Additional Sources
If you are interested in digging deeper into some of the themes and historical narratives presented in this exhibition in the context of local history, check out the presentations below created by other students in past sections of HIST 200: Introduction to History and Historical Methods at Ball State University.
Did you know that Indiana prohibited the sale and possession of alcohol a full year before the American federal government passed the Eighteenth Amendment introducing the period called Prohibition (January 17, 1920-December 5, 1933)? Learn more about the debates in Muncie about alcohol and the road to Prohibition in these two podcasts by Cristian Patino and John Williams:
To Drink or Not To Drink: The Wet/Dry Debate in early 1900s Muncie, IN
Saloons: What and Where? Drinking Alcohol in the early 1900s in Muncie, IN
Liked learning about alcohol and prohibition? Check out this MapFling presentation and set of podcasts by Christian Patino and John Williams about bar culture in Muncie:
Interested in learning more about immigrants and migrants coming to Muncie during this time period? For more information check out this podcast by Ben Hettler and John Moynihan:
Want to learn more about men's history, social organization, and fraternal orders during the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era? Check out this blog by Pierce Randall:
In this podcast, explore the connection between socialization, insurance, and fraternal orders, like the Knights of Pythias and the Improved Order of Red Men, with Conner Van Scyoc and Jamie Reeder:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53aGEiVBwFc&feature=youtu.be
For more information about prostitution, social reform, and women's clubs in Muncie, check out this StoryMaps presentation by Claire Enk and Sophia Hoffert: