Michael Tamer Born in 1904 in Appalachia, Virginia, Tamer was the son of Syrian-Lebanese immigrants. After moving to Indianapolis in the 1920s,… Read More »Michael Tamer
Brookside Park Bicycle Track More than 30 years after the famed bicycle track hosted its last race in 1902, cycling enthusiast Charles Wehr purpose-built… Read More »Brookside Park Bicycle Track
Chris Gonzalez Library and Archives The Chris Gonzalez Library and Archives is an LGBTQ+-focused collection of about 9,350 items. Opened in 1995, it is named… Read More »Chris Gonzalez Library and Archives
Edna Martin Christian Center The Edna Martin Christian Center began through the sole efforts of , a 43-year-old homemaker and mother. After the death… Read More »Edna Martin Christian Center
Harry and Albert Von Tilzer Harry and Albert Gumbinsky (later Von Tilzer) were born to Jewish immigrants Sarah and Jacob Gumbinsky, who came from Vistytis,… Read More »Harry and Albert Von Tilzer
Ella M. Groninger Born in April 1877 near Camden, Indiana, Ella M. Groninger attended school in Camden and later taught in district schools… Read More »Ella M. Groninger
Edna Martin Edna Martin was born as Edna Mae Barnes on November 25, 1897 on a farm near Mount Vernon. The previous… Read More »Edna Martin
Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church Allen Chapel, originally known as the Little Mission, is an African Methodist Episcopalian Church in Indianapolis. It was founded in 1865… Read More »Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church
Green Book Victor Hugo Green, Harlem, New York postal worker turned travel writer, published The Negro Motorist Green Book, also known as… Read More »Green Book
Kenosha Sessions Kenosha Sessions was born on March 23, 1862 and raised in Anna, Illinois and began her teaching career there in the… Read More »Kenosha Sessions
