Early Architects in Indiana
Hoosier History Live
Originally aired on 8/24/2024. Nelson’s guest, architectural historian Ben Ross of RATIO Architects, shares insights about the early architects of Indiana.
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Ask Nelson and Ray Boomhower
Hoosier History Live
Originally aired on 08/17/2026. Nelson is joined by Ray Boomhower, an author and editor with the Indiana Historical Society, to answer your questions.
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Beatles, their 1964 State Fair concerts and more
Hoosier History Live
Originally aired 8/10/2024 Guest Elaine May Conly won an essay contest to meet the Beatles during their legendary concerts at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in 1964 as 15-year-old Howe High School student. Father and son duo, David and Evan Humphrey, co-authors of the "We Love You, Beatles: Why the Fab Four Still Matter to Their Hoosier Fans" join the conversation too.
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Teddy Roosevelt and Indiana connections
Hoosier History Live
He visited Indiana 10 times, trips that included riveting and colorful episodes that made national news.
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Invasive pests impacting plants and trees
Hoosier History Live
Guest Jo Ellen Meyers Sharp talks with Host Nelson Price about invasive pests impacting plants and trees in Indiana.
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Vinyl era of Indiana music: a follow-up
Hoosier History Live
Rock and roll icon Chuck Berry was the headliner at a concert at in 1972, the first of a long-forgotten series of music festivals at the former baseball stadium in Indianapolis. A poster for that 1972 concert is now part of the collection of the . So are rare vinyl LP's and 45's featuring Indiana musicians. And so are four Indiana University yearbooks from each year that was a student in the 1920s, although the music history project generally focuses on the "vinyl era"; that's usually defined as stretching from 1950 to 1990. The 1972 poster, vinyl LP's and yearbooks...
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D-Day and Hoosiers: 80 years later
Hoosier History Live
As Hoosier History Live salutes the recent 80th anniversary of , a milestone during , we will explore the Indiana connections to the largest amphibious invasion ever undertaken. Our guest, World War II historian , an author and chaplain, interviewed Hoosiers involved in various ways with D-Day, which was June 6, 1944. He also has researched the lives of those who did not make it home. In addition, Ron has visited American cemeteries in Normandy, France, and Luxembourg. So we also will discuss Hoosiers who are buried at the graveyards, including a pacifist from Indianapolis who...
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Madge Oberholtzer: A follow-up about the woman who helped bring down the KKK
Hoosier History Live
New information continues to emerge about a woman whose deathbed testimony in 1925 helped end the stranglehold of the notorious in Indiana. And there are multiple, new efforts underway to spotlight the legacy of , the victim of a lurid crime by KKK leader, , her neighbor in the neighborhood of Indianapolis. So Hoosier History Live will follow up a show from with Charlotte Ottinger, the author of a trail-blazing biography titled published by the . A registered nurse who also lives in Irvington, Charlotte will return as Nelson's...
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Busting myths about historic houses
Hoosier History Live
Maybe you have heard some of these comments about houses built in the 1800s and early 1900s: "They never had closets." "Anything that sticks out of the house – like a wing -- was a subsequent addition." "Their only light was from candles or kerosene lamps." These are widespread misconceptions that our distinguished guest, Indianapolis-based architectural historian of , plans to dispel when he joins Nelson in-studio. For more than 15 years, Ben Ross has been involved in analyzing, interpreting and planning for the future of historic sites in Indiana and across the country,...
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An acclaimed race driver and a sportswriter: two lives cut short
Hoosier History Live
A fan favorite even though he shunned publicity, hard-charging was the two-time defending champion at the and on his way to a third consecutive victory in 1955 when he was killed during a horrific crash. One of his closest friends was a nationally acclaimed sportswriter, charismatic of the , who chronicled Vukovich's rise from a hard-scrabble childhood (and a family tragedy) to his triumphs at the . Angelopolous had completed an eagerly anticipated biography of his friend before the sportswriter died at age 43, probably as a result of radiation...
info_outlineSure, the White House has been the setting for hundreds of joyous and celebratory events. But the historic home of U.S. presidents and their families also has been a setting for deaths, including that of the only First Lady from Indianapolis. Not only did Caroline Scott Harrison, the beloved wife of President Benjamin Harrison, die in the White House, so did his grandfather.
William Henry Harrison, the shortest-serving president in history, had only held office for 31 days when he died in 1841 at age 68. He had been elected to the presidency as a resident of Ohio; beginning at age 27, though, he had served as the first governor of the Indiana Territory and lived in Vincennes.
During our show, we will explore these deaths as well as others with connections to the presidency of Benjamin Harrison, a Republican who was elected in 1888 after having served as a U.S. Senator from Indiana; the deaths include tragedies involving two of his Cabinet members. Also, just one month after Caroline Scott Harrison succumbed to tuberculosis in 1892, her father, John Scott, a retired college professor and Presbyterian minister, died in the White House, where he had been living with the First Family.
Nelson will be joined in studio by Jennifer Capps, the veteran curator at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site in Indianapolis, where a current exhibit, Death in the White House explores these losses in the mansion of the country's chief executive. The exhibit includes displays about Victorian-era mourning customs, so Jennifer will share insights about them during our show.