-long career in one. Over the course of that career, he has worked on assignments in more than 47 countries. His work has been published in major newspapers and magazines around the world, appears in several books on photojournalism and has been shown in museums and galleries around the world.
Identification cards from Bill Foley’s time in the Middle East.
“Pictures are time-machines…” Bill Foley left Indiana when he was just 23 years old after purchasing a $99, one-way plane ticket to Amsterdam, armed only with his camera and a desire to photograph historic moments. From Europe, Foley traveled to the Middle East and received an Associated Press assignment in Cairo. While in Egypt, Foley received unprecedented foreign access to Anwar Sadat, then-President of Egypt. Looking at the photos from that period, Foley notes that, “Pictures are time machines….when I look at them. The names come back to me in a heartbeat. They’re objects – memories you can hold in your hand.” From street life in Cairo to important government functions, Foley documented Egypt in that time as no other photojournalist had. His stellar work and access to Sadat led to one of the most iconic images of his career, “The Last Smile.” “I made that picture,” Foley remembers, “and then I turned and walked away from the stand.” He intended to take some wider-angle photos from further away, but Sadat was assassinated before Foley had taken more than a few steps. “The Last Smile,” taken only moments before he was killed, was the last portrait of Sadat ever taken.
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Sadat with grandson - December 17, 1978. Photo courtesy of Bill Foley Photography.
“The first time I got shot at…” Covering a region that was experiencing wide-spread political unrest left Foley with a lifetime’s worth of incredible stories. “You had to learn how to survive really quickly,” Foley remembers. “The first time I got shot at – I mean, I understood fire arms, but I never carried a gun. I wore a flak jacket, but I never carried a gun, because carrying a gun says something totally different than carrying a camera.” Armed only with his camera, Foley negotiated the During his time in Lebanon, for example, he would have to pass through
various check-points across Beirut, and depending on which political group was manning the checkpoint, Foley would have to pull the appropriate identification card out of his pocket. He had a collection of them, which allowed him access to virtually all of the city, but producing the wrong card at any one of those checkpoints could lead to his detention…or worse. From dangerous near-misses by gunfire to trying to get photos sent across the wire before the electricity went out, Foley’s time in the Middle East was consistently dramatic. Four experiences seem to stand out among even this sea of amazing moments, however, and one of them earned Foley the Pulitzer Prize.
“Like Dante’s third circle...” Sadat’s assassination marked the start of the most remarkable events Foley covered. It was during his time in Lebanon, however, that the events that perhaps best define his photojournalism career occurred. One of these events was the bombing of the Marine barracks in Beirut in October of 1983. Having spent a great deal of time at the barracks, both Bill Foley and Terry Anderson, then-Middle East Bureau Chief for the Associated Press, were stunned when they drove up to the wreckage.
Beirut USMC bombing recovery. Photo courtesy of Bill Foley Photography.
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“At a certain point in the airport road, when you drove up, you could see the barracks. And we got to that point, and I turned to Terry and I said, ‘it’s gone.’…We got out of the car, and it was chaos. It <was> like Dante’s third circle. There <was> smoke, people screaming, there were pieces of people and metal…so, we were making pictures of the general chaos.”
You’ve got women screaming, you’ve got dogs and kids and the whole bit. Well, we walked into the camp, because there were no men pointing guns at us anymore…and you could hear your heart beat. It was the first thing that occurred to me – it was so weird, because it was just so quiet.”
A short while later, Foley captured the shots that made the front page of newspapers across the nation. “We did the first walk-around – me and Peter Jordan and some others. And when we got to the actual site, that’s when I took the picture of the black Marine being lifted from the rubble.” The barracks bombing set off a string of political and military decisions that shaped the United States’ involvement in the Middle East for more than a decade, and Foley’s photos were at the forefront of the public discussion of the incident and its aftermath in the United States.
