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Norbert Neuss

(May 8, 1919-Nov. 11, 2006). Born in Krakow, Poland, Norbert Neuss attended university in France. After Germany attacked Poland in… Read More »

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Dorothy Morlan

(May 25, 1882-Oct. 25, 1967). Born in Salem, Ohio, Dorothy Morlan lived most of her ad...

Irving Leibowitz

(Aug. 5, 1922-Apr. 28, 1979). Columnist and managing editor of the , Irving (Leibo) Le...

Helen Wells

(Feb. 3, 1927-April 14, 2016). Helen Wells, born Helen Gardiner, grew up in the histor...

Louis Leon Ludlow

(June 24, 1873-Nov. 28, 1950). Louis Leon Ludlow was born in a log cabin in Fayette Co...

PLACES

Holy Rosary-Danish Church

Holy Rosary-Danish Church is a historic district bounded by Virginia Avenue and Wright, Buchanan, and East streets. The neighborhood is… Read More »

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Babe Denny

Babe Denny is a near southside community bordered by South Street, Madison Avenue, Mor...

Bradford Woods

Bradford Woods is located on roughly 2,500 acres of heavily wooded land located in Cla...

Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park

Located in , Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park is about 12 miles northeast of downtown...

New York Central Railroad

Beginning in 1850, that later comprised parts of the New York Central (NYC) began oper...

EVENTS

Battle of Pogue’s Run

The Battle of Pogue’s Run is the derisive name that the gave to events surrounding a stormy session of the… Read More »

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Labor Day Celebrations

Indianapolis first observed Labor Day on Sunday, September 19, 1886. Originally schedu...

Tally Sheet Forgeries

The Tally Sheet Forgeries occurred during the 1886 midterm election in Indianapolis. T...

Anniversary Celebrations

Although they might have gathered occasionally to remember and honor the pioneers, the...

Steven T. Judy Case

The Steven T. Judy Case was a sensational murder trial that resulted in the reimpositi...

ORGANIZATIONS

Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis

A Ministerial association with the goal of mobilizing spiritual leadership to combat issues of racial, educational, and economic inequality and… Read More »

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Regenstrief Institute

Located on the (IUPUI) campus, the Regenstrief Institute is an internationally renowne...

Indiana Interreligious Commission on Human Equality

In 1968, the national Presidential Advisory Commission on Civil Disorder (the “Kerne...

Community Action of Greater Indianapolis

Community Action of Greater Indianapolis (CAGI) was incorporated in 1965 as Community ...

Montani Brothers

Originally from Italy, the Montani family immigrated to Utica, New York, in 1878 and m...

TOPICS

Hampton Family Band

The Hampton Family is an African American family of jazz musicians whose individual members and various ensemble configurations have contributed… Read More »

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