Nicole Martinez-LeGrand
@nicolemlegrand.bsky.social
🏛️ Curator, Indiana Historical Society
👩🏻💻 Latino & Asian History in Indiana
(Thoughts Are My Own)
https://linktr.ee/nicole.martinez.legrand
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Beyond el Barrio - Full Documentary
YouTube video by Indiana Historical Society
youtu.be
This month we debuted our first internally produced documentary at the Indiana Historical Society. Beyond el Barrio is now available on YouTube. youtu.be/4imcFbUhqWY?...
Indiana's oldest Latino owned and operated company, El Popular, celebrates its 100 year anniversary. They are mostly known for their iconic chorizo, but sell a variety of favorites. More about their business and founder, V.F. Garza below.
indianahistory.org/blog/indiana...
indianahistory.org/blog/indiana...
Indiana and the Midwest’s Oldest Latino-Owned Business Turns 100 - Indiana Historical Society
Latinos have been calling Indiana home for well over a century. While the largest communities have existed in both Lake and Marion Counties, Lake County had long retained high population numbers for a...
indianahistory.org
September 11, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Indiana's oldest Latino owned and operated company, El Popular, celebrates its 100 year anniversary. They are mostly known for their iconic chorizo, but sell a variety of favorites. More about their business and founder, V.F. Garza below.
indianahistory.org/blog/indiana...
indianahistory.org/blog/indiana...
What do these three Harrison men (William, Benjamin, and Russell) have to do with Latin America?
Read more: indianahistory.org/blog/the-har...
Read more: indianahistory.org/blog/the-har...
July 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
What do these three Harrison men (William, Benjamin, and Russell) have to do with Latin America?
Read more: indianahistory.org/blog/the-har...
Read more: indianahistory.org/blog/the-har...
New work-the first in a 2-part blog series that examines another “lost barrio”, in NW Indiana. “Block and Pennsy” was once located in Indiana Harbor (East Chicago). A bustling community formed outside of gate no. 1 of the Inland Steel Co. (now Cleveland Cliffs) indianahistory.org/blog/lost-ba...
Lost Barrios of Indiana: “Block and Pennsy” of Indiana Harbor, Part I - Indiana Historical Society
The first acknowledgement of the Indiana Harbor barrio came in newsprint; The Lake County Times (now The Hammond Times) on July 10, 1923, labeled this area “little Mexico.” This nickname would be used...
indianahistory.org
May 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
New work-the first in a 2-part blog series that examines another “lost barrio”, in NW Indiana. “Block and Pennsy” was once located in Indiana Harbor (East Chicago). A bustling community formed outside of gate no. 1 of the Inland Steel Co. (now Cleveland Cliffs) indianahistory.org/blog/lost-ba...
In 1945 the Indianapolis Women’s Department Club hosted Li Ling-Ai, a Chinese American woman who was a noted lecturer, author, feminist, and an academy award winning movie producer. More about her and her visit. indianahistory.org/blog/1945-in...
1945: Indianapolis Women’s Department Club Hosts Academy Awarding Winning Chinese American Film Producer, Li Ling-Ai - Indiana Historical Society
The Women’s Department Club was started in Indianapolis in 1912 by Mrs. Luella McWhirter. While still presently active, this club and its members focus their efforts on community service, arts, and ed...
indianahistory.org
May 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
In 1945 the Indianapolis Women’s Department Club hosted Li Ling-Ai, a Chinese American woman who was a noted lecturer, author, feminist, and an academy award winning movie producer. More about her and her visit. indianahistory.org/blog/1945-in...
This month we debuted our first internally produced documentary at the Indiana Historical Society. Beyond el Barrio is now available on YouTube. youtu.be/4imcFbUhqWY?...
Beyond el Barrio - Full Documentary
YouTube video by Indiana Historical Society
youtu.be
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This month we debuted our first internally produced documentary at the Indiana Historical Society. Beyond el Barrio is now available on YouTube. youtu.be/4imcFbUhqWY?...
New work….
Gary, Indiana’s Spanish Castle, a lost landmark.
Learn more about the community who built this building.
indianahistory.org/blog/gary-in...
Gary, Indiana’s Spanish Castle, a lost landmark.
Learn more about the community who built this building.
indianahistory.org/blog/gary-in...
Gary Indiana’s Spanish Castle - Indiana Historical Society
When examining European immigration to the United States and in Indiana in the first half of the 20th century, you hear about Germans, Poles, Italians, Irish and more. One such population that often g...
indianahistory.org
February 21, 2025 at 7:14 PM
New work….
