Great Library Day Wednesday

Wednesday was a great day at our GSMC Library! 

We had four visitors and some interesting family history conversations. 

One of our volunteers created several more entries in our funeral home collection index. 

Another volunteer researched and answered a number of queries from out-of-towners. 

A third volunteer add more databases to our extensive online resources.

Our crew collaborated on preparing an upcoming grant proposal 

and on fixing some building and collection maintenance issues.

Things are getting back to normal! 

Come visit us next Wednesday for Library Day and on April 9 for Program Day--both live here.

Indiana Genealogical Society Free Zoom Programs Friday

You can attend the IGS Conference for free on Friday and Saturday by registering at indgensoc.org.

GSMC Vice-President Ron Darrah leads off at 9:45 am.    See you there!

 

New Marion County Index for 1836-1840

GSMC just added a Central Canal index resource that places 

over 700 individuals in the county in the

 very early 1836 to 1840 time frame.

 

 Go to the Members Database 3 file and scroll down

 to the Central Canal listings for the above section. 

Good Hunting!

GSMC Will Be Live At Midwestern Roots!

We will have a booth at Midwestern Roots in July at the Marriott East.

 Be sure to stop by and chat a bit. [Been a long time!!]

Local Genealogist Dies: Denise Anderson-Decina

The local genealogy community lost one of their prominent and knowledgeable members this month--Denise Anderson-Decina--she will be missed.

Indianapolis – Denise Ann Anderson-Decina passed from this life on Saturday, 5 March 2022 after a short bout with a very aggressive cancer. 

She was born 25 January 1953, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Edward Loretto Decina and Iris (Beltrame) Decina; Edward preceded his daughter in death.

Survivors include her mother, Iris (Beltrame) Decina; her husband of 43 years, Rick Anderson-Decina; a daughter and son-in-law Erin and Adam Cookerly, a son and daughter-in-law Evan and Erica (Williams) Anderson-Decina, a step-son and daughter-in-law Randall and Traci (Wilhelm) Anderson; a brother, Lawrence Decina (Patricia), a sister, Carolyn Decina, a sister and brother-in-law Karen (Anderson) and Edward George; three nephews, Ronald George, Lawrence Decina, and Gregory Decina; two nieces, Emily George, and Elizabeth Decina; and five grandchildren Benjamin Cookerly, Giovanna Anderson-Decina, Guinevere Cookerly, Ariabella Anderson-Decina, and Luciana Anderson-Decina.

Denise's Life Celebration® Visitation will be held Friday 11 March 2022, from 4:00 to 8:00 PM in the chapel at O'Riley-Branson Funeral Service & Crematory, 6107 South East Street, Indianapolis. A Native American Drum Ceremony will begin at 7:30 PM Friday evening by the Tecumseh Lodge. Morning prayers will be said at the funeral home prior to the celebration of Mass on Saturday morning at 10:30 AM, friends are welcome to arrive at 10:00 AM. 

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday 12 March 2022, at 11:00 AM by Father Guy Roberts in St. Barnabas Catholic Church, 8300 Rahke Road, Indianapolis. The Mass will be available via Livestream through the following link: https://vimeo.com/685657667

Following the celebration of Mass, Denise will be laid to rest in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Greenwood. Per Denise's family, masks can be worn at your own discretion. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Denise's memory to the IU Simon Cancer Center; envelopes will be provided at the funeral home. 

Please visit www.ORileyBranson.com to share a favorite memory or sign the online guest registry.

Archives To Be Jammed Along Canal

Did you ever notice that, if the State of Indiana has ten choices, 

9 good ones and 1 bad one, 

they will pick the bad one every time? Yeah, me, too.

[Oh, and there may be parking provisions for up to 5 cars.]

 

Fraternal Program-Brownsburg Library-March 21

Looking forward to my first LIVE presentation in forever! Be there or be square.

 

New GSMC Research Service In Indy

 

Indiana University Graduates Now Online

 Did Your Ancestors Graduate From Indiana University?

A New Database Will Tell You

For years, handwritten records and large books of onionskin paper detailing Indiana University Bloomington's earliest graduates were kept locked inside a vault on campus. A recently launched, first-of-its-kind online database makes it easier for people to access information about when alumni graduated and what they studied.

All records prior to 1966 were paper, so the Office of the Registrar hired a third-party vendor to digitize them and put the data into a spreadsheet.

Degrees awarded from 1830 through 1890 are presently available and the data will soon be expanded for later years.

You can read more at: https://bit.ly/3LJHPuB.

GSMC Features Scots March 12

 

Help Digitize Historical Markers

Have a cellphone camera? Travel around a bit?

You can help add to public history by taking photos of historical markers 

and adding them to the below database. 

Check the website and see if any markers you know about are in the database. 

If not, make a point of adding them. Thanks.