117 past events with the history tag

Hoosier Cartography will feature maps of events and people in Indiana’s rich history, including custom maps created by the GIS Research and Map Collection covering the state’s history in politics, literature, sports, crime, and entertainment. This class is ideal for teachers of fourth-grade Indiana history as it will provide links to digital resources for teachers or other researchers. This one time workshop is free and open to the public.

Join Cornerstone Center for Arts for First Thursday on August 6, 2015, for an opening reception and art show featuring the art of Missy Adams. The show entitled “Pop Art Presidents” is a collection of paintings honoring the lives and history of the 43 presidents of the United States through red, white, and blue paint.

Missy Adams is a local artist who took her love of portrait painting and history to create a series of paintings celebrating the colorful personalities and interesting lives led by the nation’s presidents. The show was painted with the limited color palette of red, white, and blue and utilizes shading and layering to create depth representing each president’s own personality. Each painting features a corresponding quote from that president displayed under their portrait.

The opening reception will take place from 5:00 to 7:00 pm at the Cornerstone Art Gallery on the second floor of Cornerstone Center for the Arts. The show will be on display throughout the month of August.

For more information about the show visit https://cornerstonearts.org/news/pop_art_presidents_august_first_thursday

This program will tell the story of women in Indiana’s bicentennial history using maps from the Ball State University Libraries’ GIS Research and Map Collection. The maps will highlight important women in the state’s history with a special emphasis on east central Indiana and issues affecting education, employment equality, women in government and leadership, sports, and healthcare issues. Historic photographs and diaries from the Library’s Digital Media Repository will also be included.

This workshop is free and open to the public. Pre-registration is recommended and available here. 

Cornerstone will also host two workshops mapping Muncie’s past. The classes are entitled: Dear Muncie: Mapping Muncie History Using 19th Century Diaries and Happy Birthday, Indiana: Mapping 200 Years of Indiana History. The first Dear Muncie workshop will take a closer look at a few former Muncie residents’ diaries. This workshop will be at 6 p.m. September 27 at Cornerstone. The second will explore Muncie’s maps throughout the years. This workshop will be at 6 p.m. November 16. These workshops are free to attend.

Cornerstone will also host two workshops mapping Muncie’s past. The classes are entitled: Dear Muncie: Mapping Muncie History Using 19th Century Diaries and Happy Birthday, Indiana: Mapping 200 Years of Indiana History. The first Dear Muncie workshop will take a closer look at a few former Muncie residents’ diaries. This workshop will be at 6 p.m. September 27 at Cornerstone. The second will explore Muncie’s maps throughout the years. This workshop will be at 6 p.m. November 16. These workshops are free to attend.

The Old West End Neighborhood Association with host the annual Historic Beech Grove Cemetery Tour on October 14th from 3:30pm to 7:30pm at Beech Grove Cemetery 1400 West Kilgore Ave. Learn more about this historic landmark and the fascinating figures from Muncie’s past as local historians take you on a walking tour of the old section of the cemetery. Tours run every 30 minutes. Refreshments will be available, as well as historic displays in the chapel. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the cemetery office or online at Eventbrite. Children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult. This event is family friendly. 

Proceeds benefit Beech Grove Cemetery and neighborhood initiatives.

The December meeting for the Paul Revere Chapter of the NSDAR (National Society of the Daughters of American Revolution) is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Thursday, December 14, at the Kennedy Library, 1700 W. McGalliard Road, Muncie. Attendees are asked to make, bring, and share traditional holiday family recipes.

This meeting is open to all current and potential members of the DAR. The organization consists of ladies 18 years and older who have verified or working towards verifying one or more descendants as a patriot of the American Revolution.

The NSDAR was founded in 1890 with the local Paul Revere Chapter founded in 1897. The missions of the DAR are patriotism, education, and historic preservation. Today’s DAR chapters interpret those goals in voluntary service to their communities, schools and students, veterans and active duty military. DAR is a not-for-profit, non-religious organization with more than 185,000 members nationally. For further information, contact Registrar Mary Miller at 765-744-9798 or mrody43@att.net to set up an appointment to explore eligibility of one or more of your ancestors as a Revolutionary War patriot.

This non-credit, personal enrichment course meets six Tuesdays, March 6-April 10, 4-5:30 p.m.

Infectious diseases touch the lives of everyone. Whether it's something as minor as the common cold or as serious as Ebola, we all have grappled with infections. This DVD series, produced by The Great Courses, will provide a comprehensive overview of diseases from the mundane to the fatal with renowned physician and award-winning professor Dr. Barry Fox of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. 

Topics Covered (two, 30-minute lectures per class):
March 6: Food-Borne Illness: What’s Your Gut Feeling?; and Respiratory and Brain Infections
March 13: Flesh-Eating Bacteria and Blood Poisoning; STDs and Other Infections Below the Belt
March 20: Stay Out of the Hospital!; and The Nemesis of Mankind: HIV and AIDS
March 27: Malaria and Tuberculosis: Global Killers; and Global Travel, War, and Natural Disasters 
April 3: Influenza: Past and Future Threat; Bioterrorism: How Worried Should We Be?
April 10: Emerging and Reemerging Diseases; and Outbreak! Contagion! The Next Pandemic!

You may attend Part 2 without having attended Part 1.

This non-credit, personal enrichment course meets six Wednesdays, March 21-April 25, 10-11:15 a.m.

London stands as a global metropolitan center and continues to be synonymous with important developments in international business, culture, and politics.  This DVD series, produced by The Great Courses, features veteran lecturer and a renowned American scholar of British history, Professor Robert Bucholz. He will take you through London's history, from its birth as a Roman outpost in the 1st century C.E. to its current status as a 21st-century global village. 

Topics Covered (two, 30-minute lectures per class):
March 21: London Rises Again—As an Imperial Capital; and Johnson’s London—All That Life Can Afford 
March 28: The Underside of 18th-Century London; and London Confronts Its Problem 
April 4: Life in Dickens’s London; and Two Windows into Victorian London
April 11: Questions Postponed and the Great War; London’s Interwar Expansion and Diversions 
April 18: The Blitz—The Greatest Target in the World; and Postwar London Returns to Life 
April 25: The Varied Winds of Change; and Millennial London—How Do You Like It?

You may attend Part 2 without having attended Part 1.

This non-credit, personal enrichment course is three Tuesdays, April 3-17, 10-11 a.m.

Mr. Carmichael has worked 70 years on his own genealogy, tracing his roots as far back as Charlemagne. He will provide insight on how to locate, examine, and organize records. Computer research is not included.  Limited to 15 participants.

Ball Stores was the cornerstone of downtown Muncie from the grand opening in November 1934, until the last light was turned off in August 1986. Learn about the history of the store, and plan to share your memories.

Be sure to come see us on Sunday the 16th, from 11a-5p, at the 42nd Annual Old Washington Street Festival!