Bethel Report Flawlessly Complete

We just received a digital copy of the report for the Bethel Cemetery Removal Project.

We installed it on a library laptop and it is available for use by library visitors on any Wednesday.

This report is over 3,000 pages long and is a meticulous archaeological document.

If you have Decatur or Wayne Township ancestry,

 you really need to examine the resources created by  these professionals.

No genealogy group could ever afford something like this! 

 

Central Library Has Genealogy Items

The next time you visit the Central Library downtown, you should pick up this flyer. 

Your genealogy research might benefit. We're just sayin'.

 

F&B Funeral Records Project Adds "S" Names

 We continue to add index pages to our "Special Orders" collection. If you select that tab on our Home Page. you can take a look at the new file--

"Pages Index--Srader, Oscar to Szucs, Geza" 

These pages indexed by Don Weber.

More indexes coming soon.

Perry Township Revisits WW2 Tuesday

This sounds like an interesting session for World War Two devotees.

 

Ancestry Updates Files March 2024

Courtesy of Dick Eastman
 

Archives Building Still Underground

I guess they're still digging or pile driving. 

 

Want To Tell Your WW2 Story?

Do you have a WW Two veteran in your family? 

Want to tell his/her story to a group of veterans?

The Indianapolis WWII Roundtable would like to give you an opportunity.

The Roundtable meets each month on the fourth Monday at 7 pm, Northside Events Club.

They will provide you a free dinner and free help putting your presentation together.

Now is your chance to tell your vet's story.

Go to www.WWIIRoundtable.com or email charles.holt@va.gov

 

Women's History Month = Unmarried Women

In honor of Women's History Month this March, 

we suggest you glance at our Indianapolis Public Schools Staff Directories.

They are overwhelmingly female like this group from School 6--and they include home addresses!.

Look for them in Members Set 1.

 

New African American Book Added

We just added a great new resource for African American history in Marion County.

 It covers 1913 to 1959 and is extensively illustrated. 

Visit our library and take a look.

 

Italian Researcher? Check This...

Program by the Indianapolis Public Library at the Central Library, Tuesday March 19.

Register on the "Programs and Events" tab on the ISL website.

 

Indiana Genealogical Society Conference Next Month

                      

The 2024 Annual Conference is a 2-day conference that will take place at the 

Allen County Public Library. 

Local Indiana genealogists will present a total of eight sessions. A highlight of the conference is the

extended research hours in the Genealogy Center 

just for conference goers from 6:00-9:00pm on Friday evening. The registration table opens at 9:00am each day.

Attend in person or virtually 

http://indgensoc.org

New Cemetery Total ...Wow!

 

224,006

We just hit a new milestone in our Marion County burials total. 

Our volunteers started with 219,000 in the middle of December, 

so we have added 5,000 additional names in less that three months.

[And all of these are accessible for free and surname searchable from one screen!]

History of Lowell, Warren Township

 Marion County Angel Marlena Linne contributed 

this great 74-pp History of the Lowell District in Warren Township. 

It was scanned by Barbara Cline Hutchinson. 

You can find it in Members Set 2 under Warren Township.

Completed "R" Surname Funeral Pages!

 On Wednesday we finished indexing the "R" surnames 

in our Flanner and Buchanan Funeral Home pages. 

We uploaded the Roach to Ryon names in our third file. 

Just this one file has 786 names and death dates 

[Might one of your folks be there?] 

Names Index--Raab Frederika to Reeves Eleanor 

Names Index--Reeves George to Rixon Fred 

Names Index--Roach C E to Ryon Margaret 

[We appreciate Janet Stroebel being the lead indexer for this section.]

Daughters Of The Union

We just received and added a great asset to our library. 

Sharon Kennedy (one of our Angels) donated this collection of 

1991-2021 Directories for the Gov. Oliver Perry Morton Chapter, Daughters of the Union. 

The Governor Morton Chapter has been here in Indianapolis since 1917.

These booklets are chock full of names and addresses and Civil War ancestors.

They are now in the GSMC Library in the Military section. 

Many thanks, Sharon!

 

Beginning African American Genealogy

Program by the Indianapolis Public Library at the Beech Grove Branch on Monday, March 11.

Register at the "Programs and Events" tab at the ISL website. 

 

Tea And Sympathy Wednesday

If you're not a coffee fan, 

why not drop by the GSMC Library Wednesday from 11 to 3 for a nice cup of tea?

And while you are there, you can tell us all about your research problems.

We promise to listen sympathetically and perhaps suggest a few ideas.

We even have Earl Grey! See you there.

 

Indiana Memory Update

 The Indiana State Library has announced that Indiana Memory has an all-new website design. The updated look includes improved search functionality in addition to the integrating the State Library's Internet Archive and Hoosier State Chronicles collections right on the homepage. 

Indiana Memory is a collaborative effort to provide access to the wealth of primary sources in Indiana libraries, archives, museums and other cultural institutions. It is a gateway to Indiana's history and culture found in digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, maps and other media. As a portal to the collections, Indiana Memory assists individuals to locate materials relevant to their interests and to better appreciate the connections between those materials.

Lawrence Schools Collection

We would like to thank Candace McDaniel of the Kokomo Library,

as she donated a digital collection the Lawrence Schools Teacher Licenses 

and other materials of her grandfather Donald Beaver, 1928-1972.

These can be reviewed from the "Public Resources" 

tab on the Home Page. and then "Family Graphics Files."

[Much appreciated, Candi!]

Sample Teacher License

Castleton School 1890

 

GSMC Guided Tour Saturday March 9

 Join us as we do a photo tour of our library 

and then add on a live demonstration of how to use 

our extensive Marion County collection on our website.

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Hybrid - Online and In-person GSMC Library, 9370 E Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46229

Ron Darrah, GSMC Librarian, will lead a tour of the GSMC library resources, and how they can help your research.

 

Free- Advance Registration Required for Online meeting at:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0lcOuhqjMpGt214TGLiO043jNa5uOiwOIG

 

After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining this meeting.
 No advance registration for in-person attendees at 9370 E Washington St, Indianapolis, Indiana required. Eastern Time zone.