Hoosier State Chronicles, Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program
Indianapolis, IN
Joined June 2015
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A watch fob washed up on a California beach, leading IHB historian Justin Clark to unravel the story of how a German immigrant in Indiana turned a failing firm into one of the most successful soap companies of the early 20th century blog.history.in.gov/washed-u…
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21 June 1909: The Hammond Times- Lake County. Photo of winner L. Chevrolet and race headlines. @HS_Chronicles #CPHistory #CobeCup @HubCityCP
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#ThrowbackThursday 13 April 1915: The Hammond Times- Lake County. Marriage controversy that involves Pastor, 3 wives, and a Hub City marriage. #tbt @HS_Chronicles #CPHistory
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#OTD in 1916, the temperature in Indianapolis went from 68 degrees to 10 degrees in a matter of hours. This remains the greatest single day fluctuation in temperature recorded in the city.
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#OTD Sept. 2, 1896 - Major Taylor, at 17, set his 1st world record (unofficial), at Capital City Track, Indianapolis: 1/5 mile, unpaced, 23.6 seconds. He also shattered Walter Sanger's 1-mile record (paced) for that track. #honorMajorTaylor @hs_chronicles majortaylorassociation.org/e…
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📣New Episode Alert
By 1911, Indiana suffragists crackled with energy, hope, anxiety, and intention. On this ep. of Talking Hoosier History, we join these determined women at this pivotal point in the fight for women's suffrage.
Listen here: bit.ly/2P5zeGv
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The COVID-19 pandemic has made completing the #2020Census a challenge. A similar problem occurred in South Bend during the 1920 Census, where a small, but powerful influenza epidemic stunted the city's ability to complete the census. #ChronAm
Learn more: wp.me/p7f1qx-1T4
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The earliest reference I can find to a #Juneteenth
celebration in Indiana was 1953. It was part of an event to honor police officers and firefighters. From the Indianapolis Recorder, via Hoosier State Chronicles:
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#ThrowbackThursday 18 June 1908: Hammond Times- Lake County. Several residents need to pick up letters from the Post Office, Paulson Tea and Coffee may expand into CP if sales are sufficient, and a possible motorcycle tour route to go through CP. #tbt @HS_Chronicles #CPHistory
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The @HS_Chronicles continues to impress!😍 From the January 7, 1903 Indianapolis Journal. We may have additional documentation but my first run through some of our digitized university records didn't turn up anything so I had turned to the digitized newspapers.
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#ChronAmParty celebrates Chronicling America's vast collection of historic newspapers! June's theme is #AfricanAmericanMusicHeritage.
The Rhythm & Blues All-stars, swinging quartet from Chicago, rocked the Starlight Club, per the 1960 Arizona Tribune: bit.ly/3cxxvmw
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#ThrowbackThursday 11 June 1896: Daily Greencastle Banner and Times, Greencastle, Putnam County. New racetrack in Cedar Lake intended for horse trotting and running. #tbt @HS_Chronicles
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We are proud to announce that the Pulitzer Prize-winning Indianapolis Times is now available on Hoosier State Chronicles! The collection, spanning 1920-1952, comprises 10,283 issues and over 234,000 pages. You can check it out here: bit.ly/3f91WRO.
#digitizednewspapers
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#ThrowbackThursday 4 June 1908: Hammond Times, Hammond, Lake County. Automobiles may be popular, but travel by horse remains strong in Crown Point. #tbt #CPHistory @HS_Chronicles
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#ThrowbackThursday 7 May 1908: Hammond Times, Hammond, Lake County. Marriage Licenses granted in Crown Point. Note the other states of NY and IL. This was during the pre-Marriage Mill Era. #CPHistory @LakeCourtHouseF #tbt @HS_Chronicles
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#OTD in 1994, Chris Gonzalez, co-founder of the Indiana Youth Group, died in Indianapolis. Gonzalez dedicated his time to fighting for the welfare of disenfranchised youth and was nationally known for his LGBTQ+ activism.
Learn more about Gonzalez here: bit.ly/2W3IOOy
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#ThrowbackThursday 30 April 1868: Plymouth Weekly Democrat- Plymouth, Marshall Co. The State section reports that CP has 5 schools, 2235 marriage licenses have been issued in Lake Co since the first was issued in 03/1837, and other statewide news. #tbt @HS_Chronicles
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1917 map of planned #Studebaker plant expansion in #SouthBend. The Power House (A) at left stood where the South Bend police station stands today. (Map from South Bend News-Times, via @HS_Chronicles) 6/10
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📣 New Episode Alert 📣
This episode continues the story of Indigenous leader Tenskwatawa, also known as “The Prophet.” Follow The Prophet as he attempts to stop white encroachment while avoiding war.
Listen here: bit.ly/3f3wEfX
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🎉 Today we're celebrating "Day of DH," a day dedicated to highlighting Indiana digital humanities projects. Join the festivities by sharing your digital humanities project using #IndianaDH.