PCM hosting IHS Auto Indiana Traveling Exhibit

Putnam County Museum is hosting Auto Indiana, the newest Indiana Historical Society (IHS) newest traveling exhibition, until mid-December.

The exhibition will be on display at Putnam County Museum at 1105 N. Jackson St. in Greencastle.

With Auto Indiana, visitors will take a ride through Indiana's rich automotive past as they discover the Hoosier State's prolific contributions.

From inventors and innovators like Elwood Haynes and Ralph Teetor to automakers like Studebaker and Duesenberg, Indiana has left an indelible mark on the industry for more than a century -- and vice versa.

The exhibit illuminates ties between the automobiles and the development of many other economic opportunities for the "Crossroads of America," such as the iron, steel and glass businesses. It also explores how the automobile became part of American Dream and popular culture, from movies to making personal memories.

Guests can also gaze down the road ahead for Hoosiers, from environmental impact of automobiles to a look at manufacturing today.

Auto Indiana is made possible by Kroger.

For more information about this exhibit, persons may contact the Putnam County Museum. To learn more about the IHS and its programs, visit www.in-dianahistory.org.

Since 1830, the Indiana Historical Society has been Indiana's storyteller, connecting people to the past by collecting, preserving, interpreting and sharing the state's history.