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May 21, 2022 -Speedway and medical care: the first 50 years May 7, 2022 -Geist and Morse reservoirs history April 30, 2022 -First families to arrive in Marion County April 23, 2022 -CIA operative during Cold War from Crawfordsville April 16, 2022 -Ulen: the vagabond turned CEO and an unusual Boone County town April 9, 2022 -Bear pit at Riverside Park and other bygone animal attractions: encore April 2, 2022 -Forgotten composer and painter from Hamilton County March 26, 2022 -Block’s, Wasson’s and Strauss: bygone major retailers in Indy March 19, 2022 -Jewish immigration to Indiana, 1840-1920s March 12, 2022 -Pamela Bliss and outdoor murals across Indiana March 5, 2022 - Barbara Shoup, Indy-based novelist and mentor to writers February 26, 2022 - Oscar nominations and Hoosiers: 90 years of connections February 19, 2022 - African Americans in Indianapolis during the 1800s February 12, 2022 - Ask Nelson… and Al Hunter, too February 5, 2022 - Winter Olympics of the past and Hoosier links January 29, 2022 - The National Road: pioneer highway into Indiana January 22, 2022 - Hook’s and Haag: drug stores once iconic in Indiana January 15, 2022 - WW II pin-up girl, auto engineer in China and more links to Wabash January 8, 2022 - A collector’s guide to Indianapolis memorabilia: encore January 1, 2022 - Spelling bee craze, unusual Civil War soldier and more from Greensburg December 18, 2021 - The Green Book and Indiana sites December 11, 2021 - Quirky aspects of Indy history December 04, 2021 - A teacher’s insights about engaging kids with Indiana history November 27, 2021 - Foods of the pioneers - Encore November 20, 2021 - Gus Grissom and the Liberty Bell: 60 years later November 13, 2021 - Jimmy Mack - Indy’s version of Dick Clark November 6, 2021 - German freethinkers in Indy - Encore October 30, 2021 - Eugenics in Indiana October 23, 2021 - Serial killer Belle Gunness and her La Porte murder farm October 16, 2021 - World War I and Hoosiers: their diaries and letters October 9, 2021 - Weird and spooky stories from Wabash County October 2, 2021 - A flock of bird issues in Indiana September 25, 2021 - Indy wife of Treasure Island’s Robert Louis Stevenson: encore September 18, 2021 - Population shifts: 2020 Census and Indiana September 11, 2021 - Disney animator Bill Peet, illustrator and children's book author: encore September 4, 2021 - Where were you on 9-11? August 28, 2021 - Ask Nelson - and Sampson Levingston, too August 21, 2021 - Nicknames for Indy and neighborhoods: their origins August 14, 2021 - Outlaw gangs of the 1870s and '80s August 7, 2021 - Artist who crusaded to save the Dunes July 31, 2021 - Evolution of family farms and farmers markets with Market Wagon CEO Nick Carter July 24, 2021 - African-American students during the late 1800s in Indiana July 17, 2021 - Strawtown myths: Hamilton County's first murder, Chief Straw and more July 10, 2021 - Indiana responders and 9-11 tragedy: anniversary approaches July 3, 2021 - The legacy of Indy native James Baskett and Song of the South - encore June 26, 2021 - Leland, Mich., and Naples, Fla.: Hoosier getaways June 19, 2021 - Paul Page on motorsports broadcasting and some wild rides June 12, 2021 - Moravian heritage of Hope, Indiana June 5, 2021 - Car collecting in Indiana May 29, 2021 - Bradford pear trees and other invasive trees and plants May 15, 2021 - Phantom bridges, no-stoplight towns and a former military academy May 8, 2021 - No show due to UIndy graduation ceremony. May 1, 2021 - Cicadas: The buzz about their return April 24, 2021 - Covid history in Indiana April 17, 2021 - Bear pit at Riverside Park and other bygone animal attractions April 10, 2021 - The 25th Amendment, presidential succession and Indiana connections April 3, 2021 - Avriel Shull, trail-blazing home builder and designer - encore March 27, 2021 -Fugitives and prison escapees from Indiana March 20, 2021 - Weir Cook and Paul Baer, WWI aviators and former airport namesakes: encore March 13, 2021 - Madge Oberholtzer: more than victim of a shocking crime in 1925 March 6, 2021 - Women, the Indiana General Assembly and state officials February 27, 2021 -Migration of African Americans during 20th century to Northern states February 20, 2021 - Ask Nelson and Charlie Hyde about Benjamin Harrison, the 1892 cholera epidemic and more February 13, 2021 - A distinctive cemetery and efforts to humanize former Central State patients February 6, 2021 - The first woman of color to live in frontier Indianapolis January 30 2021 - A pop music critic returns January 23, 2021 - Jimmy Hoffa, controversial labor leader from Brazil, Indiana January 16, 2021 - Reflections of a lieutenant governor January 9, 2021 - Early era of the Indiana Pacers: encore January 2, 2021 - Indy's "real" 200th birthday? December 26, 2020 - House of Tomorrow and other 1933 Chicago World's Fair homes: encore December 