Posts about Vincennes, Indiana
Dear readers: On Indiana Statehood Day 2014, Gov. Mike Pence and First Lady Karen Pence announced an exciting new event to celebrate our state’s bicentennial: The Indiana Bicentennial Torch Relay. We wanted to share this announcement with our blog readers. Read more
Want to know who the true Indiana geeks are? Ask them “what was Indiana’s first capital?” You have to say it exactly that way, because it’s a trick question. Most people will tell you, “Corydon, until they moved it up Read more
Steampunk is often considered a sub-genre of entertainment, but it’s starting to emerge as its own genre classification of music, literature, and art. Steampunk, if you’re not familiar, is currently a sub-genre of science fiction where everything is steam powered. Read more
They take their watermelons seriously in Vincennes Indiana. So seriously, they devote an entire day to the thumpable fruit. On Saturday, August 3, head to Knox County and Patrick Henry Square, located on the Historical George Roger’s Clark Memorial Site, Read more
When you reach a certain age, there are certain names you know, or at least remember, even if it was what your parents watched. With only four channels on TV, you remember any mention of a TV show, actor, musician, Read more
In case you were wondering, here is the recipe for turning a ridiculous specatcle into a traditional community even in 5 years: 1. An 18-foot, 500-pound watermelon 2. A “splatform” 3. Construction crane 4. Sober and licensed construction crane operator Read more
Indiana Insider recently visited The Indiana Military Museum in Vincennes. Here’s an accompanying video to go with the story: Click here to view video if you can’t see it above.
Located in new digs, the Indiana Military Museum contains one of the best overall collections of military memorabilia this side of the Smithsonian. Read more
When I was a teenager considering what to do with the rest of my life, I thought that I might want to be a high school history teacher. That is until my mom said that those jobs always go to Read more
Every military and war re-enacter has their favorite period. Some favor the Civil War, some the Revolutionary War, and a die-hard few love the War of 1812. If you’re one of those, you’re in luck, because the Muster on the Read more
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