Germans People with ancestral ties to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and other German-speaking provinces of central and eastern Europe constitute… Read More »Germans
Germans in Politics Although had been in Indianapolis since at least the 1840s, their political influence did not become significant until the mid-1850s.… Read More »Germans in Politics
Golden Age of Indiana Literature The “Golden Age of Indiana Literature” refers to a period extending roughly from 1880 to 1920 in which Hoosier authors,… Read More »Golden Age of Indiana Literature
Golden Hill Totem Pole of Indianapolis In the fall of 1903, Hoosier native and then-governor of the Alaska Territory John Brady sailed on the U.S. Revenue… Read More »Golden Hill Totem Pole of Indianapolis
Golf In 1896, Philip Watson, J. A. Barnard, Robert Martindale, and Alvin S. Lockard laid out a two-hole golf course on… Read More »Golf
Grave Robbing Early medical schools, such as the Indiana Medical College and the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons, were freestanding, private… Read More »Grave Robbing
Great Depression During the 10 months preceding the stock market crash in October 1929, the Indiana Business Review concluded that there was… Read More »Great Depression
Greeks The Greek community of Indianapolis was established in the 1890s and early 20th century. The initial immigrants, from the Peloponnesus… Read More »Greeks
Henderson v. Adams In February 2015, eight female same-sex couples filed suit in the Southern District of Indiana seeking injunctive relief after they… Read More »Henderson v. Adams
High Schools Early in its history Indianapolis was dubbed the “railroad city,” because of its location at the intersection of several important… Read More »High Schools
