The Marion County Historical Society, Indianapolis, fosters public awareness of Marion County and Indianapolis history through publications, programs, and an annual conference.
Community leaders and local historians founded the society on December 3, 1961, to collect and preserve local history materials, mark historic sites, and promote the preservation of historic structures in Indianapolis.
Faced with the demolition of the old Marion County Courthouse in 1962, the society was one of the first local organizations to oppose the destruction of the city’s historic structures. Its largest public program, held in August 1965, at the Van Camp Mansion on North Meridian Street, attracted over 30,000 people who visited the house before its demolition. The society has helped to save public sculptures and assisted in restoring the Town Hall, in which the society maintained its headquarters for seven years.
The society, a non-collecting historical organization, maintains a website, provides occasional public programs and tours of historic sites. It is a volunteer-operated, not-for-profit organization led by elected officers and a board of directors.
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