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Frances Farmer

(Sept. 9, 1913-Aug. 1, 1970). Born in Seattle, Washington, Frances Farmer graduated from the University of Washington and became a… Read More »

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Amos C. Brown III

Amos Brown was born on December 18, 1950. A Chicago native, he attended Northwestern U...

William Robeson Holloway

(Dec. 6, 1836-Dec. 10, 1911). Born in Richmond, Indiana, William Robeson Holloway was ...

Louis Howland

(June 13, 1857-Mar. 26, 1934). Journalist, author, and longtime editor, Louis Howland ...

(Rose) Urbana Spink

(1879-July 5, 1952). Rose Urbana Spink was born in Loogootee, Indiana to Urban and Ros...

PLACES

Holliday Park

(founder of the Indianapolis News) and his wife , both active philanthropists, deeded their 80-acre estate to the city in… Read More »

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Hamilton County

Hamilton County is adjacent to Indianapolis-Marion County to the north and part of the...

Indiana/World Skating Academy and Research Center

The Indiana/World Skating Academy and Research Center (I/WSA) was a not-for-profit fou...

Martinsville

The city of Martinsville sits in southcentral , immediately southwest of Indianapolis....

Ben Davis

Ben Davis is located about six miles west of . The community is bounded by Rockville R...

EVENTS

Indianapolis/Scarborough Peace Games

In October 1972, Gene McFadden, an Indianapolis urban planner, and community development specialist, initiated the movement to enlist a Canadian… Read More »

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NCAA Basketball Finals

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

Municipal Election of 2003

In the first municipal election of the 21st century, Mayor won reelection and th...

Meet The Artists

artist-in-residence Anthony Radford put together the first Meet the Artists showcase i...

USA Gymnastics Sex Abuse Scandal

In a scandal that rocked the sports world, top executives at one of America’s most p...

ORGANIZATIONS

Stewart and Bowen

Stewart and Bowen had its beginnings in 1833 when two Cincinnati men opened a bookstore in Indianapolis (Hubbard and Edmands).… Read More »

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Orchard School

In 1922, nine local women, including Evelyn Fortune Lilly, , Martha Carey, and Mary Ca...

Lutheran Child and Family Services

The Bible societies of St. Paul’s Lutheran and Trinity Lutheran churches founded Lut...

The Robert K. Greenleaf Center For Servant Leadership

Terre Haute, Indiana native Robert Keifner Greenleaf founded the Center for Applied Et...

American Piano Awards

American Piano Awards is a non-profit arts organization that supports the careers of y...

TOPICS

Public Service Indiana

Public Service Indiana, one of the state’s largest electric utilities, was headquartered at the in Indianapolis for its first four… Read More »

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City Manager Proposal

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

Single-Family Residential Architecture

The single-family dwelling occupies a special place in the history and development of ...

Classical Music

The earliest cultivators of “classical” or “serious” music were vocal groups, ...

Italians

By 1860, there were 19 Italian-born persons residing in Indianapolis. Over the next 50...

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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