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SUMMARY:Out of the Darkness and into the Circle of Lights
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DESCRIPTION:Join us online via Zoom to explore the challenges surrounding 
 early efforts to light the Monument and the Circle of Lights' origins and 
 significance as a cultural icon in Indianapolis. .\nhttps://indianapolis.l
 ibnet.info/event/11918503
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><span style="color: #000000\;">Registratio
 n is required.</span></p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000\;"><strong>Cultu
 re\, History\, and Society: Historic Indianapolis Metropolitan Area&mdash\
 ;</strong></span>The Circle of Lights is a beloved holiday tradition in <a
  href="https://indyencyclopedia.org/">Indianapolis</a>\, showcasing the be
 auty of the <a href="https://indyencyclopedia.org/soldiers-and-sailors-mon
 ument/">Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Monument</a> against the night sky. H
 owever\, for nearly three decades after the Monument was completed in 1902
 \, its top half lay shrouded in darkness once night fell\, except for a ha
 ndful of special occasions when floodlights were aimed at Victory\, and li
 ghts were strung along her base. As Indianapolis prepares for the 62nd Cir
 cle of Lights celebration\, register now and join us online via Zoom to ex
 plore the challenges surrounding early efforts to light the massive Monume
 nt and the Circle of Lights' origins and significance as a cultural icon i
 n Indianapolis.</p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000\;"><strong>Presented b
 y:</strong></span> Libby Cierzniak is a former longtime contributor to <a 
 href="https://historicindianapolis.com/">HistoricIndianapolis.com</a>\, an
 d in 2020\, was a co-recipient of the <a href="https://indianahistory.org/
 press-release/indiana-historical-society-announces-founders-day-honorees/"
 >Indiana Historical Society&rsquo\;s Hubert Hawkins Local History Award</a
 > for her work on the Indy history site&rsquo\;s D&eacute\;j&agrave\; vu T
 uesday and <a href="https://historicindianapolis.com/indianapolis-collecte
 d-out-of-the-darkness-and-into-the-circle-of-lights/">Indianapolis Collect
 ed features</a>\, and on her blog\, <a href="https://www.indypolitan.com/"
 >Indypolitan.com</a>. She is a retired attorney and former trustee of the 
 Indiana Historical Society. Libby serves as president of the Historical So
 ciety for the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of Indiana. She
  also contributes to the <a href="https://indyencyclopedia.org/google-sear
 ch-results/?q=ELIZABETH+CIERZNIAK">Encyclopedia of Indianapolis</a> and is
  a frequent guest on <a href="https://hoosierhistorylive.org/">Hoosier His
 tory Live</a>.</p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000\;"><strong>Digital Indy
 </strong></span>&mdash\;<a href="https://www.digitalindy.org/digital/colle
 ction/ipr/search/searchterm/Monument%20Circle/field/">Monument Circle</a><
 br /><span style="color: #000000\;"><strong>Encyclopedia of Indianapolis</
 strong>&mdash\;</span><a href="https://indyencyclopedia.org/monument-circl
 e/">Monument Circle</a><br /><span style="color: #000000\;"><strong>The In
 dianapolis Public Library (IndyPL)</strong></span>&mdash\;<a href="https:/
 /indypl.bibliocommons.com/v2/search?query=%22Monument%20Circle%20(Indianap
 olis%2C%20Ind.)%22&amp\;searchType=subject">Monument Circle (Indianapolis\
 , Ind.)</a></p>\n<p>This free online lecture is part of the Culture\, Hist
 ory\, and Society: Historic Indianapolis Metropolitan Area programs hosted
  online by the Indianapolis Special Collections Room (ISCR). It is being h
 eld as an online meeting/webinar via Zoom. Registered attendees will recei
 ve the Zoom link via email within 2 hours before the online meeting/webina
 r. This program was made possible by&nbsp\;Friends of the Library through 
 gifts to&nbsp\;<a href="https://indyplfoundation.org/">The Indianapolis Pu
 blic Library Foundation</a>.</p>\n<p><span style="color: #000000\;"><stron
 g>Contact:</strong>&nbsp\;</span><a href="mailto:mbarker@indypl.org">Speci
 al Collections Librarian Montoya Barker</a></p>\nhttps://indianapolis.libn
 et.info/event/11918503
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