19, 2020 - Reflections of a pop music critic December 12, 2020 - The spirit of painter Bob Ross endures in Muncie December 5, 2020 - Rising Sun and Indiana's smallest county November 28, 2020 - Have you heard of The Hoosier Hot Shots? encore November 21, 2020 - Historic crimes: cases involving the electric chair, "Gun Girl," a mayor and more November 14, 2020 -Wilbur Wright's Indiana connections, other aviation pioneers November 7, 2020 - The legacy of Ron Spencer and Theatre on the Square October 31, 2020 - Musical instrument-making heritage in Indiana October 24, 2020 - Influenza epidemic of 1918-19: The second and third waves, recovery October 17, 2020 - Haunting tales about historic places and people October 10, 2020 - Historic photographers and their studios October 3, 2020 - Attica, Ind., and its historic, endangered downtown September 26, 2020 - KKK dominance in 1920s Indiana September 19, 2020 - Show pre-empted by WICR-FM's broadcast of Rosh Hashanah services. September 12, 2020 - Ask Nelson and Ray Boomhower about WW II-era Hoosiers... and more September 5, 2020 - Wawasee and Maxinkuckee, resort lakes in northern Indiana: encore August 29, 2020 - International opera star Angela Brown, trailblazer August 22, 2020 -Women's suffrage in Indiana: the myths August 15, 2020 - Drive-in movie theaters August 8, 2020 - Olympians with intriguing pre- and post-games lives August 1, 2020 - Snakes slithering across Indiana July 25, 2020 - Indiana Beach History July 18, 2020 - Disney animator Bill Peet, illustrator and children's book author July 11, 2020 - Astronaut food and other unexpected links between the space program and Indiana July 4, 2020 - Racial justice in 1820s Indiana: Slave trial and Fall Creek Massacre - encore June 27, 2020 - Confederate monument in Indy and Camp Morton June 20, 2020 -A second serving of foods of the pioneers June 13, 2020 - Ellis Island, immigration and Indiana: encore June 6, 2020 - Early malaria epidemic in Indy, plus past visions for city's future May 30, 2020 - Tamika Catchings, history maker: encore May 23, 2020 -Hoosiers who competed in early Indy 500s: encore May 16, 2020 - Where did your county's name come from? May 9, 2020 - Columbus icon J. Irwin Miller's life and impact May 2, 2020 -Population and demographic shifts in Indiana April 25, 2020 -Sears Roebuck catalog and Sears kit homes: encore April 18, 2020 -Epidemics in Indiana history: encore April 11, 2020 - Foods of the pioneers April 4, 2020 - Tree planting crusades in Indy, beginning in 1850s March 28, 2020 - Farm wives of the mid to late 1800s March 21, 2020 - Roadhouses, stills and blind tigers March 14, 2020 -Earliest years of Indiana basketball March 7, 2020 -Women's Suffrage: strides, setbacks and a first lady's role Feb. 29, 2020 -Flourishing at 90-something: encore Feb. 22, 2020 -Ask Nelson - and Chris May, too - about high school basketball history and more Feb. 15, 2020 - Vonnegut and an array of misconceptions Feb. 8, 2020 - The life and impact of Rev. Boniface Hardin Feb. 1, 2020 - Studebakers: the brothers, the cars and the legacy Jan. 25, 2020 - A collector's guide to Indianapolis memorabilia Jan. 18, 2020 - Women's suffrage crusade in Indiana and beyond Jan. 11, 2020 - The legacy of Indy native James Baskett and Song of the South Jan 4, 2020 - Centennial of Indy in 1920, Bicentennial era in 2020-21 Dec. 28, 2019 - Restaurants: the old, the new and their souvenirs Dec. 21, 2019 - Early railroads in Indiana: encore Dec. 14, 2019 - Meridian Street mansions in Indy history Dec. 7, 2019 - The Case of the December Bride and other crimes from Indy police files Nov. 30, 2019 - James Whitcomb Riley: Before he was famous - encore Nov 23, 2019 - Eugene V. Debs: Hoosier Socialist, five-time presidential candidate Nov 16, 2019 - Rare plants and animals in Indiana Nov. 9, 2019 - The Census: Tips for using in historic research Nov. 2, 2019 - (encore presentation) - Racial justice in 1820s Indiana: Slave trial and Fall Creek Massacre Oct. 26, 2019- Spiders galore Oct. 19, 2019 - Another plunge into the White River Oct. 12, 2019 - Police department history in Indy Oct. 5, 2019 - Greencastle history Sept. 28, 2019 - (encore presentation) - Adventures in personal DNA testing Sept. 21, 2019- Ask Nelson - and Reid Duffy, too Sept. 14, 2019 - Historic homes: Tips for buying, restoring and maintaining Click here to listen to the podcast. Sept. 7, 2019 - Toys in the attic Click here to listen to the podcast. August 31, 2019 - On the road to Lincoln-related sites Click here to listen to the podcast. August 24, 2019 - Bootleg King and his Indiana connections August 17, 2019 - Breaking Away at 40 with Dave Blase August 10, 2019 - Indianapolis Indians history with Max Schumacher and Mark Montieth August 3, 2019 - (encore presentation) - Reno Brothers, notorious train robbers July 27, 2019 - Hoosier horticultural heritage July 20, 2019 - Broad Ripple High School