Posted in: Heritage Steward Heritage Steward: David Buchanan

NAME: David Buchanan TITLE: Curator, Decorative Arts and Furniture   FOR: Indiana State Museum & State Historic Sites Corporation SINCE? With the state, since 1997 both at the Indiana State Museum and with the Indiana War...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: Smoke ’em if you got ’em – the five cent Indy cigar

As Woodrow Wilson’s vice president, former Indiana governor Thomas Marshall certainly lived up to the promise he made in his inaugural speech to “acknowledge the insignificant influence of the office.” Marshall frequently complained about his...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: Miracle on Washington Street

Long before Ralphie told a bearded man in a red suit about his secret desire to own a Red Ryder BB Gun, American children have been sharing their Christmas lists with department store Santas. The...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: To Market, To Market

It was a sad day for Indianapolis when Mrs. Herd threw in the trowel. “North Meridian May Lose Its Only Truck Garden,” the Star headline read on September 27, 1953. “Mrs. Emma Becker Herd, 3947...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: The Accidental Tourist Guide Collector

One of the first things you learn as a collector is what constitutes a collection. The rules are pretty simple. If you have two of a kind, you have a pair. If you have two...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: 160 years of State Fair memories

The late billionaire Malcolm Forbes was a prolific collector of many rare and valuable objects, but perhaps his most unusual collection was his cache of nearly 200 trophies that had been awarded to winners of...

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