Force Majeure: Indiana Disasters

Name: Force Majeure: Indiana Disasters
Start: 2025-05-09T15:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-09T20:00:00-04:00
Location: 208 W Clinton St, Frankfort, IN, United States, Indiana 46041

Schedule

Fri May 09 2025 at 03:30 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

208 W Clinton St, Frankfort, IN, United States, Indiana 46041 | Frankfort, IN

We are planning for exciting May at the Frankfort Community Public Library with a variety of programs and activities as we display the Indiana Historical Society’s (IHS) traveling exhibit, Indiana Disasters. This exhibit, made possible by Kroger, explores all kinds of disasters, such as floods, tornadoes, blizzards, and droughts, and how they are remembered by Indiana communities.
Guests will see photographs and newspaper headlines from various IHS collections which capture these unforgettable Indiana catastrophes. Images, newspaper articles, illustrations, and survivor accounts will be on display to show how Hoosiers have persevered in the face of disaster. The Library’s Genealogy Department is also assisting with local newspaper articles. They will be on display as part of the exhibit, as well as information on a few historical tragedies from the Purdue University Archives.
This event and exhibit will be held in conjunction with the Friends of the Frankfort Public Library’s Annual Meeting on May 9. The programs and exhibit will open on Friday, May 9, and the exhibit will be displayed through May 30.
3:30 p.m. - Indiana Journalism Hall of Fame writer, author, and Purdue University historian, John Norberg will discuss how Purdue’s early tragedies transformed the university by helping students find strength from one another while leading the way as one of the safest colleges in the United States. Books will be available for purchase.
4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. - Educational/Vendor Booths open
4:30 p.m. - WILO Radio and Russ Kaspar will present historical extreme weather radio recordings and video footage collected throughout many years of reporting. Russ will also showcase memorabilia and artifacts that helped with weather forecasting and broadcasting to the public.
5:30 p.m. - Award-winning author Janis Thornton will discuss the 60th anniversary of the 1965 Palm Sunday tornadoes. We encourage audience members to share their personal stories. Books will be available to purchase.
6:15–6:30 p.m. - Friends Annual Meeting
6:30 p.m. - The National Weather Service and Sam Lashley will share experiences covering the weather and changes in meteorological technology. Lashley will also discuss historical weather events, including the 1965 and 1974 tornado outbreaks and the 1978 blizzard.
7:15 p.m. - Indiana Storm Chasers will share exciting video footage and photos from live storm chasing as well as engaging life-saving weather information.
Please visit our Events Calendar, myfcpl.org/calendar, for additional programs. On May 6, the Library’s Youth Services Department will have weather-related labs (registration is required). Later that evening Free Movie Night will be held in the Skanta Theatre. We will be showing the 2024 action/thriller movie, Twisters, with popcorn served during a brief intermission.