history July 13, 2019 - White River history July 6, 2019 - Electoral College upset, souvenir hunters and no campaigning: 1888 and 1892 presidential races June 29, 2019 - (encore presentation) - Violent early era of Fishers June 22, 2019 - The Indiana Dunes June 15, 2019 - Earliest settlers of Indianapolis June 8, 2019 - German freethinkers in Indy June 1, 2019 - From pathology building to medical history museum May 25, 2019 - Influential women in 1920s: Their enduring vision for culture and children in Indy May 18, 2019 - (encore presentation) - Brothels and streetwalkers in pre-1920 Indy May 11, 2019 - Willy T. Ribbs on making Indy 500 history May 4, 2019 - Lakes, lakes and more northern Indiana lakes April 27, 2019 - A tour guide's fun facts about Indy 500 and pageantry April 20, 2019 - Former Supreme Court Chief Justice Randy Shepard on historic preservation April 13, 2019 - An artist who confronted segregation, and other painters April 6, 2019 - Distinctive historic homes Mar. 30, 2019 - A multi-talented composer called Sinky and other captivating musicians Mar. 23, 2019 - Claypool Hotel and Hotel Lincoln: bygone Indy landmarks Mar. 16, 2019- Ask Nelson - plus the founding of Heartland Film Festival, Twin Aire history and more Mar. 9, 2019- Interstate highway construction and its impact on Indianapolis Mar. 2, 2019 - (encore presentation) - Historic women in science Feb 23, 2019 - Former Indy Mayor Ballard on electric car history and more Feb. 16, 2019 - Movies with obscure Indiana connections Feb. 9, 2019 - Roots tracing for African Americans Feb. 2, 2019 - French Lick, West Baden and The Wright Brothers Jan 26, 2019 - Indiana's Civil War governor and his historic house Jan. 19, 2019 - Rev. Martin Luther King's visits to Indiana Jan. 12, 2019 - ??? Jan. 5, 2019 - Avriel Shull, trail-blazing home builder and designer Dec. 29, 2018 - Tip of the hat to New Year's celebrations of yore, supper clubs and more Dec. 22, 2018 - (encore presentation) - Rock and roll across 1960s Indiana with Jimmy Mack Dec. 15, 2018 - Town history of Santa Claus, Ind., and children's letters Dec. 8, 2018 - Iconic signs across Indiana Dec. 1, 2018 - Cumberland Gap and Hoosier pioneers Nov. 24, 2018 - Artwork inspired by Indy city history Nov. 17, 2018 - Cryptology, kindergarten and farmwife advice: Hoosier visionaries Nov. 10, 2018 - Sears Roebuck catalog and Sears kit homes Nov. 3, 2018 - (encore presentation) - Covered bridges across Indiana Oct. 27, 2018 - Halloween heritage in Irvington Oct. 20, 2018 - How to get teens to care about historic buildings Oct. 13, 2018 - Have you heard of The Hoosier Hot Shots? Oct. 6, 2018 - Chautauquas across Indiana, then and now Sept. 29, 2018 - World War II vets and their insights Sept. 22, 2018 - (encore presentation) - Epidemics in Indiana history Sept. 15, 2018 - Early Mexican heritage in Indiana Sept. 8, 2018 - Early French influence in the territory that became Indiana Sept. 1, 2018 - County homes, once known as "poor asylums" Aug. 25, 2018 - Ask Nelson - and Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, too Aug. 18, 2018 - Weir Cook and Paul Baer: WWI aviators and former aiport namesakes Aug. 11, 2018 - Potawatomi Trail of Death in 1838 Aug. 4, 2018 - Fort Wayne: riverfront heritage and historic building reuse July 28, 2018 - Wawasee and Maxinkuckee: resort lakes in northern Indiana July 21, 2018 - (encore presentation) - Roadside motels, bygone Americana: Encore presentation July 14, 2018 - Lighthouse heritage and the Eastland maritime tragedy July 7, 2018 - Ellis Island, immigration and Indiana June 30, 2018 - Girl Scouts evolution with Deborah Hearn Smith June 23, 2018- Eagle Creek Park, Broad Ripple Park and other Indy park histories June 16, 2018 - Superhero heritage in Indiana June 9, 2018 - (encore presentation) How to furnish an historic home: Encore presentation June 2, 2018 - Great American Songbook Foundation's evolution May 26, 2018 - International aspects of early Indy 500s May 19, 2018 - Famous but forgotten: Indiana writer George Ade May 12, 2018 - Richmond Hill explosion of 2012 May 5, 2018 - Movie versions of Hoosier novels April 28, 2018 - Madam Walker: news about her legacy April 21, 2018 - (encore presentation) Zionsville town history April 14, 2018 - Reno Brothers, notorious train robbers April 7, 2018 - Faculty war of 1832: Early IU history Mar. 31, 2018 - Women who influenced Indiana Avenue jazz Mar. 24, 2018 - Flourishing at 90-something Mar. 17, 2018 - Irish heritage in Indiana Mar. 10, 2018- Ask Nelson: High school mascots, first ladies of Indiana and more Mar. 3, 2018 - (encore presentation) - Women military veterans and memoirs Feb. 24, 2018- Weather history with Paul Poteet Feb 17, 2018 - Frederick Douglass and his Indiana connections Feb. 10, 2018 - African-American health care during the early and mid-1900s Feb. 3, 2018 - Health fads, diets and healing techniques during the Gilded Age Jan. 