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
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 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 (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 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 (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
Mary Antonia (Mari) Hulman George (Dec. 26, 1934-Nov. 3, 2018). Businesswoman, racecar team owner, and philanthropist, Mary Antonia (Mari) Hulman George was born in Evansville,… Read More »Mary Antonia (Mari) Hulman George
