Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Marion County Vet In The Family?

Discharged military members from WW1 to the present were instructed to  
record their discharge information at their local county court to make it "secure and official."
These two ledgers below are in the Marion County Recorder's Office 
on the 7th floor of the City-County Building, just lying on top of some filing cabinets.
If your guy or gal is part of that group from 1925 to 1964, 
you may want to take a look in these to see if there are details you don't have.


 

Monday, April 22, 2024

State Library Lunch and Learn May 9

 

Limited seating available!  Bring your lunch and join us!

 

Presenter: Christopher Marshall, Digital Collections Coordinator for the Indiana Division

This session is an introduction to the Indiana State Library’s Digital Collections which include a vast range of gems such as historic state documents, rare manuscripts, and the vast collection of Indiana-related maps.

Where and when: Indiana State Library History Reference Room, May 9, 2024 12 p.m.-1 p.m.  Register here.  This lunch and learn will be eligible for 1 LEU. 

Parking validation will be available for attendees who park in the Senate Avenue parking garage directly across from the library and bring their ticket in for validation. Send questions to Stephanie Asberry at stasberry@library.in.gov.

Saturday, April 20, 2024

New 1812 Roster Added To GSMC Library

This new resource for the War of 1812 is now on the shelves of our library. 
Marion County is not included in Volume One, but lots of other counties are.
We have other material for our county. Take a look.

 

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Public Library Starts Church Digitizations

GSMC is not the only group in the church records preservation business now. 
Keep your eye on IPL as they add to this project.


 

Monday, April 15, 2024

Preservation At ISL April 29

             Preserve Your Family Treasures’ 

          at the Indiana State Library

The Indiana State Library is celebrating Preservation Week this month by holding a conservation clinic and encouraging guests to stop in – and to bring their family heirlooms with them. A team of experienced conservators will be on hand at “Preserve Your Family Treasures: The Indiana State Library Public Conservation Clinic” to show individuals how to best care for antiques and artwork.

Conservators Seth Irwin of the Indiana State Library, Valinda Carroll of the Indiana Historical Society, Meghan Smith of the Indiana State Museum, Sharon Battista of S D Battista Paintings Conservation and Doug Sanders of the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields will advise attendees on the best methods to store and preserve their documents, photographs, maps, textiles, paintings and small wood and metal pieces.



     “Preserve Your Family Treasures” will take place in the Indiana State Library’s History Reference Room on Monday, April 29 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Admission is free and parking will be validated for those who park in the Senate Avenue garage, directly across from the library. The Indiana State Library is located at 315 W. Ohio St. in downtown Indianapolis. This event is designed to dispense advice on the preservation of objects. No monetary evaluations or appraisals will be conducted. Appointment and registration are encouraged, but not required.

The conservation clinic will also be available to attend online via Zoom. The in-person event is eligible for one LEU for Indiana library staff. The online version of the event is eligible for up to four LEUs for Indiana library staff based on the login attendance report. Click here to register for the in-person event and click here to register for the online event.

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Bethel Decatur Online Upgrade

We have begun the extracting of genealogy items from the Bethel Relocation Report. 
Jenny Greene edited the burials list for the cemetery on Wednesday 
and we now have 264 well-documented burials for that site. 
You can view the entire report in our library today or any Wednesday.