Encyclopedia of Indianapolis

Momentum Indy

In 2010, former amateur racing cyclists, Jennifer Cvar and Wayde Klein created the Indy Criterium (Indy Crit), now known as… Read More »Momentum Indy

Latino Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

On March 13, 2003, Marlene Arellano Dotson, president and CEO of the , formed the Latina Immigrant Task Force to… Read More »Latino Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

Heidelberg Haus Cafe & Bakery

The Heidelberg Haus Café & Bakery has showcased culture in Indianapolis since Jurgen Jungbauer first opened it in 1968. Jungbauer… Read More »Heidelberg Haus Cafe & Bakery

Edna G. Henry

(Oct. 24, 1874-June 4, 1942). Edna Gertrude Henry was born to Charles Lewis and Eva N. Henry in Pendleton, Indiana,… Read More »Edna G. Henry

Indiana Oxygen

The events of led Walter and John Brant to launch the Indiana Oxygen Company (IOC) in 1915. When the war… Read More »Indiana Oxygen

Indiana Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs

The Indiana State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs (ISFCWC) was part of the National Association of Colored Women’s Clubs. ,… Read More »Indiana Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs

Jens Jensen

(Sep. 23, 1860-Oct. 1, 1951). Born in Slesvig, Denmark, and educated at Danish Folk Schools, Jensen briefly served in the… Read More »Jens Jensen

Charles J. and Dorothy B. Lynn

Charles J. Lynn (Jan. 17, 1874-Sept. 22, 1958) and Dorothy Jane Black Lynn (July 14, 1902-July 19, 1989). Charles Jackson… Read More »Charles J. and Dorothy B. Lynn

Kay Debow Alford

(Dec. 12, 1957 – July 19, 2021). Kayanne DeBow Alford, known as “Kay,” was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Charles… Read More »Kay Debow Alford

Crispus Attucks Museum

The Crispus Attucks Museum opened at Crispus Attucks Middle School in 1998. The founding curator, Gilbert Taylor, spent eight years… Read More »Crispus Attucks Museum