Christel DeHaan (Oct. 20, 1942-June 6, 2020). Christel DeHaan was a German-born Indianapolis philanthropist who cofounded and, upon its sale in 1996,… Read More »Christel DeHaan
Christel DeHaan Family Foundation Christel DeHaan Family Foundation (CDFF) was founded by , an accomplished businesswoman, community leader, and philanthropist who emigrated from Germany… Read More »Christel DeHaan Family Foundation
Circle Centre Mall On March 2, 1989, the demolition of many historic buildings in downtown Indianapolis signaled the beginning of construction of the… Read More »Circle Centre Mall
Clara Burnside (Dec. 23, 1874-May 19, 1928). Clara Burnside was born in Indianapolis to Thomas C. Burnside and Jennie O. Kelly. Her… Read More »Clara Burnside
Consulate of Mexico in Indianapolis Established in 2002, the Consulate of Mexico in Indianapolis represents the government of Mexico to local, state, and federal authorities.… Read More »Consulate of Mexico in Indianapolis
Crispus Attucks High School Crispus Attucks High School was the city’s response to pressure to segregate public secondary education. In the 1920s, most of… Read More »Crispus Attucks High School
David Wallace (Apr. 4, 1799-Sept. 4, 1859). David Wallace was born in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, to Andrew and Eleanor Wallace. Wallace’s father… Read More »David Wallace
Duncan Schiedt (May 13, 1921-Mar. 12. 2014). Born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, to Jacob and Kitty Schiedt, Duncan Schiedt moved to… Read More »Duncan Schiedt
Early Art Schools of Central Indiana Traveling portrait painters may have been the earliest artists in Indianapolis. Portraiture was the only way to maintain the memory… Read More »Early Art Schools of Central Indiana
Edward Phillips Case From their beginnings in 1854 and 1859, respectively, the Indianapolis Police Department (IPD) (see and the (IFD) recruited officers only… Read More »Edward Phillips Case