hoosierhistorylive Podcast
1) Vinyl era of Indiana music: a follow-up
Rock and roll icon Chuck Berry was the headliner at a concert at Bush Stadium in 1972, the first of a long-forgotten series of music festivals at the former baseball stadium in Indianapolis. A poster ...Show More
2) D-Day and Hoosiers: 80 years later
As Hoosier History Live salutes the recent 80th anniversary of D-Day, a milestone during World War II, we will explore the Indiana connections to the largest amphibious invasion ever undertaken. Our g...Show More
3) Madge Oberholtzer: A follow-up about the woman who helped bring down the KKK
New information continues to emerge about a woman whose deathbed testimony in 1925 helped end the stranglehold of the notorious Ku Klux Klan in Indiana. And there are multiple, new efforts underway to...Show More
Madge Oberholtzer: A follow-up about the woman who helped bring down the KKK
56:12 | Jul 18th, 2024
4) Busting myths about historic houses
Maybe you have heard some of these comments about houses built in the 1800s and early 1900s: "They never had closets." "Anything that sticks out of the house – like a wing -- was a subsequent addition...Show More
5) An acclaimed race driver and a sportswriter: two lives cut short
A fan favorite even though he shunned publicity, hard-charging Bill Vukovich was the two-time defending champion at the Indianapolis 500 and on his way to a third consecutive victory in 1955 when he w...Show More
6) Marquis de Lafayette, his farewell tour and Indiana
All across the state, sites are named in his honor. The city of Lafayette, for example. In Indianapolis, there's Lafayette Road. In the city of Princeton in southwestern Indiana, there's a Lafayette P...Show More
7) Deaths in the White House, including a First Lady
Sure, the White House has been the setting for hundreds of joyous and celebratory events. But the historic home of U.S. presidents and their families also has been a setting for deaths, including that...Show More
8) Hoosiers who claimed to witness Lincoln’s assassination
Nearly 160 years ago this month, President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Washington D.C. Witnesses to the tragic event on April 14, 1865 may have included several Hoosiers who claimed to be at F...Show More
9) Amelia Earhart and her Indiana connections: Encore
She vanished more than 75 years ago over the South Pacific while attempting to fly around the world in a Lockheed Electra 10E twin-engine airplane sponsored by Purdue University. That's just one of th...Show More
10) Some landmark structures in Indy, then and now
Have you ever gazed up at the Art Deco-style Circle Tower Building in downtown Indianapolis? With its tiered exterior design of the upper floors, the 14-story building has been a landmark on Monument ...Show More