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PEOPLE

Joseph E. Bell

One of six children, Bell was born on November 28, 1865, and reared on a farm in Union County Indiana.… Read More »

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Glenn W. Irwin Jr.

(Jul. 18, 1920-Aug. 23, 2012). Born in Roachdale, Indiana, Glenn W. Irwin Jr. attended...

L. Keith Bulen

Lawyer, politician, and loyal Indiana University alumnus, above all L. Keith Bulen was...

Jesse Lynch Holman

(Oct. 24, 1784-Mar. 28, 1842). Born near Danville, Kentucky, Holman was one of 14 chil...

Caleb Stone Denny

(May 13, 1850-Mar. 24, 1926). Denny’s father, born in Kentucky, was opposed to slave...

PLACES

Bosart Brown

Bosart Brown neighborhood is bounded by Michigan Street to the north, Washington Street to the south, Emerson Avenue to the… Read More »

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United Northwest Area

The United Northwest Area (UNWA) is located in what was once a large, unincorporated a...

Avondale Playhouse

Regarded as one of the Midwest’s top professional summer stock theaters, the Avondal...

Pennsylvania Railroad

The Pennsylvania Railroad was one of the four major northeastern rail systems that ser...

Old Northside

Bounded by 16th Street, Bellefontaine Street, I-65, and Pennsylvania Street, the area ...

EVENTS

Indy Pride

Beginning in the early 1980s, years before the creation of the actual organization, Indiana gay and lesbian organizations like Justice,… Read More »

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Marian Mcfadden Memorial Lecture

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

Mike Tyson Case

Michael (Mike) G. Tyson, world heavyweight boxing champion from 1986 to 1990, was pros...

Mexican-American War

On May 16, 1846, Governor James Whitcomb was given a federal quota to supply three reg...

Civil War Treason Trials

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

ORGANIZATIONS

Ransburg

In 1938, Harold Ransburg and Harry Green began experiments in Indianapolis attempting to conserve paint, in short supply during the… Read More »

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Big Car Collaborative

Big Car Collaborative, a nonprofit arts organization based on the near southside of In...

El Centro Hispano/The Hispanic Center

In November 1969, , Fred Bowman, Tony Dominguez, and Tulio Guldner organized the Hispa...

Indianapolis Contemporary

Established in 2001 as an arts-based organization, the Indianapolis Museum of Contempo...

Society Of Indiana Pioneers

The Society of Indiana Pioneers was founded in Indianapolis in 1916 as part of the sta...

TOPICS

Cemeteries

Prior to 1824, all cemeteries in were rural graveyards often adjacent to churches. One hundred and fifty of these interment… Read More »

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Asian Indians

Asian Indians are persons of Indian-subcontinent origins. The United States Census Bur...

City Manager Proposal

The Indiana General Assembly in 1921 authorized first-class cities such as Indianapoli...

Automobile Industry

Indianapolis was an early center for automobile manufacturing and design. For a brief ...

Religion and Social Services

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

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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