BizVoice -- March / April 2018

March/April 2018 – BizVoice/Indiana Chamber 19 HOOSIER SITES BRING HISTORY TO LIFE By Rebecca Patrick • Logansport’s Museum of American Political Communication is a 3,000-square foot showcase of memorabilia large and small, commonplace and unusual, from the collection of Sue Ridlen and her late husband, Julian, Indiana’s 48th state treasurer • The Quayle Vice Presidential Learning Center pays tribute to Huntington’s favorite son and much more – focusing on the history, responsibilities and contributions of the second highest office in the land with a look at all 48 officeholders • The Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site in downtown Indianapolis is where the 23rd U.S. President lived for much of the last 30 years of his life; Harrison is the only commander in chief elected from Indiana MUSEUM OF AMERICAN POLITICAL COMMUNICATION Imagine getting comfortable at the end of a long day in slippers adorned with doll-like heads of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton (naturally, the latter is for the left foot). Actually, it could have happened. They are among the thousands of items in the collection amassed by the Ridlens, who first opened their museum in 2013 in a family- owned building. But until very recently, when it was listed on the Cass County Visitors Bureau web site, you basically had to find out about the place through word of mouth. The Ridlens met while working in Indiana Sen. Homer Capehart’s office in Washington D.C. in the summer of 1962. When she was about 10, Sue started collecting memorabilia, while Julian picked up the hobby in college. Democrat. Republican. Independent. It doesn’t matter. All that’s needed is an appreciation for politics to enjoy three Indiana destinations brimming with history and unique stories: P I L G R I M A G E