Ethel Winslow’s Story Archive

Bikes Take to the Roads as Weather Improves

About 30 people of of all ages participated in the Saturday, April 30 Family Fun Bike Ride along the Pennsy Trail. The ride was held in conjunction with the Irvington Historical Society’s exhibit More than a Trail.  .  .  Pennsy. The exhibit features recent photographs by Ana Ferreira and information … Read More

“The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin” Glows at IRT

Based on the true story of Harry Chin, a Chinese man who came to the United States in 1939 despite the Chinese Exclusion Act, The Paper Dreams of Harry Chin is a remarkably poetic work that exposes the secrets a man sometimes must hold in order to make a better … Read More

“The Reclamation of Madison Hemings” at the IRT

The Reclamation of Madison Hemings takes place just after the Civil War, when the formerly enslaved people of the south found themselves thrust into a world where they had to forge a new identity for themselves. Historically, this period in American history was extremely difficult for the former slaves, who … Read More

The Lume at Newfields

After going to the Detroit Institute of Art in the late 1970s as part of a Humanities class, my father declared he didn’t like Vincent van Gogh’s paintings. “He’s just too primitive for me,” he explained. The DIA had a few of Van Gogh’s works, and a few years later … Read More

Local Organizations Help Pets and People

Friends of Indianapolis Dogs Outside and Indy Neighborhood Cats, two eastside based non-profits, received a $3,500 grant investment from Petco Love to support their lifesaving work for animals in Indianapolis. Petco Love is a nonprofit leading change for pets nationally by making communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. … Read More