27, 2018 From the scrap heap of history: the Jewish salvage industry in Indiana Jan. 20, 2018 - Indy wife of Treasure Island's Robert Louis Stevenson Jan. 13, 2018 - House of Tomorrow and other 1933 Chicago World's Fair homes Jan. 6, 2018 - Cowboy actors and Trigger's owner: Indiana natives Dec. 30, 2017 - Bygone restaurants and supper clubs in Indy: the sequel Dec 23, 2017 - Toys, toys and more toy heritage: encore broadcast Dec. 16, 2017 - Vietnam War and Hoosiers: special perspectives Dec. 9, 2017 - Peace heritage in Indiana Dec. 2, 2017 - Pioneer music in early Indiana: encore presentation Nov. 25, 2017 - Early era of the Indiana Pacers Nov 18, 2017 - The Titanic and Hoosiers: encore presentation Nov. 11, 2017 - World War II and Hoosiers: special perspectives Nov. 4, 2017 - Adventures in personal DNA testing Oct. 28, 2017 - ??? Oct 21, 2017 - "Old as Dirt" with a trio of Indiana garden writers Oct. 14, 2017 - Ian Fraser: a gay humanist reflects on life in 1950s Indianapolis Oct. 7, 2017 - Bloomington in the 1960s Sept. 30, 2017 - ??? Sept. 23, 2017 - Cannon Ball Baker, dynamic motorcycle pioneer Sept 16, 2017 - Korean immigration to Indiana Sept. 9, 2017 - The violent early history of Fishers Sept. 2, 2017 - Frank Sinatra, the Great American Songbook and Indiana Aug. 26, 2017 - Burger Chef, White Castle and other fast-food connections to Indiana Aug. 19, 2017 - Switzerland County and living on the Ohio River - encore Aug. 12, 2017 - Persimmons and pawpaws with Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp Aug. 5, 2017 - Chuck Taylor shoes, Wonder Bread and Alka-Seltzer: iconic products July 29, 2017 - Massachusetts Avenue in Indy history July 22, 2017 - Little-known stories of Hoosiers in the Civil War July 15, 2017 - Tamika Catchings, history maker July 8, 2017 - Brothels and streetwalkers in pre-1920 Indy July 1, 2017 - Janet Allen, IRT history and the Indiana Theatre June 24, 2017 - Ask Nelson - and a top environmentalist, too June 17, 2017 - Johnson County's restored historic buildings June 10, 2017 - The Redheads and all-female bands of 1920s, '30s - encore June 3, 2017 - Presidential campaigns: The controversies, the extremes and the mishaps May 27, 2017 - On the Banks vs. Back Home Again May 20, 2017 - From our archive: Johnny Appleseed and Graverobbers May 13, 2017 - World War I and Hoosier involvement May 6, 2017 - Insect heritage: the As to Zzzzzs April 29, 2017 - Films of Little Orphant Annie, Milan basketball and more April 22, 2017 - Forests, forests and more forests April 15, 2017 - (encore presentation) African-American newspapers across Indiana and Indiana KKK in the 1920s April 8, 2017 - Italians during WWII and Camp Atterbury history April 1, 2017 - Early railroads in Indiana March 25, 2017 (encore presentation) - Columbus architecture and city history March 18, 2017 - Health care during the Gilded Age March 11, 2017 - Historic women in science March 4, 2017 - Shortridge High School history Feb 24, 2017 - (encore presentation) - How to excite young people about history Feb 18, 2017 - Murals of famous Hoosiers Feb. 11, 2017 - Tuskegee Airmen and Indiana connections Feb. 4, 2017 - Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Atheneum, landmark status Jan. 28, 2017 - Indiana's first governor and first lady Jan. 21, 2017 - Ask Nelson - and President B. Harrison Site CEO, too Jan. 14, 2017 - How did Copperheads and Union supporters coexist? Jan. 7, 2017 - Bicentennial wrap-up Dec. 31, 2016 - Bygone restaurants in Indy Dec. 24, 2016 - (Show pre-empted for holiday music.) Dec. 17, 2016 - Jazz notables from Indy history - a sequel Dec. 10, 2016 - Rock and roll across 1960s Indiana Dec. 3, 2016 (encore presentation) - Shopping center history in Indy Nov. 26, 2016 - Modern political history in Indiana with Jim Shella Nov. 19, 2016 - Hampton Sisters, other families in Indy jazz history Nov. 12, 2016 - Zionsville town history Nov. 5, 2016 (encore presentation) - Maps of Indiana Oct. 29, 2016 - Capital move from Corydon to Indy and early roads Oct. 22, 2016 - Sculpting famous Hoosiers Oct. 15, 2016 - Live from Hoosier Homecoming Oct. 8, 2016 - Notorious murders in 1868 near White River Oct. 1, 2016 - All about Ben-Hur Sept. 24, 2016 - Landmark buildings reborn as schools Sept. 17, 2016 (encore presentation) - Two sensational murders in the 1920s Sept. 10, 2016 - Moravian heritage of Hope, Indiana Sept. 3, 2016 - Ask Nelson - and Bob Hammel, too Aug. 27, 2016 - History of police training in Indiana Aug. 20, 2016 - Calvin Fletcher, first major Indianapolis civic leader Aug. 13, 2016 - Political campaign memorabilia from Indiana history Aug. 6, 2016 - Unheralded historic Olympians from Indiana July 30, 2016 - Bicentennial: today's projects, yesterday's innovators July 23, 2016 - Unheralded heroes of the Underground Railroad July 16, 2016 - Bygone natural landmarks July 9, 2016 - Latvian and Lithuanian heritage July 2, 2016 - The wives of artist T.C. Steele June 25, 2016 - Astronauts and Purdue June 18, 2016 - The grave in the road June 11, 2016 - Bicentennial bucket list June 4, 2016 - World War II vets look back May 28, 2016 - Roadside architecture May 21, 2016 (encore presentation) - Postcards from Indiana May 14, 2016 - 'Hoosiers' vs. 