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James Franklin Baskett

James Franklin Baskett was born on Feb. 16, 1904, in Indianapolis and attended Arsenal Technical High School. Though he aspired… Read More »

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Frances Farmer

(Sept. 9, 1913-Aug. 1, 1970). Born in Seattle, Washington, Frances Farmer graduated fr...

May Wright Sewall

(May 27, 1844-July 22, 1920). Born in Greenfield, Wisconsin, May (Mary Eliza) Wright S...

Catharine Merrill

(Jan. 24, 1824-May 30, 1900). Born at Corydon, Indiana, the original state capital, Ca...

Paul Hadley

(Aug. 5, 1880-Jan. 31, 1971). Born in Indianapolis, Hadley attended , studying art und...

PLACES

Lawrence Township

Lawrence is a northeastern Marion County township, roughly bordered by 96th Street, County Line Road, 38th Street, and Emerson and… Read More »

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Tyndall Armory

In 1921, following service in World War I, regiments of the began to organize again th...

Soldiers and Sailors Monument

The Soldiers and Sailors Monument is Indianapolis’ “signature” structure, locate...

Crispus Attucks High School

Crispus Attucks High School was the city’s response to pressure to segregate public ...

White River

The White River begins in Randolph County and flows through 362 miles of Central and S...

EVENTS

Circle City Classic

Circle City Classic is a weekend celebration of African American achievements, culminating in an annual football match between two Historically… Read More »

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Fred Sanders Case

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

Townsend Recovery Plan Convention

The Townsend Recovery Plan Convention was the fourth national gathering of an organiza...

Soap Box Derby

The Indianapolis Soap Box Derby began in 1934, one year after the initial race was hel...

Spanish-American War

Although much of the U.S. press called for war against Spain following the February 15...

ORGANIZATIONS

Pleasant Run Children’s Homes

Pleasant Run Children’s Home (PRCH) began in 1867 as the German General Protestant Orphan Association. The Germania Lodge Number 3… Read More »

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Christamore House Family and Community Center

In 1905, Butler University alumnae and urban missionaries Anna C. Stover (1870-1944) a...

Girl Scouts of Central Indiana

Anna Marie Ridge established the first local troop on July 27, 1917, in after correspo...

WXLW

On August 18, 1948, Radio Indianapolis Inc., led by Conrad Ruckelshaus and Frederic M....

Indiana Sports Corporation

Incorporated in December 1979, Indiana Sports Corporation is the nation’s first spor...

TOPICS

Americanization Programs in Schools

Americanization programs were aimed at socializing immigrants and their children to the norms of middle-class, native-born Americans. That Americanization was… Read More »

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