Then & Now: Laying the Cornerstone of the Central Library
A short 'then and now' about the history behind the 1916 setting of the cornerstone for the Central Library in downtown Indianaoplis.
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- Oct 6, 2022
- 9 min
Sarah Hill Fletcher: A Pillar of Her Family and Community
Calvin Fletcher gets all the attention locally, but the history behind his wife, Sarah, shows the profound impact she had on Indianapolis.
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- Apr 16, 2022
- 6 min
Writing on the Wall: J.H. Kroh and the Construction of the Fall Creek Wall
Exploring the history behind an inscription from 1907 I found on a flood wall along Fall Creek in Indianapolis.
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- Feb 26, 2022
- 7 min
Harriette Bailey Conn: A Groundbreaking Life and Career
Exploring the life and career of pioneering attorney and Butler-Tarkington resident, Harriette Bailey Conn.
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- Oct 2, 2021
- 9 min
eBay Find: Nathaniel West and the Purchase of Land in Indianapolis
Exploring the history behind a historical document found on eBay which details the sale of land early in the history of Indianapolis.
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- Aug 8, 2021
- 11 min
Constructing a Legacy: William P. Jungclaus and the Building of Indianapolis
Exploring the history of William P. Jungclaus and the founding of the present day Jungclaus Campbell general contracting firm.
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- Jun 21, 2021
- 12 min
An Indianapolis Landmark: The National Road Covered Bridge
Exploring the history of the National Road Bridge over the White River through the sketches of Christian Schrader and other sources.
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- Jan 7, 2021
- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Apr 5, 2020
- 5 min
Lucius Burrie Swift: From a Civil Service Reformer to a Monument in Garfield Park
Exploring the history of a monument to Lucius Burrie Swift and the life of the Indianapolis civil service reformer.
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- Feb 4, 2020
- 5 min
'No Mean City' and Calvin Fletcher
Exploring the Calvin Fletcher connection with the No Mean City phrase and the history of Indianapolis.
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- Dec 19, 2019
- 4 min
Edward Eickhoff and the Pioneering of the Christmas Tree Farm in Indianapolis
Exploring the world of Christmas trees and Edward Eickhoff, one of the first to commercially grow Christmas trees in Indianapolis.
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- Oct 26, 2019
- 4 min
Indianapolis First: The Career of Elizabeth Rainey
Elizabeth Rainey was the first woman from Indianapolis to be elected to the Indiana General Assembly.
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- Sep 4, 2019
- 8 min
Hidden History: The Crows Nest Cemetery
Explore the history of the little known Crows Nest Cemetery and the earlier Indianapolis residents who are now at rest there.
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- Jan 25, 2019
- 4 min
Andrew W. Ramsey: The Name Behind The Park
Note: A version of this blog post appeared in the Butler Tarkington Neighborhood Association newsletter in early 2018. Butler...
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- Nov 11, 2018
- 3 min
Armistice Day Connection: Karl Schoen of the Army Air Service.
Note: This is an updated version of a post I wrote for a cycling blog I maintained when I was racing mountain bikes more regularly than I...
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- Oct 14, 2018
- 2 min
#indyplaques: The Birthplace of a Literary Icon
I walk and bike around Indianapolis a lot. When you aren't encased in a metal shell of a car, and if you keep your eyes off your phone,...
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