1403. The Piecemakers : Master quilters from Vanderburgh County (12:50)

Date:
January 8, 2016
Main contributors:
The Piecemakers, Jon Kay, Traditional Arts Indiana
Summary:
In 1982, Minnie Marchant visited the Indiana State Fair's Pioneer Village and saw that no one was demonstrating quilting. She quickly volunteered her home quilt group to fill this void. Ever since,...

1407. 2010 Indiana State Fair Master: Wayne and Helen Drake, Hog Breeders (Wayne County) (05:35)

Date:
August 1, 2017
Main contributors:
Wayne and Helen Drake (Masters), Jon Kay (Director), Joe Martinez (Videographer), The Woodstove Flapjacks (Music) Thomas G. Richardson (Project Coordinator), Traditional Arts Indiana
Summary:
Starting with only 30 sows, Wayne and Helen Drake built what would become a multi-generational family hog breeding business now involving thousands of pigs. Far from being an isolated practice,...

1408. Uncle Stanly 80th [Birthday] (03:11)

Date:
1970
Main contributors:
Edward R. Feil; Edward G. Feil; Ken Feil
Summary:
Home movie of a joint birthday part for Stanley Feil (brother of Harold Feil). Stanley is presented with a birthday cake and the children assist him in blowing out the candles. Amy shows off an AAU...

1410. 2017 Indiana State Fair Master: Bill Bailey (08:58)

Date:
July 23, 2017
Main contributors:
Bill Bailey (Master), Jon Kay (Director), Geoff Davis and Bill Bailey (Music), The Hayloft Gang (Archival Photographs), Traditional Arts Indiana
Summary:
A fixture at the Indiana State Fair for many years, Bill Bailey coordinates the entertainment in the Pioneer Village, inviting musicians, storytellers, and other entertainers from around the state ...

1411. 2009 IN STATE FAIR MASTER: Patti Light, Master Baton Twirler (Boone County) (04:46)

Date:
August 1, 2017
Main contributors:
Patti Light (Master), Jon Kay (Director), Ben Schreiner (Videographer), Pete Schreiner (Music),
Summary:
As a small girl, Patti Light saw a baton twirler in a local parade, which ignited her lifelong passion for the baton. Having twirled for most of her life, she continues to be active in this sport a...

1412. 2013 Indiana State Fair Masters: Mary Schwartz, Master Needlepoint Artist (08:10)

Date:
August 1, 2017
Main contributors:
Mary Schwartz (Master), Jon Kay (Director), William Winchester Claytor (Videographer and Editor), Nathan Vollmar (Sound Recording), Kelly Totten (Production Coordinator), Traditional Arts Indiana
Summary:
2013 marks Mary Schwartz’s 50th consecutive year of exhibiting at the Indiana State Fair. Active in 4-H as a girl, Mary started embroidering as a compromise with her mother: she could continue ...

1413. 2019 Indiana State Fair Master: Rodnie Bryant (Musician and Gospel Day Coordinator) (05:43)

Date:
July 12, 2022
Main contributors:
Rodnie Bryant (Master), Jon Kay (Director), Channel 40-WHMB Family Broadcasting Corporation (Gospel Day Video),Traditional Arts Indiana, Indiana State Fair
Summary:
Rodnie Bryant was raised in a “very religious” and musical home. In his youth, he learned music theory alongside his older sister at the Wurlitzer Music Company and later took private lessons. His ...

1414. 2015 Indiana State Fair Master: Mauri Williamson (09:29)

Date:
August 22, 2015
Main contributors:
Mauri Williamson (Master), Jon Kay (Director), Shaun Williams (Production and Editing), Geoff Guernsey and Olivia Smiley (Music), Andrew Wei (Recorder of Music), Jessy Yancey and Mark Evans (Additional Footage),Traditional Arts Indiana
Summary:
Thanks to Mauri Williamson, the Pioneer Village has become one of the most popular and beloved activities of the Indiana State Fair. The Village celebrates Indiana’s agricultural heritage through d...

1415. Schmidt's : party (01:01)

Date:
1962
Main contributors:
Schmidt's
Summary:
An advertisement for Schmidt’s beer in which a simple animation of a four beers being poured into four glasses. Then a male narrator says, "Schmidts's and people, put em together." Then people are ...

