Regionology

12/31/2025

Remembering Hoosier Isiah Whitlock Jr. who passed away yesterday. Whitlock was born and raised in South Bend (Region adjacent) and is known for his appearance dozens of films and TV shows including The Wire. Who can count how many police officer characters he played with the catch line "Sheeeeeee-iiiii-t".

12/24/2025

We love things made in NWI. Found these dog treats at the Ace Hardware.

12/16/2025

What a neat piece of Region history. Think of all the furry friends that have been saved since this converted garage housed the Humane Society. Not too late to send them a 2025 donation....

🎉 Happy Birthday Humane Indiana!

What began in 1941 with three women, a converted garage, and a dream has grown into decades of compassion in action.

From our Adoption center, Humane Indiana Estelle Marcus Animal Clinic, Humane Indiana Wildlife, and Humane Indiana PAWS Resale Plus, millions of animals have been impacted over the last 84 years of our organization protecting pets and preserving wildlife.

🙏 Thank you for believing in our mission for all these years - our work is made possible by your support! To help shape the next 84 years, consider making a contribution at humaneindiana.org/donate as we continue to create a better world for animals and the people who love them.

12/06/2025

If you're in Griffith next weekend, come hang out in Santa's caboose!

🎅 𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐒𝐄! 🚃
➜ 𝑺𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 13: 10 𝒂.𝒎. 𝒕𝒐 3 𝒑.𝒎.
➜ 𝑺𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑫𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓 14: 𝒏𝒐𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 3 𝒑.𝒎..

💸 Give a donation to see Santa (our 28th annual!) and support the upkeep (and heating!) of the Historical Park!
📸 Take as many personal photos & videos as you’d like!
🍪 Be sure to shop our Holiday Bake Sale and holiday stocking stuffers as well!

*𝘞𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦. 𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘴, 𝘴𝘰 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘢 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴!

11/27/2025

In 1969, The Jewels sold Turkey at 32 cents a pound. Today you can get a Butterball for about 88 cents a pound. Considering the rate of inflation, Turkey seems to be reasonably priced. Happy Thanksgiving!!!

11/13/2025

We missed it by a day, but one of the countries most celebrated authors was born on Nov. 11, 1922. We know Kurt Vonnegut was born in Indianapolis but we still love him anyway.

11/06/2025

Came across this great photo of South Shore riders boarding at Homan Ave. Look at that orange beauty.

11/06/2025

Ready to brush up on architectural history and learn more about northwest Indiana at the same time?

The Calumet Heritage Partnership created a series of five videos that engage, inform, and entertain viewers as they learn about notable built structures in northwest Indiana.

Each video covers an architecturally or historically significant site that is either thriving today as a result of careful planning or that currently needs more attention and resources devoted to its preservation.

This Calumet Chronicles project was supported by a Historic Preservation Education Grant given in partnership between Indiana Landmarks and Indiana Humanities.

Watch the videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eRVEZkXljg&list=PL5KlbPQ9sPwE-qsu_9lrZ2Yogy5KcZvW6

10/29/2025

Thought you'd might like to remember when you could buy candy for Halloween for less than 10 bucks! This is from the Hooks Drugs on Calumet in Munster.

10/21/2025

We posted this youtube video earlier this year, but thought it's fitting to put this out again with the recent listing of St. Mark AME Zion Church on the National Register of Historic Places. Give it another look!

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...

06/10/2025

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...