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Moment of Indiana History
Shelves filled with old, leather-bound books, many tied with white string
  1. Advocating For Better Schools
Nice Work
Katie Chattin in hard had standing at entrance to a tent built with scaffolding on a contruction site. Behind her is a large red form and plastic sheeting with red paint.
  1. A Brand New Coat of Paint
The Poets Weave
17th-century painting by Pietro Bellotti of a woman holding dowsing rods.
  1. Close to the Earth
The State of Inquiry
  1. Hope in Progress 1 of 6: Stem Cells, Tumors, and Survival
Afterglow
Singer Keely Smith pictured in 1960.
  1. Keely Smith: I Wish You Love
Ether Game
  1. Duck and Drake
Harmonia
Detail from Italian Renaissance painter Gaudenzio Ferrari’s fresco The Concert of Angels in the Santuario della Beata Vergine dei Miracoli, Saronno, Lombardy, Italy.
  1. Listening to Art: Angel Concerts
Night Lights
Two CD reissues of albums recorded by saxophonist Stan Getz and composer/arranger Eddie Sauter
  1. Jazz a la Sauter: Eddie Sauter
Porchlight
Listen to the familiar and the forgotten through recorded song
O' Henry Schoolhouse.
Story
More than anything else, story helps us define what is true and what is worth remembering.
Greyhound bus terminal and restaurant in Scranton, PA.
Leap
The steps taken immediately before a leap will determine the distance covered.
Cattle horn car.
Past
The past has too many witnesses to establish any certainty as to what actually happened.
The S.A. Smith Factory, Brattleboro, Vermont.
Christmas
An appreciation of the Yuletide season from the perspective of passing time.
East/West Germany.
Friends
The value of genuine acceptance outside of the family you were born into cannot be underestimated.
Two-year-old girl gleefully running.
Run
Watch kids run. Spontaneous. They don't care how far. They don't care how fast.
Bide-A-Wee Cabin.
Place
The significance of place in our lives is both functional and spiritual. Our birthplace, our addresses, our final resting place all help to identify us and tell our story on this earth. Where we are in place also constantly calls upon us to be aware of the present moment.
Hoagy Carmichael
Hoagy
One of those personalities you'd love to have a beer with. He'd be buying. You'd be listening
Hotel Vendome, Evansville, Indiana.
Sleet, Styles, and Story
Music has saved lives. We make it ourselves. What else do you need?
Vintage postcard of a Gary, Indiana glass factory.
Work
I got a few skills and I means to use ‘em.
Button Factory, Warsaw, New York
Wardrobe
But can you tell me your hat size?
Maryland Casualty Building
Time
Time is the most precious resource. We will never have enough. We always waste too much.
The State of Inquiry
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  • A sunlit view of a dense forest with tall trees and a brushy understory. A wide, sloping rocky expanse runs through the scene, resembling a dried-up riverbed.
    Indiana’s Canal Debacle
    The Wabash and Erie Canal became emblematic of the failure of Indiana’s great transportation revolution of the 1830s.
  • The interior of a one-room schoolhouse. It is furnished with wooden pews and a lectern. The building's construction showcases rustic, exposed log walls and ceiling beams.
    Advocating For Better Schools
    in 1840, 1 in every 10 white citizens in Indiana above the age of 21 could neither read nor write, an illiteracy rate matching that of Mississippi.
  • Blonde Barbie doll in a bikini on skis in snow.
    Interesting Quotes
    Moya Andrews
    Here are some interesting quotes... And a bit of advice: We are all so eager to have flowers on our gardens again, that we are susceptible to all of the plant offers that bombard us. But it really is too early to start ordering plants. January is too soon!
  • A long, red, wooden covered bridge with a grey shingled roof spans a muddy river. The structure is the historic Medora Covered Bridge, which is a rare three-span Burr Arch bridge.
    Bridging The Span From Past To Present
    The 460-foot bridge without windows spanning the east fork of the White River became known as “The Dark Bridge.”
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  • An engraving from the 19th century depicting Confederate General John Morgan and his raiders on horseback during Morgan's Raid in July 1863.
    In Morgan’s Wake Without A Break
    Few claims were paid for the property confiscated by Union troops in pursuit of Morgan's Confederate raiders since the federal government required receipts.
  • In the foreground, a woman in an old white dress, seen from behind, standing on a grassy hill, surrounded by a flock of black crows. The background is foggy, with blurred silhouettes of the house and the coastline.
    One for Sorrow
    Romayne Rubinas Dorsey
    Poet Rosemarie Wurth-Grice reads "Vestigial," "One for Sorrow," "How is it Possible?," "Hibernation," and "Winter Rain."
  • German cartographer Johann Baptist Homann's map of Scandinavia, 1730.
    Nordic Tunes
    Chelsey Belt
    Put on a sweater because this hour we’re touring the Nordic countries! Often left out of the discussion when it comes to early music, the regions of modern-day Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland have fascinating musical pasts. We’ll hear from bards and religious reformers, local musicians and imported celebrities.
  • Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein observing rehearsals for South Pacific in 1948.
    Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin': The Early Songs Of Rodgers & Hammerstein
    Richard Roland
    A look back at the early shows in the 16-year partnership of composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II.
  • A painting depicting the Kewanee Council of Potawatomi leaders and U.S. government representatives near the Potawatomi village of Kee-Waw-Nay. The meeting was held to settle details for the impending forced removal of the Potawatomi people from northern Indiana.
    An Ignominious Governorship
    On Governor David Wallace's watch, the internal improvements program bankrupted the state and the Potowatomi Indians were exiled to Kansas by armed militia.