“You could hear your heart beat…” The year before the Marine barracks bombing, Bill Foley found himself in another tumultuous moment in Middle East history. Sabra is a Palestinian refugee camp that’s adjacent to the Shatila neighborhood on the south side of Beirut. In 1982, Foley had spent enough time in the camp and neighborhood to be familiar with the residents. They became a people and place that he knew. When he was turned away from the camp by armed militia men on September 16, 1982 and then again on September 17, he began to think something was very wrong. When Foley and some colleagues returned around 8 a.m. on September 18, the armed guards were gone… and something else was missing, too. “If you’ve ever been to a refugee camp,” Foley says “the noise level is amazing.
Women wait with stretchers at Sabra. Photo courtesy of Bill Foley Photography. The next thing that Foley registered – or thought he registered – were piles of garbage lying in the street. It took him several moments to realize that it wasn’t piles of garbage he was seeing. It was piles of bodies – residents who had been brutally killed over the course of the previous two days. “When I realized it was piles of corpses, I went on autopilot and started making pictures…. We walked down the road toward the hospital that’s basically at the border where Sabra meets Shatila, and we heard … the clanking of a vehicle, and we didn’t know if it was a Phalange tank coming back or what it was. So, we got in the car and raced off.”
Back at the office, Bill processed his film. Before he could wire the images to the international AP bureaus, however, the lines were cut, and along with them, Bill’s electronic access to the rest of the world.
Getting the photos to the airport was harrowing. Foley says that if the militias who had check points set up between Baabda and the airport had caught him with those pictures he, “never would have made it out of the car.”
With the photos tucked into his shirt and his transmitter wrapped in a dirty rag in the trunk of his car, Foley and his driver made the dangerous decision to cross the green line – the border separating east and west Beirut, and head toward the Baabda region, in the hopes of transmitting the photos from the Israeli Press Center there. They arrived safely, but before Foley could wire the photos to New York, the power was cut to Baabda as well. Foley called his office in west Beirut, who told him that there was a chartered flight leaving the airport for Tel Aviv, and if Foley could get his photos on that plane, they’d make it out of the country.
Foley and his driver made it to the airport with minutes to spare. The chartered plane landed, Foley handed the photos to the NBC producer, the producer boarded the plane, and it took off for Tel Aviv. Foley’s photos of the Sabra and Shatila massacre were the only ones to make it out of Lebanon that day. The next morning – Sunday – they were on the front page of newspapers across the world. They called attention to the massacre, the troubled region and to Foley, who received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for his photos of the incident.
Evening skyscape. Photo courtesy of Bill Foley Photography.
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“It’s what you do with the pixels…” Foley’s work has spanned continents, subjects and decades. From political upheaval to celebrities to his current work – he’s particularly fond of a recent series of cloud photos – Bill Foley has captured the world through a photographer’s lens. “My most interesting mementos are pictures,” he says. Foley is currently an Assistant Professor of Fine Arts at Marian University in Indianapolis where he teaches photography, and says, “I still make pictures every day.”
Photo by Cary Pool
You can see more of Foley's work – including the photographs of Anwar Sadat, the Marine barracks bombing, and his Pulitzer-prize winning photos of the Sabra and Shatila massacre – and learn more about his life as a photojournalist in Art Meets News: The Life of Photojournalist Bill Foley. The exhibition will be on display at the Indiana State Museum from March 28 through July 19, 2015. For more information, visit indianamuseum.org
A CONSTELLATION OF STITCHES One of the oldest quilt patterns in the United States is also one of its most recognizable. The Star quilt – sometimes called Lone Star, Star of Bethlehem, The Mathematical Star, Blazing Star, Stars Upon Star, among other names, depending on the exact pattern. Intricately patterned and painstakingly stitched, the Star quilt was popular among the Amish communities in the Midwest during the 19th and 20th centuries. To make these beautiful quilts, the quilter had to arrange a mosaic of small diamonds radiating out from the center of the star, cutting, placing, piecing and finally quilting each tiny piece of fabric. It was easy to run into difficulty. In order to have a finished quilt that lies flat, without uneven sides or a bulging center, an enormous amount of time and effort was required.
