Indiana Historical Society

This week’s roundup of Indy’s coolest shopping and style news includes winter market finds.

This Sunday, hear the story of the original Chuck Taylor.

How Klan membership cards from the 1920s remained out of sight for almost 100 years in Noblesville.

Toast to the town.

Some packages benefit from a seasonal sprucing-up.

Most lifelong Indianapolis residents over the age of 40 still light up like a twinkling star at the mention of L.S. Ayres’s Christmas windows.

A double wedding on a fine June evening nearly a century ago graced the IMA grounds.

In one image, a sampling of the 80,000-plus spectators take in the action from the fourth turn, some in the north grandstands and others from their own vehicles. Some fans appear somewhat more debauched—particularly the gentleman to the right of the rutted roadway who appears to be unconscious.

One of the Speedway’s gonzo founders hit a wall with his first racing venue.

To the rest of the country, Madam C.J. Walker may have been a name on shampoo containers in African-American households. But it was here, perhaps, that the industrious and indefatigable pioneer loomed largest as an inspirational figure and community member.

Indiana is going all out to salute the big 2-0-0. Want to get in the Hoosier State spirit? We have a few ideas.

After two sold-out performances at the Palladium in July, Pat McAfee swore he was punting on any future comedy evenings. Thankfully, that was a fake.

Sometimes literary archives house hidden gems.

In some ways, the recent furor over Indiana’s RFRA echoed a heated discrimination debate from three decades ago, when the state was previously a battleground in the national culture wars.

To enter the exhibit, guests walk through a vintage photograph that appears to hang in midair.