Purdue University Northwest Archivist Joseph Coates wants to hear from people who have memories of Acme Steel and heavy industry in the Indiana Harbor area.

“What we’re really trying to get are people from all over Northwest Indiana who worked at the steel industry to come in and talk, even if they were there for a year or two or retired a decade ago,” Coates said.

Indiana University Northwest has the Calumet Regional Archives, which has a lot of information about U.S. Steel’s Gary Works. PNW is focused on the extreme northwest corner of Northwest Indiana and South Chicago, as well as the Westville area. Information about NIPSCO’s failed plan to build the Bailly nuclear plant at the site of the Bailly Generating Station is also welcome.

“We’re trying to focus a little more about the Riv

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