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powered by FreeFind	IN Auburn World War II Victory Museum 5634 County Road 11A PO Box 1 Auburn IN 46706 Phone 260 927-9144 Web Site http://www.wwiivictory.org/ Description museum built around international collection of WWII military vehicles Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Military Collection N-Z Vehicles New or Updated: 7/17/2007 Indiana Indianapolis Indiana Medical History Museum 3045 West Vermont Street Indianapolis IN Phone 317 635-7329 Web Site www.imhm.org E-mail mailto:Edenharter@aol.com Description preserved organs, medical apparatus Type of Resource Specialty Museum Industry /Profession Medical Indiana Indianapolis Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame Museum 4790 West 16th Street Indianapolis IN 46222 Phone 317 484-6747 Web Site http://www.indy500.com/ Description famous speedway houses museum, displays 75 vehicles, equipment, trophies, 20 minute movie Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive Nature of Group or Site Hall of Fame Collection N-Z Racing New or Updated: 05/29/2003 Indiana Indianapolis National Art Museum of Sport, Inc 850 West Michigan St Indianapolis IN 46202 Phone 317 274-3196 Web Site http://www.namos.iupui.edu/ Description 40 sports, 800 art pieces, located in University Place Conference Center on IU-Purdue Indianapolis campus Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Sports Collection N-Z Paintings New or Updated: 05/30/2003 President Benjamin Harrison Home 1230 North Delaware St Indianapolis IN 46202 Phone 317 631-1898 Web Site www.surf-ici.com/harrison/ Description Benjamin Harrison's home both before and after he was president Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus President Nature of Group or Site Government Field of Study/Science Facility Politics Research /Reading Library	Google
	Indiana Jasper Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame Vincennes University Jasper Campus Jasper IN Phone 812 482-2262 Web Site http://www.duboiscounty.org/ Toll Free 800 968-4578 Description high school and professional players featured Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Sports Nature of Group or Site Hall of Fame Industry /Profession Baseball New or Updated: 04/02/2003 Indiana Kendallville Mid-America Windmill Museum 732 South Allen Chapel Rd PO Box 5048 Kendallville IN 46755 Phone 219 347-2334 Web Site www.noblecan.org/~kps/wind/history.html E-mail mailto:corbake@ligtel.com Description eight restored windmills, four erected, eight more under restoration Type of Resource Specialty Museum Building Type Windmill Owner/Operator: Kendallville Museum & Historical Society, Inc. Indiana Kokomo Automotive Heritage Museum 1500 N Reed Rd Kokomo IN 46901 Phone 765 454-9999 Web Site http://co.howard.in.us/johanning/heritage.html Description opened 1998 includes 80 autos, replicas of machine shop, diner, filling station - memorabilia and theatre Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive New or Updated: 06/01/2003
	IN LaPorte Door Prairie Auto Museum 2405 Indiana Avenue LaPorte IN 46350 Phone 219 326-1337 Web Site http://www.dpautomuseum.com/ E-mail mailto:information@dpautomuseum.com Description cars, planes, toys on three floors Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive Collection N-Z Vehicles New or Updated: 9/22/2004 Indiana La Porte Hesston Steam Museum 1201 E 1000 N La Porte IN 46350 Phone 219 778-2783 Web Site www.michigancity.com/Hesston/Hesston.html Description steam engines of many kinds, operating steam powered sawmill, 3 gauges of train rides on 155 acre site Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Railroad Kind of Activity Train Ride Collection G-M Machinery Last changed: 03/08/2003
	IN Ligonier Ligonier Visitor's Center/Indiana Historic Radio 800 Lincolnway S PO Box 353 Ligonier IN Phone 219 894-9000 Web Site http://home.att.net/~indianahistoricalradio/ihrp6mus.htm Toll Free 888 417-3562 Description 400 antique radios in town visitor center set in flower garden with 27 beds Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Technology Industry /Profession Broadcasting Collection N-Z Radios New or Updated: 11/12/2004 IN Madison Gatehouse Museum Madison State Hospital Madison IN Phone 812 265-2335 Web Site http://www.jeffersoncountyhistoricalsociety.com/main.asp?SectionID=9& SubSectionID=9&ArticleID=2 E-mail mailto:jchs@seidata.com Description stone house on hospital grounds features photos, exhibits & artifacts from hospital history, mental health care, Indiana State Medical Association Exhibit on Medical and Social Milestones Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Local History Industry /Profession Medical Owner/Operator: Jefferson County Historical Society New or Updated: 1/3/2007 Indiana Michigan City Great Lakes Museum of Military History 360 Dunes Plaza, W US Hwy 20 Michigan City IN 4636 Phone 219 872-2702 Web Site www.militaryhistorymuseum.org Toll Free 800 726-5912 E-mail mailto:militarymuseum@netnitco.net Description Revolutionary War to present, uniforms, posters, edged weapons, flags, maps, memorabilia, firearms Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Military