TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Do you own a little bit of Wabash Valley
history?
Bring your documents, photographs, memorabilia and personal
memories and stories to the Clabber Girl Museum on Friday,
April 28 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. where they can be recorded
for future generations to view and learn our community's rich
history.
Items for Community History Day, co-sponsored by Wabash Valley
Visions and Voices, Indiana State University's Cunningham
Memorial Library, Clabber Girl, the ISU History department
and the Vigo County Historical Society, may be brought to
the Clabber Girl Museum at 900 Wabash Avenue.
Representatives from the Cunningham Memorial Library will
handle the digitization of photographs and documents. Scanning
of oversize or three-dimensional materials can be arranged
for a later time. To ensure all materials can be processed
in a timely manner, there is a limit of five items to be scanned
per person. Arrangements can be made with the Cunningham Memorial
Library to scan additional items. All items will be returned
to their owners immediately after scanning and will become
a permanent part of the Wabash Valley Visions and Voices database
(visions.indstate.edu).
ISU history faculty and students will record oral histories
from residents. To schedule an appointment for an oral history,
email history@isugw.indstate.edu . Participants in the oral
history interviews will need to sign a release form.
Nancy Baggett, one of America's most respected baking teachers,
will be at Clabber Girl*. to promote her most recent book,
"The All-American Dessert Book." Nancy will be presenting
a lecture "As American As Apple Pie: Uniquely American
Desserts" the evening of April 27th at Clabber Girl.
She will be giving two recipe demonstrations from her book
"The All-American Dessert Book" at 10 am and 1 pm
during Community History Day. She will present these demos
in conjunction with Clabber Girl executive chef Eddie Wilson.
Nancy Baggett will also be on hand to talk to visitors about
baking history, to answer any questions people might have
and to sign copies of her book which will be available for
purchase.
Baggett is the author of the best-selling "All-American
Cookie Book," "The International Cookie Cookbook,"
and "The International Chocolate Cookbook," which
was named the best dessert cookbook by the International Association
of Culinary Professionals. She has written for numerous well-known
publications, including Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, Gourmet,
Eating Well, Cooking Light and The Washington Post and has
demonstrated her recipes on many television shows, including
Good Morning America and CBS This Morning.
For more information about Community History Day, please
contact Cinda May, Wabash Valley Visions and Voices at 812.237.2534
or Tom Payne, Clabber Girl at 812.232.9446 or info@clabbergirl.com
.
About the Organizers
Wabash Valley Visions and Voices
Established by Indiana State University Library, Wabash Valley
Visions & Voices Digital Memory Project is dedicated to
the documentation and the preservation of our region's history
and cultural heritage in print, pictures and sound. This is
a cooperative effort involving the Wabash Valley's libraries,
museums, cultural organizations and community groups. This
project provides open access to its digital collection via
the Internet at visions.indstate.edu and promotes remembrance
and lifelong learning for all.
Clabber Girl Museum
Opened in 2002, the Clabber Girl/Hulman & Co. museum
showcases the company's history as well as the family history
of founder Herman Hulman. The Clabber Girl Museum is located
in the first floor former lobby of the historic Hulman building.
The building, erected in 1892 at the corner of 9th Street
and Wabash Avenue in Terre Haute, has served as the company's
headquarters for more than a century.
ISU Department of History and the Research Center
for Wabash Valley History and Culture
The Department of History faculty has a long commitment to
Wabash Valley history, including numerous student-led research
projects detailing local history and our regularly offered
Indiana History course. This spring, supported by a grant
from the Lilly Endowment, the Departments of History and English
(which has faculty members who study and teach Hoosier folklore)
are establishing the Research Center for Wabash Valley History
and Culture. Its main purpose will be to facilitate student
and faculty research projects that detail the rich history
and culture of our region.
Vigo County Historical Society
The mission of the Vigo County Historical Society is to collect,
preserve and share the rich heritage of Vigo County. Donations
of artifacts and photographs relating to Vigo County history
are accepted for display in the Museum. The paper and photographic
archives are available for research. The History Living program
for 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students in Vigo County as well
as other outreach programs and exhibits are offered to patrons
and to visitors to the community.
