Luella Frances Smith McWhirter (Oct. 1, 1859-Dec. 10, 1952). Club woman, civic leader, and bank director, Luella Smith was born in Perrysville, Indiana as… Read More »Luella Frances Smith McWhirter
Merchants National Bank Businessmen David Macy, Volney T. Malott, Alexander Metzger, and brothers Henry and Augustus Schnull founded Merchants National Bank on January… Read More »Merchants National Bank
Samuel Merrill (Oct. 29, 1792-Aug. 24, 1855). Born in Peacham, Vermont, Samuel Merrill attended Dartmouth College from 1812 to 1813, then left… Read More »Samuel Merrill
Metal Processing And Fabrication Blacksmiths and toolmakers were some of the earliest metal workers in Indianapolis. They shod horses, manufactured agricultural implements, and forged… Read More »Metal Processing And Fabrication
MIBOR Realtor® Association In January 1912, 43 real estate brokers organized as the Indiana Real Estate Board to pool resources and provide guidelines… Read More »MIBOR Realtor® Association
Minority- and Women-Owned Auto Dealerships Well into the 20th century, ownership of franchise automobile dealerships was almost exclusively the domain of white males. Indianapolis fit… Read More »Minority- and Women-Owned Auto Dealerships
Momentum Indy In 2010, former amateur racing cyclists, Jennifer Cvar and Wayde Klein created the Indy Criterium (Indy Crit), now known as… Read More »Momentum Indy
Monetary Conventions The Monetary Conventions were a series of meetings supporting the gold standard and opposing the “free silver” movement, between 1896-1898.… Read More »Monetary Conventions
Morris Plan Arthur J. Morris originated the Morris Plan in Virginia in 1910 to lend money to working people at reasonable rates.… Read More »Morris Plan
Thomas Armstrong Morris (Dec. 26, 1811-Mar. 23, 1904). Thomas Armstrong Morris was born in Nicholas County, Kentucky, and came to Indianapolis with his… Read More »Thomas Armstrong Morris
