21. Oral History excerpt: "I just loved drinking from that spring" (01:30)

Date:
2019-12-07
Main contributors:
Waters, Dorothy (narrator), Waters, Robert (narrator)
Summary:
Dorothy Waters grew up in the Black Oak neighborhood of Calumet Township and her parents owned farm land near the Chase Street spring in Small Farms. Waters and her siblings pulled weeds in their fields at night and quenched their thirst by drinking from the well on Chase Street. "We would pull weeds, we'd run up and down that big sand hill. And then we walked down and we get a drink at that spring. ... I just loved drinking from that spring." This was one of a group of excerpts gathered under the subject heading of Black Oak Spring for a digital and in-person exhibit of the Spring at Small Farms Oral Histories. The digital exhibit can be seen at https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spring-at-small-farms/home.

22. Oral History excerpt: "It was there for people to come and use" (01:08)

Date:
2019-12-07
Main contributors:
Waters, Dorothy (narrator), Waters, Robert (narrator)
Summary:
Dorothy Waters' childhood home in the Black Oak neighborhood was located on the same property as the Black Oak spring, an artesian well that was open to the public. Waters says, "Anybody that wanted to come and get water from in front of the house was welcome to do that." She says that this reflects the generous nature of her community. This was one of a group of excerpts gathered under the subject heading of Black Oak Spring for a digital and in-person exhibit of the Spring at Small Farms Oral Histories. The digital exhibit can be seen at https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spring-at-small-farms/home.

23. Oral History excerpt: "That was the big deal...I just loved drinking from that spring" (00:18)

Date:
2019-12-07
Main contributors:
Waters, Dorothy (narrator)
Summary:
Dorothy Waters grew up in the Black Oak neighborhood of Calumet Township and her parents owned farm land near the Chase Street spring in Small Farms. Waters and her siblings pulled weeds in their fields at night and quenched their thirst by drinking from the well on Chase Street. "We would pull weeds, we'd run up and down that big sand hill. And then we walked down and we get a drink at that spring. ... I just loved drinking from that spring." This was one of a group of excerpts gathered under the subject heading of Community Use of the Spring for a digital and in-person exhibit of the Spring at Small Farms Oral Histories. The digital exhibit can be seen at https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spring-at-small-farms/home.

24. Oral History excerpt: "There used to be...a gravel road" (00:36)

Date:
2019-12-07
Main contributors:
Waters, Dorothy (narrator), Waters, Robert (narrator)
Summary:
Dorothy and Robert Waters describe a gravel road on their family farm that connected the Black Oak spring to the Chase Street spring. The road made a relatively straight east-west line between the two springs, and was used to move farm machinery between fields. This was one of a group of excerpts gathered under the subject heading of Black Oak Spring for a digital and in-person exhibit of the Spring at Small Farms Oral Histories. The digital exhibit can be seen at https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spring-at-small-farms/home.

25. Oral History excerpt: I can remember as a girl, seeing pennies there (00:45)

Date:
2019-12-07
Main contributors:
Waters, Dorothy (narrator)
Summary:
The Black Oak artesian well was located in the front yard of Dorothy Waters' family home. She says that when people from the neighborhood collected water from the spring, they sometimes left pennies on a tree stump to thank the family for providing the water to the public. This was one of a group of excerpts gathered under the subject heading of Black Oak Spring for a digital and in-person exhibit of the Spring at Small Farms Oral Histories. The digital exhibit can be seen at https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spring-at-small-farms/home.

26. Oral History excerpt: The Spring House (00:41)

Date:
2019-12-07
Main contributors:
Waters, Dorothy (narrator)
Summary:
Dorothy Waters recalled that her brother told her that there used to be a house next to the Chase Street spring: "There was a house there, that he called the Spring House. Because it was right there at the spring." Dorothy shares an anecdote about the man who lived there, who used its cold waters as his refrigerator. This was one of a group of excerpts gathered under the subject heading of Community Use of the Spring for a digital and in-person exhibit of the Spring at Small Farms Oral Histories. The digital exhibit can be seen at https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spring-at-small-farms/home.

