Demography and Ethnicity

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Michael Tamer

(1904–Nov. 13, 1974). Born in Appalachia, Virginia, Tamer was the son of Syrian-Lebanese immigrants. After moving to Indianapolis in the… Read More »Michael Tamer

Sarkes Tarzian

(Oct. 5, 1900-Oct. 7, 1987). Born in Kharpoot, Armenia, where his father was a businessman, Tarzian moved to the United… Read More »Sarkes Tarzian

Turners / Turnvereins

A Turnverein is a German gymnastic society, whose members are Turners (gymnasts). The Turnverein movement was brought to America and… Read More »Turners / Turnvereins

Upland Southerners

From its beginning, Indianapolis possessed a significant population of native and former residents of the Upland South, a region that… Read More »Upland Southerners

Visit of Chinese Prince Pu Lun

In May 1904, Prince Pu Lun, twice rumored to be heir to the Manchu throne, visited Indianapolis for 10 days… Read More »Visit of Chinese Prince Pu Lun

Visit of Father Alessandro Gavazzi

After the fall of Rome to French troops in 1849, former Catholic priest and Italian patriot Gavazzi escaped to England… Read More »Visit of Father Alessandro Gavazzi

Visit of Louis Kossuth 

During the United States tour of Louis (Lajos) Kossuth, exiled leader of Hungary’s failed attempt to escape the Austro-Hungarian Alliance,… Read More »Visit of Louis Kossuth 

Adolph Gustav Wolter

(Sept. 7, 1903- Oct. 15, 1980). Adolph Gustav Wolter was born in Reutlingen, Germany, and attended the Academy of Fine… Read More »Adolph Gustav Wolter

Workman’s Circle (Arbeiter Ring)

The Workman’s Circle, a Socialist Jewish order, was founded in 1892 by a small group of eastern European immigrants in… Read More »Workman’s Circle (Arbeiter Ring)