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Joseph T. Taylor

(Feb. 11, 1913-Sept. 23, 2000). Born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, Joseph T. Taylor earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from… Read More »

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Webster Brewer

Born on May 11, 1935, in Clarksville, Tennessee, Webster Brewer moved to Indianapolis ...

Doris Honig Merritt

(July 16, 1923-April 12, 2022). Born in New York City, Doris Merritt was the daughter ...

John F. Buchanan

The son of Frank and Fannie L. Fleming, John F. Buchanan was born on November 9, 1895,...

John Stough Bobbs

Born on December 28, 1809, in Greene Village, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, where he ...

PLACES

Meridian-Kessler

The Meridian-Kessler neighborhood derives its name from its western and northern boundaries—Kessler Boulevard and Meridian Street, respectively. The former Monon… Read More »

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Paul Laurence Dunbar Library Branch

Although the was founded in 1873 with an official policy that proclaimed it “open to...

Acton

Located near the intersection of Acton and McGregor roads, Acton was platted in Octobe...

Johnson Woods

Johnson Woods is a small northside neighborhood bounded by 44th and 46th s...

Roberts Settlement

Roberts Settlement was an African American settlement in western Jackson Township in H...

EVENTS

Mexican-American War

On May 16, 1846, Governor James Whitcomb was given a federal quota to supply three regiments of infantry or riflemen… Read More »

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Civil War Treason Trials

The Indianapolis military-commission “treason trials” of 1864 arose from the threa...

Gay Knights on the Circle

In the summer of 1984, leaders of the LGBTQ community in Indianapolis organized what b...

Momentum Indy

In 2010, former amateur racing cyclists, Jennifer Cvar and Wayde Klein created the Ind...

Talbot Street Art Fair

Originally held on Mother’s Day weekend in 1956, a group of students from the initia...

ORGANIZATIONS

Stokely-Van Camp

Stokely-Van Camp is the successor to Van Camp Packing Company, an Indianapolis packer founded in 1861, and Stokely Brothers and… Read More »

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Indianapolis Business Journal

The Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ) is a weekly newspaper published in Indianapoli...

Asante Art Institute

In September 1990, storyteller and performance artist Deborah Asante started the Afric...

Citizens Forum

Begun as a citizens’ group in July 1964, the organizational meeting was coordinated ...

Applied Energy Service Corporation

Applied Energy Service Corporation (AES) is the successor to Indianapolis Power and Li...

TOPICS

Retailing

The earliest retail businesses in Indianapolis were general stores, farmers’ markets, and workshops. Currency was not widely available in the… Read More »

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