BlogJunction Indiana
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Originally conceived as a tribute to the end of World War I, Veterans’ Day is a federal holiday observed on November 11 honoring all wartime American servicemen and women. Armistice Day, as it was first called for the signing of the agreement that ended fighting between Germany and the Allied nations of the first World [...]
An extensive collection of eBooks is now available to all Indiana residents through INSPIRE, Indiana’s Virtual Library. As electronic full-text copies of published print materials, eBooks can be viewed from any home, business, school or library computer with Internet access in Indiana. The Indiana Shared eBook Collection contains over 2,500 titles from leading publishers of [...]
Unless you voted early, don’t forget to visit the polls Tuesday, November 4 to cast your ballot in this year’s general election. If you are interested in voting early, you still have a short window of opportunity. Contact your local election board for information about early voting in your county. Contact information for local election [...]
Indiana Memory, a portal to extensive online collections of Indiana’s historical materials, provides access to unique Civil War materials from both government and personal perspectives. Letters, diaries, photographs, posters and other materials documenting the Civil War have been digitized through projects by historical organizations within the state to provide greater access for students, educators and the [...]
A recent press release from the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) on the status of minority- and women-owned businesses coincides with this year’s observance of National Businesswomen’s Week from October 19 to October 25. The celebration of women in business was first planned in 1928 by the National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs. [...]