Starburst, made by Anna Chupp Miller of Goshen, Indiana, in 1930; 86” square.
This pieced Starburst pattern quilt features a very faded field that is now olive-green, with a central multi-colored eight-pointed starburst. The starburst is composed of interlocking diamond patches in repeating colors, including yellow, green, red, white, blue, pink and black. The starburst is surrounded by four smaller eight-pointed stars and four smaller four-pointed half stars. The quilt has a red border and backing. The stars are quilted with a grid pattern bisecting each diamond in the middle. The field is quilted with eight-petaled flowers. The border is quilted with a zig-zag feather and triangle-shaped grids. "M. J. M. 1930" is stitched in variegated blue embroidery floss into the proper bottom left-hand corner. Most fabric is of lesser quality. There is a good quality cotton backing in at least four unequal pieces. The backing is brought forward and machine stitched to provide the binding. The quilting was done in white thread through a thin batting.
Mary Jane Teeters-Eichacker, Curator of Textiles at the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites notes that, “[o]ther star patterns are less demanding, such as Ohio Star, made from squares and triangles. The variety is endless, a testament to the enduring fascination of star designs.”
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One of the most remarkable Star quilts in the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites’ collection is one made by Mrs. Jonas D. Miller. David Pottinger’s quotation in the museum’s database, which documents the Pottinger collection at the ISMHS, states that it was, "made by Mrs. Jonas D. Miller, Anna Chupp, for her son Menno J. Miller, Goshen, IN, signed M. J. M. 1930. Menno was born June 11, 1909. Married Barbara A. Miller and had 9 children. They left the Old Order Amish to join the Beachy Amish church. Menno died in 1977. Today their children are spread across the country while Barbara lives alone in a small trailer south of Middlebury and proudly carried on an independent life."
"She is blind. When I purchased this quilt, although she could not see it, she remembered it but apologized for not having more batting. In her mind it was a significant deficiency." These star quilts were not only precious to their creators and those who owned and used them, they’re also a cornerstone of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites’ renowned quilt collection. A collection of over 700 quilts, including 100 quilts in various star patterns, forms one of the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites’ Centers of Excellence. This collection, particularly the David Pottinger Collection of Indiana Amish Quilts, is consulted by researchers worldwide.
Blazing Star of Star of Bethlehem; made in 1880 by Anna Marie Arnold Clemmons
Star pieced crib quilt, made by Mary A. Masters, 1865-1875
To celebrate our upcoming Bicentennial, commemorating the year Indiana became the 19th state in the union, the ISMHS will host 19 Stars: Quilts of Indiana’s Present and Past, an exhibition of star-motif quilts both antique and contemporary. Come see 38 of the finest examples of this complicated textile pattern, on display from June 13 to Oct. 4, 2015 at the Indiana State Museum.
Leo Meehan with Gene's grandson, Jim Meehan sitting in the "Singing Waters" while under construction.
WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS By: Dave Fox, Manager of the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site
A recent discovery of never-before seen artifacts related to Gene Stratton-Porter has thrilled history and literature aficionados alike. Dave Fox, manager of the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site shares the story of how this remarkable story came to be. Whether you’re a history buff, interested in the early days of cinematography, or an admirer of Gene Stratton-Porter; a recent discovery will surely pique your interest. As the site manager for the Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site in Rome City, I am constantly researching Gene’s life and legacy in hopes of learning more about her contributions, not only to Indiana’s heritage, but to her entrepreneurial spirit, strong sense of individualism and ability to surpass
barriers normally faced by women of her time. Gene’s 150th birthday in 2013 was the perfect opportunity to meet her descendants and form strong friendships. This year, I was invited to the Los Angeles area to deepen my knowledge of the family and learn more about Gene’s life in the land where she started Gene Stratton-Porter Productions and began converting her books into feature-length movies.
