Exhibit Dedicated to Front Line Workers Opens

Terre Haute, Ind. - Front line workers are front and center in a new exhibit at the Vigo County History Center. It’s called, “A Tribute to the Frontline” and features artifacts from Vigo County nursing and firefighting history.

The exhibit will open Tuesday, May 16, 2023 and run through the end of 2023 in the History Center’s rotating exhibit space on the second floor.

“Many of the artifacts featured in the exhibit are on loan from the Terre Haute Police and Fire Museum, which is temporarily closed because of structural damage,” Vigo County History Center Curator Suzy Quick explains. “We were grateful to partner with the THFD volunteers and staff who oversee the museum, and happy to display those artifacts while they’re not being utilized.”

Other elements of the exhibit, include historic items from nursing in Vigo County. Quick says the display will include photos, artifacts and research that came from donations of St. Anthony School of Nursing, Union Hospital, the Visiting Nurses Association and American Red Cross.

The theme of the exhibit coincides with two events coming to Terre Haute this summer. 

The Professional Firefighters Union of Indiana will host a four-day convention May 23-26 with nearly 200 attendees. The St. Anthony Nursing Alumni Banquet will be hosted at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College on June 16. 

Quick says it was only fitting to highlight the history of both important professions while each group visits Terre Haute. 

“As with any exhibit that we create at the History Center, I hope that it will raise community awareness of our rich history.” Quick says. “These are things that we should know about and be proud of in our community and county history.”