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Walter Bruetsch

Born on November 25, 1896, and educated in Heidelberg, Germany, Bruetsch became a scholar of Latin and Greek, but the… Read More »

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Kay Debow Alford

Kayanne DeBow Alford, known as “Kay,” was born on December 12, 1957 in Indianapoli...

Grace Giddings Julian Clarke

(Sept. 11, 1865-June 18, 1938). Grace Julian was born in Centerville, Indiana, the dau...

Janet Payne Bowles

Born on June 29, 1873, in Indianapolis, Bowles graduated from Indianapolis (later ) in...

Robert (Sammy Terry) Carter

Born on December 4, 1929, in Decatur, Illinois, Robert Carter graduated from Millikin ...

PLACES

Maywood

Maywood is a Wayne Township neighborhood centered near the intersection of Kentucky and Tibbs avenues, about three miles southwest of… Read More »

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Hancock County

Hancock County is adjacent to Indianapolis-Marion County on the east and part of the ....

Hook’s Historical Drug Store

Located in the Indiana State Fairgrounds, the Hook’s museum was opened in August 196...

Fairview Park

In August 1889, the Citizens Street Railway Company purchased the 246-acre Adam Scott ...

Indiana Women’s Prison

The Indiana Reformatory Institution for Women and Girls was founded in 1869 in Indiana...

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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Cold Spring Murder Case

The bodies of Jacob Young and Nancy Jane Young, husband and wife, were discovered alon...

NCAA Basketball Finals

By 2020, the city of Indianapolis had hosted the National Collegiate Athletic Associat...

Abraham Lincoln’s Funeral Cortege

The Lincoln funeral train arrived in a rainy Indianapolis at 7 A.M. on Sunday, April 3...

Police Mutiny

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

ORGANIZATIONS

Federation of Associated Clubs

The Federation of Associated Clubs (FAC) was founded in 1937 as a coalition of nine local African American social clubs.… Read More »

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Girls Incorporated of Greater Indianapolis

Girls Club of Marion County was formed in 1975 with the merging of two Indianapolis ar...

Kiwanis International

Kiwanis International is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving th...

Western Association of Writers

In 1885, Marie L. Andrews of Connersville, Indiana, suggested forming a Midwestern wri...

Jehovah’s Witnesses

In the early 1870s founder Charles Taze Russell organized the International Bible Stud...

TOPICS

Religious Architecture

Houses of worship have occupied prominent positions on Indianapolis’ landscape from the rustic village of the 1820s to the rise… Read More »

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Religion and Social Services

From the earliest churches in Indianapolis religion and social services have existed i...

Philanthropy and Health Care

In the early 1800s, philanthropic interest in health was sporadic, peaking during epid...

Bicycling

The earliest appearance of the bicycle in Indianapolis was a demonstration on the of t...

Cemeteries

Prior to 1824, all cemeteries in were rural graveyards often adjacent to churches. One...

TIMELINES

Indianapolis Timelines

A collection of timelines about Indianapolis and selected institutions, topics and issues.

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FEATURES

Features

Features examine interesting Indianapolis places, stories, and events.

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EXHIBITS

Exhibits

Encyclopedia of Indianapolis Exhibits feature Gallery Exhibits of Indianapolis Artists and other cultural topics.

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ATLAS

Atlas

The Atlas explores the resources, infrastructure, and quality of life in Central Indiana.

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GUIDES

Guides

Encyclopedia of Indianapolis Guides provide information to help users understand and appreciate important institutions, services, and developments that affect the life, culture, and governance of Indianapolis and Central Indiana.

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