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Hoosier History Live

Sep 16, 2026

Originally aired 02/28/2026.  Indianapolis-based historians Jeff Stroebel and Eunice Trotter will join Nelson to share insights about  the little-remembered but historically significant political movement known unofficially as “Garvey-ism.”  The movement peaked during the 1920s and early 1930s and had a presence in...


Sep 14, 2026

Originally aired 02/21/2026.  Content awareness for listeners: This show contains discussion about violence and may not be suitable for listeners that are senstive to this subject matter.  

For many decades after Carol Jenkins, a young Black woman, was murdered in Martinsville in 1968, the killing remained...


Sep 11, 2026

Originally aired 02/14/2026. Hoosier History Live salutes Valentines Day and spotlights the marriages of people who lived to be 100 years old (or older) and, in some cases, were wed for 70 or even 80 years. Some of the stories are romantic and  some are heart-breaking or quirky. Nelson’s returning guest is...


Sep 9, 2026

Originally aired 02/07/2026. Benjamin Harrison V was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and the great-grandfather (and namesake) of the only U.S. president elected from Indiana. Nelson and his guest explore other Revolutionary War-related aspects associated with the Harrison political dynasty. Benjamin V...


Sep 7, 2026

Originally aired 01/31/2026. Genealogy for people with Native American ancestry can be challenging because of several factors, including the way the U.S. Census categorized (or did not categorize) Indigenous Peoples, particularly during the 1800s. Sarah Pfundstein, a genealogy librarian at the Indiana State Library, is...