'Indianans' May 7, 2016 - [Show was pre-empted.] April 30, 2016 - Hoosiers who competed in early Indy 500s April 23, 2016 - A bicentennial guide to backroads Indiana April 16, 2016 - Merle Bettenhausen on his racing family April 9, 2016 - Columbus architecture and city history April 2, 2016 - Historic markers across Indiana March 26, 2016 - Monika Herzig on Indiana women jazz musicians March 19, 2016 - James Alexander Thom on 1865 steamboat tragedy March 12, 2016 - Ask Nelson and fellow author Doug Wissing March 5, 2016 - Women military veterans and memoirs Feb. 27, 2016 (encore presentation) - How to furnish an historic home Feb. 20, 2016 - What did Indiana look like 200 years ago? Feb. 13, 2016 - Maps of Indiana Feb. 6, 2016 - At age 93, memories of Walker Theatre, Indiana Avenue and more Jan. 30, 2016 - Toys, toys and more toy heritage Jan. 23, 2016 - First Lady Karen Pence on Indiana's bicentennial Jan. 16, 2016 - How to excite young people about history Jan. 9, 2016 - Hidden history treasures Jan. 2, 2016 - 200 years, 200 influential Hoosiers Dec. 26, 2015 (encore presentation) - Families and children: evolution of outreach Dec. 19, 2015 - Shopping center history in Indy Dec. 12, 2015 - Jingle Bell Rock and Indiana's Bobby Helms Dec. 5, 2015 (encore presentation) - Scottish heritage in Indiana Nov. 28, 2015 - Dan Wakefield on the home front during WWII Nov. 21, 2015 - Ask Nelson - and Indy Star's history reporter Nov. 14, 2015 - Kurt Vonnegut's siblings Nov. 7, 2015 (encore presentation) - Epidemics in Indiana history Oct. 31, 2015 - Race relations in 1950s Indy: rare perspectives Oct. 24, 2015 (encore presentation) - Serving up Hoosier heritage food Oct. 17, 2015 - Persian/Iranian heritage in Indiana Oct. 10, 2015 - Camp Chesterfield and Spiritualism history Oct. 3, 2015 - Greensburg and Decatur County history Sept. 26, 2015 - Mormon heritage in Indiana Sept. 19, 2015 (encore presentation) - Lenape (Delaware) Indian heritage in Indiana Sept. 12, 2015 - Wendell Willkie, unlikely presidential candidate of 1940 Sept. 5, 2015 - Bicentennial projects across Indiana, both upcoming and completed Aug. 29, 2015 - Impact of Bobby Kennedy's speech in 1968 Aug. 22, 2015 - Plainfield and Brownsburg town histories Aug. 15, 2015 - Postcards from Indiana Aug. 8, 2015 (encore presentation) - Natural gas boom of 1880s and '90s Aug. 1, 2015 - History of women's voting rights July 25, 2015 - Jeanne White-Ginder, Ryan's mom July 18, 2015 - Two sensational murders in the 1920s July 11, 2015 - Vinyl records and albums: play 'em again July 4, 2015 - Colorful Indiana-born baseball players June 27, 2015 - YMCA heritage June 20, 2015 - Insects and Indiana June 13, 2015 (encore presentation) - Flag of Indy, anthem, 'Indiana' movie and other symbolism June 6, 2015 - Quilting heritage May 30, 2015 - Roadside motels: bygone Americana May 23, 2015 - Ernie Pyle and John Bartlow Martin, journalists May 16, 2015 - What's in our State Archives? May 9, 2015 - [Show was pre-empted.] May 2, 2015 - Abe Martin's creator, Kin Hubbard April 25, 2015 - HIV history in Indiana April 18, 2015 - Ask Nelson - and gardener Jo Ellen, too April 11, 2015 - Morel mushrooms, ramps and other foraging foods April 4, 2015 - Donald Davidson on Clark, Carnegie and more March 28, 2015 (encore presentation) - Interurbans: Their rise and fall across Indiana March 21, 2015 - History of Indiana women's prisons March 14, 2015 - [Show was pre-empted.] March 7, 2015 - Landmarks across Indiana with Marsh Davis Feb. 28, 2015 - Reflections of World War II veterans Feb. 21, 2015 - Civil War and African Americans in Indiana Feb. 14, 2015 - Victorian mourning and the Lincoln funeral train Feb. 7, 2015 - Bart Peterson, former Indy mayor Jan. 31, 2015 - Guinness World Records and Hoosiers Jan. 24, 2015 - Figure skating heritage in Indiana Jan. 17, 2015 - William Forsyth's colorful life, plus Portfolio Club history Jan. 10, 2015 - How to furnish an historic home Jan. 3, 2015 - Scottish heritage in Indiana Dec. 27, 2014 (encore presentation; no weekly newsletter) - Lost cemeteries Dec. 20, 2014 - Families and children: evolution of outreach Dec. 13, 2014 - Johnny Wooden: Hoosier hoops icon Dec. 6, 2014 (encore presentations) - Rare movies with Indiana connections + Danville history Nov. 29, 2014 - Jennings County and Vernon Nov. 22, 2014 - James Whitcomb Riley: before he was famous Nov. 15, 2014 - Epidemics in Indiana history Nov. 8, 2014 - Kidnapping of free blacks in early Indiana Nov. 1, 2014 (encore presentation) - Amish in Indiana Oct. 25, 2014 - Historic women's groups Oct. 18, 2014 - Marketing Indiana - and the lieutenant governor Oct. 11, 2014 - Ask Nelson - and the Hoosierist, too Sept. 27, 2014 - World War I and Indiana Sept. 20, 2014 - History of TV in Indy Sept. 13, 2014 - Historian Jim Madison's insights on Hoosiers Sept. 6, 2014 - Prohibition in Indiana Aug. 30, 2014 - Serving up Hoosier heritage food Aug. 23, 2014 (encore presentation) - Underground Railroad reality and myths Aug. 16, 2014 - Lenape (Delaware) Indian heritage in Indiana Aug. 9, 2014 - The Redheads and all-girl bands of 1920s, '30s Aug. 2, 2014 - Russian immigration July 26, 2014 (encore presentation) - Indy Mayor Ballard on Marines history and 'old' Cathedral High July 19, 2014 - From family grocers to supermarkets July 12, 2014 - Judge Sarah Evans Barker, history-maker in Indiana courts July 5, 2014 - Presidential visits to Indiana June 28, 2014 - Passenger pigeons and other extinct or endangered birds June 21, 2014 - Flag of Indy, anthem, 'Indiana' movie and other symbolism June 14, 2014 - Ask Nelson - and photographer colleague, too June 7, 2014 - Natural gas boom of 1880s and '90s May 31, 2014 - Lyn St. James, racing pioneer for women May 24, 2014 - Courthouse squares across Indiana May 10, 2014 - Offbeat landmarks across Indiana May 3, 2014 - Why do buildings look that way? April 26, 2014 (encore presentation) - Jazz recording heritage in Richmond April 19, 2014 - Tornado history and storm chasing April 12, 2014 - Baseball great Carl Erskine of Anderson April 5, 2014 - Tiffany windows across Indiana March 22, 2014 - Native plants and early Indiana botanical explorations March 15, 2014 - Wicked winter history with Paul Poteet March 8, 2014 - Bobby Plump on Milan's triumph, 60 years later March 1, 2014 - Madam Walker: her life, business and theater building Feb. 22, 2014 - 'Ask Nelson' - and Andrea Neal, too Feb. 15, 2014 - Attucks High School history Feb. 8, 2014 - Abe Lincoln's parents: Thomas, Nancy Hanks and stepmom Sarah Feb. 1, 2014 - Families, children, seniors and homeless: outreach heritage Jan. 25, 2014 - Crown Hill Cemetery history Jan. 18, 2014 - Indiana's most mysterious county? Jan. 11, 2014 - World War II veterans remember Jan. 4, 2014 - Squirrel invasion of 1800s and other quirky episodes Dec. 28, 2013 (encore presentations) - Union Station history in Indy and Political cartoon heritage: Two classic shows Dec. 21, 2013 - Victorian-era and ethnic holiday traditions Dec. 14, 2013 - Indiana during the Ice Age, when mastodons roamed Dec. 7, 2013 (encore presentation) - Old Northside neighborhood in Indy history Nov. 30, 2013 - Interviewing tips for family, church and neighborhood histories Nov. 23, 2013 (encore presentation) - Cafeterias across Indiana Nov. 16, 2013 - Ask Nelson and Channel 4 children's shows history Nov. 9, 2013 - Unsavory political episodes in Indiana's past Nov. 2, 2013 (encore presentation) - Brazilian immigration with artist Artur Silva Oct. 26, 2013 - Environmental heritage across Indiana Oct. 19, 2013 - Rabbi Sandy Sasso, pioneer for women clergy Oct. 12, 2013 - Coliseum and Clowes Hall histories Oct. 5, 2013 - Amish in Indiana Sept. 28, 2013 - Interurbans: Their rise and fall across Indiana Sept. 21, 2013 - On the roads: Lincoln Highway and U.S. 40 heritage Sept. 14, 2013 (encore presentation) - Cuban immigration to Indiana Sept. 7, 2013 (encore presentation) - Pioneer music in early Indiana Aug. 31, 2013 - Winona Lake, Warsaw, orthopedics and Grace College Aug. 24, 2013 - 'Ask Nelson' and special-events-in-Indy insights Aug. 17, 2013 - Christ Church Cathedral, Zion and Second Pres in Indy Aug. 10, 2013 - Ancient people here - and agricultural beginnings in Indiana (encore presentation) Aug. 3, 2013 - Switzerland County and living on the Ohio River July 27, 2013 - Historic movie theaters, Act II July 20, 2013 - Roots-tracing tips and advice July 13, 2013 - Swedish and Norwegian immigration July 6, 2013 - Orville Redenbacher and popcorn heritage in Indiana June 29, 2013 - Underground Railroad reality and myths in Indiana June 22, 2013 - Centennial in 1916, bicentennial in 2016 June 15, 2013 - Indy Mayor Greg Ballard on Marines history and 'old' Cathedral High June 8, 2013 - Former Indy Mayor Bill Hudnut June 1, 2013 - Lost cemeteries May 25, 2013 - Historic baseball stadium into apartments May 18, 2013 - Hollywood icons Red Skelton, Robert Wise and Irene Dunne (encore presentation) May 11, 2013 - Phil Gulley on Indiana festivals, summer jobs and other things Hoosier May 4, 2013 - 'Ask Nelson' and more county name origins April 27, 2013 - Dan Patch, the first superstar racehorse, and True tall tales from Indiana: 2 classic shows April 20, 2013 - Derek Daly on Indy-car fans overseas, son Conor and more April 13, 2013 - Jazz recording heritage in Richmond April 6, 2013 - Governors of Indiana March 30, 2013 - Frank Lloyd Wright and Indiana houses he designed March 23, 2013 (encore presentation) - Amelia Earhart and her Indiana connections