May 24, 2019
(May 18, 2019) In our quest to explore all aspects of our heritage, even the unsavory and notorious, this edition of Hoosier History Live delves into a seldom-examined topic: Red-light districts and prostitutes in Indianapolis at the turn of the last century.
To examine these aspects of the Hoosier state capital's...
May 18, 2019
(May 11, 2019) "The crowd went crazy," historian Donald Davidson recalls in a video about milestones at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. "It was a truly historic moment."
He's referring to the electrifying moment on May 19, 1991 when, at the last possible opportunity, Willy T. Ribbs became the first African-American...
May 11, 2019
(May 4, 2019) 
Lake
James has been an enticing vacation and weekend
destination for residents of northeast Indiana since the early
1900s, when those seeking rest and relaxation would take a train to
the nearby town of Angola, then make their
way to the scenic lake. By the 1920s, two dance halls and cottages
had been...
May 3, 2019
(April 27, 2019) Who is the only person to participate, as a musician at an Indiana high school, in the Spectacle of the Bandsat the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, then eventually compete as a race driver in the Indianapolis 500?
How
did Purdue
University begin their role as "host band" for
the opening ceremonies at the...