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USI History Professor to Speak about Girls in WW II Era at Vanderburgh County Historical Society’s Annual Meeting

On Thursday, November 12, University of Southern Indiana Assistant Professor of History Stella Ress will present the program Close to Home: Preadolescent Girls, Radio, and World War II. This talk, presented at Willard Library, will look at children’s radio programs of WW II and their impact on girls of the era.

On October 13, 1940, the airwaves around the world filled with the voices of the young princesses of Great Britain, Elizabeth, age fourteen, and Margaret Rose, age ten. Their broadcast was meant to raise the morale of those suffering hardship as result of war. Reassuringly and with a clearand confident voice, Princess Elizabeth reported, “We children at home are full of cheerfulness and courage. We are trying to do all we can to help our gallant sailors, soldiers and airmen.” She continued solemnly, “We are trying, too, to bear our own share of the danger and sadness of war.” Though her radio address was directed expressly to Britain’s child evacuees who took up residence outside the reach of German bombs, her messages, both stated and implied, resonated with many Americans. Thus, radio is perhaps the best medium to explore young girls’ experiences during the war, as well as their unique contributions to victory. This presentation will examine children’s radio programs of the era to better understand the experiences of girls (between the stages of preschooler and preteen) on the American Home Front, in general, while paying close attention to Vanderburgh County.

Stella A. Ress teaches U.S. history, Public History, and other topics at USI. She received her doctorate from Loyola University Chicago and has worked on a variety of public history projects, including successfully placing the Sauganash neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places. She has also crafted institutional histories for a variety of nonprofits, conducted oral histories for Chicago’s Erie Neighborhood House, and worked as both a consultant and curatorial assistant for the National Hellenic Museum. She has published and presented in the fields of public history, women’s and gender history, the history of children and youth, popular culture, and girlhood studies.

VCHS Annual Meeting and Dinner

5:30-6:00 Business Meeting

6:00-6:30 Cash Bar

6:30-7:30 Catered Dinner by Acropolis, $30 per person

7:30 Address by Stella Ress

$30 each for Dinner Reservations

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Please visit: vchshistory.org or send checks to VCHS, P.O. Box 2626, Evansville, IN 47728-0626 by Monday, November 9.

For Lecture Reservations, for those not attending dinner, please registrar at: http://www.willard.lib.in.us/calendar_of_events/event_details.php?eventID=1267

Evansville HISTORIC PRESERVATION Month 

Evansville’s Department of Metropolitan Development, Preservation Alliance of Evansville, and the Reitz Home Museum present a full slate of lectures, tours, activities, and events.  

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Preservation Keynote Address and

Display of Original William Wesley Peters Architectural Drawings

William Wesley Peters: The Evansville Years

William B. Scott, Jr., Hon. AIA

Thursday, June 11, 7:00p.m. University of Evansville; Schroeder School of Business Room 170/Smythe Lecture Hall

      This year’s Amy W. MacDonell-Randall T. Shepard Historic Preservation Lecture features respected architectural historian William B. Scott’s presentation on William Wesley Peters’ years as an architect in Evansville—1934-1936.

     Scott’s presentation introduces hundreds of pages of Peters’ groundbreaking work that sat unappreciated in the Frank Lloyd Wright archives—drawings for the Peters-Margedant House, the Jerome Salm house, the John Price House, Interstate Finance spec house, and renderings for renovating the Evansville PRESS.  The drawings reveal Evansville’s Peters to be a pioneer of Modern Architecture and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian concept.

     While in Evansville Peters married Frank Lloyd Wright’s daughter.  In 1936 he rejoined Wright and became Wright’s primary assistant—becoming the engineer behind Wright’s Guggenheim Museum, Falling Waters, Johnson Wax, and more. Peters briefly put Evansville at the cutting edge of Modern Architecture and honed his skills as the leader of Wright’s Taliesin Fellows.

     On public display for the first time this evening will be key pieces of Peters’ Evansville work.

     Mr. Scott is a founder and editor of the JOA & D:  Journal of Organic Architecture and Design a professional publication devoted to the history, development, and current influence of Wright’s Organic Architecture concepts.  He is the Secretary of the Taliesin Fellows.

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North End of North Main Street

     Thursday, May 14, 5:30p.m.-8:30p.m. Walking tour starts from Bosse Field parking lot.  This new tour covers Garvin Park and Evansville’s old industrial and commercial center.  Evansville’s industrial history in the 20^th century had its roots here. Guides: Joseph Engler and Jennifer Mason

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 Landmark Look: Peters-Margedant House

     Saturday, May 16, 10:00a.m.-Noon. 1506 E. Indiana St. The Peters-Margedant House is key to the development of Modern architecture and the Frank Lloyd Wright story. A prototype of Wright’s Usonian style, it was designed by William Wesley Peters, Wright’s unsung protégé.  See it in its original setting before it is moved to the University of Evansville and restored. Reservations: petershouselook.eventbrite.com Park: Garvinwood Baptist Church, Inglewood at E. Division St.

