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Murray Saltzman

(Nov. 26, 1929 – Jan. 5, 2010). Murray Saltzman was the youngest of three sons born to Russian immigrant parents… Read More »

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John Leslie (Wes) Montgomery

(Mar. 6, 1923-June 15, 1968). Born in Indianapolis, John Leslie Montgomery first took ...

Charles Bruce McConnell

(Sept. 26, 1902-Jan. 31, 1976). Born in Scipio, Jennings County, Indiana, McConnell li...

William Forsyth

(Oct. 15, 1854-Mar. 29, 1935). Born in California, Ohio, Forsyth moved to Indianapolis...

Elmer E. Taflinger

(Mar. 3, 1891-Aug. 13, 1981). Elmer E. Taflinger, or “Taf” as he was called, was b...

PLACES

Cole-Noble Commercial Arts District

Cole-Noble Commercial Arts District is a neighborhood organization bounded by Miami Street to the north, railroad tracks and Washington Street… Read More »

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Lockefield Gardens

Lockefield Gardens was the first major public housing project in Indianapolis. In the ...

Heidelberg Haus Cafe & Bakery

The Heidelberg Haus Café & Bakery has showcased culture in Indianapolis since Jur...

Community Heights

Community Heights is a neighborhood bounded by 21st Street to the north, 10th Street t...

Frederick Douglass Park

Formerly known as Douglass Park, Frederick Douglass Park sits on 43 acres of land betw...

EVENTS

John Freeman Fugitive Slave Case

The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, part of the Compromise of 1850, amended the 1793 Fugitive Slave Law by giving… Read More »

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Railroad Track Elevation

The proposal to elevate steam railway lines over city streets in the was a significant...

Persian Gulf War

Iraq’s invasion and occupation of Kuwait in August 1990 led to the formation of a U....

Indianapolis 500-Mile Race

Long known simply as the “500,” the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race has been conducted ...

World War II

Although one author declared Indianapolis “among the best prepared” cities in Amer...

ORGANIZATIONS

BioCrossroads

Established in 2003, BioCrossroads is a initiative that grows, advances, and invests in Indiana’s life sciences industry, which generates $77… Read More »

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IndyHumane

In 1905, nine concerned citizens founded the Humane Society of Indianapolis to prevent...

Art Association of Indianapolis

Organized in March 1883, through the efforts of and 17 other women, the Art Associatio...

Central Indiana Community Foundation

and the Legacy Fund, now the Hamilton County Community Fund, established the Central I...

Concerned Clergy of Indianapolis

A Ministerial association with the goal of mobilizing spiritual leadership to combat i...

TOPICS

Eugenics

In 1907 Indiana Governor Frank Hanly signed the Indiana Sterilization Law, which is widely considered the first eugenics sterilization legislation… Read More »

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