For
Immediate Release
June 24,
2019
Contact:
Laura Rager
260.982.0672 or nmhistory@cinergymetro.net
North
Manchester Center for History Will Host IHS’s Traveling Exhibit
Freedom: A History of US
North
Manchester, Ind.—North Manchester Center for History will host
Freedom: A History of US, one of the
Indiana Historical Society’s (IHS's) traveling exhibits, from July 11 – August
16, 2019. The exhibit, which includes notable collections of American documents
and photographs, will be on display at the Center for History located at 122 E
Main Street, North Manchester.
Visitors
to Freedom: A History of US can view
personal letters, documents and broadsides from the Gilder Lehrman Collection.
The collection, widely considered one of the nation's great archives in the
Revolutionary, antebellum and Civil War periods, was previously unavailable to
the public.
Other
highlights of the panel exhibit include a rare 1776 printing of the Declaration
of Independence, a secretly printed draft and official copy of the U.S.
Constitution, Lincoln's handwritten notes of speeches, and letters by leading
figures such as Frederick Douglas, Susan B. Anthony and others.
With
generous support from GE, six traveling
Freedom exhibits toured 20 U.S. cities in 2003. After the tour ended, IHS
was chosen as the permanent home for one of the traveling exhibits.
For more information about this exhibit, call 260-982-0672 or email
nmhistory@cinergymetro.net
About
IHS Traveling Exhibitions
Historical societies, museums, libraries, schools and other nonprofit
organizations in Indiana can book this and other traveling exhibits through
IHS’s Local History Services department. Exhibits may be borrowed for
approximately four to five weeks at a time. To book an exhibit, please contact
Karen DePauw at localhistoryservices@indianahistory.org or (317) 233-3110. For
more information about the traveling exhibit program, visit
www.indianahistory.org.
About the Indiana
Historical Society
Since 1830, the Indiana
Historical Society has been Indiana’s Storyteller™, connecting people
to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing the state’s history. A
private, nonprofit membership organization, IHS maintains the nation’s premier
research library and archives on the history of Indiana and the Old Northwest
and presents a unique set of visitor experiences called the Indiana
Experience. IHS also provides support and assistance to local museums and
historical groups; publishes books and periodicals; sponsors teacher workshops;
produces and hosts art exhibitions, museum theater and outside performance
groups; and provides youth, adult and family programs. IHS is a Smithsonian
Affiliate and a member of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience.
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