Dec 18, 202016 minWilliam 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.
Nov 26, 202016 minShorewood and Highland: The History of Geist Reservoir Part IIPart 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 1, 202016 min100 Years of Contamination: The White River fish kills of 1896 and 1999Exploring the history of two environmental disasters on the White River and the impact on Indianapolis.
Apr 25, 20209 minBorn Of A Need: The History of Geist Reservoir (Part 1) Geist Reservoir was constructed with an eye towards providing Indianapolis with an additional source of water as the city continued to grow
Mar 22, 202014 minA Direful Scourge: The 1849 Cholera Epidemic in IndianapolisExploring the history of the 1849 cholera epidemic in Indianapolis.
Mar 2, 20204 minThe Troublesome Ravines of Indianapolis Exploring the history of two ravines once located in downtown Indianapolis that helped facilitate the flooding of the new state capitol.
Jan 13, 20208 minJoin The Ice Pool They Said: The Ice Industry in Indianapolis Exploring the ice industry, and the resulting drama, in Indianapolis during the latter part of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Nov 14, 20195 minAnd Then It Was Gone: The Vanishing of Pogue's RunExploring the history and eventual elimination of Pogue's Run through downtown Indianapolis.
Sep 29, 20198 minThe 1858 Shade Tree Association of IndianapolisExplore the history of tree planting in Indianapolis and the early work of the 1858 Shade Tree Association.
