Hose Company No. 9 Indianapolis established the (IFD) in 1859, six years after Cincinnati, Ohio professionalized firefighting with a full-time, paid, career fire department. … Read More »Hose Company No. 9
R. B. Annis Robert Baines Annis was born on February 22, 1907 in Connersville, Indiana, to Elvin and Mabel (née Baine). He was… Read More »R. B. Annis
SAVI Indianapolis Racial Equity Report Card SAVI is a program of the Polis Center, a research unit in the Indiana University Luddy School of Informatics, Computing,… Read More »SAVI Indianapolis Racial Equity Report Card
Communal Building Indianapolis’ has comprised approximately one percent of the city’s population since the arrival of the first Jewish immigrants to the… Read More »Communal Building
Jacob Cox (Nov. 9, 1810-Jan. 2, 1892). Cox was the major figure in the early development of visual arts in Indianapolis, maintaining… Read More »Jacob Cox
Eagle Nest Eagle Nest Property Owners Association, Inc. is a neighborhood organization bounded by 82nd Street to the north, 75th Street to… Read More »Eagle Nest
Lawrence S. (Bo) Connor (Aug. 31, 1925-Feb. 28, 2014). A lifelong Indianapolis resident, Connor graduated from Cathedral Grade School and High School and the… Read More »Lawrence S. (Bo) Connor
James Farrington Gookins (Dec. 30, 1840-May 23, 1904). James Farrington Gookins was born in Terre Haute, Indiana to Samuel Barnes Gookins, an attorney… Read More »James Farrington Gookins
Christamore House Family and Community Center In 1905, Butler University alumnae and urban missionaries Anna C. Stover (1870-1944) and Edith D. Surbey (ca. 1872-1972) began settlement… Read More »Christamore House Family and Community Center
National Sports Festival IV In 1978, the United States Olympic Committee (USOC) announced its decision to implement a new national multi-sport event that would… Read More »National Sports Festival IV
