Civil War Books Added

We recently added two Civil War books that are packed with names and photos. 

Maybe one of your folks is included.

 

Physiographic Indiana

This interesting map is in a small history book, "A Century of Indiana," 1910, 

that we just added to our library. 

Did you know the state was divided up like that?

 

Every Perry Meridian Commencement

Thanks to Perry Township historians Jerry Brown and Barry Browning, we now have every Commencement Program of Perry Meridian High School scanned and on our website. 

Look in Resource Set 4 under Perry Township.

Did some of your folks go through PM?

 

Civil War History Event

Here's an event next week that some history buffs might want to attend.

 

Finding New IHS Material

New Marion County genealogy resources are happening all the time,

 but finding items is often a chore.

The Indiana Historical Society features a full page of new acquisitions 

in the back of their periodical INPerspective. 

If you are an IHS member, you get this magazine regularly. 

If you are not a member, many Indiana public libraries are subscribers.

Here are four Marion County resources from a recent issue.

 

 

George Tompkins Marker Dedicated

Some evil events can never be corrected, but they can be remembered to alter the future.

A group of local citizens dedicated a marker this month to George Tompkins, a 1922 lynching victim.

Local folks can read the marker in the Municipal Gardens Park on the westside. 

For the full story Google the Indiana Remembrance Coalition.

 

Cemeteries=251/225,200

The Marion County Cemetery Module on our website is one of our best features. 

We now have 251 cemeteries listed that contain 225,200 burials. 

We added two new cemeteries in the last year and increased our burials by several thousand. 

The best part is that researchers can search all of these at one time.

Go to the following area at the top of the main Cemetery screen, 

fill in your search name where it says "Search for Surname," 

and click on the small magnifying glass. 

Go for it! [With the compliments of our volunteers]