2020 Indiana State Historical Marker Application Deadline Quickly Approaching

The deadline to submit a 2020-2021 Indiana state historical marker application is Wednesday, July 8.

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(Indianapolis, Ind.) – The Indiana Historical Bureau would like to remind those who are interested in installing and dedicating a new state historical maker in 2021 still have time to apply.

The deadline to submit a 2020-2021 Indiana state historical marker application is Wednesday, July 8.

You can visit the apply for a marker web page to download the application and guidelines and procedures to learn more about the process. Topics submitted should demonstrate statewide and/ or national significance.

With many libraries and archives closed to the public, the Indiana Historical Bureau is reminding Hoosiers that the Research Checklist is available to offer suggestions on there to locate primary source materials to support your application.

Many of these resources and websites are available free of charge on your home computer.

The IHB created a four-part Facebook Live series title “History is Live.” This series breaks down the different parts of the application, eligibility requirements, and offered suggestions on how to locate primary source documentation.

Completed applications should be submitted to the Indiana Historical Bureau at Indiana Historical Bureau, c/o Casey Pfeiffer, 140 N. Senate Ave., Room 130 Indianapolis, IN 46204 or emailed to CPfeiffer@library.in.gov.

If you have any questions you can contact Casey Pfeiffer, Historical Marker Program Director, at CPfeiffer@library.in.gov.