Using primary documents gathered during the historical marker research process, IHB staff further explored these topics on the IHB blog Marking Hoosier History. The content is archived below in order of posting, except for the "Looking Back" posts commemorating the centennial of IHB and the bicentennial of statehood, which are gathered on one page.
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World War II Comes to Indiana: The Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Part I
A Confederate Prison Escape: Fact or Fiction?
IHB Book Signing: The Changing Narratives of Indiana's History
Historical Violence: Shifting 19th Century Ideas about Defending One's Honor
IHB Book Signing with Indiana Historians!
Primary Source: T. C. Steele's "Daily Rituals"
Civil War Veterans' Reunions: The Iron Brigade and the Construction of Memory
Indiana Historical Bureau: 100 Years of Marking Hoosier History
Digging into Hoosier and the American Story
IHB Marker Dedication: Stewart Settlement House
Camp Chesterfield: Serving the Midwest as a Spiritual Retreat for 128 Years
Civil War Facial Hair: Ambrose Burnside's Sideburns
John Shaw Billings: Revolutionizing American Medicine and Bibliography Part I
John Shaw Billings: Revolutionizing American Medicine and Bibliography Part II
John Shaw Billings: Revolutionizing American Medicine and Bibliography Part III
IHB Marker Dedication: Queen of American Agriculture
Hoosier History Gets a Facelift
2014 Historic Preservation Conference
The Crispus Attucks Tigers, '55 and '56 State IHSAA Champs
Philo T. Farnsworth: The Father of Television
Philo T. Farnsworth: The Father of Television Part II
Philo T. Farnsworth: The Father of Television Part III
Busts of Julia Carson and James S. Hinton Dedicated
At the Statehouse: Grover Cleveland Visits Indiana, 1887
Help the "Queen of American Agriculture" Receive the Recognition She Deserves (Virginia Claypool Meredith)
Hoosier Legends: Johnny Appleseed
How a WWII Fighter Jet Saved Evansville
Our Favorite Research Tools: NewspaperArchive.com
Leading Questions for Researching Places
Leading Questions for Researching an Individual
Leading Questions for Researching American Indian Topics
Leading Questions for Researching an Organization
Leading Questions for Researching Innovation or Technology
Leading Questions for Researching an Event
Leading Questions for Researching an Institution
Leading Questions for Researching Business and Industry
Web Exhibit: Indiana Black History Near You
Women Making History (Amelia Earhart Infographic)
Women Making History II (Madame C.J. Walker Infographic)
What Will You Do in 2013? #1 (George Washington Julian Infographic)