Do A Lot of Census Research?

Most genealogists consider the Federal census pages to be a foundational resource, 

so, if that's you, 

perhaps this website below will help you get the maximum out of your work. 

[www.censusmate.com]

 

New Members Resource With 15,000+ Names from 1888

After at least a year of volunteer work, we just yesterday added the 1888 Indianapolis School Enumeration ledger to our Members 3 Collection. This was a state-law mandated count of all the potential students within the Indianapolis city limits. The names are all either parents or guardians of the children counted in the ledger. 

The city is divided up into 11 counting districts. We have put everything into four groupings and indexed them as you see below. Please note that these are only potential students; they may be public school enrollees, parochial or private school enrollees, or not even in school; they are marked if they are ages 6 to 21. African American families are also enumerated and indexed.

We placed this important database in our new "1890 Era Census Substitutes" section. We are the only genealogical society with these 15,000+ names indexed and within the city limits. You can come to our library next Wednesday and we will help you look for some of your folks.

 

Indianapolis Black Firefighters Assoc. Awarded $48K

The Indiana Historical Society awarded the IBFA $48,000

 to help renovate an old fire station to create the Indianapolis Black Firefighters Museum. 

This facility should enhance the study of the Indianapolis African American community. 

If this is your ancestry, maybe you should get involved.

 

Indiana Jewish Hist. Society Awarded $25K

The Indiana Historical Society awarded the IJHS 

a grant of $25,000 to fund the Indiana Jewish Preservation Corps pilot. 

The group will collect and document their histories. 

If you are doing Jewish genealogy, you may want to check this out.

www.ijhs.org

 

Photo Collection Donated by Paula Hardesty

Thanks, Paula; and several photos are identified on the back!

 

Books Donated By Andrea Glenn

Many thanks, Andrea; these will deepen our legal collection.

 

Colonial Philadelphia Cemetery Program Sounds Interesting

If you would like to watch this program, 

go to the Indiana Medical History Museum website at imhm.org under Events and register. 

What genealogist doesn't like cemetery stuff?

 

Medical History Museum Awarded Records Grant

This press release doesn't mention genealogy, 

but don't the words "stories, memories, photographs" sort of grab your attention. 

We plan to keep track of this project and see where it leads.

 

More Township Tuition Students Added

We just added these new IPS tuition records to our Township Schools records in the Members Resources 2 section. We added the 31-32 school year back in August.

 

Progress On New State Archives

There may be a little hope for all of us Indiana genealogists

 that are waiting for a modern, safe, and useable Indiana State Archives building.

Keep your fingers crossed.

The potential site is the former Women's State Prison property on East New York Street. 

Way better that the sites floated around in the past.

 

New Genealogist? Check These FamilySearch Workshops

If you are a newby, it's sometimes hard to find programs that start from scratch. 

Take a look at some of these free offerings from the FamilySearch website. 

If you have questions, our GSMC Library is open every Wednesday for one-to-one consultations. 

See you there!

 

Crispus Attucks Museum In The Limelight

Museums featuring the history of Indianapolis Public Schools are rarer than hen's teeth. 

Take advantage of this event to see behind the scenes. 

See you there.