History Center exhibit explores USA'S 250th birthday

Moment by moment and generation by generation, Americans have struggled, persevered, and worked to define the promise of freedom.

In celebration of the United States’ 250th anniversary, the Indiana Historical Society presents “Freedom’s Framework,” a new exhibit which explores how the ideals of the Declaration of Independence were tested as the nation expanded into the Old Northwest and confronted the challenges of liberty, equality, and nationhood.

 The exhibit opened April 11 and will continue through Aug. 1, 2026.

It is presented by the Efroymson Family Fund with support from the Indianapolis Rotary Foundation. Here are highlights:

· Discover how the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 created a blueprint for governing the Old Northwest.

· Encounter stories of Native leaders, frontier settlers, abolitionists, and national figures like Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant.

· Explore pivotal moments in the country’s search for freedom, including westward expansion, the Underground Railroad, and the Civil War.

· View a list of items currently on display in “Freedom’s Framework.” Learn more about The Remnant Trust and explore their collection at www.remnanttrust.org.

The Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center is located at 450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis 46202. Visit https://indianahistory.org/ 

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