Indianapolis Clowns The longest-playing Black professional team in U.S. history, the Indianapolis Clowns began as the Miami Giants and were financed by… Read More »Indianapolis Clowns
Unitarians-Universalists In 1961, the Unitarian and Universalist churches in the United States and Canada merged to form a new body called… Read More »Unitarians-Universalists
Englewood Christian Church Englewood Christian Church began in 1895 with 36 members on Rural Street on the eastern outskirts of Indianapolis, 100 yards… Read More »Englewood Christian Church
Dust Bowl Tournament The Dust Bowl Tournament emerged from a (PAL) sponsored basketball league at the , a segregated WPA Black housing community… Read More »Dust Bowl Tournament
Metropolitan Youth Orchestra Inspiration for the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra (MYO) came to classical violist after attending an concert in 1978. Troubled by the… Read More »Metropolitan Youth Orchestra
Mae Alice Engron (Jan. 29, 1933-May 4, 2007). An abstract artist, Engron was born in Indianapolis to Reuben and Hattie Starks and attended… Read More »Mae Alice Engron
Betty Perry (Aug 8,1948 -Feb. 11, 2022). Perry was born in Brooklyn, New York, as Betty Jo-Ann Montgomery. She was the oldest… Read More »Betty Perry
Frank Douglas Stalnaker (Dec. 31, 1859-Aug. 9, 1932). A nationally known banker and financier, Frank Douglas Stalnaker was born in Bloomfield, Iowa, the… Read More »Frank Douglas Stalnaker
Safe Sitter The idea for the Safe Sitter program came to Patricia A. Keener, M.D. in response to the tragic, yet preventable… Read More »Safe Sitter
James Irving Holcomb (May 1, 1876-Apr. 8, 1962). Born in LaSalle, Illinois, to William and Sarah (Doubler) Holcomb, James graduated from Warren High… Read More »James Irving Holcomb
