Naptown Blues, Indianapolis piano player Leroy Carr and guitarist Scrapper Blackwell. Indiana Hill Country Blues, blues player Gordon Bonham is featured. Governor of the Blues, Governor Davis. Music In The 'Key' Of Charlie, Key Palace, handbuilt by owner Charlie Noble. History Matters: Indiana Avenue
Host Michael Atwood gets a taste of life in the 1800s when he spends a weekend chopping wood, milking cows and bringing in the winter harvest at Conner Prairie. Interviews with Susan Jones; Kim Grogg, Director/Choreographer; John Corso, Scenic Design. Local author is documenting all Davies County Civil War veterans, planning to restore their headstones, more than 3,100 of them.
"Across Indiana" celebrates 75 years of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, looking back at the colorful personalities, classic musicianship, and community enthusiasm that has made the ISO one of the best orchestras in the country.
Travel to California to follow-up on former Across Indiana personality Dave Stoelk. Visit a flour mill in Howe, IN and discover New Rinkel Flour company. Oscar the turtle of Churubusco, IN fame. Finally travel to Cambridge City, IN to learn about the Overbeck Sisters
Across Indiana travels the state to find out how Hoosiers spend their holidays. We'll visit Buckley Family Farm for a Christmas experience than spans from the late 1850's to the early 1900's. We'll also see how one family uses Popsicle sticks to create holiday memories year after year. Also, we'll take the camera's to small towns of Indiana and learn more about your Hoosier holiday traditions.
Mystery at the Guyer Opera House in Lewisville, Indiana. An IPD homicide detective undergoes a past life regression on a dare. Brenda Robertson Stuart makes a presentation about her work as a forensic artist. A look back at the (Halloween) October 31, 1903, train wreck that killed members of the Purdue University football team. Big Foot sightings in Indiana.
Shelbyville's unique Chambers Ovens -- legendary stoves that became popular worldwide -- but who's invention came about by accident. Also, meet the marketing genius behind the Chambers Oven, eccentric and stubborn Alma Chambers, described as the world's first hippie -- back in 1920. Charlie's Carmel Corn in Vincennes one-room basement store that exports homemade candy across the globe.
The Punkin' Holler Boys perform from the Across Indiana studio. The Buck Creek Players' stage production of the British television show Are You Being Served? More than 100 painters set up their studios in the plain, open air of the Hanover College campus. History Matters: John Bushemi.
All the World's A Stage, A Knight's Tale, History Matters: Carole Lombard, The Joy of Uke and The Dog Days of Summer.
Of Holidays and Healing, Anderson native Sandi Patty reflects on her life. A Christmas Past, Mooresville's 17th Annual Victorian Christmas. Reaching Out, Indianapolis' George Stevens. Drivin' Through a Winter Wonderland, The Walkway of Lights - 2.4 million lights and 125 animated displays filling up 4 miles along the Mississinewa River. Christmas at the Hound Lounge.
Looking for Love - Across Indiana experts give you tips for finding true love. A Perfect Match, meet Floyd and Millie, an Indianapolis couple who have been married for 70 years. History Matters: Fairmount Sweetheart Ball, Clark County Camelot, a couple living in a castle and The Gift, the gift of life via a kidney transplant.
Dancing Like A Star, Crossing the Language Barrier, Raintree County, History Matters--The Riley/Poe Hoax and The Boy Who Loves 'The Good Ol' Boys'.
A River Odyssey, artists David Dale and Jim Faulkner trace the Wabash River through paintings. A Landmark of Paramount Importance, Paramount Theatre in Anderson, IN. The Town That Came to the Tracks, city with the most train tracks intersecting at one point. The Art of Understanding, Two painters -- a student and a mentor -- making colorful artwork.
Avriel Joy Christy revolutionized custom homebuilding in Indiana. In 1816, Virginian George Boxley was accused of inciting a slave rebellion. Reins of Life is not your average horse stable.
