Monthly Archives: December 2015

World War I 100 Years Ago: Dec. 18-25

December 17, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, December 20, 1915: The low ebb of the militia spirit and absenteeism are the cardinal defects with the Indiana militia according to the inspection report issued by the chief of the militia division of the War Department which gave the Indiana National Guard poor ratings. … Read More

Notre-Dame de Paris

December 17, 2015 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Paris has many wonderful neighborhoods such as Monparnasse on the Left Bank and Monmartre and the Champs Elysée on the Right Bank. We like the Left Bank across the Seine and a short walk from Notre-Dame de Paris. Notre-Dame was built on a little island, the Ile de la Cité. … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Dec. 18-25

December 17, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, December 19, 1915: Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 5317 E. Washington St, will be dedicated today by Bishop Joseph Chartrand, with unusually impressive ceremonies. The Rev. James J. Wade, pastor of Holy Cross Church, will be the celebrant at a solemn high mass with … Read More

Neto’s in the Meadows and Avondale, Part 1

December 17, 2015 | by Al Hunter

The Avondale Meadows neighborhood was constructed in 1948 to accommodate America’s soldiers returning home from World War II. Located along the Fall Creek Greenway and less than four miles from downtown Indianapolis, it quickly became the Baby Boomer epicenter of the Circle City. By the 1950s and 1960s, the Meadows … Read More

College Football 2015 Player and Coach Awards

December 17, 2015 | by Steve Nicewanger

The end of every college football season means that there are a plethora of awards given to players and coaches who are judged to be outstanding by the media. The most famous of these awards is the Heisman trophy, annually presented to the nations outstanding college football player by the … Read More