1416. Bill Harshbarger: Sheep Shearer Sharpener (State Fair Masters 2006) (07:57)

Date:
January 8, 2016
Main contributors:
Bill Harshbarger (Master), Jon Kay (Director), Kenny Stone (Music), Nicholas Blewett (Videographer), Buki Long (Assistant Editor), Traditional Arts Indiana
Summary:
In 1952, Bill Harshbarger began showing sheep on the county and State Fair level, and continued to exhibit until the early 1960s. After going to shearing school in Warsaw, Indiana, he began shearin...

1417. The Huber Family: Master winemakers from Clark County (02:38)

Date:
January 8, 2016
Main contributors:
Carl and Gerald Huber (Masters), Jon Kay (Director), Traditional Arts Indiana
Summary:
Since 1843, the Huber family has worked a small homestead located in the Knobs of Clark County, Indiana. Originally from Baden Baden, Germany, the family brought a fruit-growing and winemaking trad...

1418. 2008 Indiana State Fair Master: Donna Jo Copeland, Spinner and Weaver (09:44)

Date:
August 1, 2017
Main contributors:
Donna Jo Copeland (Master), Jon Kay(Director), Ben Schreiner (Videographer), Paul Schreiner & Rick Watson (Music), Traditional Arts Indiana
Summary:
Donna Jo Copeland has exhibited textiles for forty years at the Indiana State Fair, winning numerous awards and gaining recognition for the distinct style of her creations. At the knee of her great...

1419. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse "Typical Alcoholic" (01:02)

Date:
1974
Main contributors:
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
Summary:
An announcer describes people as they appear onscreen, they all look different. At the end they start walking as a group passing by the camera as he says that there are over 9 million alcoholics in...

1421. 2014 State Fair Master: Mary Alice Collins (09:23)

Date:
June 2, 2017
Main contributors:
Mary Alice Collins (Master), Hannah Davis (Director), Dave Walter (Videographer), Lewis Rogers and Dave Walter (Editing and Sound Design), Kara Barnard (Music), Traditional Arts Indiana
Summary:
Born March 7, 1939, Mary Alice Collins grew up in the kitchen. Learning how to cook and bake was just part of living on her family’s Hancock County farm. After finishing 10 years of 4-H and startin...

1422. Gerry and Ralph Dunkin: Master Miniature Donkey Breeders (Indiana State Fair Masters 2007) (11:19)

Date:
January 8, 2016
Main contributors:
Gerry and Ralph Dunkin (Masters), Jon Kay (Director), Matt Stockwell (Videographer/Editor), Deborah Justice and Rachel Sprinkle (Music), Traditional Arts Indiana
Summary:
Gerry and Ralph Dunkin are largely responsible for the increased appreciation for miniature donkeys in the last two decades. They enjoy introducing people of all ages to these intelligent and compa...

1423. Dow Kingsbeer : untitled (01:01)

Date:
1963
Main contributors:
Dow Kingsbeer
Summary:
A young couple and their friend enjoy several seasonal outdoor activities while a jingle is sung in the background.

1424. Gerry Gray and the Family Reunion String Band (2008 Indiana State Fair Master) (12:11)

Date:
August 10, 2016
Main contributors:
Gerry Gray and the Family Reunion String Band (Masters), Jon Kay (Director), Ben Schreiner (Videographer/Editor) Cynthia Hoye (Executive Director of the State Fair)
Summary:
Beginning in 1975 when Gerry Gray, known as the "Mother Hen" was asked to play dulcimer and talk to visitors at the State Fair Pioneer Village, the Family Reunion String Band has entertained fairg...

1426. Alcoholism (21:41)

Date:
1951
Summary:
The film portrays alcoholism as a mental health problem and as an illness that can respond to treatment. Demonstrates that the causes of this illness are imbedded personality difficulties often rel...

