In February, we celebrate National Library Lovers Month. I would argue that there are no greater lovers of libraries than the librarians who staff them, me included. Did you know, the Indiana Historical Society is a special library and some of our staff identify as librarians, archivists, and/or historians? When you walk through our library’s […]| Indiana Historical Society
While April showers may bring May flowers, March has been dubbed National Umbrella Month. It’s unclear why Thomas Edward Knibb, the founder of the celebration back in 2003, selected March, but it is thought that it had to do with ensuring you were prepared for the rainy season with the proper gear. In Indiana, and […]| Indiana Historical Society
In 2021 I wrote about the history of Cinco de Mayo in the United States which led to my discovery of the first documented celebration in Indiana in the early 20th Century, decades before the American commercial popularization of this holiday that we all know of today. On May 9, 1910 the Indianapolis Star published […]| Indiana Historical Society
Along with more popular holidays like April Fool’s Day and Earth Day, April also has some lesser-known, yet still noteworthy, National Days. To continue our National Days blog series, I’ve highlighted two of these intriguing holidays with images from the IHS digital collection. April 30th is National Hairstylist Appreciation Day. This holiday was established to […]| Indiana Historical Society
