The Center’s annual Conversations conference is moving to the Indiana History Center in downtown Indianapolis in 2026. The dates are April 24-26. The venue’s auditorium has seating for 290 and an adjacent garage with free parking. A special rail-themed exhibition, The Electric Railway: Indiana’s Interurbans, will be on display during the event.
The move comes after two consecutive years of selling out our long-time venue of Lake Forest College in Illinois, whose capacity is 190 people. We’re not planning a permanent change of locations, but we’re excited to have a larger space in 2026 in beautiful facility in another great location in 2026.
Indianapolis has a storied railroad history and interesting operations today, from Class Ones to the regional Indiana Rail Road and several museums and tourist operations in the vicinity.
Registrations will open in the first week of January.
