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	IHS Centennial Farm and Family Plaque Title IHS Centennial Farm and Family Plaque Item ID 1989_0057_ARTIFACTS_CENTENNIAL_MEDALLION Description The bronze medallion commemorates the Burgess family, who operated their Delaware County farm from 1840 to 1940. The original statehouse in Corydon, Indiana, is shown in the center. The date 1830 marks the founding of the Indiana Historical Society. Subject Medals Farming Farm life Date 1947-48 Geographic Location Indiana Publisher Indiana Historical Society Source Collection Name Artifacts Source Collection Number Artifacts 1989.0057 flat file Digital Collection Name Treasures from the Indiana Historical Society Digital Collection Number DC 014 Format of Original Bronze medallion Digital Format JPG Owning Institution Indiana Historical Society Notes In 1947 the Indiana Historical Society and Purdue University introduced the Centennial Farms project, a venture to identify and honor Hoosier families who had owned their farms for one hundred years or more. By its completion in 1951, the program had honored more than 1, 600 families. Exhibited as part of "Treasures from the Collections - Celebrating 175 Years: 1830-2005." Third rotation. Copyright Notice Digital Image © 2006 Indiana Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
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