Musical Memories: How Music Has Shaped Hoosier History
Music is everywhere. From the theme of your favorite show to the music you turn on in the car, we move through our lives with the musical memories we create. I…
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Historic Fort Waynelocation_fillThe area comprising Fort Wayne, IN was a homeland to several cultures of indigenous people long before the Ame…
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The Murder Ballad of Fuller and Warrenlocation_fillOn January 10, 1820, Amasa Fuller shot and killed Palmer Warren in his office in Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Fuller… -
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Henry Ward Beecher and the Second Presbyterian Churchlocation_fillIn 1837, Presbyterians in the United States began to split over theological issues. The “Old School” Presbyte… -
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The Acton Campgroundlocation_fillOn June 16, 1859, a Methodist camp was founded in the Indianapolis District of the Methodist Episcopal Church.… -
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The Indianapolis Maennerchorlocation_fillIn 1854, six German men founded the Indianapolis Maennerchor or “Men’s Choir”. Their members formed the group … -
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The Starr Piano Companylocation_fillBy the 1870s, more business flowed toward Richmond, Indiana. In 1872, George Trayser, a renowned piano maker f… -
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The May Music Festivallocation_fillMusic festivals in the 19th century were grand and well attended. Tomlinson Hall, a large civic building, was …
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