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500 Festival
500 Festival

In 1957, four civic-minded businessmen–former Indianapolis mayor ; Joe Quinn, Safety Director of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; J. Worth Baker,… Read More »500 Festival

ArtMix
ArtMix

ArtMix is an Indianapolis-based not-for-profit organization that works to transform the lives of people with and without disabilities through the… Read More »ArtMix

Max A. Bahr

(Mar. 21, 1872-Jan. 24, 1953). An 1893 graduate of , Bahr earned his medical degree from the city’s Central College… Read More »Max A. Bahr

Bosma Enterprises

An organization that provides jobs and education for the blind and visually impaired, Bosma Enterprises has its origins in the… Read More »Bosma Enterprises

Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation

In 2009, established the Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation to raise philanthropic support for its programs. A separate 501(c) (3), the… Read More »Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation

Bradford Woods
Bradford Woods

Bradford Woods is located on roughly 2,500 acres of heavily wooded land located in Clay Township in the southwestern corner… Read More »Bradford Woods

Larue Depew Carter
Larue Depew Carter

(Mar. 17, 1880-Jan. 22, 1946). Larue Depew Carter was a neuropsychiatrist and neurology professor. Born in Westfield, Indiana, he graduated… Read More »Larue Depew Carter

Central State Hospital
Central State Hospital

In 1844, the famous reformer Dorothea Dix inspected almshouses and jails near Indianapolis that housed mentally ill paupers. Her subsequent… Read More »Central State Hospital

Easterseals Crossroads

In 1936, Sarah F. Gavin learned that 12 disabled teenagers had formed a social club. She and Mildred C. Mallory… Read More »Easterseals Crossroads

John Evans
John Evans

(Mar. 9, 1814-July 3, 1897). Evans was born in Warren County, Ohio, to Quaker parents. He attended the Hicksite school… Read More »John Evans

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