Upcoming
Society events
Fall Pilgrimage 2010
Friday, September 24, 2010
Indianapolis Then and Now
Highlights of the Fall 2010 pilgrimage to historic Indianapolis sites – particularly those with a very different “life” today – will include tours of the former commandant’s home at Fort Benjamin Harrison; the former Stutz Auto Co., which made luxury cars, including the legendary Stutz Bearcat, in the 1910s and 1920s, and the two oldest churches in the city. Many of these and other sites are featured in the visual history book Indianapolis Then and Now written by pilgrimage chairman Nelson Price. Joining him as commentators will be his collaborators on the book, architectural photographer Garry Chilluffo and photo historian Joan Hostetler, who tracked down some of the first photos taken of the Hoosier capital. The trio will share insights about sites on Monument Circle in the 1800s (including long-gone private homes) and other downtown areas. The visit to the historic Stutz building, which now is an art and business center that houses more than 120 painters, sculptors, architects, and other creative professionals, will include private tours of artists’ studios. Our luncheon will be at an ideal Then/Now site: the award-winning seafood restaurant Oceanaire, which is located in part of the former flagship L.S. Ayres & Co. department store.
- Enjoy breakfast en route to a tour of Zion Evangelical United Church of Christ, a historically German congregation that dates to the 1840s. The church is known for its stunning stained glass and wood carvings from Germany.
- Tour the Col. Eli Lilly Civil War Museum at the base of the Soldiers and Sailors Monument.
- Visit Christ Church Episcopal Cathedral on Monument Circle, the city’s oldest religious structure.
- Enjoy an elegant luncheon at Oceanaire Seafood Room in the former LS Ayres department store.
- Tour the Stutz Business Center, formerly an auto factory where famous Stutz luxury cars were made from 1911 to 1935. Today the building, which has 500,000 square feet, is home to a mix of 120 creative professionals.
- Visit the studio of Indianapolis painter Rita Spalding and other artists at the Stutz.
- Travel to the former Fort Benjamin Harrison (now Fort Harrison State Park) and a nearby residential neighborhood of historic homes on the former parade grounds.
- Tour a lavish (nearly 7,000 square feet) home built in 1908 at Fort Harrison that became the commandant’s house. The current homeowners have furnished the house with an extensive collection of historic military memorabilia, particularly artifacts related to Fort Harrison. This house, along with the other homes around the former parade grounds, are on the National Historic Registry.
- Enjoy commentary about historic sites throughout the day by the collaborators on the Indianapolis Then and Now visual history book.
$102.00 per person
Deadline: June 24, 2010
(or subject to availability)
Guests are welcome. Seating is limited so don’t delay in making reservations.
Reserve early! This trip will likely sell out!
You may board the motor coach at your choice of three departure sites:
South: 8:10 am departure; 6:00 pm return: Country Inn & Suites, 4325 Southport Crossing Way
West: 8:40 am departure; 5:30 pm return: Flanner & Buchanan West, 2950 N. High School Rd.
North/East: 9:10 am departure; 5:00 pm return: Flanner & Buchanan East, 5215 N. Shadeland Ave.
Use the form attached to this flyer, or send your name, address, phone number, preferred departure/return site and number of reservations; along with your check payable to:
Sunrise Tours/Milestone Travel Club
7911 Hunters Path
Indianapolis, IN 46214
To make a reservation or for answers to any questions, contact Sharon Woodburn at Sunrise Tours (317) 254-8945.
95th Annual Meeting & Luncheon
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Meridian Hills Country Club
Indianapolis, Indiana
Details to follow!
Archived Society events
As a service to our membership, we're pleased to make these reviews of previous Society events available here on the website:
Spring Pilgrimage 2010:
Corydon
94th Annual Meeting
and Luncheon - 2009
Fall Pilgrimage 2009:
French Lick and West Baden
Spring Pilgrimage 2009:
Montgomery County
Fall Pilgrimage 2008:
South Bend and Culver
93rd Annual Meeting
and Luncheon - 2008
Spring
Pilgrimage 2008:
Historic Tippecanoe County
92nd
Annual Meeting
and Luncheon - 2007
Fall Pilgrimage
2007:
Evansville & New Harmony
Spring
Pilgrimage 2007:
Wabash
91st
Annual Meeting
and Luncheon - 2006
Fall Pilgrimage
2006:
Bedford & Lawrence Counties
Spring
Pilgrimage 2006:
The Land of Lincoln
90th
Annual Meeting
and Luncheon - 2005
Spring
Pilgrimage 2005:
Taggart's French Lick & West Baden
89th
Annual Meeting
and Luncheon - 2004
Spring
Pilgrimage 2004:
Along the Old National Road
88th
Annual Meeting
and Dinner - 2003
Fall Pilgrimage
2003:
Lewis & Clark Bicentennial
Spring
Pilgrimage 2003:
History and Art of
Bloomington
87th
Annual Meeting
and Dinner - 2002
Fall Pilgrimage
2002:
The Lillys of Indianapolis
Spring
Pilgrimage 2002:
Lincoln's Indiana and
Historic Spencer County
86th
Annual Meeting
and Dinner - 2001
Fall Pilgrimage
2001:
Oldenburg and Batesville