Posted in: Mailbag HI Mailbag: Music Memory Contest

Reader’s Question: I remember participating in a grade school activity back in the 1950s, called the Music Memory Contest.  I haven’t heard of it for many years, so I assume that the program no longer exists.  Can you provide a little history...

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Posted in: At Your Leisure At Your Leisure: The Year of the Coliseum

The exterior of the coliseum shortly after construction. (Image: eBay) If you’ve been living under a mound of red velvet funnel cake, you may not know it is the “Year of the Coliseum” at the...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania A Personal Indianapolis Story of Love, Survival and Inspiration- Part II

We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming to feature this moving account from one of our readers. To read Part I of this story, featured yesterday, click here.  Again, many thanks to Janie Hensley. By Janie...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania A Personal Indianapolis Story of Love, Survival and Inspiration- Part I

This is the first first-person account written by an Historic Indianapolis.com reader–I hope the first of many. This story is deeply touching and is divided into two parts. The conclusion will run tomorrow, in honor...

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