Historical Organizations

Monroe County History Center's Genealogy Group

URL	http://www.monroehistory.org/index.php
Phone	812-332-2517
Email	genealogy [at] monroehistory [dot] org
Description	The local chapter of the Indiana Genealogical Society, the Monroe County History Center's Genealogy Group presents regular programs of interest to genealogists with emphasis on local research. Works to preserve, publish, and improve access to local records.
Subjects	Genealogy Historical Organizations History

Center for the Study of History and Memory

URL	http://www.indiana.edu/~cshm/
Contact	Barbara Truesdell (Dr.)
Phone	812-855-2856
Address	400 North Sunrise Drive Weatherly Hall North, Room 122 Bloomington, In 47405
Description	The center's mission encompassed archival, pedagogical, and research goals in the field of oral history, with particular emphasis on the history of Indiana and the Midwest, and to address the growing interdisciplinary field of memory studies, of which oral history is one important facet. The Center for the Study of History and Memory continues to build upon its work in the field of oral history while broadening the range of its research projects to address the many ways that people remember, represent, and use the past in public and private life.
Subjects	Historical Organizations Indiana University Offices/Departments

Daughters of the American Revolution

URL	http://www.dar.org
Contact	Patricia Mitchell
Phone	(812) 876-1160
Hours	Meets the second Thursday of each month except June through August.
Description	The Daughters of the American Revolution is a women's service organization, dedicated to honoring and preserving the legacy of Revolutionary War Patriot ancestors.
Subjects	Historical Organizations Patriotic Organizations

Monroe County History Center

URL	http://www.monroehistory.org/
Phone	812-332-2517
Email	admin [at] monroehistory [dot] org
Hours	10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Tuesday - Saturday 1-4 p.m. Sunday
Description	The Monroe County History Center's permanent and current exhibits remind us of our proud cultural and natural heritage and showcase items from our collection of over 50,000 artifacts -- documents, clothing, tools, furniture, toys, maps and photographs.
Subjects	Historical Organizations Museums

Indiana German Heritage Society

URL	http://www.ighs.org/
Phone	317-464-9004
Email	mkgac [at] iupui [dot] edu
Description	Indiana's German Heritage Society is dedicated to preserving and perpetuating German-American history.
Subjects	Germans in Indiana Historical Organizations Indianapolis organizations

Harrodsburg Heritage Days Association

URL	http://harrodsburgheritagefestival.org/Home_Page.php
Contact	Paul Strain
Phone	(812) 824-9806
Hours	Third Monday of each month at 7pm, Harrodsburg Community Center
Description	The Harrodsburg Heritage Days Association plans the Heritage Days Festival, which is held each year the last weekend in May. The group also generates funds for a community building and playground equipment for Harrodsburg, a community founded in 1837.
Subjects	Festivals/Fairs Historical Organizations

Monroe County Historical Society

URL	http://monroehistory.org
Contact	Jill Lesh (Director)
Phone	332-2517
Description	The Latino Cultural Center, La Casa, was established at Indiana University in November of 1973. Its purpose was, and continues to be, to achieve through educational and social programs, a greater historical, political and cultural awareness regarding Latina/os. As an advocacy office, we work closely with other units on campus to assist in the recruitment and retention of Latina/o students. La Casa is staffed by a full-time director, an administrative assistant, a graduate assistant and a number of undergraduate work-study students whose goal is also to create an environment where anyone in the Latino community can go and feel a sense of community and belonging.
Subjects	Hispanic Americans Historical Organizations

Bloomington Restorations, Inc. (BRI)

URL	http://www.bloomingtonrestorations.org/
Phone	336-0909
Email	bri [at] BloomingtonRestorations [dot] org
Address	290 E. Tenth St. Bloomington, IN 47408
Description	BRI is a private not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of Bloomington and old neighborhoods. Bloomington Restorations, Inc. (BRI) strengthens communities by saving, restoring, and promoting buildings, sites and places important to the diverse heritage of Bloomington and Monroe County, and develops and promotes affordable housing.
Subjects	Historic Buildings Historical Organizations Housing