Collection A-F Arms Collection N-Z Uniforms Research /Reading Library Last changed: 12/29/2002 Indiana Muncie Academy of Model Aeronautics 5161 E Memorial Dr 5151 East Memorial Drive Muncie IN 47302 Phone 765 287-1256 Web Site http://www.modelaircraft.org/ Description museum just for model aircraft -- 1000 acre flying site Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Aviation Nature of Group or Site Association Collection G-M Models New or Updated: 9/2/2007 IN New Albany Vintage Fire Engines Inc 402 Mt Tabor Road New Albany IN Phone 812 941-9901 Web Site *** Alt Web http://www.rlco.org/floyd_in.html Description first chemical fire engine in US, firefighting memorabilia Type of Resource Specialty Museum Industry /Profession Firefighting New or Updated: 8/6/2004 Indiana New Castle Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame 408 Trojan Lane New Castle IN 47362 Phone 765 529-1891 Web Site www.hoopshall.com/manmenu.html Description Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Sports Nature of Group or Site** Hall of Fame
	Indiana Peru Circus City Festival Museum 154 North Broadway Peru IN 46970 Phone Web Site http://www.perucircus.com/ Description highlights of annual circus for performers 7-21 years old Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Entertainment Industry /Profession Circus Indiana Peru Circus Hall of Fame State Road 124 PO Box 700 Peru IN 46970 Phone 765 472-7553 Web Site http://www.circushalloffame.com/ Toll Free 800 771-0241 Description circus history, hall of fame museum, performances, circus glossary Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Entertainment Nature of Group or Site Hall of Fame Industry /Profession Circus Research /Reading Library New or Updated: 06/20/2003 Indiana Peru Grissom Air Museum 1000 W Hoosier Blvd Peru IN 46970 Phone 765 688-2654 Web Site http://www.grissomairmuseum.com/ Alt Web http://www.in.gov/ism/HistoricSites/GrissomAirMuseum/Historic.asp Description more than 15 planes outside, indoor exhibits, including Phantom jet cockpit you can sit in, tower outside you can climb Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Aviation Era WWII - present New or Updated: 07/08/2003
	Indiana Seymour Freeman Airfield Museum Freeman Field Airport Seymour IN Phone 812 522-2031 Web Site BROKENhttp://www.shelbynet.net/~military Toll Free 888 524-1914 Alt Web http://www.southernin.com/Pages/archives/october_00/aviation_auction.html Description base existed as WWII training center, preserves that era Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Aviation Era WW II Indiana Shipshewana Menno-Hof Mennonite Visitors Center S.R. 5 Shipshewana IN 46450 Phone 260 768-4117 Web Site www.mennohof.org Description story of Mennonite recreated from Europeans origins to present Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Religion Group Identity Mennonite Last changed: 01/03/2003

	Indiana South Bend College Football Hall of Fame 111 S Saint Joseph St South Bend IN 46601 Phone 574 235-9999 Web Site http://collegefootball.org/ Toll Free 800 440-3263 E-mail mailto:hof@collegefootball.org Description 360-degree stadium theater, halls of champions, training center Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Sports Nature of Group or Site Hall of Fame Industry /Profession Football Studebaker National Museum 525 South Main Street South Bend IN 46601 Phone 219 235-9714 Web Site www.classicar.com/museums/stude/stude.htm Description Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Automotive
	Indiana Valparaiso Indiana Aviation Museum Inc 4601 Murvihill Road Porter County Airport Valparaiso IN 46383 Phone Web Site http://www.in-am.org/about/ Description centered on collection of 8 aircraft of WWII and later vintage Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Aviation Last changed: 03/05/2003
Search this site	Indiana Vincennes Grouseland 3 West Scott Street Vincennes IN 47591 Phone 812 882-2096 Web Site http://www.accessknoxcounty.com/knox/historic.html Alt Web http://www.sknox.k12.in.us/grouse.htm Description built by William Henry Harrison when governor of Indiana Territory Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus President Nature of Group or Site Government Field of Study/Science Facility Politics Era 1804 Indiana Vincennes Old Cathedral Complex 205 Church Street Vincennes IN 47591 Phone 812 882-5638 Web Site http://www.accessknoxcounty.com/knox/historic.html Toll Free 800 886-6443 Description fourth church on site, Basilica of St Francis Xavier complex includes museum with historic and church artifacts and library with books back to earlier centuries Type of Resource Specialty Museum Primary Focus Religion Building Type Church Research /Reading Library Era 1826
	Indiana Wakarusa Bird's Eye View Museum of Miniatures 325 South Elkhart Street Wakarusa IN 46573 Phone 574 862-2367 Web Site http://www.wakarusachamber.com/Birdseye.html Description over 200 buildings, mostly from Indiana, mostly made with everyday Type of Resource Specialty Museum Collection A-F Miniatures New or Updated: 07/02/2003
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