Administrators of Indy Parks facility Southeastway Park organized a geocaching activity to coincide with Earth Day. Acoustic guitar fingerpicking pioneer Suni McGrath. A diverse group of dames convene to discuss books with themes that bear on the modern nature-based religion of Wicca. In 1861, George Barrett of New Harmony volunteered for the Union's army and brought along his noble steed, Fly.
A Persistence of Vision, USC film student and Carmel, Indiana native, George Cornelius. On the Trail of the Devil in the White City. Miles and Miles of Mystery, Lucky Point, Indiana is home to Jerry Sievers, State Director of MUFON -- the Mutual UFO Network. The Rightest Stuff, the story of Virgil (Gus) Grissom.
Across Indiana begins its 19th season with host Michael Atwood welcoming a few guest reporters.
Episode Segments: A Trip to Remember Reflection of Yesteryear Life in the Slow Lane Porch Talk: Two-Wheeled Wisdom
Rosey's Round-up Suburban Cowboys The Wonder Plant Cannonball Espresso
Just when you thought it was safe to turn on your television, "Across Indiana" is back for a 20th season, featuring adventures from America's Heartland.
Michael Atwood hands off the keys to "Across Indiana" to you, the home viewer, in this special "Do-It-Yourself-Home-Edition." Dr. Beverly Monts, an assistant professor at Butler University, is your host.
Host Michael Atwood sets up shop at hobby store "Train Central," east of Irvington/Indianapolis, on this show devoted to doing what you'd rather be doing when you're not doing what you need to be doing to pay the bills - namely, hobbies.
Indiana Tearjerkers The Real Stalag 17 Day at a Time The Situation is Dire Bringing a Legend into Focus Ben Vereen Finding Inspiration in Your Own Backyard
Student video productions from Anderson University and a musical history of the United States, and its transportation, staged in Columbus, Indiana.
Across Indiana is back, and we couldn't begin without series creator Michael Atwood. Producer Aric Hartvig visits Mike at his home to learn more about the art of storytelling. Along the way, they tell an Across Indiana story within an Across Indiana story at the Broadway Diner in Fortville.
Indianapolis’ Andrew Bowman is the grandson of an escaped slave who joined the north to fight in the Civil War. At the Battle of Honey Hill, when one Union flag bearer was killed and another wounded, Smith took the reins, keeping communications running and willingly making himself a visible Confederate target. Andrew’s grandfather was awarded the medal of honor by President Bill Clinton.
In 2007, Across Indiana visited Whiting, Indiana to celebrate an Eastern European delicacy at Pierogi Fest. Today, producers Aric Hartvig and Leana Kruska go back to an event that has grown exponentially. Amongst the revelers at the Polka Parade, Aric seeks out the tastiest pierogi, and Leana searches for her dance partner from years ago, Mr. Pierogi.
Crawfordsville’s Rotary Jail Museum is a portal to the past. This unusual jail was designed to rotate so prisoners could only enter or exit when their cell aligned with an outer door, keeping guards safe and inmates in their cells. Yet the mechanism had tragic flaws, and by the 1970s, a new jail was built. Now, the museum in Crawfordsville is the last of its kind.
On a country road outside of Bloomington, a modest building houses some unusual residents. Welcome to WildCare, an organization that specializes in the rehabilitation of injured native species. Raccoons, possums, owls, turtles, and snakes are nursed back to health under the watch of trained volunteers. Animals unable to return to the wild teach the public about respecting nature.
8-year-old Michael Parker was diagnosed with cancer just shortly after his father passed away from the same disease. With the help of Make-A-Wish Foundation, Michael's dream of becoming a baseball player came true. He signed an official contract and is now #3 on the Indianapolis Indians Triple-A team.
In 1864, escaped slave George L. Knox stepped foot in Indianapolis for the first time, and he made sure the city would never forget. Entrepreneur, philanthropist, and publisher, George Knox would rub elbows with the most powerful players of the day and shape Indiana's political scene for decades to come.
