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Clarence W. Efroymson
Clarence W. Efroymson
(Nov. 1, 1897 – Mar. 5, 1988). Clarence W. Efroymson, a professor of economics at for 35 years before retiring… Read More »Clarence W. Efroymson

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Norbert Neuss
Norbert Neuss

(May 8, 1919-Nov. 11, 2006). Born in Krakow, Poland, Norbert Neuss attended university...
Willie Gardner
Willie Gardner

(Oct. 30, 1933-Sept. 28, 2000). William “Willie” Gardner was born in Pulaski, Tenn...
Simon Paul Baus
Simon Paul Baus

(Sept. 4, 1882-Apr. 8, 1969). Born in Indianapolis, Baus studied under at  and wa...
William Doyle Ruckelshaus
William Doyle Ruckelshaus

(July 24, 1932 – Nov. 27, 2019). Born in Indianapolis, Ruckelshaus attended local pa...
 
Broad Ripple
Broad Ripple is a northeast neighborhood bounded by , Evanston Avenue, Kessler Boulevard, and Meridian Street. Broad Ripple began as… Read More »Broad Ripple

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Midtown
Midtown

The neighborhood colloquially known as Midtown is a historically African American neig...
Geist Reservoir
Geist Reservoir

Realizing that the could not continue to meet the growing city’s water demands, the ...
Holliday Park
Holliday Park

(founder of the Indianapolis News) and his wife , both active philanthropists, deeded ...
Municipal Gardens
Municipal Gardens

The site now known as Municipal Gardens began in the early 20th century as the Indiana...
 
Anniversary Celebrations
Anniversary Celebrations
Although they might have gathered occasionally to remember and honor the pioneers, there is no evidence of public observances of… Read More »Anniversary Celebrations

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Police Mutiny
Police Mutiny

Occasioned by a streetcar strike, the mutiny was the most serious breach of police pro...
Indianapolis Home Show
Indianapolis Home Show

The Indianapolis Home Show is the oldest as well as one of the largest home shows in t...
Lynching of William Keemer
Lynching of William Keemer

William Keemer, the first Black man in Indiana lynched after the Civil War during Reco...
Mike Tyson Case
Mike Tyson Case

Michael (Mike) G. Tyson, world heavyweight boxing champion from 1986 to 1990, was pros...
 
Easterseals Crossroads
In 1936, Sarah F. Gavin learned that 12 disabled teenagers had formed a social club. She and Mildred C. Mallory… Read More »Easterseals Crossroads

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Center for Interfaith Cooperation
Center for Interfaith Cooperation

The Center for Interfaith Cooperation (CIC) is a nonprofit organization with the goal ...
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana
Girl Scouts of Central Indiana

Anna Marie Ridge established the first local troop on July 27, 1917, in after correspo...
Center For Leadership Development
Center For Leadership Development

Indianapolis community leaders in education, philanthropy, and business who were inter...
Ascend Indiana
Ascend Indiana

Established in 2016, Ascend Indiana serves as the talent and workforce development ini...
 
Wonder Bread
Wonder Bread
Taggart Baking Company debuted a new bread with a mysterious advertisement that first showed up in on May 18, 1921.… Read More »Wonder Bread

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Metal Processing And Fabrication
Metal Processing And Fabrication

Blacksmiths and toolmakers were some of the earliest metal workers in Indianapolis. Th...
Medical Schools
Medical Schools

Medicine was taught by the preceptor (apprenticeship) system in Indiana throughout mos...
Civil War Camps
Civil War Camps

As the political capital and railroad hub of Indiana during the American Civil War (18...
Tennis
Tennis

Little information has survived concerning tennis in Indianapolis in the 19th century....