Jan 8 8 min eBay Find: The Assignment of Dower to Elizabeth Martindale Exploring the background of a document found on ebay which dates to 1840's Indianapolis and addresses the assignment of a widow's dower.
Dec 18, 2020 16 min William Watson Woollen and His Garden: Early Environmental Conservation in Indianapolis Looking at the efforts of William Watson Woollen to protect nature and to establish Woollen's Gardens of Birds and Botany.
Dec 8, 2020 9 min Searching for the Riverside Park Bear Pit I enjoy researching history. I also enjoy tracking down the remains of history in the field, or exploring the history of an already known...
Nov 26, 2020 16 min Shorewood and Highland: The History of Geist Reservoir Part II Part two in a series on the history of Geist Reservoir, this posting looks at the efforts to expand Geist, and to develop its shores.
Oct 23, 2020 4 min Home of a Literary Legend: The New Historical Marker at the Booth Tarkington House Exploring the placement of a new historical marker explaining the history of Booth Tarkington and his home on Meridian St. in Indianapolis.
Oct 18, 2020 8 min Lillian Fox and the Establishment of the Oak Hill Tuberculosis Camp Exploring the history of the Oak Hill tuberculosis camp in Indianapolis, and its founder, Lillian Thomas Fox.
Oct 1, 2020 16 min 100 Years of Contamination: The White River fish kills of 1896 and 1999 Exploring the history of two environmental disasters on the White River and the impact on Indianapolis.
Aug 18, 2020 8 min eBay Find: Deposition of Thomas A. Morris Analyzing a piece of Indianapolis history from a lawsuit filed by Samuel Henderson, the future first mayor of Indianapolis.
Aug 4, 2020 2 min Past and Present: Intersection of the Central Canal and Washington Street Exploring the past and present of the intersection of the Central Canal and Washington Street in Indianapolis.
Jul 10, 2020 9 min Marching on the Governor's Mansion: The 1969 Protests in Opposition to Racism and Poverty Exploring protest marches to the Indiana governor's mansion in 1969 in the context of more recent racial justice protests and marches in the
