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Updated: Jun 25, 2024 / 11:42 AM EDT STEUBEN COUNTY, Ind. (WANE) — Angola’s Fox Lake Preservation Foundation was one of two groups awarded the 2024 Sandi Servaas Memorial Award, Indiana Landmarks announced in a press release Tuesday. The award, given to Fox Lake Preservation Foundation and Muncie-area “The Time Travelers Program” by Indiana Landmarks, recognizes achievements in historic preservation. As the winner of the organizational category, Fox Lake received $2,000 and a “No Doors to...

Indiana Landmarks honors groups in Fox Lake and Muncie for their preservation work. POSTED ON September 9, 2024 BY Indiana Landmarks | African American Landmarks, News Leading the Way Sharing a passion for historic places can start with helping others see the familiar in a new way. The winners of the 2024 Sandi Servaas Memorial Awards excel at imparting this new vision, whether they’re helping children learn how to spot architectural details or broadening community awareness of a place’s...

In Indianapolis, and near Angola and Union City, groups are working to preserve African American landmarks. POSTED ON April 26, 2021 BY Indiana Landmarks | African American Landmarks, News Saving What Remains As the preservation movement gained momentum in the mid-twentieth century, too often it overlooked places associated with African American history. At the same time, many of those same places were under active attack, decimated by urban renewal, highway construction, discriminatory...