Charitable Organizations created in 19th-Century Indianapolis
Indianapolis experienced significant urban and philanthropic initiatives to promote the welfare of others by donating money and organizing assistance in the 19…
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The YMCAlocation_fillThe YMCA, also known as the Young Men’s Christian association, started in 1844 in London, England. The associa…
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The Grand Body of the Sisters of Charitylocation_fillThe Grand Body of the Sisters of Charity was created in 1874 by the Bethel African American Episcopal (AME) ch… -
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The House of the Good Shepardlocation_fillOriginally, the Sisters of the Good Shepard opened in France in 1835. In 1873, the House of the Good Shepard … -
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The Children’s Bureaulocation_fillThe Indianapolis Benevolent Society created the Widows and Orphans Friends’ Society in 1850. Originally, it pa… -
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The Charity Organization Society of Indianapolislocation_fillThe Charity Organization Society of Indianapolis was founded in 1879 after Reverend Oscar McCulloch invited Re… -
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Indianapolis Flower Missionlocation_fillA women’s charity organization, the Indianapolis Flower Mission served the sick poor of the Circle City for ov… -
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The Indianapolis Benevolent Societylocation_fillThe Indianapolis Benevolent Society was created on Thanksgiving Day in 1835 by James Blake, James Ray, and Cal…
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