Gary, Indiana’s Spanish Castle, a lost landmark.
Learn more about the community who built this building.
indianahistory.org/blog/gary-in...
Gary, Indiana’s Spanish Castle, a lost landmark.
Learn more about the community who built this building.
indianahistory.org/blog/gary-in...
History out in the wild on this windy day. More to come…
February 5, 2025 at 4:36 AM
History out in the wild on this windy day. More to come…
Hello! Lots of new followers on Bluesky… more about my written work (books, blogs, etc.)about Latino and Asian history can be found here. linktr.ee/nicole.marti...
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January 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Hello! Lots of new followers on Bluesky… more about my written work (books, blogs, etc.)about Latino and Asian history can be found here. linktr.ee/nicole.marti...
January 23 at 7pm the Indiana Historical Society in #indianapolis, hosts Dr. Theodore Gonzalves from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and will give a book talk about Asian Pacific American History. This is a free event.
(Present by the Lacy Foundation)
(Present by the Lacy Foundation)
January 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
January 23 at 7pm the Indiana Historical Society in #indianapolis, hosts Dr. Theodore Gonzalves from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and will give a book talk about Asian Pacific American History. This is a free event.
(Present by the Lacy Foundation)
(Present by the Lacy Foundation)
Tonight celebrations begin for the Feast Day of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (December 12). Indianapolis residents would first learn about her in 1895.
How have Indy’s Catholic Latinos celebrated in the past and where to find celebrations tonight and tomorrow? #indianapolis #Guadalupe #Catholics
How have Indy’s Catholic Latinos celebrated in the past and where to find celebrations tonight and tomorrow? #indianapolis #Guadalupe #Catholics
Every December, Catholics celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In the 90s the Indy area restaurant community would host a traveling novena.
Photos by @mrwildstyle.bsky.social
and artwork by nationally renowned artist Justin Favela, La Popular (2023)
mirrorindy.org/guadalupana-...
Photos by @mrwildstyle.bsky.social
and artwork by nationally renowned artist Justin Favela, La Popular (2023)
mirrorindy.org/guadalupana-...
The festival of Our Lady of Guadalupe happens every year on Dec. 12
The Catholic celebration unites people from Mexico and of Mexican origin.
mirrorindy.org
December 11, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Tonight celebrations begin for the Feast Day of Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (December 12). Indianapolis residents would first learn about her in 1895.
How have Indy’s Catholic Latinos celebrated in the past and where to find celebrations tonight and tomorrow? #indianapolis #Guadalupe #Catholics
How have Indy’s Catholic Latinos celebrated in the past and where to find celebrations tonight and tomorrow? #indianapolis #Guadalupe #Catholics
Every December, Catholics celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In the 90s the Indy area restaurant community would host a traveling novena.
Photos by @mrwildstyle.bsky.social
and artwork by nationally renowned artist Justin Favela, La Popular (2023)
mirrorindy.org/guadalupana-...
Photos by @mrwildstyle.bsky.social
and artwork by nationally renowned artist Justin Favela, La Popular (2023)
mirrorindy.org/guadalupana-...
The festival of Our Lady of Guadalupe happens every year on Dec. 12
The Catholic celebration unites people from Mexico and of Mexican origin.
mirrorindy.org
December 6, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Every December, Catholics celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In the 90s the Indy area restaurant community would host a traveling novena.
Photos by @mrwildstyle.bsky.social
and artwork by nationally renowned artist Justin Favela, La Popular (2023)
mirrorindy.org/guadalupana-...
Photos by @mrwildstyle.bsky.social
and artwork by nationally renowned artist Justin Favela, La Popular (2023)
mirrorindy.org/guadalupana-...
Here’s my tribute to the forgotten legacy of Phillip (Felipe) Gomez, a WW1 Veteran. Who is buried in an unmarked grave in Crown Hill Cemetery. indianahistory.org/blog/finding...
Finding Phillip Gomez, an Indianapolis World War I Veteran - Indiana Historical Society
Years ago, in a newspaper search I came across an article about a string of burglaries in 1931, one was at an Indianapolis chili parlor owned by Philip Gomez. Researching Phillip’s life has initiated ...
indianahistory.org
December 5, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Here’s my tribute to the forgotten legacy of Phillip (Felipe) Gomez, a WW1 Veteran. Who is buried in an unmarked grave in Crown Hill Cemetery. indianahistory.org/blog/finding...