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Charles (Chuck) Workman

(Dec. 1, 1932-Mar. 25, 2012). Born in Terre Haute, Indiana, Workman grew up in Lockefield Gardens, the first federal housing project in Indianapolis, where he experienced the Indiana Avenue jazz… Read More »Charles (Chuck) Workman

Frank Barbour Wynn

(May 28, 1860- July 26, 1922). Frank Barbour Wynn was born and reared on a farm near Brookville, Indiana, a setting that stimulated his interest in nature. Although he chose… Read More »Frank Barbour Wynn

Daniel Yandes

(Jan. 28, 1793-June 10, 1878). Born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, Daniel Yandes served in the War of 1812 under General William Henry Harrison. Following his marriage in 1815, he engaged… Read More »Daniel Yandes

Harold Yeagy Jr.

(Aug. 10, 1957-Nov. 19, 2020). Harold (Hal) Yeagy Jr. was born in Indianapolis, the son of Harold Raymond Yeagy Sr. and Lorean Yeagy, who bought the Slippery Noodle Inn in 1963. Yeagy… Read More »Harold Yeagy Jr.

Frederick Coffay Yohn

(Feb. 8, 1875 -June 6, 1933). Born in Indianapolis, Yohn was a pupil of William Forsyth. His first commercial assignments were sketches for Ernest P. Bicknell’s Indianapolis Illustrated (1893), and… Read More »Frederick Coffay Yohn

Tamara Zahn

(June 22, 1953-Oct. 1, 2020). Downtown leader, community volunteer, and mentor, Tamara Zahn was born in 1953 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and graduated from North Side High School in 1971.… Read More »Tamara Zahn

Edward Henry Ziegner

(Aug. 8, 1920 -June 22, 1993). An Indianapolis native, Edward Henry Ziegner graduated from Shortridge High School in 1938 and attended Wabash College as well as Indiana University. He began… Read More »Edward Henry Ziegner

Barbara Evans Zimmer

(Dec. 13, 1929-Aug. 15, 2010). Barbara Jean Evans Zimmer was born on December 13, 1929, in Minneapolis, though she lived all over the Midwest. Zimmer chose the University of Chicago… Read More »Barbara Evans Zimmer

John Zwara

(Dec. 27. 1880-May 24, 1951). Known as the “mystery artist of Indianapolis,” John Zwara was born in Slovakia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Having attended art schools in Prague… Read More »John Zwara

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