New Land Abstract Added Today

We just added this West Indianapolis land abstract to our collection. 

Any of these surnames look familiar? 

Should you check them out?

 

Southport High School Fans Out There?

We received this great donation on Wednesday 

from the Perry Township/Southport Historical Society.

This 88-page book, just out in 2015, 

is full of Southport High School details, history, and photos. 

Come in next Wednesday and see for yourself.

 

New Veterans Burial Locator Opens

The Federal Veterans Affairs Dept. recently activated a new burial locator. 

Go to VA.gov and take a look. 

You can also create memorial pages for your family vets. 

[This Memorial Day weekend might be a good time to do that!]

 

Remember Genealogy Books?

They still publish genealogy books. Maybe some can help you--like this one.

 

Visit Don Weber Today

GSMC Life Member Don Weber explains the funeral record project to library visitor Marlena Linne. Come to the GSMC library today and see what all is going on with the Society. 

 

Indiana Naturalizations Being Added To FamilySearch

 Indiana Naturalization records are being added to FamilySearch

 

            Newly digitized naturalization records for Adams, Allen, and Blackford counties have been added to the free genealogy website FamilySearch. Volunteers from FamilySearch are currently scanning all the county naturalization records in the State Archives holdings, which include 81 of Indiana’s 92 counties.  Of these, 39 counties have never been previously digitized, and 24 counties had only been partially digitized. We anticipate all naturalization records will be available online by the end of the year. 

            Names from the naturalization records have not yet been indexed on FamilySearch. However, name indices created by Archives' volunteers can be found in the Indiana State Archives’ Research Indiana Indexes. Both the FamilySearch digitization project and the Research Indiana Indexes are regularly updated with additional records! 

            Individual records can be quickly located by using FamilySearch and the Research Indiana Indexes together. First, utilize the Research Indiana Indexes to locate a particular person’s naturalization record. Select the "Naturalizations" category from the Research Indiana Indexes homepage. You can search for records by name (full or partial), keyword, or county. Some individuals may have multiple naturalization entries, depending on how far they got in the naturalization process.  

            Once you find the record you are looking for in the Research Indiana Indexes, select "more detail” to pull up a detailed entry. Many record entries contain a unique barcode that relates that entry to a specific volume in our holdings. That barcode can be used to pull up the scanned image on FamilySearch. 

            On FamilySearch, click “Search,” then “Images.” Select “Show More Search Options” and “Show Advanced Search.” Now, you can paste the barcode from the Research Indiana Indexes into the keyword search box. This will bring up all images related to the barcode. Using the information provided on the Research Indiana Indexes, scroll to the appropriate page number and select it. 

 

If you have questions, contact us at arc@iara.in.gov or visit our website for more information. 

Indiana Historic Newspaper Workshop May 27 (Hybrid)

 The May Branches meeting at the Brownsburg Public Library will focus on Hoosier State Chronicles, Indiana's digital historic newspaper program.  Presented by Justin Clark, Digital Initiatives Director of the Indiana Historical Bureau. 

This hybrid program will be presented in-person at the library and also streamed via Zoom.  The Zoom link will be emailed to all participants upon registration and again the morning of the event.  You are welcome to participate either online or in-person according to your preference. In person requires registration on the Brownsburg Library events page. 

Another Great Franklin Township Item Added

GSMC scanned and added a great resource for Beech Grove: 

The Centennial newspaper issue of 2006, 

which also includes a reproduction of the Golden Jubilee Issue of 1956. 

This item is in the FREE Franklin Township Collection--48 pages of great material!

 

New Franklin Township Resource Added

We just added a new FREE resource for Franklin Township, 

a 36-page newspaper issue chock full of township history and genealogy.

 Another great example that comes from FTHS and GSMC working together.

 

Outstanding GSMC Hybrid Program Saturday

Jeannie Regan-Dinius of the DNR demonstrated 

her fantastic cemetery knowledge at the GSMC Library on Saturday. 

Everyone was impressed as she covered many details of burial customs in the U.S. and beyond.

And one and all enjoyed the lively Q and A session following.

Thanks much, Jeannie. Good luck in your new position. 

And thanks too, Barry Levitt, for making all the techie stuff come out right.

 

GSMC Program Saturday--Don't Miss This One!!

 

Any Family Work For These Companies?

 Indiana State Library Newsletter Collection

            Many major Indiana companies and business provided internal newsletters for the employees.  The State Library has a large collection of these newsletters, which contain rich information about the staff, their families, and the company’s inner workings.  Among them are the following Marion County companies. More content will be added in the future.

            This collection includes the following newsletters:    

Ayrograms (L. S. Ayres & Company, Indianapolis)

Bell Telephone News (Indiana Bell Telephone Co., Indianapolis)

Block’s Booster (The Wm. H. Block Company, Indianapolis)

Blue Star/Lens Life (Continental Optical Co., Indianapolis)

Columbia Cauldron (Columbia Conserve Company, Indianapolis) 

The Dial Tone (Western Electric Company, Indianapolis)

Chain Gang: F.D.C. Newsletter (Diamond Chain Mfg. Co., Indianapolis) 

Malleable News (National Malleable and Steel Castings Co., Indianapolis)

Mallory Life (P.R. Mallory and Co., Indianapolis)

Safety (Union Traction Co. of Indiana, Indianapolis)

Scraps (The Diamond Chain and Manufacturing Co., Indianapolis) 

Stewart-Warner Reporter (Stewart-Warner Corporation, Indianapolis) 

The Try-Square (Vonnegut Hardware Co., Indianapolis)

U.S. Hoosiers (United States Rubber Company, Indianapolis)

New Franklin Twp Vital Records On Website

Our GSMC President Barbara Cline-Hutchinson this week scanned 

the below three indexes created by Marlena Linne. 

Franklin Township researchers should check them out.

 

GSMC Cemetery Program-Hybrid May 14

 

Remember The Historic Courthouse Coming Down?

In 1962 Marion County/Indianapolis following UniGov, 

demolished the elegant County Courthouse 

after erecting a mediocre glass box (see background). 

Now most of the functions and personnel moved to the new Penal Colony at Twin Aire. 

The question du jour is what happens now to the glass box?

 

Don't Pay For Newspapers.com!

Go to the Indiana State Library website, 

find the Online Resources page, 

scroll down and select INSPIRE, then scroll down to the below area. 

Right below the three great Indiana resources is Newspapers.com free for your use. 

How about that!

 

Evansville Papers Added to Newspapers.com

This item came in on a recent blog.