Monthly Archives: June 2019

100 Years Ago: June 7-13

June 6, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, June 12, 1919: A series of flashlight photographs captured a record number of patrols, bands and chanters in last night’s Shrine Imperial Council parade. More than 5,500 uniformed Shriners, many clad in zouave dress, and 1,500 fez capped Nobles in evening dress passed before a … Read More

The Wave

June 6, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

The car nosed into the crosswalk and the man turned his head to the right to look for oncoming traffic; when he rotated his head to the left, he saw me ambling down the sidewalk toward him. His car backed slowly out of the crosswalk as I approached, and when … Read More

Stained Glass

June 6, 2019 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Beautiful stained glass windows graced the homes of the affluent in mid-1800s America. Revered as an art form, they stood as a symbol of wealth and prominence well into the 20th Century. But as we moved into the into the post-war years of the late 1940s these once cherished works … Read More