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Robert V. Welch
Robert V. Welch
(May 26, 1927-Sept. 11, 1992). Robert V. Welch was born in Indianapolis and graduated from Cathedral High School and the… Read More »Robert V. Welch

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Louis Yolando Mazzini
Louis Yolando Mazzini

(June 3, 1894-June 23, 1973). A native of Lima, Peru, Mazzini attended the University ...
Dick Weber
Dick Weber

(Dec. 23, 1929-Feb. 14, 2005). Born and raised in Indianapolis, Dick Weber gained fame...
Charles Joseph Fiscus
Charles Joseph Fiscus

(May 26, 1861-Feb. 6, 1884). Portrait and genre artist Charles Joseph (C. J.) Fiscus w...
William F. Kaeser
William F. Kaeser

(Oct. 31, 1908-July 17, 1987). Born in Durlach, Germany, commercial artist and fine ar...
 
Central Canal
The Central Canal, a fragment of which still runs from to downtown Indianapolis, once promised to place Indianapolis at the… Read More »Central Canal

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Bradford Woods
Bradford Woods

Bradford Woods is located on roughly 2,500 acres of heavily wooded land located in Cla...
Madison and Indianapolis Railroad
Madison and Indianapolis Railroad

The Madison and Indianapolis Railroad (M&I) was the first operable steam railroad ...
Whitestown
Whitestown

Whitestown is a community in southeast corner of in Worth Township, approximately 22 m...
Shelby County
Shelby County

Shelby County is adjacent to Indianapolis-Marion County to the southeast and part of t...
 
Cold Spring Murder Case  
Cold Spring Murder Case  
The bodies of Jacob Young and Nancy Jane Young, husband and wife, were discovered along , near the intersection of… Read More »Cold Spring Murder Case  

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Indy Pride
Indy Pride

Beginning in the early 1980s, years before the creation of the actual organization, In...
Sunday Closing Laws
Sunday Closing Laws

Laws governing the observance of the Sabbath have existed in Indiana since 1807 when t...
Indianapolis Home Show
Indianapolis Home Show

The Indianapolis Home Show is the oldest as well as one of the largest home shows in t...
Soap Box Derby
Soap Box Derby

The Indianapolis Soap Box Derby began in 1934, one year after the initial race was hel...
 
Soul People Repertory Company 
, a trained theater actress, established Soul People Repertory Company in Indianapolis in September 1975. She structured the organization “to… Read More »Soul People Repertory Company 
Soul People Repertory Company 

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Vonnegut Hardware Company
Vonnegut Hardware Company

, a native of Germany, immigrated to America at age 27 and started the Vollmer and Von...
Gregory Ballard Administration
Gregory Ballard Administration

Victor in one of the most surprising electoral upsets in Indiana history, Gregory Ball...
Office of the Mayor
Office of the Mayor

The mayor of Indianapolis is the head of the executive branch of city and county gover...
National FFA Organization
National FFA Organization

Agricultural education in the United States became widespread after the passage of the...
 
Civil Defense
Civil Defense
Previously an uncoordinated citizens’ movement, Civil Defense (CD) became part of the Department of Defense during . The Indiana General… Read More »Civil Defense

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Soil and Groundwater Contamination
Soil and Groundwater Contamination

Marion County has typical urban levels of soil contamination, and potable groundwater ...
Robert Hanna

Reputedly, the Robert Hanna (aka General Hanna) was the only steamboat ever to ascend ...
Bass Photo Collection
Bass Photo Collection

The largest surviving collection of photographs of 20th-century Indianapolis, the W. H...
Social Services In Schools
Social Services In Schools

Before the 20th century, private charity organizations customarily provided social ser...