James Warren (Jim) Jones (May 13, 1931-Nov. 18, 1978). Founder of Peoples Temple Full Gospel Church and a colony at Jonestown, Guyana, where over… Read More »James Warren (Jim) Jones
John Birch Society The John Birch Society is a nationwide organization dedicated to freeing the United States from the threat of a communist… Read More »John Birch Society
Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis Founded in 1905, the Jewish Federation of Indianapolis was one of the earliest examples of the new Jewish federated giving… Read More »Jewish Federation of Greater Indianapolis
Jenn-Air Corporation Founded by Ohio native Louis J. Jenn in 1947 following its move to Indianapolis, Jenn Industries produced self-ventilating, overhead exhaust… Read More »Jenn-Air Corporation
Allen C. Jeffries Sr. (July 16, 1910-Dec. 5, 1980). Allen C. Jeffries Sr. was an early American radio journalist. A native of Roachdale, Indiana,… Read More »Allen C. Jeffries Sr.
James Andrew Jacobs Sr. (Feb. 22, 1906-Dec. 17, 1992). Born in Perry County, Indiana, James Andrew Jacobs Sr. attended Benjamin Harrison Law School (later… Read More »James Andrew Jacobs Sr.
William N. Jackson (June 6, 1809-Dec. 9, 1900). Union Station executive William N. Jackson worked as a youth in his family’s small foundry… Read More »William N. Jackson
Industrial Expositions During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Indianapolis held a series of industrial exhibitions to promote industry and… Read More »Industrial Expositions
Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation Soon after the first Jewish settlers arrived, 14 men organized the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation (IHC) on November 2, 1856, in… Read More »Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation
Indianapolis Ballet Theatre Formed in 1973 as an outgrowth of the Civic Ballet Society of Indianapolis (which had been founded in 1959), Indianapolis… Read More »Indianapolis Ballet Theatre