27. Oral History with Dorothy and Robert Waters (Part 1) (1:02:00)

Date:
2019-12-07
Main contributors:
Waters, Dorothy (narrator), Waters, Robert (narrator)
Summary:
Kay Westhues interviews Dorothy and Robert Waters at their home in Schererville, Indiana, on December 7, 2019. Dorothy Waters is a descendent of the Nimetz family, who settled in the Black Oak area in the 1800s and farmed the land surrounding the Chase Street Spring. Her family home on Calhoun Street was the site of another spring, called the Black Oak Spring, which was open to the public and bottled and sold in the early 1900s. The spring was capped sometime in the 1960s. Waters and her husband, Robert Waters grew up in the Black Oak area and discuss the springs, the neighborhood, and farming during that time. Part of the Spring at Small Farms Oral History Project. See the full exhibit here: https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spring-at-small-farms/home

28. Oral History with Dorothy and Robert Waters (Part 2) (11:20)

Date:
2019-12-07
Main contributors:
Waters, Dorothy (narrator), Waters, Robert (narrator)
Summary:
Kay Westhues interviews Dorothy and Robert Waters at their home in Schererville, Indiana, on December 7, 2019. Dorothy Waters is a descendent of the Nimetz family, who settled in the Black Oak area in the 1800s and farmed the land surrounding the Chase Street Spring. Her family home on Calhoun Street was the site of another spring, called the Black Oak Spring, which was open to the public and bottled and sold in the early 1900s. The spring was capped sometime in the 1960s. Waters and her husband, Robert, grew up in the Black oak area, and discuss the springs, the neighborhood, and farming during that time. Part of the Spring at Small Farms Oral History Project. See the full exhibit here: https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spring-at-small-farms/home

29. Kellams, Dina (18:38)

Date:
2019-12-06
Main contributors:
Kellams, Dina, Monaghan, Elaine
Summary:
With the anniversary of Indiana University's Bicentennial just around the corner, it makes sense to talk with someone who has expertise on the subject of the history of IU. In this week's episode, host Elaine Monaghan tours the Indiana University Archives with Dina Kellams, director of University Archives, to learn about how the archives work, IU's campus after World War II, a misplaced engagement ring, and Herman B Wells' Christmas tradition.

30. Oral History excerpt: "Everybody was a farmer" (00:42)

Date:
2019-12-06
Main contributors:
Truchan, Steve (narrator)
Summary:
Steve Truchan details life growing up in the Small Farms community in Lake County, Indiana. He says that "everybody was a farmer." He describes a beautiful scene surrounding the Chase Street Spring: a massive field of gladiolas. He says, "When I was small, the field where the well is was full of gladiolas ... 40 acres of gladiolas." This was one of a group of excerpts gathered under the subject heading of Growing Up in Small Farms for a digital and in-person exhibit of the Spring at Small Farms Oral Histories. The digital exhibit can be seen at https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spring-at-small-farms/home.

31. Oral History excerpt: "The Chase Street well quit running" (01:27)

Date:
2019-12-06
Main contributors:
Truchan, Steve (narrator)
Summary:
Steve Truchan's family business, the Gary Bridge and Iron Company is located near the Chase Street spring. He recalls a time when the spring stopped flowing. It happened in the early 1980s when new sewers were installed in the area. "All of those houses in there lost their water," he says, "and the Chase Street well quit running." This was one of a group of excerpts gathered under the subject heading of Environmental Impacts for a digital and in-person exhibit of the Spring at Small Farms Oral Histories. The digital exhibit can be seen at https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spring-at-small-farms/home.

32. Oral History with Steve Truchan (40:10)

Date:
2019-12-06
Main contributors:
Truchan, Steve (narrator)
Summary:
Kay Westhues interviews Steve Truchan at his office at the Gary Bridge and Iron Company in Gary, Indiana, on December 6, 2019. Truchan is the owner of Gary Bridge and Iron Company, located on 37th Ave. near Chase St. His family moved there in 1950 and he grew up in that neighborhood, and his neighbors included several of the families who farmed near the spring. He described a second nearby spring, a period when the spring stopped running, and what the area looked like during the 1950s-60s. He talked about the practice of hunting and foraging in the surrounding woods. He also discussed how the spring and the surrounding land was impacted by drainage projects and Lake Sandy Jo. Part of the Spring at Small Farms Oral History Project. See the full exhibit here: https://iusbarchives.omeka.net/exhibits/show/spring-at-small-farms/home

33. Recipe for an electric vehicle battery (38:07)

Date:
2019-12-06
Main contributors:
Less, Greg, Morse, Ian
Summary:
What does a Tesla have to do with red mud and white seaweed in Indonesia? What stands in the way of solid state batteries? How can you tell what's really powering your electric vehicle? In this episode, we work through trends and complications in the technology that could deliver transportation powered by renewable energy. 3:30 - Greg Less of the University of Michigan Energy Institute's Battery Lab 14:30 - Ian Morse with a story about nickel mining in Indonesia

34. Steve Truchan excerpt 1 (03:04)

Date:
2019-12-06
Main contributors:
Truchan, Steve (narrator)
Summary:
Steve Truchan describes how modifications to the Little Calumet River and its watershed impacted the neighborhoods near the spring.