March 16, 2013 - Birds across Indiana March 9, 2013 - Flood of 1913, worst in state history March 2, 2013 - Hoosier women pioneers in media Feb. 23, 2013 - What do you do with vacant, historic movie theaters? Feb. 16, 2013 - Wine heritage in Indiana Feb. 9, 2013 - Long-forgotten man who designed Indy Feb. 2, 2013 - Major Taylor, world's greatest bicyclist of early 1900s Jan. 26, 2013 - Pioneer music in early Indiana Jan. 19, 2013 - L.S. Ayres & Company history Jan. 12, 2013 - A Hoosier amid the British royals Jan. 5, 2013 - Sharing memories in captivating ways Dec. 29, 2012 - Lincoln's ally, our Civil War governor Dec. 22, 2012 - Lincoln's youth in Indiana | Historic high school gyms (encore presentations) Dec. 15, 2012 - Tipton County history and Obama ancestral home Dec. 8, 2012 - Colombian and Venezuelan immigration to Indiana Dec. 1, 2012 - History-making sheriff, immigrants to Indy, crusading politico and public gardens Nov. 24, 2012 - Dan Wakefield on Kurt Vonnegut's letters Nov. 17, 2012 - Covered bridges across Indiana (encore presentation) Nov. 10, 2012 - Tee Pee and other drive-ins (encore presentation) Nov. 3, 2012 - Street names in Indy + Trees, trees, trees (encore presentations) Oct. 27, 2012 - Cafeterias across Indiana Oct. 20, 2012 - Landmarks and lyrics across Indiana Oct. 13, 2012 - If a town is on the state map, he's been there Oct. 6, 2012 - Hollywood icons Red Skelton, Robert Wise and Irene Dunne Sept. 29, 2012 - Ancient people here - and agricultural beginnings in Indiana Sept. 22, 2012 - Unique history of New Harmony Sept. 15, 2012 - Amelia Earhart and her Indiana connections Sept. 8, 2012 - Yearbooks: How to use in historical detective work Sept. 1, 2012 - Architecture around Indy with Jonathan Hess Aug. 25, 2012 - Carmel city history Aug. 18, 2012 - Ask Nelson Aug. 11, 2012 - Tiny towns that refuse to die Aug. 4, 2012 - Pan Am Games of 1987, Part II July 28, 2012 - Dog days in Indiana with Patty Spitler July 21, 2012 - History of Special Olympics, other opportunities for special-needs Hoosiers July 14, 2012 - Pan Am Games of 1987 with Mark Miles, Bill Benner July 7, 2012 - David Willkie on grandfather Wendell - and roof-living June 30, 2012 - Famous fashion designers from Indiana June 23, 2012 - Civic and business leader Andre Lacy as Living Legend June 16, 2012 - Polio epidemic during the 1940s and '50s June 9, 2012 - Very first Hoosiers: ancient people here June 2, 2012 - Brain chemistry and genetics studies in mental illness, addictions May 26, 2012 - Cuban immigration to Indiana May 19, 2012 - Janie and Kindergarten College: pioneers of children's TV (encore presentation) May 12, 2012 - Remarkable life of Herman B Wells May 5, 2012 - Thomas Edison's links to Indiana (encore presentation) April 28, 2012 - Amusement park history in Indiana (encore presentation) April 21, 2012 - True tales from 1950s Indiana April 14, 2012 - Broad Ripple neighborhood history in Indy April 7, 2012 - Dan Patch, the first superstar racehorse March 31, 2012 - Indiana's remarkable suffragist March 24, 2012 - Palm Sunday tornado outbreak of 1965 March 17, 2012 - Ask Nelson March 10, 2012 - James Alexander Thom and Dark Rain on historical fiction (encore presentation) March 3, 2012 - Union Station history in Indy Feb. 25, 2012 - Murder of heiress Marjorie Jackson in 1977 Feb. 18, 2012 - Snow history with weatherman Chris Wright Feb. 11, 2012 - African-American newspapers across Indiana Feb. 7, 2012 - Fourth-anniversary party invitation Feb. 4, 2012 - Sports team loyalties across Indiana Jan. 28, 2012 - Rev. Jim Jones and Indiana connections Jan. 21, 2012 - Dan Wakefield on '50s landmarks in Indianapolis Jan. 14, 2012 - Indiana's youngest mayor on Frankfort history Jan. 7, 2012 - Old Northside neighborhood history in Indy Dec. 31, 2011 - Population shifts across Indiana (encore presentation) Dec. 24, 2011 - [Show was pre-empted.] Dec. 17, 2011 - Inter-church history in Indy Dec. 10, 2011 - Holiday seasons with Indiana's only First Family Dec. 3, 2011 - Hoosiers behind the scenes, girls hoops stars, Indiana poets and dirt roads Nov. 26, 2011 - Tee Pee and other drive-ins, bygone or surviving Nov. 19, 2011 - Vincennes history with Lorene Burkhart Nov. 5, 2011 - He's visited every Indiana town on the map (encore presentation) Oct. 29, 2011 - Trees, trees and trees Oct. 22, 2011 - Covered bridges across Indiana Oct. 15, 2011 - Street names history in Indy Oct. 1, 2011 - The real-life Little Orphant Annie Sept. 24, 2011 - Catholic Youth Organization heritage Sept. 17, 2011 - Irvington neighborhood history in Indy Sept. 10, 2011 - Butler basketball heritage Sept. 3, 2011 - Sept. 11 tragedy and Hoosier rescuers Aug. 27, 2011 - Ask Nelson Aug. 20, 2011 - Theater history in Indy with Howard Caldwell (encore presentation) Aug. 13, 2011 - Political cartoon heritage with Gary Varvel Aug. 6, 2011 - Cowboy Bob: pioneers of children’s TV in Indy, Part 2 July 