Syrian Ark The Syrian Ark was the only 20th-century Arab American periodical published in Indianapolis. Attorney Ibrahim Farah Zainey founded and edited… Read More »Syrian Ark
Carmel Symphony Orchestra The Carmel Symphony Orchestra (CSO) began as a small community orchestra in 1975. Viktors Ziedonis, a immigrant who previously conducted… Read More »Carmel Symphony Orchestra
James E. Roberts School for Crippled Children In 1936 Indianapolis architects designed the James E. Roberts School for Crippled Children, first public school in Indiana for physically… Read More »James E. Roberts School for Crippled Children
Jewish Merchants The first Jewish immigrants to come to Indianapolis arrived in 1849 and settled on the south side of the city.… Read More »Jewish Merchants
FedEx Express National Hub The 2.4-million-square-foot FedEx Express Indianapolis National Hub at opened on October 4, 1988, using its corporate name at that time,… Read More »FedEx Express National Hub
Feistikji Family In the early 1920s John (ca. 1866-Jan. 25, 1949) and Mary (ca. 1875-Apr. 18, 1948) Feistikji, who were Armenian Roman… Read More »Feistikji Family
Expositions and Conventions Northern states held various fairs and expositions during and after the Civil War. Part of a larger phenomenon, such national… Read More »Expositions and Conventions
Flanner House Homes Flanner House Homes is a majority Black residential neighborhood and historic district constructed in the 1950s as a means to… Read More »Flanner House Homes
First Lutheran Church Early Indianapolis residents called , a missionary who came to Marion County with a group of Maryland farmers around 1835-1836,… Read More »First Lutheran Church
Oasis of Hope On May 24, 1938, 35 men and women gathered in a building at 16th and Alvord Streets to worship God.… Read More »Oasis of Hope
