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)