1427. Indiana State Fair Masters 2012- The Blessing Family, Dairy Farmers (08:59)

Date:
July 9, 2012
Main contributors:
Steve and Stan Blessing (Masters), Jon Kay (Director), Nineteenth State LLC. (Production Services), William Winchester Claytor (Videographer and Editor), Nathan Vollmar (Sound Recording and Editor) Kelly Totten (Cover Design), Betsy Shepherd (Production Coordinator) Traditional Arts Indiana
Summary:
In 2012 we partnered with Traditional Arts Indiana to produce this short profile of Blessing Farms, a family dairy farm and cattle breeding operation outside of Ft. Wayne, Indiana. The 800 acre far...

1428. Noble Melton, Old-time Fiddler (State Fair Master 2007) (05:30)

Date:
January 8, 2016
Main contributors:
Noble Melton (Master), Jon Kay (Director), Matt Stockwell (Videographer/Editor), Cynthia Hoye (Executive Director of the Indiana State Fair), Traditional Arts Indiana
Summary:
Noble Melton is a minister in Indianapolis, who earns the title of State Fair Master for his decades of commitment to the fiddler’s art and playing at the Fair. His musical education was informal,....

1430. JACK RODIBAUGH AND FAMILY, JASPER COUNTY (07:40)

Date:
January 8, 2016
Main contributors:
Jack Rodibaugh (Master), Jon Kay (Director), Cynthia Hoye (Executive Director of the State Fair), Kenny Stone (Music), Nicholas Blewett (Editor and Shooter), Buki Long (Assistant Editor), Traditional Arts Indiana
Summary:
Jack Rodibaugh and his family operate a hog business where they produce swine for breeding, market and 4-H youth. Rodibaugh's career began when his uncle gave him two piglets during the Depression....

1431. Little cheezer (09:35)

Date:
1934
Summary:
A Pictoreels cartoon. Cheezer the mouse is tired of being treated like a little kid. Instead of going to bed like his mother told him, he follows his inner demon into the kitchen. Despite the inter...

1432. William Harris Interview (2:03:58)

Date:
May 4, 2023
Main contributors:
William Harris; Vivianne Crowley; Michigan City Public Library
Summary:
"Getting There: Oral Histories about transportation in Michigan City" is a series of oral histories, focusing on the railroads and aviation in Michigan City. This project was initiated and adminis...

1433. George and Dorothy Verdos Interview (2:03:06)

Date:
May 3, 2023
Main contributors:
George Verdos; Dorothy Verdos; Stew McDonnell
Summary:
"Getting There: Oral Histories about transportation in Michigan City" is a series of oral histories, focusing on the railroads and aviation in Michigan City. This project was initiated and adminis...

1434. Barbara Murray (15:19)

Date:
1976
Summary:
Discusses pros and cons of alcohol. Uses animation to depict various cultural and religious customs regarding the use of alcohol. Depicts situations in which a teacher examines her attitudes toward...

1435. Betty Williams - Learning About the ADA (01:58)

Date:
June 5, 2018
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
“I was learning something about that Title and how we could apply it to the community in which we lived in and how it can help people's lives.” When the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passed...

1436. Drinking and thinking (18:52)

Date:
1985
Summary:
A dramatization which compares responsible drinking with alcohol abuse. Intermixed with scenes from a party, a male and female participant each present facts about alcohol consumption and its effec...

1437. Steve Eldridge Interview (2:02:54)

Date:
April 3, 2023
Main contributors:
Steve Eldridge; Vivianne Crowley; Michigan City Public Library
Summary:
"Getting There: Oral Histories about transportation in Michigan City" is a series of oral histories, focusing on the railroads and aviation in Michigan City. This project was initiated and adminis...

1439. Roberta Stafford - The Shift to Supported Employment (05:14)

Date:
June 19, 2019
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
“We would get referrals from the workshops usually, and we would meet with the individuals to determine their eligibility.” Roberta Stafford worked as a vocational rehabilitation counselor for almo...

1440. Burton "Bud" Ruby Interview (2:02:59)

Date:
May 3, 2023
Main contributors:
Bud Ruby; Jerry Gusatson; Michigan City Public Library
Summary:
"Getting There: Oral Histories about transportation in Michigan City" is a series of oral histories, focusing on the railroads and aviation in Michigan City. This project was initiated and adminis...

