Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: A Stitch Back in Time

In the earliest days of Indianapolis, young John Wilkins was a favorite of the ladies. He arrived from Ohio in May 1821, and built himself a one-horse carriage, the first of its kind in Indianapolis.  Despite a...

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Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite: The National Horse Thief Detective Association

George Kerr of Washington Township was inducted into the Washington Township Horse Thief Detective Association in 1891.  Many townships and villages of the time had constables dedicated to recovering stolen horses. Living in 21st Century Indianapolis, it...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: Local bedmaker T.B.Laycock dreamed of a better workplace

Money was tight on a preacher’s salary, but that didn’t deter my great-grandparents from buying a brand new Mission-style bed when they first set up housekeeping in the early 1900s. Over the next half century, their...

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