This month, ROW thanks all the volunteers that have contributed their skills and expertise to ROW’s Waterway Wayfinding and Educational Signage Project. Over 15 signs will be created and installed along Indy’s waterways this summer, connecting residents to art, science, history, and recreation on our waterways. This collective effort has brought together ROW’s committees and local experts. While there are many individuals and groups working on this project, we’d like to highlight a few below:
- Kisha Tandy, Curator of Social History at Indiana State Museum and Historic Sites, researches, collects, and presents content and exhibits related to Indiana’s cultural heritage, in particular African American history. As Indy’s resident expert on cycling legend Marshall “Major” Taylor, she helped the Fall Creek Committee research this man’s incredible journey beginning in Indianapolis and spanning the world.
- Joan Servaas, Little Eagle Creek Co-Chair, is CEO of the Saturday Evening Post Society and was able to lend her resources there to find information about the waterway and surrounding neighborhoods like Flackville and Eagledale as well as image sources.
- ROW’s Education and Connectivity Committees, consisting of arts, community development, museum, parks, and academic professionals, spearheaded this collective project. By forming a joint task force, the committees worked together with partners like the City of Indianapolis and local designers to develop a cost-effective, but substantive program that will impact our waterways for years to come.
Thank you immensely to all those who have contributed and are continuing to add value to the Waterway Wayfinding and Educational Signage Project. Look for new signs along a waterway near you this summer!