Regionology

06/10/2025

Here's our final installment of our first round of Calumet Chronicles videos in partnership with Calumet Heritage Partnership. St. Mark AME Zion in East Chicago is one of the Region's most unique buildings and was designed by EC native and well known architect Wendell Campbell. The inside is as intriguing as the exterior. What do you think?

St. Mark AME Zion Church in East Chicago is one of the most unique houses of worship in Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana. It was designed by renowned archit...

06/04/2025

The North Gleason Clubhouse (Pavilion) was a central part of African American life in Gary, Indiana. The future of the structure is now undetermined but we can still look on its past as an important part of Region history. Here is the latest installment of our Calumet Chronicles project working with the Calumet Heritage Area.

This video was made possible through a Historic Education Preservation Grant from Indiana Landmarks, Indiana Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

https://youtu.be/AoLxD1-Dwtc?si=UtfKjftmSFigCWtR

The North Gleason Park and Clubhouse was an important place for many African Americans in Gary, Indiana. Created during the era of segregation, the park bec...

05/26/2025

Today is a day to honor those who sacrificed for our freedom. Have you been to one of Indiana's premiere veterans' memorials located in Munster?

The Community Veteran's Memorial is one of the country's best war memorials and it is located in Northwest Indiana, also known as the Region. The sculptures...

05/05/2025

It's the season to visit your favorite local museums. Many of them are gearing up with Spring/Summer schedules. When's the last time you've been to the Museum at Lassen's Resort. Here's a short history for you.

On this installment of Calumet Chronicles we visit the Museum at Lassen's Resort, the home of the Cedar Lake Historical Society. Situated on the shore of Ce...

03/26/2025

Check out another installment of Calumet Chronicles, created in partnership with Calumet Heritage Partnership. This one tells the story of The Gary Aquatorium, brought back from obscurity to become one of the architectural icons of The Region.

This project has been made possible through a Historic Preservation Education Grant from Indiana Landmarks, Indiana Humanities , and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Learn the history of the Aquatorium in Miller Beach/ Gary, Indiana. From its financing from US Steel, to inception by Architect George W. Maher and its rebir...

03/17/2025

Our next installment of Calumet Chronicles takes you to the shore of Cedar Lake to learn about The Museum at Lassen's Resort. How did this building survive for over 100 years?

On this installment of Calumet Chronicles we visit the Museum at Lassen's Resort, the home of the Cedar Lake Historical Society. Situated on the shore of Ce...

03/11/2025

RIP Junior Bridgeman:

Bridgeman was born in East Chicago, Indiana. He went to college at University of Louisville, where he played basketball from 1972-1975. His team made it to two Final Fours.

Bridgeman then went on to play more than a decade in the NBA, mostly with the Milwaukee Bucks.

After his basketball career came to a close, Junior was known as an wise businessman who owned hundreds of restaurants and purchased Ebony and Jet magazines in recent years.

Many stories about Bridgeman's kindness and generosity has been told around the Region. We should be proud he was one of our own.

03/10/2025

Anything more Region than this photo? The lakefront was spectacular yesterday. We’ll be working on more Region Trail Explorer videos in the Spring.

02/28/2025

Every year we like to share this article during Black History Month about three exceptional Regionites. Give it a read and prepare to be even more proud of the REGION.

Notable and Famous NativesTHREE TRAILBLAZING BLACK ATHLETES FROM THE REGION by Regionology Team - Leave a Comment Plenty of notable athletes have called Northwest Indiana home over the years. To make it to the pros is a rare feat and a source of pride for both the athletes and their hometowns. So Th...

02/17/2025

Now's the time to do thinks indoors...like visit your local history museum.

🏫Come check out our Town History Museum at the Franklin Center and find out cool facts about Griffith!
🤔Which ones did you already know? Come find out and tell us!
👋We'll be there Saturday!
🕚11am till 3pm
🏫Franklin Center - 201 N. Broad St
🚪Enter Door G
📅We are open the 1st and 3rd Saturdays, September - May!

https://ghsinc.org/about-our-rooms/

02/13/2025

Many have heard about the old obelisk on the IN-IL border, but very few have visited it.

What is it? How did it get there? As part of Regionology's video series with Calumet Heritage Partnership highlighting important built structures in NWI, the history of the marker is here!!!!

This video was made possible through a Historic Preservation Education Grant from Indiana Landmarks, Indiana Humanities and National Endowment for the Humanities.

Hidden Region history is told in this video. The Illinois Indiana Boundary Marker is one of the oldest structures in Northwest Indiana and Chicago. It's been...

01/27/2025

All the local history groups are abuzz with photos of the blizzard of '67. Here's Chicago Trib feature on it. What's your best memory of that event?