1441. Ed Hedstrom Interview (2:02:56)

Date:
April 3, 2023
Main contributors:
Ed Hedstrom; Stew McDonnell; Michigan City Public Library
Summary:
"Getting There: Oral Histories about transportation in Michigan City" is a series of oral histories, focusing on the railroads and aviation in Michigan City. This project was initiated and adminis...

1442. Harry Frey Interview (2:03:57)

Date:
May 3, 2023
Main contributors:
Harry Frey; Fern Eddy Schultz
Summary:
"Getting There: Oral Histories about transportation in Michigan City" is a series of oral histories, focusing on the railroads and aviation in Michigan City. This project was initiated and adminis...

1443. Self-Advocates of Indiana: Our Voice Counts (14:32)

Date:
2007
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
“We’re out there advocating for people, and speaking up for people, and speaking up for what we want for our lives every day," explained Self-Advocates of Indiana (SAI) President Betty Williams. In...

1444. Ric Edwards - Breaking Down Barriers (08:11)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
"It is something that is going to change minds as well as break down the barriers," states Ric Edwards on the impact of the ADA. He goes on to explain, “The most significant change has to be the mi...

1445. Rex Westphal INterview (2:03:12)

Date:
May 3, 2023
Main contributors:
Rex Westphal; Betty Rinehart; Michigan City Public Library
Summary:
"Getting There: Oral Histories about transportation in Michigan City" is a series of oral histories, focusing on the railroads and aviation in Michigan City. This project was initiated and adminis...

1446. Karen Vaughn - The Time Ed Roberts Visited Indiana (09:30)

Date:
2010
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
“It changed my life,” explains Karen Vaughn of her experience going through Partners in Policymaking in 1992. A leadership training program for adults with disabilities and parents, Partners in Pol...

1447. "I Learned Like Everyone Else Did" (03:58)

Date:
January 17, 2012
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
A little over 30 years ago, a doctor told Sharon Hauss to put her infant son in an institution. Sharon’s response, “He’s my son. I couldn’t do it.” Her son, Michael Ely, went on to be fully include...

1448. "I Was a Feisty Mother" - Mary Lou Melloy (06:45)

Date:
January 29, 2018
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
“You don’t have the right to deny them the opportunity to try this.” Mary Lou Melloy's daughter, Cindy, was born in 1958. Doctors told the family they should put Cindy in a residential facility. Ma...

1449. Adolescence and alcohol (28:32)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Portrays the psychology at work in the use of alcohol by adolescents. A documentary approach is taken in presenting the origin, development, and results of an actual research project, "A Study of t...

1450. Driver education : alcohol and drugs (29:20)

Date:
1959
Summary:
Explains the effect of alcohol and drugs on the driver. Points out the necessity of severe punishment for the driver who drinks and what can be done to improve the situation. Discusses the social ...

1451. Lucius Donkle Interview (2:03:21)

Date:
May 3, 2023
Main contributors:
Lucius Donkle; Fern Eddy Schultz; Michigan City Public Library
Summary:
"Getting There: Oral Histories about transportation in Michigan City" is a series of oral histories, focusing on the railroads and aviation in Michigan City. This project was initiated and adminis...

1452. Eugene Moldenauer Interview (2:04:02)

Date:
May 3, 2023
Main contributors:
Eugene Moldenauer; Patricia A. Harris; Michigan City Public Library
Summary:
"Getting There: Oral Histories about transportation in Michigan City" is a series of oral histories, focusing on the railroads and aviation in Michigan City. This project was initiated and adminis...

1453. Phillips Family Interview (2:04:00)

Date:
May 4, 2023
Main contributors:
Joe Phillips; Dale Phillips; Darin Phillips
Summary:
"Getting There: Oral Histories about transportation in Michigan City" is a series of oral histories, focusing on the railroads and aviation in Michigan City. This project was initiated and adminis...

1454. John Griswold Interview (2:03:12)

Date:
May 4, 2023
Main contributors:
John Griswold; Patricia A. Harris; Michigan City Public Library
Summary:
"Getting There: Oral Histories about transportation in Michigan City" is a series of oral histories, focusing on the railroads and aviation in Michigan City. This project was initiated and adminis...

1455. Mary Lou Melloy - "Find Her a Job" (02:46)

Date:
unknown
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
“We were afraid as parents, and they started talking about doing away with the workshop.” Mary Lou and her husband didn't like the idea of their daughter Cindy getting a job in the community. In th...