35. IU NewsNet (26:38)

Date:
2019-12-05
Main contributors:
Ryder, Anne
Summary:
IU NewsNet weekly newscasts

36. Muscle Medicine with Dr. Emily Kiberd. Episode 72: What is the Polyvagal Theory & How Can It Help... (51:12)

Date:
2019-12-05
Main contributors:
Kiberd, Emily, Porges, Stephen
Summary:
Highly stressful situations can lead to an inability to act and respond. These feelings have long-lasting impacts that affect people well afterward. However, as you’ll hear, this is not the result of some inadequacy, but an ancient neurological response. Stephen Porges, Ph.D. is a distinguished university scientist at Indiana University, professor of psychiatry at the University of North Carolina, and Professor Emeritus at both the University of Illinois at Chicago and the University of Maryland. With more than 300 peer-reviewed papers, Dr. Porges pioneered the Polyvagal Theory which links the evolution of the mammalian autonomic nervous system to social behavior and emphasizes the importance of the physiological state in the expression of behavioral problems and psychiatric disorders. Dr. Porges explains what Polyvagal Theory is and how it relates to all of us on a physiological level. According to this approach, stress has little if anything to do with our physical state, and everything to do with our emotional and psychological wellbeing. We talk about how Polyvagal Theory helps explain a state in between stress and unstress in which we actually disassociate from our surroundings as a result of trauma. We then talk about how to handle the effects of this neurological response. It may lead to an inability to fully engage with people and feelings of shame and inadequacy. However, proper narrative framing, self-compassion, and even intentional breathing can help to make shifts towards recovery. How might an understanding of Polyvagal Theory change the way you interact with other people? Let’s talk about it in the comments below. In this episode How trauma can trigger a reflex that leads to an inability to act The ways that stress and trauma impact future relationships How to cope with the lasting effects of trauma The power of breath for helping to regulate parts of the nervous system Ways to make others feel safe simply by using your voice The link between feelings of safety and creativity Technological innovations that may reduce inflammation of the vagal nerve Quotes “I would say that the nervous system is much more rational in its decision-making properties and we have to be very careful about imposing a simplistic worldview on it and trying to make everything fit that simplicity.” [1:43] “This whole act of going into immobilization or inability to recruit fight-flight is a powerful reaction that many people have experienced. But once they experience it, they don’t know how to make sense of it.” [9:47] “Breath is really a wonderful gift because when we manipulate our breathing we can change the tone of our autonomic nervous system. And if we change that tone, even for short periods of time, we can experience the world differently for those moments.” [16:52] “What we really want is to enable people to be better witnesses of their own body and to become more self-aware and compassionate to respect those bodily feelings.” [48:38] original description from: https://urbanwellnessclinic.com/dr-stephen-porges-polyvagal-theory/

37. Inclusive vocabularies: Understanding the currents for better navigation aids (49:27)

Date:
2019-12-04
Main contributors:
Hardesty, Juliet
Summary:
Using inclusive vocabularies, defined here as those vocabularies representative of and created by historically marginalized communities, is helpful for providing options when creating original description. Is it possible to also supply these vocabularies for use as a navigation aid into a system that only makes use of commonly used controlled vocabularies that are not as inclusive or representative, such as Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)? This talk will explore progress in learning about the scope of available controlled vocabularies and classification schemes from marginalized communities and a proof-of-concept project to engage such a vocabulary as an information retrieval aid for search and discovery against a system using only LCSH for subjects (a typical library catalog).

39. From Arctic fires to Colombian coffee (27:19)

Date:
2019-11-29
Main contributors:
Shanahan, James, Miles, Emily
Summary:
The In This Climate team is thankful for a lot this year. Since our first episode at the beginning of September, we've covered wildfires as they relate to the Arctic, air quality, and wine. We've explored birds and coffee and a little bit of the intersection. We've featured stories about communities standing up for their health and talked with experts about topics ranging from hurricane communications to environmentally sustainable beer brewing. In this episode, we walk back through it all. Enjoy the walk? Wish it were different? Please, let us know!

40. On Air with IER: Episode 45 (31:54)

Date:
2019-11-25
Main contributors:
Edwards, Beth, Saenz, Enrique
Summary:
This week: We talked to a former Russian army soldier who survived the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986 and eventually made his way to the U.S. He thought his first brush with environmental disaster would be his last. He was wrong. Plus, a federal report found that half of Indiana's toxic Superfund sites could be affected by flooding due to climate change.