Indianapolis Collected: Finding Maxwell Parry
In July 1918, The Indianapolis Star launched a series of articles about war mothers who kept the...
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Indianapolis Collected: The Fall of the House of Fletcher
When the youngest son of pioneer leader Calvin Fletcher graduated from Phillips Academy in 1865,...
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Indianapolis Collected: The Centennial Celebration of 1920
The discussion was as heated as the weather when a group of five men gathered around a small...
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WTH : Whatcha Hiding Under That Top?
With the recent movements towards loving all things hyper-local, it wouldn’t be a stretch to...
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Indianapolis Collected: The Bridges of Marion County
My husband and I recently celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary by driving around Indianapolis...
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Indianapolis Collected: Dear Brother, Please Send Money
On Febuary 5, 1828, a young man from Indianapolis dropped a letter in the mail to Peacham,...
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Indianapolis Collected: The Devil in the Circle City
By the time H. H. Holmes checked into Room 76 of the English Hotel in September 1894, he already...
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Indianapolis Collected: Whiskey – it’s good for what ails you
A little brown jug of whiskey shoved under a kitchen table cost pioneer historian John H.B....
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Indianapolis Collected: No water? No worries. We’ll always have coffee
According to historian W.R. Holloway, the city of Indianapolis was 26 years old when it went...
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Indianapolis Collected: Everyone Loves a Parade!
Except for a brief 30-year window when religion and rectitude ruled the day, the traditional 4th...
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Indianapolis Collected: Close Cover Before Striking
I was born in the early morning hours of my parents’ sixth wedding anniversary. As Dad would...
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Indianapolis Collected: There’s No Place Like Dome
In August 1888, Harper’s Weekly published a scathing review of Indiana’s recently...
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Indianapolis Collected: The Old House on the Corner
It was the sort of eBay listing that I easily could have missed. “Drawing of an old...
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Indianapolis Collected: Postcards from the Great Flood of 1913
Entire city blocks submerged in water. Families trapped in their attics, calling out frantically...
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Indianapolis Collected: Antique ad show brings back Indy’s Wonder Years
In late September, there was a spirited bidding war on ebay over an item that most people would...
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