7 past events with the american history tag
0 upcoming events with this tagSep 19, 2024
Thursday
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237th Anniversary of Constitution Week: "The Constitution in Black & White"
6pm to 7:30pm @
Kennedy Public Library
1700 W. McGalliard Rd. Muncie, IN
All are invited to a presentation by BSU Political Science Professor Dr. Darren Wheeler who will delve into The Constitution in Black & White. “Interpreting the Constitution should be easy, right? Well, yes - and no. Join Dr. Wheeler in a discussion of the challenges that judges face when interpreting the Constitution in the judicial decision-making process." Sponsored by the Paul Revere Chapter (Daughters of the American Revolution) in recognition of Constitution Week (September 17-23) For more information https://www.facebook.com/share/tpemSFvYkkadHDee/?mibextid=qi2Omg or email paulreveremuncie@gmail.com
Feb 1, 2025
Saturday
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Kick-Off to Black History Month Celebration
9:30am to 2pm @
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
Center Building
1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy
Feb 8, 2025
Saturday
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Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass
9am to 5pm @
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
Center Building, Gallery 3
1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
Cost: Included in General Admission Breaking the boundaries of what is deemed traditional Indigenous art, Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass examines how Native artists reinterpret cultural narratives and designs. The two-pronged exhibition focuses on how Native artists have melded ancestral ways with new methods and materials, while also examining the historical narrative of how glass art came to Indian Country from a historical perspective. Visitors will be wowed by over 100 glass art objects created by contemporary Native American and Indigenous Pacific-Rim artists.
Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass was originated by The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The traveling exhibit was curated by Dr. Letitia Chambers and is toured by International Arts & Artists.
Included in General Admission and open during regular operating hours:
Wednesday–Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday Noon–5 p.m.
Monday & Tuesday ClosedMay 18, 2025
Sunday
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Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass
9am to 5pm @
Minnetrista Museum & Gardens
Center Building, Gallery 3
1200 N Minnetrista Pkwy, Muncie, IN 47303
Cost: Included in General Admission Breaking the boundaries of what is deemed traditional Indigenous art, Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass examines how Native artists reinterpret cultural narratives and designs. The two-pronged exhibition focuses on how Native artists have melded ancestral ways with new methods and materials, while also examining the historical narrative of how glass art came to Indian Country from a historical perspective. Visitors will be wowed by over 100 glass art objects created by contemporary Native American and Indigenous Pacific-Rim artists.
Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass was originated by The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The traveling exhibit was curated by Dr. Letitia Chambers and is toured by International Arts & Artists.
Included in General Admission and open during regular operating hours:
Wednesday–Saturday 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Sunday Noon–5 p.m.
Monday & Tuesday ClosedSep 17, 2025
Wednesday
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Paul Revere Chapter: DAR Celebration of the 238th Anniversary of the Constitution
6pm to 7:30pm @
Maring-Hunt Library
Meeting Room
2005 S High Street
All are invited to a celebration of the enduring legacy of the Constitution featuring BSU Alexander M. Bracken Distinguished Professor of History, Dr. Nicole Etcheson who will delve into Revising the Work of the Founders: The Reconstruction Amendments.
"The Civil War caused Americans to believe that the Founders' work had been imperfect. They revised the Constitution by adding amendments to free enslaved people, granting them citizenship and rights, including the vote. Why did the post-Civil War generation write the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments?"
Sponsored by the Paul Revere Chapter (Daughters of the American Revolution) celebrating Constitution Week (September 17-23) with The League of Women Voters of Muncie-Delaware County.
For more information https://www.facebook.com/share/tpemSFvYkkadHDee/?mibextid=qi2Omg or email paulreveremuncie@gmail.com
Feb 26, 2026
Thursday
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Women of Whitely: At the Heart of Muncie’s Black History
6pm @
Shaffer Chapel Museum
1501 E Highland Ave, Muncie, IN 47303
Join us at the Shaffer Chapel Museum in Muncie for a special Black History Month presentation celebrating the legacy of women from Muncie’s historic Whitely neighborhood. A panel of local historians from Ball State University Libraries, Delaware County Historical Society, Minnetrista Museum & Gardens, and Muncie Public Library will highlight the stories of educators, activists, entrepreneurs, faith leaders, and community builders whose contributions helped shape Whitely and beyond. Through photographs and archival materials, the panel will explore the remarkable achievements of these women and their lasting impact on Muncie’s cultural, civic, and social landscape.
This free public program invites the community to honor the women of Whitely’s past, uplift its trailblazers, and reflect on the ongoing work inspired by their lives.
Panelists:
Melissa Gentry, Supervisor, Map Collection, Ball State University Libraries
Sara McKinley, Carnegie Library Manager and Archivist, Muncie Public Library
Karen Vincent, Executive Director, Delaware County Historical Society and Delaware County Historian
Apr 28, 2026
Tuesday
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Annual Friends of the Alexander M. Bracken Library Dinner and Kirkham Lecture
6pm to 8pm @
L.A. Pittenger Student Center, Ball State University
Cardinal Hall (2nd Floor)
2000 W University Ave, Muncie, IN 47306
Cost: $30 All are welcome!
Schedule
- 6–6:45 p.m.: Cocktail hour featuring several tables displaying historical artifacts, current University Libraries projects, and more
- 6:45–7:15 p.m.: Catered meal
- 7:15–8 p.m.: Kirkham Lecture featuring historian Andy Olson
Featured Kirkham Lecture
“The Kilgore Pact Legend and the 1818 St. Marys Treaties”
In seeking to confirm a family legend involving prominent Delaware County resident David Kilgore (1804–1879), Andy Olson uncovered a surprising historical detail connected to the 1818 treaties signed at St. Marys, Ohio. Olson discovered that none of the individuals receiving land grants in one of the treaties were Delawares—raising questions about why and how that came to be. His presentation explores what he found and what it may reveal about the period.
About the speaker
Andy Olson is an amateur historian and award-winning writer whose work has appeared in Connections, Traces, and other publications. He is the author of Forging the Bee Line Railroad, 1848–1889: The Rise and Fall of the Hoosier Partisans and Cleveland Clique (Kent State University Press, 2017). In 2024, he received the Indiana Historical Society’s Willard C. Heiss Family History and Genealogy Award.
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Women of Whitely: At the Heart of Muncie’s Black History
6pm @
Shaffer Chapel Museum
1501 E Highland Ave, Muncie, IN 47303
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