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Midcentury Modern Architecture: Evansville’s Residential Neighborhoods

     Tuesday, May 19, 6:30p.m.-8:00p.m. Tour starts at Hebron School, 4400 Bellemeade Ave.  In the 1950s and 60s a new styles of architecture took root.  The Hebron Meadows plats here has some cutting-edge local architect’s interpretations of Modern, contractor’s copies, and early variations on the Ranch style.  Guide: S. Alan Higgins

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 Washington Terrace-S. Alvord Blvd. Tour

     Thursday, May 21, 6:30p.m.-8:00p.m.  Walking tour of this early 20^th century development begins at 761 Alvord Boulevard.  When platted in 1909, Washington Terrace was on Evansville’s far-east side.  This beautiful boulevard features quaint Bungalows, Colonial Revivals, and English Cottages.  Guide:  Dennis M. Au

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Saving Evansville: Owen Block, McCurdy Hotel, and Greyhound Bus Station

     Saturday, May, 30, 2:00p.m.-4:00p.m. Starts at Owen Block building, Chestnut at S.E. Second Streets.  With Indiana Landmark’s help, these downtown architectural gems are being saved. Get an update on efforts to renovate them.  Tour also covers other buildings in these sections of the Riverside and Downtown historic districts.  Tour Guide: Dennis M. Au

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Oak Hill Cemetery

     Sunday, May 31, 2:00p.m.-4:00p.m. Tour departs from the veteran’s memorial to the right of the main entrance. Walk features the 19^th century section of the cemetery. Nowhere else but in Evansville’s ‘city of the dead’ does history come alive as it does here–tombstone art, biography, history, and folklore. The African-American section, a sadly forgotten history, will be featured.  Guides: Jane Davies and Dennis M. Au

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South End of North Main Street

     Thursday, June 18, 6:30p.m.-8:00p.m.  Tour begins at the Zesto at 102 W. Franklin St.  Jacobsville, N. Main Street’s neighborhood association has been working to improve and promote their area. Historically this was truly an extension of Main Street.  It had unique shops, businesses, and even manufacturing facilities – with some fine residences.  Learn the history, see the architecture, and be a part of the revitalization.  Guides:  Joseph Engler and Jennifer Mason

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Special Activities and Presentations

Building the Past: A Survey of Evansville’s Early Architecture

    Wednesday, May 13, Noon-1:30p.m. Browning Gallery, Willard Library.  Willard Archivist Pat Sides presents historic images of Evansville’s early buildings, many which are now gone.  Images are newly scanned and have not be generally seen by the public.

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Reitz Home Free Admission Day

   Sunday, May 17, 1:00p.m.-3:00p.m. Evansville’s Victorian jewel, the Reitz Home, 224 S.E. 1^st St., offers free admission in observance of Preservation Month.

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 100 Years of Vintage Clothing

  Wednesday, May 20, 7:00p.m.-8:30p.m. Reitz Home Carriage House, 224 S.E. First St.  Jennifer Greene, USI Archivist, gives a ‘tour’ of one family’s clothing collection that speaks to the fashions and handwork, from 1870 to 1970.  Talk features splendid dresses, skirts, and aprons.

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Reitz Home Nooks and Crannies Tour

    Saturday, May 23, Beginning at 1:00p.m. Reitz Home, 224 S.E. First St. Limited space tour of places not seen on regular tours – the cellar, family safe closet, 3^rd floor servant’s quarters. $7.50 admission. Reservations: 812 426-1871. Guide: Matthew Rowe

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Re-lighting the Historic Greyhound

Neon Sign and Ice-cream Social

    Wednesday, June 10, 8:00p.m.-9:00p.m.  Greyhound Station, N.W.3^rd and Sycamore Streets.  Greyhound Station exterior renovation is drawing to a close. See the neon on the blade sign come back to life! Celebrate this victory, see the dogs on the sign run again!  Host: Indiana Landmarks

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 History of Evansville’s Parks

   Tuesday, June 16, 6:00p.m.-7:30p.m. Browning Gallery, Willard Library.  Learn about Evansville’s earliest parks. Topics include Mayor Bosse’s transforming of our parks a century ago.  Presenter: Pat Sides, Willard Library Archivist

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Evansville’s Biggest Booster:

The Life of Mayor Bosse

     Tuesday, June 23, 7:00p.m.-8:30p.m. Reitz Home Carriage House, 224 S.E. 1^st St. Based on his new book, Mayor Bosse’s great, great nephew, Jeff Bosse, presents the city’s most dynamic and influential mayor. Bosse’s term—1914 to 1922— was an unmatched era of economic and civic expansion. Reception follows.

 Evansville HISTORIC PRESERVATION month activities

Vast troves of Indiana’s historic records are threatened under a proposed state budget cut. The Vanderburgh County Historic Society (VCHS) previously reported on Indiana House Bill 1001 (the state budget bill) and penned a letter from the VCHS board raising significant concerns. Click here to read that letter. Now more details have emerged that bring the threats into frightening focus.

Gov. Pence’s budget, reflected in H.B. 1001, proposes to eliminate the state genealogical department. This document, found on the website of the Indiana Library Federation, contains a breakdown of the proposed annual reductions in funding to the State Library programs. Page 4 describes the current Indiana genealogy department, whose entire annual budget of $400,000 would be eliminated by the cuts.

In addition to gutting the genealogy staff, the proposed budget would potentially also allow for the transfer of vast troves of the Indiana State Library resources to a private non-profit entity. The Indiana State Library is home to one of the largest genealogy collections in the Midwest. This collection (over 100,000 items) is focused on Indiana, states from which Indiana was settled, as well as some foreign countries. The collection is rich with unique family histories and genealogy materials that cannot be found in other locations. These invaluable Indiana history resources collected over the years for the use of the citizens of Indiana, and not available elsewhere.

There are grave concerns over the potential transfer of these resources and the proposed cuts in staffing to the Indiana State Library’s genealogy department. There have been no public hearings on this issue and little publicity about the proposed major changes to these resources.
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Two local legislators sit on the House Ways and Means Committee. Please contact them as soon as possible to voice your opposition to the proposed budget cuts.

Rep. Holli Sullivan: holliasullivan@gmail.com
Rep. Gail Riecken: Griecken77@aol.com