{"id":343788,"date":"2025-12-14T13:53:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T13:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/american-history\/will-higgins-honored-as-indiana-historical-societys-jacob-piatt-dunn-jr-award-winner\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T13:53:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T13:53:05","slug":"will-higgins-honored-as-indiana-historical-societys-jacob-piatt-dunn-jr-award-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=343788","title":{"rendered":"Will Higgins Honored as Indiana Historical Society\u2019s Jacob Piatt Dunn Jr. Award\u00a0Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"releaseDate\">November 10, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!--\n\n<h3 class=\"blogPostTitle\">Will Higgins Honored as Indiana Historical Society&rsquo;s Jacob Piatt Dunn Jr. Award&nbsp;Winner<\/h3>\n\n--><\/p>\n<p>The Indiana Historical Society (IHS) is proud to announce that Will Higgins of Indianapolis is the recipient of the Jacob Piatt Dunn Jr. Award, presented annually for the best article published in <em>Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History<\/em>. Higgins\u2019 article, \u201cFlying High: The Life and Times of Colonel Roscoe Turner,\u201d appeared in the Summer 2025 issue.<\/p>\n<p>The article highlights the colorful career of Turner, a noted pilot, air racer and aviation pioneer, who owned and operated the Roscoe Turner Aeronautical Corporation at the Indianapolis Municipal Airport in 1940.<\/p>\n<p>Higgins is a former journalist based in Indianapolis. During his career, he has covered a wide range of compelling subjects, including the war in Iraq, Ku Klux Klan rallies in the Midwest and the history of professional wrestling. He is also the founder of the American Association of Linear Bocce.<\/p>\n<p>The Jacob Piatt Dunn Jr. Award includes a $500 prize and recognizes an article that best reflects the mission of <em>Traces<\/em>, presenting thoughtful, research-based stories on Indiana history in an engaging, accessible format for a broad audience of readers.<\/p>\n<p>Named for noted Indiana historian and author Jacob Piatt Dunn Jr., the award honors a figure who helped revitalize the Indiana Historical Society in the 1880s. Dunn produced several foundational works, including the two-volume Greater Indianapolis (1910) and the five-volume Indiana and Indianans (1919). 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