February 2007 Events

February 27th

Before Middletown: Using Historical Archaeology to View Victorian Muncie will be presented by Christina Blanch of the Ball State Department of Anthropology at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 27, 2007, in the Bracken Library Forum Room (BL225). The free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Alexander M. Bracken Library and the Center for Middletown Studies and is open to the public. For more information, contact john Straw, (765) 285-5078, or email JStraw@bsu.edu.

Through March 31st

The Archives and Special Collections Research Center will celebrate Black History Month with an exhibit of photographs, documents, and other materials that tell the story of the Civil Rights Movement in Muncie. Bringing the Dream to Middletown: Muncie's Civil Rights Movement, 1955-1975 will focus on the struggle to make Dr. Martin Luther King's dream of a just society a reality in Middletown USA. The exhibit will highlight the contributions of key individuals and chart major events in the local movement. For more information, contact Jane Gastineau jegastineau@bsu.edu at Archives and Special Collections, 765-285-5078.