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This Moment is History in the Making

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Jun 8, 2020 | Editorial | 7 |

image: from The Recorder Collection, Indiana Historical Society HistoricIndianapolis.com was...

Madam CJ Walker

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Feb 20, 2019 | General | 3 |

1998 U.S. Postage stamp, honoring Madam C. J. Ever wonder who your role models’ role models...

Rufus Cantrell, Intruder in the Dust

by Stephen J. Taylor | Oct 19, 2015 | Historic Miscellania | 0 |

In 1935, the Argentine writer Jorge Luis Borges weighed in on what mathematicians later called...

Indianapolis Collected: D.C. Stephenson’s revenge

by Libby Cierzniak | Aug 22, 2015 | Indianapolis Collected | 8 |

On July 4, 1923, an aspiring Republican politician from the east side of Indianapolis stood before...

Misc Monday: African American and Catholic in Early Indianapolis

by Stephen J. Taylor | Jun 15, 2015 | Misc Mondays | 7 |

Two Daughters of Charity with African American children at St. Ann’s School, probably in the...

Sunday Adverts: The Freeman Newspaper

by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Mar 30, 2014 | Sunday Ads | 1 |

In July 1888, Edward Elder Cooper, originally from Florida, founded The Freeman, the first...

Friday Favorite: Sissle-ing Talent!

by Lisa Lorentz | Feb 28, 2014 | Friday Favorites | 0 |

A Pioneering Singer, Bandleader, Composer: Noble Lee Sissle Born in Indianapolis in July...

What’s in a Name: Flanner House

by Steve Campbell | Jan 20, 2014 | What’s in a Name? | 0 |

Flanner House Location: Near Northwestside, 2424 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. St. Frank Flanner,...

Sunday Adverts: The Indianapolis Recorder

by Jessica Ballard-Barnett | Dec 22, 2013 | Sunday Ads | 1 |

Many of the businesses featured in this column met unfortunate ends, whether it be from the death...

Indianapolis Then and Now: Louisa Magruder’s House, 564 N. Highland Avenue

by Joan Hostetler | Nov 21, 2013 | Then & Now | 7 |

An early resident of what is now Cottage Home neighborhood was an elderly black woman named Louisa...

Indianapolis Collected: The Last of the Civil War Soldiers

by Libby Cierzniak | Nov 16, 2013 | Indianapolis Collected | 11 |

During the summer of 1949, an elderly man named Joseph Clovese bought a new pair of shoes. Made...

What’s In a Name: Oscar Robertson Boulevard

by Steve Campbell | Sep 23, 2013 | What’s in a Name? | 0 |

Oscar Robertson Blvd. Oscar Robertson, Hall of Fame Basketball Player Oscar Robertson, who grew up...

Landmark for Peace Memorial, MLK Park

by Ryan Hamlett | Jul 23, 2013 | Historic Miscellania | 3 |

The Landmark for Peace Memorial at Martin Luther King Jr. Park – Photo by Ryan Hamlett While...

Sunday Prayers: 143 W. 40th (Capitol Avenue Christian Church)

by Dawn Olsen | Mar 31, 2013 | Sunday Prayers | 7 |

Dedicated in 1922 as Capitol Avenue Christian Church, 143 W. 40th St. is also a former Masonic...

Indianapolis Then & Now: 500 Block of Indiana Avenue

by Joan Hostetler | Nov 8, 2012 | Then & Now | 3 |

Indiana Avenue, the diagonal street angling northwest from the heart of the city, has historically...

Friday Favorite: Madame Walker Theatre

by Tiffany Benedict Browne | Aug 3, 2012 | Friday Favorites | 2 |

It’s one of the few standout flatiron buildings the city has left and is located just...

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This Moment is History in the Making

Madam CJ Walker

Rufus Cantrell, Intruder in the Dust

Indianapolis Collected: D.C. Stephenson’s revenge

Misc Monday: African American and Catholic in Early Indianapolis

Sunday Adverts: The Freeman Newspaper

Friday Favorite: Sissle-ing Talent!

What’s in a Name: Flanner House

Sunday Adverts: The Indianapolis Recorder

Indianapolis Then and Now: Louisa Magruder’s House, 564 N. Highland Avenue

Indianapolis Collected: The Last of the Civil War Soldiers

What’s In a Name: Oscar Robertson Boulevard

Landmark for Peace Memorial, MLK Park

Sunday Prayers: 143 W. 40th (Capitol Avenue Christian Church)

Indianapolis Then & Now: 500 Block of Indiana Avenue

Friday Favorite: Madame Walker Theatre

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