Renaissance Woman

Loosely defined as a woman who defies convention and sets her own goals for personal achievements and perhaps is even somewhat outrageous, a renaissance woman is someone you’d probably want to know!  She gets things done, even if its sometimes unconventional.
Gene Stratton-Porter was just such a woman.  She lived in the early 1900’s, the youngest of [...]

Sidewalk Sale! Clearance!

*Shoppers alert*  Next weekend, which is Labor Day, will feature many fun events in downtown Indianapolis, as nearly 1/2 million people converge on the area for fireworks, football, and other activities.
The canal district will definitely be part of the action!  Be sure to visit the Indiana State Museum, which will join with the Eiteljorg and [...]

ISM Part of Apple History

It appears that the museum has inadvertently participated in history-in-the-making, when photographing Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak last Friday on the museum front lawn.  Indianapolis Star reporter Susan Guyett reports that Wozniak married Janet K. Hill that very night, here in Indianapolis.  Here’s the link to her story.
Meanwhile, we present this photo of Hill and [...]

Segway Polo on the Museum Lawn

Not a sight I’ve seen before;  a polo match on the front lawn of the museum.  But wait…this one is with Segways…and there, in the thick of it all, Apple Computer co-founder, Steve Wozniak!  Seems “The Woz” calls Segway, “one of my big inspirations in life” and started an international polo league a couple years [...]

Dig It!

If you think that a museum is just a bunch of shelves showing old stuff, you need to read this! This museum is actively researching and collecting, out in the field.
We’re a little late posting our blog from this summer’s big dig – the excavation of three 12,000-year-old mastodonts from a recreational pond near [...]

Bison on the Bridge

I’ve mentioned it before; there are some very unusual things that go on around here sometimes, compared with other “normal” offices. Just today as I walked across the bridge to grab a late lunch from the Canal Cafe, I passed a bison, rolling down the hall, closely followed by a wolf. Hmmm….did [...]