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August 27, 2012

 

Indianapolis’ First Maestro

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra has firmly established itself on the US classical music scene, thanks in part to its first conductor, Fabien Sevitsky.

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August 20, 2012

 

Competing For County Seat

Town boosters competed fiercely for the designation of county seat during the nineteenth century.

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August 13, 2012

 

Putting Indiana’s Cities and Towns On The Map

The location of many of Indiana’s towns and cities is a result of geography, topography, economics, and the law—with a little nostalgia thrown in the mix.

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August 6, 2012

 

The Perils Of Pioneer Publishing

One early publisher apologized, “Want of paper compels me to furnish my readers with but half a sheet. I expect a supply before another publication day.”

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July 30, 2012

 

Memories Of Keeping It Cool

When Indiana homemakers were asked which appliance had most changed their lives during the 20th century, their response was unanimous: the refrigerator.

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July 23, 2012

 

“Remenecense” Of A Hoosier Civil War Veteran

As soon as Governor Oliver P. Morton issued the first call for volunteers, 19-year-old Louis Bir was “very anxious to Inlist” for the Union cause.

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July 16, 2012

 

The Reverend And The Duchess

The science of horticulture, long practiced back East, had gained little hold on the western frontier, and Reverend Beecher set about remedying the problem.

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July 9, 2012

 

The Athens Of Indiana

Although Lew Wallace put Crawfordsville on the map with Ben-Hur, most books written in the city's literary heyday are now found only in antiquarian bookstores.

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July 2, 2012

 

Political Suicide On The Fourth Of July

A well-respected lawyer was almost run out of Salem, Indiana for a Fourth of July address advocating for a property tax increase to support public education.

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June 25, 2012

 

Faburn DeFrantz: A Lifetime Of Leadership For Racial Progress

“Little progress ‘happens’," stated Faburn DeFrantz. "Usually it must be wrested from influences that—either belligerently or indifferently—deny it.”

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