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Who We Are
The Indiana Association of Historians was founded in 1980 to provide opportunities for people within the state’s historical community to become acquainted, to share research and ideas, to promote and strengthen the historical profession, and to encourage the pursuit of history by the general public. For over forty years, we have stayed true to our roots while still evolving with the larger profession in terms of methodology and technology.
Featured News Articles
Groundbreaking for New State Archives Building
On Tuesday August 15, Governor Eric Holcomb and IARA Executive Director and IAH Treasurer, Chandler Lightly, broke ground on a new Indiana State Archives Building in downtown Indianapolis along the Indianapolis Canal Walk between Ohio and New York Streets. Learn more about the project plan and timeline here.
Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who made our 2023 Annual Conference a success: IAH board members; conference hosts from the Indiana Magazine of History; presenters who shared their work; session chairs; and the organizers of the special Unmasked exhibit at IUB, for offering tours to our members during the conference.
Indiana Magazine of History Publishes Special Issue
The December 2022 issue of the Indiana Magazine of History highlights Women, Suffrage, and Politics in Indiana.
Purdue University Professor Emerita of History Nancy Gabin introduces the special issue, which contains Jamie Wagman’s consideration of South Bend socialist politician Alice Mannering and her 1917 mayoral campaign; Anita Morgan’s analysis of available sources for the history of Black women suffragists and voters; and Laura Merrifield Wilson’s history of Indianapolis lawyer and public servant Harriette Bailey Conn. The issue is available through libraries subscribing to Project Muse at: https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/826.