Tag: immigrants

Misc Monday: On Liberty and Whiskers

by Stephen J. Taylor | Jul 13, 2015 | Misc Mondays | 7 |

Lajos Kossuth in a daguerreotype by Southworth & Hawes, 1851 The list of famous visitors to...

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Misc Monday: The Russian Connection

by Stephen J. Taylor | Jul 6, 2015 | Misc Mondays | 1 |

Dos Equis might have “The Most Interesting Man in the World” doing beer ads today. ...

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Indianapolis Then and Now: Darko and Sons Cleaners, 2659-61 Shelby Street

by Joan Hostetler | May 8, 2014 | Then & Now | 4 |

Circa 1940s advertising blotter for Darko & Sons Cleaners (top) and photograph from May 2014....

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Indianapolis Then and Now: Moy Kee Chinese Restaurant, 506 E. Washington Street

by Joan Hostetler | Mar 21, 2013 | Then & Now | 9 |

Although best known for its German and Irish immigrants, Indianapolis also had a small population...

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Family Tree: The Irish Beyond Indy

by Krystal Becker | Mar 16, 2013 | Family Tree | 0 |

We talked about the Irish in Indianapolis in a previous post, where we learned that any of you...

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Family Tree: A City of Immigrants

by Krystal Becker | Jan 19, 2013 | Family Tree | 5 |

Whether they came from Germany, Ireland, Asia, or South America, odds are that at least some of...

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HI Mailbag: Mitthoeffer Road and German Church Road

by Sharon Butsch Freeland | Dec 11, 2012 | Mailbag | 20 |

Reader’s Question: I have read about the heavy German influence in the city from its start...

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