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Charles E. Coots

Coots was born on July 22, 1851, at Hagerstown in Wayne County, Indiana, and grew up in Cambridge City. There… Read More »

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Daniel Glazier

(July 1, 1835-Mar. 11, 1873). Fire chief and the first Indianapolis fireman to die in ...

William Tinsley

(Feb. 7, 1804-June 14, 1885). Born in 1804, in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland, Wil...

Mary Ritter Beard

Mary Ritter was born on August 5, 1876, into an affluent and education-minded Methodis...

Mathias Nolcox

(Apr. 4, 1886-June 27, 1985). Mathias Nolcox was born in Lyles Station, Indiana, in Gi...

PLACES

Fairview Park

In August 1889, the Citizens Street Railway Company purchased the 246-acre Adam Scott farm, located along the north of Indianapolis,… Read More »

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Circle Centre Mall

On March 2, 1989, the demolition of many historic buildings in downtown Indianapolis s...

Cummins Indianapolis Distribution Headquarters

Founded in 1919, Cummins, Inc. is a global power technology leader based in Columbus, ...

Athenaeum

The Athenaeum was constructed for the Socialer Turnverein Aktien Gesellschaft (Social ...

Franklin Township

Franklin Township, one of the nine townships of , is located in the southeastern corne...

EVENTS

Riley Dance Marathons

Riley Dance Marathons engage student leaders across the state to drive year-round fundraising for in Indianapolis. This commitment culminates in… Read More »

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International Violin Competition of Indianapolis

The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI) got its start in 1982 beca...

Olympic Exhibitions

Since 1924 Indianapolis has hosted 18 Olympic exhibition events in 10 different sports...

Civil War Treason Trials

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

Marian Mcfadden Memorial Lecture

Upon her death in 1975, Marian McFadden, director of the from 1944 to 1955, left over ...

ORGANIZATIONS

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital

Methodist Hospital began as a ministry of the Methodist church and, as a founding member of Indiana University Health, brought… Read More »

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Murphy Arts Center

The Murphy Arts Center is located in , a southeast side neighborhood unique for its hi...

Marion County Bar Association

“Fairness, Justice and Equality” has been the motto of the Marion County Bar Assoc...

F. C. Tucker Company

Illinois native and DePauw University graduate Frederick Caldwell Tucker Sr. founded t...

Mary Rigg Neighborhood Center

American Settlement was created in 1923 as a charter member of the by the consolidatio...

TOPICS

Teacher Unions

Two fundamentally different national organizations serve as advocates for educators’ interests. The National Education Association (NEA) is open to all… Read More »

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