Medical Research In the late 1800s, Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch led successful efforts by European scientists to identify specific disease organisms,… Read More »Medical Research
Medical Schools Medicine was taught by the preceptor (apprenticeship) system in Indiana throughout most of the 19th century. The state’s first successful… Read More »Medical Schools
Metal Processing And Fabrication Blacksmiths and toolmakers were some of the earliest metal workers in Indianapolis. They shod horses, manufactured agricultural implements, and forged… Read More »Metal Processing And Fabrication
Methodists Methodists historically have been the largest Protestant group in Indianapolis and Central Indiana. Today, local Methodist churches and agencies provide… Read More »Methodists
Migration Patterns Immigrants, defined here as those not native to Indiana, always have contributed to the growth of Indianapolis’ population. Although they… Read More »Migration Patterns
Minigov When was considered during the 1969 session of the Indiana General Assembly, State Representative E. Henry Lamkin Jr. (R-Indianapolis) introduced… Read More »Minigov
Minority- and Women-Owned Auto Dealerships Well into the 20th century, ownership of franchise automobile dealerships was almost exclusively the domain of white males. Indianapolis fit… Read More »Minority- and Women-Owned Auto Dealerships
Monetary Conventions The Monetary Conventions were a series of meetings supporting the gold standard and opposing the “free silver” movement, between 1896-1898.… Read More »Monetary Conventions
Mortality And Morbidity The Indianapolis Board of Health began publishing annual health statistics, including statistics on death and disease, in the 1890s. Such… Read More »Mortality And Morbidity
Museums Indianapolis has long been home to a variety of museums, many of them nationally acclaimed. These museums provide the community… Read More »Museums