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The visit was very short in duration – only four days to fly to LA, visit with family, travel to Gene’s former home on Catalina Island, and return to Rome City so the days were very long, but extremely rewarding. One of the family members I visited was Genie Tafoya, who is the great granddaughter of Gene’s favorite sister, Ada. The entire time I was planning this trip, Genie kept telling me she had a “surprise” for me, but she simply would not spill the beans before my visit – not even a hint. I have researched Gene for years, have been amazed by her ability to overcome the deepest obstacles in life, health, and relationships. I have seen scores of unpublished photos and have read personal letters to her sisters, but I simply was not prepared for what Genie had in store for me.
Dave and Tracy Fox with members of Gene's family
After showing me an impressive collection of first edition novels and nature studies Gene had written, she asked me to come over to her Mac computer as her husband, Paul, loaded a DVD. While the disc was spinning up, Genie began telling me about her grandfather, James Sweetser Lawshe. He was an amazing man, and he sold Gene her double lot on Catalina Island where she would build one of her California homes. He also served as the executor of Gene’s will and shared her passion for motion pictures. Genie told me he was so enamored with early movie-making that he purchased one of the very first privately-owned movie cameras in California. My excitement grew. As we watched, I saw the DVD contained footage of Avalon on Catalina Island, where we were to visit the following day. It was interesting historical footage from the early 1920s, but I still wasn’t sure why Genie was so excited to show this to me. Was it because her grandfather filmed it, or because her father, George, was the narrator? No, it wasn’t as simple as that, there was a far more compelling reason. After sweeping panoramas of Avalon, beautiful seascapes, and seals launching off black rocks into a sea of gray and white, came a street scene. Interestingly enough, the narrator stated the home being filmed, belonged to none other than Gene Stratton-Porter.
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The next few seconds of the footage revealed to me, something I had never expected or hoped to see – footage of Gene working on her beloved “Singing Waters” fountain! Gene was alive – living and breathing – supervising the construction of her favorite part of the Catalina Island home. We watched as Gene came back from a rock collecting excursion to select the perfect stones from Catalina’s shoreline. We watched as she proudly talked to her family and friends about the fountain and its construction. If only there were sound! Perhaps we will som day find a recording of her voice as well, as I have learned that you never know what discoveries are waiting in the wings. While the footage is short in duration, it brought tears to my eyes. Despite all of her time working in the motion picture industry this is, to date, the only known moving picture of Gene in existence. To view the footage of Gene, visit http://youtu.be/C5AUYitfCb4
“Singing Waters” fountain as it looks today
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Events CALENDAR INDIANA STATE MUSEUM 317.232.1637
March 7 Remarkable Women of Indiana
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Included with museum admission and free to members Join the Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites for Remarkable Women of Indiana and learn the incredible history of some of Indiana’s most important women. From pioneers to suffragettes, this statewide program spotlights the women who broke gender barriers and led the fight for equal rights. Engage one-on-one with historical characters, learn how curators collect and preserve the significance of their stories, and join us for a panel discussion about the women who helped shape the state of Indiana. Be inspired as we celebrate Women’s History Month.
March 14 Curiosity Camp: Lincoln
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. $125 per non-member, $100 per member Get to know Abraham Lincoln in a whole new way at the Indiana State Museum. Explore the latest Lincoln exhibition with its curator. Join Mary Todd Lincoln for lunch in the L.S. Ayres Tea Room. To finish up the day, participants will explore the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection and enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour.
March 20 and 21 Going Green Festival
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. [Fri.] 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. [Sat.] Included with museum admission and free to members. The Indiana State Museum will provide a platform that showcases how individuals and companies can tackle environmental issues at the annual festival. This year’s event will showcase eco-friendly products and services, local environmental leaders, lifestyle activities and the Eco-Science Fair.
March 30 − April 3 Museum Adventure Camp (SPRINGBREAK)
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. $125 members; $150 non-members. Register by March 20.
