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William J. Wallace

(Mar. 16, 1814-Jan. 9, 1894). William J. Wallace was born in County Donegal, Ireland, and his family immigrated to the… Read More »

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Jerry Harkness

(May 7, 1940-Aug. 24, 2021). Jerald (Jerry) Harkness was born in Harlem, New York, to ...

Wayne Fuson

(Mar. 2, 1925–Sept. 30, 1996). Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Wayne Fuson attended In...

Eugenie Nicholson

(July 11, 1867- Dec. 20, 1931). Born Eugenie Clementine Kountze in Omaha, Nebraska to ...

Hale Aspacio Woodruff

(Aug. 6, 1900-Sept. 6, 1980). Born in Cairo, Illinois, Woodruff attended elementary an...

PLACES

Nora

Nora is a northside neighborhood originally centered in the vicinity of Westfield Boulevard and 86th Street. The Nora Community Council,… Read More »

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White Castle #3

Indianapolis White Castle #3 opened in 1927. Located at 660 Fort Wayne Avenue, the 600...

Greenfield

The city of Greenfield is the county seat of , approximately 25 miles directly east of...

Lebanon

Lebanon is the seat of Boone County and is located strategically along Interstate 65, ...

Community Health Network

With nine hospitals and more than 200 health care sites, the Community Health Network ...

EVENTS

Indianapolis Public School 27 National Chess Champions 

Against all odds, a team of 11 inner-city students from Indianapolis Public School (IPS) 27 defeated a team from Hunter College… Read More »

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Municipal Election of 1999

Bart Peterson made history in the election of 1999 when he became the first Democrat e...

1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic

From September 1918 to the late spring of 1919, Indianapolis suffered from a viral inf...

Indianapolis/Scarborough Peace Games

In October 1972, Gene McFadden, an Indianapolis urban planner, and community developme...

Fred Sanders Case

The Fred Sanders Case involved an Indianapolis parochial school teacher’s fatal shoo...

ORGANIZATIONS

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, one of the nation’s most versatile professional orchestras, performs nearly 200 concerts each year serving patrons… Read More »

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Stewart-Warner

In 1937, Chicago-based Stewart-Warner Corporation, which manufactured automobile and a...

Citizens Forum

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

Railroadmen’s Federal Savings and Loan Association

Founded in 1887 by William T. Cannon, paymaster of the Indianapolis Union Railroad, Ra...

Tanselle-Adams Commission

Mayor established the Tanselle-Adams Commission on November 26, 1980, to investigate p...

TOPICS

Grave Robbing 

Early medical schools, such as the Indiana Medical College and the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons, were freestanding, private… Read More »

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