Indiana's own 28th Regiment, US Colored Troops, fought at the heart of some of the most important battles of the Civil War and played a critical role in the United States' newest national holiday. Indiana Humanities is teaming up with historian Kaila Austin to uncover the lost history of the 28th Regiment, preserved in the archives of their descendants on the south side of Indianapolis.
Indy's Teeny Statue of Liberty Museum features over 650 Ladies of Liberty. From dolls and miniature statues, to beverages and specialty items. The owner of this museum hasn't seen the Statue of Liberty, but still hopes to add to his collection. Tim Harmon is a salvager, an entrepreneur, a collector and the owner of this teeny museum, but deep down really just wants to be known as a Hoosier.
Learn the story of the iconic sugar cream pie, Indiana’s unofficial-official state pie. We visit Wick’s Pies in Winchester and the SunShine & Cinnamon Cafe in Alexandria to find out just what makes sugar cream pie so unique to Indiana. Want to find out for yourself? Check out the Hoosier Pie Trail, and plan your adventure to thirty-two bakeries statewide!
The firefly. The lightning bug. The romance of early summer in Indiana has always been a twinkling glow of lights. Sergio Henriques of the Indianapolis Zoo tells us what makes the magical beetle tick, a school in Lafayette transforms the Say's Firefly into the state insect and a festival in New Harmony celebrates the 'Natural Fireworks' of the Midwest.
The Indiana State Fair holds many traditions. One you might not have heard about is the Llama Costume Contest. 4-H participants compete around the state and put it all on the line at the finals. Beyond the fun, there's a deeper purpose: these llamas and alpacas are actually in training. By getting dressed up and covered, the animals are desensitized to noise and get used to being touched.
The Propylaeum is the name for both the Indianapolis organization that connects and celebrates women, as well as the gorgeous mansion they call home. The Propylaeum was the original location for several Indy icons like the Children's Museum and the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and provided space for women to live, learn and grow together. So how does a 135-year-old organization continue to evolve?
Since 1964, Rasheeda's Freedom Day has been an annual tradition in Indianapolis’s Martindale-Brightwood neighborhood. But beyond the food and fun, a brave escape is the real reason for celebration. The heroine of this tale, JoAnna LeNoir, recounts the pivotal decision to bring her family to Indy with just the clothes on their backs. Local filmmaker Dija Henry retells the family’s uplifting story.
At the height of his activity in the early 2000s, the Brush Master’s artwork covered an enormous span of the Indianapolis cityscape. For producer Kyle Long, his once-omnipresent hand-painted signs are an important component of the visual aesthetic of Indianapolis. The Brush Master hand-painted signs represent a dying tradition in a world increasingly dominated by technology and corporate design.
Hydroponic farming was developed with space in mind, but its Earth-bound potential is almost limitless. Advancing technologies can help farmers grow leafy greens and herbs all year round - indoors! With little to no worry over seasonal changes or extreme weather, hydroponics offers Hoosiers nutritious and delicious leafy greens while saving water and limiting CO2 emissions.
The kids of today will bear the weight of our climate's future, but have we ever really stopped to get their point of view on the matter? Dreamland is a post-apocalyptic dreamscape of a play devised and performed by teenagers who are suffering from an 'Eco-Anxiety' that asks why their generation should care if adults don't seem to.
Take a hike through Wesselman Woods, an ancient forest in the heart of Evansville, IN. Some of these trees are older than our state. Being left to its own devices for that long allows a forest like this to play home to an incredible level of biodiversity among the trees, birds and other species that call it home. That diversity is Wesselman's secret weapon as it adapts to a changing climate.
The Grand Kankakee Marshland was once a vast ecosystem and home to the Pokagon Band of the Potawatomi. Settlers took over most of the area and transformed the land to focus on Agriculture. Today the Potawatomi Nation and a team of scientists are bringing back the wetlands, and it's working.
For years the importance of Spay/Neutering has been stressed by Bob Barker on TV. Sterilizing cat populations is more important than ever. As bird populations drop, ornithologists, birders and cat lovers are looking for ways to reduce the staggering number of bird deaths by cat. Experts say the efforts are helping, but more needs to be done.
As spring arrives, mosquitoes find their way into every Hoosier's life. However, researchers in South Bend work year-round to mitigate their impact on communities. By modifying baking yeast, they've crafted an eco-friendly, remarkably effective mosquito control method. Join us in this episode of Across Indiana as we delve into the realm of mosquitoes and the ongoing effort to manage them.
Climate change is directly impacting Indiana farms. The growing season in Indiana is getting harder to evaluate. The data, going in some cases back to 1895, show clear trends, and there are no signs of them stopping or reversing. Indiana will continue to warm, more precipitation will fall, and extremely hot days will be common in many parts of the state.
Each September, Bristol, Indiana hosts its annual corn dog festival. The town has been called “The Corn Dog Capital of the World” and with good reason. Bristol’s Monogram Foods manufacturers 80% of the world's corn dogs, creating millions of the deep-fried treats every day. Join Across Indiana for all the dusting, dipping, and frying that leads to a beloved summertime staple.
Discover the Sculpture Trails, an outdoor museum in Solsberry, IN, featuring over 180 cast iron sculptures. Founder Gerry Masse shares his passion for the art of metal casting at the annual "Fire@Nite" event where artists showcase the process. Explore the creativity and community spirit driving this unique destination in this episode of Across Indiana.
In Indiana, climate change is making the difficult job of farming even tougher. Black farmers are especially vulnerable. Once nearly a million strong in the early 1900s, only 40,000 Black farmers remain in the U.S. today. Will climate change shrink that number further? We visited farmers in Ellettsville and Lyles Station to find out.
Bloomington High School South students are diving into the new Indiana state educational requirements that make climate change lessons a must in Indiana science classrooms. Teachers are working with Indiana University climate scientists to develop the curriculum. Students are coming up with some impressive ideas.
Cruise control was invented in Hagerstown, Indiana by a blind engineer named Ralph Teetor. He lost his sight at the age of 5 due to an injury. He came up with the idea after riding with someone who would speed up and slow down a lot. Ralph developed the Speed-o-Stat, that would later become what we call cruise control, to solve this problem.
The Central Indiana Grotto is a group of cavers who meet monthly in Indianapolis. Each year they host an event called "Cave Capers" where several grottos unite for a weekend of caving, camping, and connection. With over 40 planned trips, this is the closest thing to a caving convention there is. Join us as we venture into one of these caves, and see what lies beneath the surface!
The Indianapolis riders have been taking over the streets for nearly a decade. From professionals to families with kids, Bike Party draws large crowds of bicycle enthusiasts. Many describe this ride as a public disruption. Bike Party founders disagree "We're just a group of friends going on a bike ride." The Across Indiana team joined in on the 2024 Major Taylor Ride to the Velodrome.
We meet the man known as the Brush Master; his hand painted signs are approaching Legendary status in Indianapolis. We investigate Indiana’s state insect, the Say's firefly, in New Harmony. And finally, we hear the story of a family that escaped danger and found a safe home in Indiana.
On this episode of Across Indiana from Cataract Falls, we celebrate the work being done in Indiana in the field of conservation. Featuring the work being done in the Kankakee Wetlands by the Potowatomi Nation, Hoosier farmers in Lyles Station, and concerned Bird and Cat lovers.
In 1893, Chicago was hoping to make an attraction that would surpass the Eiffel Tower's success at the Paris World's Fair. George Ferris designed the very first Ferris Wheel, and Hoosier Luther Rice built it. Legend claims that pieces of that original Ferris Wheel were used to create a bridge in northern Indiana. We investigate this tall tale with expertise from the Chicago History Museum.