30, 2011 - City hall 'museum' in Indy July 23, 2011 - County fairs and Hoosier culture July 16, 2011 - Negro Leagues baseball and Indy July 9, 2011 - Amusement park history in Indy July 2, 2011 - Fall Creek Massacre (encore presentation) June 25, 2011 - Prohibition in Indiana June 18, 2011 - Angelo Pizzo on 'Hoosiers,' 'Rudy' and a new movie June 11, 2011 - Brazilian immigration with artist Artur Silva June 4, 2011 - Randy Carmichael on his dad Hoagy May 28, 2011 - Home-front life during the Civil War May 14, 2011 - Thomas Edison's links to Indiana May 7, 2011 - Janie and Kindergarten College: pioneers of children's TV April 30, 2011 - Your house has a history (encore presentation) April 23, 2011 - Kurt Vonnegut's childhood friend April 16, 2011 - Library history in Indy April 9, 2011 - Freedom seekers before the Underground Railroad April 2, 2011 - James Alexander Thom and Dark Rain on historical fiction March 26, 2011 - Victorian-era women: behind closed doors March 19, 2011 - Irish in Indiana March 12, 2011 - Population shifts across Indiana March 5, 2011 - Donald Davidson on the Speedway's 100 years Feb. 26, 2011 - Police history in Indy Feb. 19, 2011 - Indianapolis City Market then and now Feb. 12, 2011 - Songs of our ancestors as they journeyed here Feb. 5, 2011 - Jazz history in Indy with Chuck Workman Jan. 29, 2011 - Judy O'Bannon on historic preservation Jan. 22, 2011 - He's visited every Indiana town on the map Jan. 15, 2011 - Hoosier humor with Dick Wolfsie Jan. 8, 2011 - Medical treatments of early settlers (encore presentation) Jan. 1, 2011 - Historic gyms across Indiana Dec. 25, 2010 - [Show was pre-empted.] Dec. 18, 2010 - Soaring back to explore WASPs Dec. 11, 2010 - Beech Grove history - and Steve McQueen to boot Dec. 4, 2010 - Gene Stratton-Porter, Diana of the Dunes, farm cooking and barns - Live from the Holiday Author Fair Nov. 27, 2010 - Rare movies with Indiana connections Nov. 20, 2010 - Kurt Vonnegut's relationship with Indy Nov. 13, 2010 - Slave trial in 1820s Indiana Oct. 30, 2010 - House of Blue Lights revisited Oct. 23, 2010 - Rush County history with Joe Hogsett Oct. 16, 2010 - Show was pre-empted. Oct. 9, 2010 - The Titanic and Hoosiers Oct. 2, 2010 - Indy's oldest Catholic church Sept. 25, 2010 - Day camp heritage in Indiana Sept. 18, 2010 - [Show was pre-empted.] Sept. 11, 2010 - Fall Creek Massacre Sept. 4, 2010 - Where did your county name come from? Aug. 28, 2010 - Fairmount town history Aug. 21, 2010 - Meridian Park neighborhood history Aug. 14, 2010 - Parks, boulevards systems history in Indy Aug. 7, 2010 - 2008 presidential election shift in Indiana July 31, 2010 - Theater history in Indy with Howard Caldwell July 24, 2010 - Beer heritage in Indiana July 17, 2010 - Wayne County history July 10, 2010 - Diners across Indiana July 3, 2010 - Maestro Raymond Leppard's legendary life June 26, 2010 - County courthouses, with architect Jim Kienle (encore show, originally broadcast April 25, 2009) June 19, 2010 - Fishin' across Indiana with Skip Hess June 12, 2010 - French Lick and West Baden Springs hotels history June 5, 2010 - Memoirs of farm life in the early 1900s May 29, 2010 - Your house has a history May 22, 2010 - Shelby County history May 15, 2010 - Donner Party tragedy, Indiana links & lessons learned May 8, 2010 - State parks history May 1, 2010 - From marble quarries of Italy to Indiana limestone April 24, 2010 - KKK stranglehold in the 1920s April 17, 2010 - 1920s auto heritage in Indianapolis (encore show) April 10, 2010 - WWII fighter pilot from Indiana April 3, 2010 - Booth Tarkington's magnificent life and home March 27, 2010 - Brown County history March 20, 2010 - Indiana's only First Lady March 13, 2010 - Traveling in time down the White River March 6, 2010 - Danville town history Feb. 27, 2010 - Central State Hospital history Feb. 20, 2010 - Early African-American settlements Feb. 13, 2010 - Medical treatments of early settlers Feb. 6, 2010 - Terre Haute in the 1920s Jan. 30, 2010 - Abe Lincoln Blockbuster preview Jan. 23, 2010 - Wayne and Kim Seybold on Winter Olympics and Hoosier links Jan. 20, 2010 - You are invited! Feb. 5 Hoosier History Live! 2nd anniversary soiree Jan. 16, 2010 - High school hoops' 100 years Jan. 9, 2010 - K.P. Singh on the Sikh heritage in Indiana Jan. 2, 2010 - Janet Flanner's colorful and literary life Dec. 26, 2009 - Winter survival skills of pioneers and Native Americans Dec. 19, 2009 - Fletcher Place neighborhood history Dec. 12, 2009 - Victorian-era dining Dec. 5, 2009 - Steve McQueen, roots tracing, steel-town pix and politicos Nov. 28, 2009 - Greensburg town history Nov. 21, 2009 - Birds of Indiana Nov. 14, 2009 - Johnny Appleseed: The facts and myths Nov. 7, 2009 - St. Elmo history with Craig Huse Oct. 31, 2009 - Mike Ahern on House of Blue Lights Oct. 24, 2009 - James Still on Lincoln, grief and emancipation
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