Posted in: Friday Favorites Friday Favorite: Easter Leggacy 1877

An Easter Egg Dye Recipe: April 1877 The custom of Easter egg decorating is believed to date back to the 13th century. Eggs were once a forbidden food during the Lenten season. Over the years, people...

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Posted in: Indianapolis Collected Indianapolis Collected: 160 years of State Fair memories

The late billionaire Malcolm Forbes was a prolific collector of many rare and valuable objects, but perhaps his most unusual collection was his cache of nearly 200 trophies that had been awarded to winners of...

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Posted in: Historic Miscellania Contemporary Club

The Contemporary Club, as the name suggests, was, and one might suppose, still is, concerned with contemporary events and people. It is one of the oldest clubs still in existence in Indianapolis, having celebrated their 120th...

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