Museum Blog

It is impossible to discuss the history of Liberty Mills without mentioning the name John Comstock. The small town, situated at the very...

In 1962, marine biologist and conservationist Rachel Carson published Silent Spring, a book that went on to dramatically alter national...

Between 1835 and 1837, Indiana experienced a wave of violence known as the “Indiana Irish Wars” that stemmed from contention between...

Nestled along Market Street in North Manchester, Indiana, sits a little white house frozen in the year 1854. The house, restored by the...

Thanks to the efforts of Purdue Extension agents across the state, Hoosiers can proudly say there's more than corn in Indiana. This is...

By 1907, the great gas boom in east central Indiana was over and workers were taking up mile upon mile of pipe lines which would be sold...

Two hundred years ago, a great forest of deciduous trees covered what is now Wabash County. We have descriptions of these woods from...

In 2017, an individual from the Pine Ridge Reservation (also called the Pine Ridge Agency) contacted me with the hopes of obtaining...

Last Saturday, Lagro, Indiana was a happening place. The Lagro Canal Foundation hosted a market, trolley tours, and several speakers...

It’s often the unusual, unexpected, or ironic event that makes news, and that was the case here three times over the years when the fire...