Marion County Historical Society * P.O. Box 2223 * Indianapolis IN 46206

Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 5:30 p.m.
Garfield Park Walking Tour

Carol Hall will be leading a one hour walking tour covering a brief history of Garfield Park tracing notable park history beginning in the 1850’s. Carol Hall has been on the board of the Marion County Historical Society for 18 years and has been president for six years. Carol Hall is also a charter member of Indiana Freedom Trails and the current treasurer. Carol has done extensive research on the Garfield Park area and in 1992 gave presentation to the Indiana Association of Historians. Carol Hall has a BS-ED from the University of Albuquerque and a Masters Degree from Indiana State University.

The walk will begin and end at the MacAllister Amphitheater.

The Marion County Historical Society is in the process of finalizing the schedule of events for 2013. These planned events are divided into two categories. The first category, Programs, will be traditional presentations related to the topic at an associated venue. The second category, Walking Tours, will be less formal tours with a short presentation on the historical topic followed by an informal discussion and beverage near the site of the tour.

• Saturday, January 26th, 2013 - 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
  The 100th Anniversary of the Church Federation of Greater Indianapolis (Program)
• Friday, March 22nd, 2013 - 5:00 p.m.
  Calvin Fletcher Home followed by discussion at Calvin Fletcher’s Coffee Company (Walking Tour)
• Sunday, April 21st, 2013 - 1:00 p.m.
  Soldier and Sailors Monument (Walking Tour)
• Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 1:15 p.m.
  History of the Indianapolis Arsenal at Arsenal Tech (Program & Tour)
• Thursday, July 25, 2013 - 5:30 p.m.
  Garfield Park (Walking Tour)
• Saturday, September 15, 2013
  Crown Hill Cemetery followed by discussion at the Genealogy Library (Walking Tour)
• September 2013
  Marian University 75th Anniversary (Program)
• October 2013
  The Athenaeum (Walking Tour)
• November 2013
  Impact of Immigrant Groups on Food in Indianapolis (Program)

The Marion County Historical Society (MCHS) is a non-profit organization that was established in 1961 for all those interested in the history and culture of Marion County, Indiana. It was originally formed to advocate for historically significant architecture in downtown Indianapolis, but it now also includes programs and activities that explore and preserve our local heritage.

Through a variety of programs, conferences, grants and publications, MCHS works to develop community awareness of our past and its impact on the present and future. Past programs have included:

• Tour of Citizens Gas & Coke Utility Plant
• Visit to Carmelite Monastery
• Oral History workshops
• Reprinting of Indianapolis histories
• Programs supporting local authors

Please direct your questions to us about Marion County, Indiana local history information only. We are not a genealogy society and we have no holdings or archives. For genealogy information, please contact the Indiana Genealogical Society or the Genealogical Society of Marion County.

The Indiana State Archives can help you with obituaries and information from old newspapers. Other sources to contact are: the Indiana Historical Society, the Indiana State Library, and the vertical files in the Indianapolis Public Library branches.