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PEOPLE

Emmett James Bean

A native of Erie, Pennsylvania, Bean was born on July 28, 1897. He entered the U.S. Military Academy as a… Read More »

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Charles Wesley Myers

(Dec. 16, 1890-May 13, 1985). Born in Marysville, Pennsylvania, and a graduate of the ...

R. B. Annis

Robert Baines Annis was born on February 22, 1907 in Connersville, Indiana, to Elvin a...

Lee Burns

Born on April 19, 1872, in Bloomfield, Indiana, Burns graduated from and, as a young m...

May Frances Aufderheide

Born on May 21, 1888 to John Henry and Lucy Deel Aufderheide of Indianapolis, May was ...

PLACES

Fletcher Place

Fletcher Place is a southeast historic district bounded by East Street, I-65/70, the Conrail tracks, and Virginia Avenue. The neighborhood… Read More »

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Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired

In 1844, , a delegate from Indianapolis attended the Presbyterian General Assembly in ...

Bates House

, an Indianapolis banker and businessman, built the Bates House in 1852-1853 on the no...

Mars Hill

Mars Hill is a Southwest side neighborhood in the vicinity of the Holt Road and Kentuc...

Madison and Indianapolis Railroad

The Madison and Indianapolis Railroad (M&I) was the first operable steam railroad ...

EVENTS

Heartland International Film Festival

Heartland Film Festival, established in 1991, began with a question that its founder, Jeffrey L. Sparks, raised in the 1980s:… Read More »

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Municipal Election of 2007

On the night of November 6, 2007, , a political unknown, rode a wave of discontent to ...

Civil War Treason Trials

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

Gold And Glory Sweepstakes

African American drivers and mechanics held the Gold and Glory Sweepstakes, an annual ...

Steven T. Judy Case

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

ORGANIZATIONS

Thomson Consumer Electronics

Thomson traces its Indianapolis roots through the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) to a small Westinghouse light bulb factory at… Read More »

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Acme-Evans Company

The Acme-Evans/ADM Milling Company evolved from two small mills of the antebellum era ...

Business and Professional Women’s Club

The Business and Professional Women’s (BPW) Club was organized on May 1, 1935, as an...

Columbia Conserve Company

A nationally known experiment in industrial democracy, the Columbia Conserve Company, ...

Jungclaus-Campbell Company

The Jungclaus-Campbell Company is the oldest general contractor in Indianapolis and on...

TOPICS

Automobile Culture

The automobile has changed every American city throughout the 20th century, those of middle size perhaps even more than the… Read More »

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Social Work

Social work in the 19th century was generally a volunteer activity, carried out throug...

Golden Hill Totem Pole of Indianapolis

In the fall of 1903, Hoosier native and then-governor of the Alaska Territory John Bra...

Macedonians

Wars, political oppression, and economic instability caused Macedonian individuals of ...

Native Americans

Native Americans have lived in Marion County for nearly 10,000 years and continue to d...

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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