Female ex-slaves found security, community at Indianapolis’ Alpha Home
Many slave women outlived their children and husbands or were abandoned by them. They had no where to turn.
Dawn Mitchell, IndyStar
Retro Indy: Fire ravaged circus and elephants roamed the streets of Fulton County
Animals were burned alive in a fire that swept the winter quarters of Cole Bros. Circus in Fulton County, Indiana, on Feb. 20, 1940.
‘More than corn in Indiana’: The history of Indiana Beach Amusement Park
After nearly 100 years, the northern Indiana resort and amusement park closes. The park near Monticello was originally named Ideal Beach.
Retro Indy: 1977 Hollandsburg massacre left 4 dead and a survivor to testify
Four boys were executed in a Parke County, Indiana, mobile home on Feb. 14, 1977. There was only one survivor: Betty Jane Spencer.
Black History: Famed Indiana artists have a shared heritage at Manual High School
William Edouard Scott and John Wesley Hardrick both studied under famed Impressionist painter Otto Stark at Manual High School.
If you notice the Ayres clock is missing, don’t panic
Indiana Landmarks will oversee and finance the restorations