Slovenians The first recorded Slovene in Indiana settled at New Alsace in Dearborn County in the early 1830s. Not until decades… Read More »Slovenians
Pete Smith Pete Smith was a Black pioneer who is thought to be the first non-Native American to live in the area… Read More »Pete Smith
Society Of Indiana Pioneers The Society of Indiana Pioneers was founded in Indianapolis in 1916 as part of the state centennial. Its purpose is… Read More »Society Of Indiana Pioneers
South Side Turnverein Hall The South Side Turnverein Hall was built in 1900 at 306 Prospect Street, located in the neighborhood, as a gymnastics… Read More »South Side Turnverein Hall
Speech And Dialect There have been no studies of the speech and dialect of Indianapolis, however, studies including Indiana and the Midwest give… Read More »Speech And Dialect
St. George Syrian Orthodox Church The first known Arabic-speaking Orthodox Christians came to central Indiana from Lebanon in 1890. Other Christians from the Middle East… Read More »St. George Syrian Orthodox Church
Sara Messing Stern (1879 – 1972). Sara Messing Stern was a lifelong community advocate for Progressive reform, women’s suffrage, and civil rights. She… Read More »Sara Messing Stern
Strawtown Strawtown is located at the site of a former Native American village east of Cicero and northeast of Noblesville at… Read More »Strawtown
Syrian Ark The Syrian Ark was the only 20th-century Arab American periodical published in Indianapolis. Attorney Ibrahim Farah Zainey founded and edited… Read More »Syrian Ark
Syrian Quarter Located in northern section of , the Syrian Quarter, also called the Syrian Colony, was the first Arabic-speaking neighborhood in… Read More »Syrian Quarter
