Monthly Archives: June 2021

Flights of Fancy

June 24, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

Over six years after Wilbur Wright took to the sky in the Wright Flyer, sharing the air space with birds, Joseph “J.W.” Curzon in a Farman biplane “made a series of graceful flights” at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on the afternoon of March 3, 1910, marking the first airplane flights … Read More

Eskenazi Health Encourages Fourth of July Holiday and Summer Safety

June 24, 2021 | by Dr. Nydia Nunez-Estrada

The start of summer is the perfect time to gather with family and friends for good food and fun times. This year, celebrate the signing of our Declaration of Independence in a safe way with some helpful tips from the Richard M. Fairbanks Burn Center at Eskenazi Health. Our 4th … Read More

Vintage Kitchen Wares — Shop Like It’s 1960

June 24, 2021 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

With prices ever rising and quality on a downward slide, many of us are turning to vintage kitchenware as a viable option to the latest offerings from the Pioneer Woman. It’s fun, affordable and in many cases more durable than its modern counterparts. For convenience the area malls are stocked … Read More

100 Years Ago: June 25-July 8

June 24, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, June 28, 1921: Having been criticized for three years for dilatory “buck passing,” the board of sanitary commissioners and the board of public health took action today to stop pollution of Pleasant Run and Bean Creek. Four public health inspectors started surveying the streams to … Read More

Billy the Kid’s Indiana Connection: Billy and Lew Wallace, Part 3

June 24, 2021 | by Al Hunter

This story first appeared July 23, 2010. In the autumn of 1878, former Union Army general Lew Wallace became Governor of New Mexico in the volatile Indian Territory. In an attempt to restore peace to Lincoln County, Wallace offered amnesty to any man involved in the Lincoln County War. That … Read More