Mailbag Archives - Historic Indianapolis | All Things Indianapolis History

HI Mailbag: 1701 Gent Avenue

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | May 3, 2016 | Mailbag | 7 |

HI Mailbag: Indianapolis Public Library

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Mar 22, 2016 | Mailbag | 32 |

HI Mailbag: Trinity Episcopal Church

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Mar 8, 2016 | Mailbag | 10 |

HI Mailbag: Indianapolis Victim on the USS Maine

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Feb 23, 2016 | Mailbag | 8 |

HI Mailbag: Warfleigh

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Feb 9, 2016 | Mailbag | 14 |

HI Mailbag: Stone Bridge Over Pleasant Run

Posted by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Jan 26, 2016 | Mailbag | 19 |

HI Mailbag: St. Margaret’s Hospital Guild

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Apr 5, 2016 | Mailbag | 0 |

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

HI Mailbag: 1215 Kessler Boulevard East Drive

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Jan 12, 2016 | Mailbag | 58 |

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

HI Mailbag: Christmas, A Century Ago

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Dec 22, 2015 | Mailbag | 11 |

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

HI Mailbag: 1037-1039 East Tabor Street

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Dec 8, 2015 | Mailbag | 0 |

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

HI Mailbag: The Meadows

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Nov 24, 2015 | Mailbag | 32 |

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

HI Mailbag: Martindale-Brightwood Families

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Nov 10, 2015 | Mailbag | 20 |

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

HI Mailbag: Tee Pee Restaurants

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Oct 27, 2015 | Mailbag | 42 |

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

HI Mailbag: Old Settlers Reunion

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Oct 13, 2015 | Mailbag | 7 |

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

HI Mailbag: 2147 North Talbott Street

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Sep 29, 2015 | Mailbag | 19 |

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

HI Mailbag: Indianapolis’ First Public Schools, Part Two

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Sep 15, 2015 | Mailbag | 8 |

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

HI Mailbag: Indianapolis’ First Public Schools

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Sep 1, 2015 | Mailbag | 67 |

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

HI Mailbag: Boulders Alongside Fall Creek

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Jan 20, 2015 | Mailbag | 13 |

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

HI Mailbag: Union Park Place

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Jan 6, 2015 | Mailbag | 3 |

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

HI Mailbag: Wood Lawn and Fletcher Place

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Dec 23, 2014 | Mailbag | 3 |

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

HI Mailbag: Musical Families in Early Indianapolis

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Dec 9, 2014 | Mailbag | 3 |

Reader’s Question: I noticed a promotion for an upcoming concert by the DePue Brothers...

HI Mailbag: Northwest Corner of Illinois and 34th Streets

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Nov 25, 2014 | Mailbag | 22 |

Reader’s Question: I’m interested in knowing what the building used to be that is located on...

HI Mailbag: The Sidewalks of Randolph Street

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Nov 11, 2014 | Mailbag | 11 |

Reader’s Question: I lived all my childhood in the 2400 block of S. Randolph St. On every...

HI Mailbag: Halloween circa 1914

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Oct 28, 2014 | Mailbag | 4 |

Reader’s Question: While doing Saturday morning errands at the hardware, grocery, and...

HI Mailbag: Music Memory Contest

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Oct 14, 2014 | Mailbag | 30 |

Reader’s Question: I remember participating in a grade school activity back in the 1950s,...

HI Mailbag: New Augusta

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Sep 30, 2014 | Mailbag | 90 |

Reader’s Question: Since moving back to Indianapolis, after living out west for a number...

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