When I was a kid we celebrated New Year’s by staying up late, drinking homemade eggnog, watching the ball drop on TV and listening to my dad usher in the new year by shooting his shotgun into the night sky (while we were safely watching from inside the house, of course). It wasn’t exactly exciting, [...]
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Its usually a great day in p.r. when you have television stations show up and yesterday we had TWO. WXIN/Fox59 did their morning show from the museum, along with about 15 children under the age of 8, and despite the fact that there was no anchor on the scene, all went off quite well (well-placed [...]
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hen you visit the Indiana State Museum, you can now indulge yourself in espresso, mocha, cappuccino, hot tea, hot chocolate or just plain coffee at our new coffee bar on the Canal Level of the museum. And don’t forget the biscotti for dipping … or maybe a blueberry muffin … mmmmm! But we need your help [...]
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Here it is, as promised! A sneak peak of the Signature Artist piece for the Indiana Art Fair by mosaic artist Cappi Phillips. This picture depicts the mosaic that will be adhered to the side panel of the television. To make her creation, Cappi is using mosaic tiles/glass pieces that are first layed out and [...]
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Nearly a year ago the Lincoln Financial Foundation started looking for a good home for its collection of Abraham Lincoln artifacts and documents. That collection just happened to be the world’s largest private collection of memorabilia from the beloved president’s personal and presidential life. This amazing collection of more than 20,000 items includes signed copies of the Emancipation [...]
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If you’re feeling low, or if you haven’t been around little kids lately…be sure to schedule in a time for yourself to eavesdrop on some little ones as they talk to Santa or experience a fun Christmas display. Its intoxicating! It’ll cheer you up immediately!
This little girl on Santa’s lap opened her eyes wide in [...]
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