Have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at the Indiana State Museum? Campers will explore the collection, learn about artifacts and specimen conservation, experience exhibit planning and check out the paleontology and archaeology labs. After a week of adventures in the museum, campers will create their own museum-worthy exhibition. Museum Adventure Camp has something for everyone.
April 18 Phantoscope High School Film Festival
5:30 – 8 p.m.; $5 per person; $3 for ISM and RAM members Phantoscope is an opportunity for you to show your filmmaking prowess in a public forum on the big screen. You will get to see, firsthand, what your fellow filmmakers are doing to make their films the best they can possibly be. Attending the event provides a great learning experience for both novice and seasoned high school directors. Students in grades 9 - 12 are eligible to apply.
April 20 − May 1 Artist-In-Residence: School Workshop and Demos
9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Demos included with museum admission; School workshop $3 per student This 6th through 12th grade workshop allows an artist to come in and share their personal aesthetic, methods and materials with students. After showing their work and talking about their work process, the artist will guide students through making an artwork in the artist's style. The medium will be something that students could take home with them (2D artwork).
June 1 – 5 Indiana Fashion Runway Camp 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Ages: 10 - 14 $185 member; $210 non-member Register by May 18
If you’ve ever wanted to create your own clothes or make your mark on your closet, Indiana Fashion Runway camp is the place to learn how. Discover how to create your own designs, make a pattern and complete a totally unique garment. Use tools of the trade and explore the museum’s collection of clothing and costumes. See if you have the skills to become Indiana’s next fashion star.
June 8 – 12 Exploring Nature Camp
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. – Ages: 6 - 9 $125 members; $150 non-members Register by May 25 Get ready to have a close encounter with the wonders of the natural world. Join the Indiana State Museum and the Earth Discovery Center at Eagle Creek Park as we discover the fossils, plants and wildlife found in our city’s parks and backyards. Campers will explore Ice Age fossils, native species and learn how to protect their environment. Campers will have the opportunity to put that knowledge into practice at Eagle Creek Park through hiking and exploring pond life before cooling off in a crazy creek stomp.
June 15 – 19 Build It Camp
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.; Ages: 9 – 14 $125 members; $150 non-members Register by June 1 Design your dream city. Participants will learn how to build architectural masterpieces, plan their cities and construct viable bridges. Exploring Indianapolis’ architecture and interacting with architects, historic preservationists and civil engineers are a few of the ways campers will be inspired while creating a city they can call their own.
June 22 – 26 Crime Scene Indiana State Museum Camp
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.; Ages: 10 – 13 $125 members; $150 non-members Register by June 8 Pieces of valuable art are missing from the museum! Think you have the skills to find the crooks? Use your powers of deduction to become a super sleuth as you solve this and other mysteries. As the lead investigator on the case, you will examine evidence, lift fingerprints and analyze mock crime scenes. Investigators will see how insects can be used at a crime scene, meet professional forensic experts and discover the science behind investigative techniques.
Please visit indianamuseum.org/sites for the most up-to-date information on events at the State Historic Sites.
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March 23 – 27 Destination: Discovery Spring Break Day Camp
April 25 Wildflower Walk & Brunch
9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; $150 for non-members;
10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.; $20 per person for the brunch and walk; register by April 17
May 16 Festival of Flowers PaintOut
At Destination Discovery, campers will spend Spring Break exploring Evansville’s most premier day camp destinations: Angel Mounds State Historic Site; Children's Museum of Evansville; Evansville Museum of Arts, History, and Science; Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Gardens; and Wesselman Woods Nature Preserve. Registration includes free t-shirt and snacks.
Enjoy a hearty brunch at the Carriage House and take a 30-45 minute interpretive walking tour through Gene’s woods and part of her formal or “tame” gardens. See why she named her property “Wildflower Woods” and learn many of the old-fashioned common names for wildflowers used in her time. This event is rain or shine so please dress appropriately.
