The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) announced it is the recipient of a more than $48,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to fund a planning framework for the U.S.’ 250th anniversary in Indiana.
The grant will allow IHS to develop an interpretive framework and resource list that connects Indiana history to the nation’s founding principles. The framework will be made available to organizations to aid in local planning and programming efforts related to the anniversary in 2026.
“This historical anniversary offers tremendous opportunities to engage our community and state in thoughtful reflection and commemoration of what the U.S. represents, what it means to be an American and how the founding principles of the U.S. continue to be a part of our daily lives,” said Jody Blankenship, president and CEO of the Indiana Historical Society. “Commemorating this historic milestone gives us the opportunity to reflect on our past and look ahead to the future we want to create for Hoosiers tomorrow.”
The framework is designed to encourage conversations about America’s past, present and future and its progress. The project will be developed with input from a wide range of Indiana residents and organizations, including those from marginalized and under-represented communities.
The project will be managed by IHS’s Local History Services Department, which will gather an advisory committee to develop the framework and resource list. The committee will meet four to five times prior to launching the framework.
The framework will be completed by February 2025 and will be launched publicly on the IHS website in March 2025. For more information, visit Indianahistory.org.
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