Author: Sharon Butsch Freeland

HI Mailbag: 1701 Gent Avenue

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | May 3, 2016 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question: Can you provide the history of who owned the property at 1701 Gent Avenue...

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HI Mailbag: St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Apr 5, 2016 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question: My daughter-in-law recently became a member of St. Margaret’s...

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HI Mailbag: Indianapolis Public Library

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Mar 22, 2016 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question: I heard that the CEO of the Indianapolis Public Library was...

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HI Mailbag: Trinity Episcopal Church

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Mar 8, 2016 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question: I live in the neighborhood of Trinity Episcopal Church. I understand that...

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HI Mailbag: Indianapolis Victim on the USS Maine

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Feb 23, 2016 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question: Last week, I tweeted some photos that I took at Crown Hill Cemetery of...

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HI Mailbag: Warfleigh

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Feb 9, 2016 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question:  I have lived on the south side of Indianapolis my entire life, so I am...

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HI Mailbag: Stone Bridge Over Pleasant Run

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Jan 26, 2016 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question:  There is a beautiful stone bridge over Pleasant Run Parkway near...

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HI Mailbag: 1215 Kessler Boulevard East Drive

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Jan 12, 2016 | Mailbag |

Reader’s question: There is a large white frame house on Kessler Boulevard, a couple of...

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HI Mailbag: Christmas, A Century Ago

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Dec 22, 2015 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question: Could you provide some details about the ways in which Christmas was...

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HI Mailbag: 1037-1039 East Tabor Street

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Dec 8, 2015 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question: My brother and I have purchased 1037-1039 East Tabor Street and are...

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HI Mailbag: The Meadows

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Nov 24, 2015 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question: I grew up in Ft. Wayne in the 1950s and 1960s, but I often spent weekends...

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HI Mailbag: Martindale-Brightwood Families

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Nov 10, 2015 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question: I was wondering if you had any information on prominent families in the...

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HI Mailbag: Tee Pee Restaurants

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Oct 27, 2015 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question: When I was in grade school, my older sisters always raved about the Tee...

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HI Mailbag: Old Settlers Reunion

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Oct 13, 2015 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question:  I saw a post on a Facebook group’s page about an Old Settlers...

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HI Mailbag: 2147 North Talbott Street

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Sep 29, 2015 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question: I own several properties in the vicinity of 22nd and Talbott.  I am...

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HI Mailbag: Indianapolis’ First Public Schools, Part Two

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Sep 15, 2015 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question:  In your recent article on schools, I did not see any information about...

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HI Mailbag: Indianapolis’ First Public Schools

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Sep 1, 2015 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question: What were the first public schools in Indianapolis, and where were they...

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HI Mailbag: Boulders Alongside Fall Creek

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Jan 20, 2015 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question: There once were two large boulders on the shore of Fall Creek, just west...

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HI Mailbag: Union Park Place

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Jan 6, 2015 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question:  Since moving into my home two years ago, I have occasionally heard the...

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HI Mailbag: Wood Lawn and Fletcher Place

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Dec 23, 2014 | Mailbag |

Reader’s Question:  I am interested in the history of Wood Lawn, Calvin Fletcher’s...

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