Aug 30, 2019
(August 24, 2019) In the early years of Prohibition, nearly 35 percent of all of the illegal liquor in the country was controlled by a teetotaler, a lawyer-turned-entrepreneur who owned a chain of distilleries and pharmacies across nine states.
Known as the "Bootleg King" during the early 1920s, George Remus was based...
Aug 23, 2019
(August 17, 2019) If the decades seem to have zipped by with the speed of a competitive cyclist, brace yourselves: The movie Breaking Away, filmed in and around Bloomington, opened in theaters across the country 40 years ago this summer.
The film became
an unexpected hit in 1979 and won an Academy Award for...
Aug 16, 2019
(August 10,
2019) Has there been an ardent Indianapolis
Indians fan since the 1950s who has not known the
name Max Schumacher? Often called "Mr.
Indianapolis Baseball," Max worked for the minor-league baseball
franchise for more than 60 years, in positions ranging from ticket
manager all the way up to president.
Not...
Aug 9, 2019
(August 3, 2019) Shortly after the Civil War, a notorious crime spree unfolded across the Midwest that included the country's first robbery of a moving train. The perpetrators were bandits in a gang organized by brothers who grew up on a farm near Seymour, Ind., in Jackson County. The outlaws also pulled off what may...
Aug 1, 2019
(July 27, 2019) With midsummer upon us, it's time to pour a glass of iced tea, sit on the porch and soak up some of the history that grows in the lush gardens of Indiana. Guest host Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp, AKA the Hoosier Gardener, explores the rich horticultural heritage of the Hoosier state.
First stop on Jo Ellen's...