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Fred Heckman
(Nov. 11, 1923 – May 28, 2001). Born in Iron Mountain, Michigan, Fred Heckman’s itinerant family moved 29 times before settling in Washington, D.C., where he graduated from Bullis Naval… Read More »Fred Heckman
Americanization and Nativism
Although not recognized for its ethnic diversity, Indianapolis attracted periodic waves of foreign immigrants in the 1830s to 1850s (Germans and Irish) and the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries… Read More »Americanization and Nativism
Stokely-Van Camp
Stokely-Van Camp is the successor to Van Camp Packing Company, an Indianapolis packer founded in 1861, and Stokely Brothers and Company, a Newport, Tennessee, canning firm founded in 1898. Gilbert… Read More »Stokely-Van Camp
Downtown Indy, Inc.
On July 27, 1977, Indiana governor Otis R. Bowen and Indianapolis Mayor William H. Hudnut Iii, in conjunction with the Merchants Association of Indianapolis, Inc., announced the formation of the… Read More »Downtown Indy, Inc.
Indiana Government Center
The Indiana Government Center is a state office complex including the State Office Building North, the State Office Building South, the Indiana State Library and Historical Building, the State House,… Read More »Indiana Government Center
Indianapolis Men’s Chorus
In 1990, the nonprofit Crossroads Performing Arts, Inc. established the Indianapolis Men’s Chorus (IMC) as its first performance group. The goal of Crossroads Performing Arts was to develop LGBTQ musical… Read More »Indianapolis Men’s Chorus
Sylvia Likens Murder Case
In July 1965, Lester and Betty Likens, traveling fair concessionaires, left two of their children, Sylvia Marie, 16, and Jenny Fay, 15, as boarders in the home of Gertrude Baniszewski… Read More »Sylvia Likens Murder Case
Johnson Woods
Johnson Woods is a small northside neighborhood bounded by 44th and 46th streets, College and Central avenues. Oliver Johnson, a prosperous farmer, lived his entire life in the area. Born on his… Read More »Johnson Woods