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March 14 Feasting on History: Recipes of the Renowned
March 28 Eggstravaganza on the Lanier Lawn
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6 p.m.; $25 per adult Join us for a dinner program at the historic First State Office Building. Enjoy a full course dinner made up of recipes that were inspired by famous people or events. Do you know the story of Kentucky Burgoo? What tie does the TV Dinner favorite Salisbury Steak have to history? Dine with us to find out!
June 20 Civil War Day Camp
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.; $20 per child, ages 8-18; reservations required. March down to Corydon, the site of Indiana’s only Civil War battle, and enlist for some fun! Learn how to march and drill like a Civil War soldier, make crafts just like the soldiers would have had, set up camp, and learn all about life during the Civil War. Price includes lunch cooked over a campfire and a Civil War kepi.
CULBERTSON 812.944.9600
April 25 Derby Party
6 – 9 p.m.; $15 per person Kick off Derby Week at the Culbertson Mansion. Enjoy light hors d’oeuvres and cocktails while learning about how Sam Culbertson, a former president of Churchill Downs, helped shape the race we know today. Guests will have a chance to show off their style in the Derby Hat Contest.
260.854.3790
812.265.3526
noon – 1:30 p.m.; $3 per child; (one free adult with paid child) Children 3 to 8 can enjoy Easter fun with storytelling, crafts, face painting, historical games, old toys and a visit with the Easter Bunny. Age-appropriate Easter Egg Hunts will take place on the grounds of Lanier Mansion beginning at 12:45 p.m.
LIMBERLOST 260.368.7428
April 4 Golden Easter Egg Hunt
11 a.m.; $2 per child (12 & under) Join us for an epic Golden Easter Egg Hunt! Bring your own bucket, basket, or bag to gather as many eggs as possible. Children through age 12 are invited to join in the hunt. Be on the lookout for the Golden Egg to win a special prize. After the hunt, attend “bunny class” and become an official Limberlost Harebrain.
May 2 Guided Tour of Rainbow Bottom
9 a.m. – 12 p.m.; Limberlost SHS & Rainbow Bend Park; $3 per person Follow a Limberlost naturalist in your vehicle to Rainbow Bend Park for a hike through the area that Gene Stratton-Porter knew as Rainbow Bottom and was the setting for two of her first books.
812.988.2785
7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Judged plein air (outdoor) art contest, with an afternoon outdoor concert. Pre-registered artists create artwork –and visitors have the opportunity to observe the process of creation—outdoors. All work submitted for judging must be created the day of the contest. Food available for purchase along with an outdoor concert at 1 p.m.
VINCENNES 812.882.7422
May 24 The 2014 Candelight Tour & Grand Ball Free
Step back into old Vincennes with a candelight tour on Saturday evening of Memorial day weekend in conjunction with the Spirit of Vincennes Rendezous. Also, join in the fun at the Redezvous Grand Ball at the Territory Capitol that evening.
WHITEWATER CANAL 765.647.6512
April 12, May 3, June 7, July 5, Aug. 2, Sept. 6 Grist Mill Jam
1 – 4 p.m.; Free Meet us at the old grist mill porch for great homespun music in the fresh air. Everyone is welcome to come and play or watch. You can sing, clap your hands, shake your tambourine (or anything else). Sponsored by Metamora Performing Arts Inc.
May 16 Towpath 10K Dash and 5K Fun Run and Walk
8 a.m.; $25 w/T-shirt before April 28 Experience the rich history and breathtaking beauty of the Whitewater Valley during this sanctioned 10k running / walking race and a shorter 5 K fun run or walk. All ages are invited to pre-register or sign up the day of the event. Register at http://stuartroadracing.com/schedule.html. In conjunction with the Whitewater Canal Trail, Inc.
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Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites 650 West Washington Street • Indianapolis, IN 46204 317.232.1637 • TDD: 317.234.2447
FUN RUNS April 7 – 10 Visit indianamuseum.org to view the Saturday competition rules and Best in Show categories.
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