1456. Bud Kintzele Jr. Interview (2:05:24)

Date:
May 4, 2023
Main contributors:
Bud Kintzele Jr.; Martin Buechley; Michigan City Public Library
Summary:
"Getting There: Oral Histories about transportation in Michigan City" is a series of oral histories, focusing on the railroads and aviation in Michigan City. This project was initiated and adminis...

1457. Bud Kintzele Jr. Interview (2:04:25)

Date:
April 3, 2023
Main contributors:
Bud Kintzele Jr.; Martin Buechley; Michigan City Public Library
Summary:
"Getting There: Oral Histories about transportation in Michigan City" is a series of oral histories, focusing on the railroads and aviation in Michigan City. This project was initiated and adminis...

1458. Kelsey Cowley - Being a Voice for Change (05:25)

Date:
September 8, 2017
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
“We have an opinion and it matters,” states Kelsey Cowley. Unfortunately, Kelsey didn’t feel many people listened to her during her school years. She says, “They just didn’t understand people with ...

1459. Exercise and health (10:26)

Date:
1949
Summary:
Demonstrates how various exercises and participation in athletics helped three adolescents to overcome particular difficulties common to many students. Points out the value of exercise for physical...

1460. George and Dorothy Verdos Interview (2:03:58)

Date:
May 3, 2023
Main contributors:
George Verdos; Dorothy Verdos; Patricia A. Harris
Summary:
"Getting There: Oral Histories about transportation in Michigan City" is a series of oral histories, focusing on the railroads and aviation in Michigan City. This project was initiated and adminis...

1461. Don Melloy - Development of The Arc Chapters (06:09)

Date:
February 16, 2018
Main contributors:
Indiana Disability History Project
Summary:
“They asked me to work on the objective of developing an Arc in every county in Indiana,” says Don Melloy. Don would take off after to work to travel around the state meeting with parents and com...

1465. [Jacob Carr : Seven] (04:43)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
The film depicts a family and the majority of the film is centered around a baby.

1469. [Jacob Carr : Six] (04:37)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
The film depicts a family and the majority of the film is centered around a baby.

1472. Our baby (04:09)

Date:
unknown
Summary:
A family spending time outdoors on a pleasant day.

1475. Energy from the Sun (16:16)

Date:
1963
Summary:
Explains how living things use energy provided by the Sun. Plants and animals alike rely on solar energy. Demonstrates how different kinds of energy are converted to different forms.

1481. Cosmic rays (27:32)

Date:
1960
Summary:
A study of cosmic rays, how they were discovered, how they are measured, and how they affect research, especially in the fields of atomic and nuclear physics. Includes views of the atomic accelerat...

1482. Energy from the sun (10:58)

Date:
1955
Summary:
Explains how most of the energy on earth is derived from the sun. Points out that light and heat from the sun are forms of energy traveling at different wave lengths. Indicates the role of the sun ...

1484. Science in space (28:22)

Date:
1960
Summary:
Traces the development of space research; explains the need for satellites, rockets, and other space probes; demonstrates how such tools operate, shows how their findings are reported, and discusse...

1489. Exploring the universe (10:53)

Date:
1937
Main contributors:
Encyclopaedia Britannica Films; Walter Bartky
Summary:
Illustrates dynamic aspects of stars within our galaxy and of galaxies themselves by use of animated drawings. Includes changes in the Dipper, binary stars, eclipsing variables, trinary stars, mot...

1497. Solar prominences (11:42)

Date:
1948
Summary:
Photographed at the McMath-Hulbert Observatory, near Lake Angelus, Michigan, this film presents five types of solar disturbances or prominences, including quiescent, spot, cap, quasi-eruptive and l...

1500. 2015 Hymn Camp (1:05:40)

Date:
2015
Main contributors:
Jessica Raposo; Alisa Clapp-Itnyre; Caryle Bailey
Summary:
2015 Victorian Song-Camp Singers (all children’s voices used with parental permission): Heather Metzger, age 8 Grace Stewart, age 9 Mary Jetmore, age 9 Kristen Urich, age 10 Eden Judd, age 10 ...