Our library gets many great visitors

   

           Last Wednesday, President Barb Hutchinson (left) shares a happy moment 

                 with guests Marlena Linne and Hancock County researcher Greg Murphy.

Hello Barb,  I enjoyed our conversation on the phone, thank you for offering to help me with Isaac Martin Murphy and also looking into my Maroskey family in Franklin Twp., Marion Co. IN.  Your help is very much appreciated!                        Kind Regards, Greg Murphy

Below: My 2nd great-grandfather - James Hare Murphy 

(name possibly spelled MURPHEY) 

and Brother - Isaac Martin Murphy

Find A Grave Memorials--

James Hare Murphy Memorial 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23687483/james-hare-murphy

Isaac Martin Murphy Memorial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135453016/isaac-martin-murphy

Also adding the memorial for my paternal 2nd great-grandfather, Anthony Henry Maroskey, he and brother Charles Maroskey (Maroska) first settled in Franklin Twp. Marion County, Indiana.  Both families migrated to Hancock County, Indiana.  I lived on the Maroskey farm, 1/2 mile north of Mohawk in Buck Creek Twp. until I was 5 years old (1953).  Dad bought a house in Mohawk where I was raised until I "ran away from home" at 21 yrs. old, as my dad would say. 

Anthony Henry Maroskey Memorial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100032782/anthony-henry-maroskey

 

Much Better Resource Center

We revised our methodology materials recently to make them more relevant and accurate.

We picked the year 2000 as the oldest books to keep on the shelf. 

The only exception was certain categories of material that older was better.

Check this Resource Center the next time you visit. 

We think you will be pleased.

 

Counseling Today At Library

Wednesdays are when we can do a bit of one-on-one genealogy guidance. 

Join us--11 to 3--for some coffee or a soft drink, 

as we work our way through your problem.

See ya later!

 

Library Has Expanded IPS Section

We have reset the Indianapolis Public Schools section of 

our genealogy library in anticipation of new materials soon to come.

We will visit a large collection of IPS archival 

documents next week to see what we can acquire.

Some extra volunteers would help--contact us!

 If you are researching Marion County, visit us and browse our collection.

Townships Have Dedicated Sections

We have just created a dedicated shelving section 

for each of the nine Marion County townships.

We also included growth space for each township as we expand our collection.

We can grow our townships resources in several ways, 

especially by donations received from genealogists and historians. (Hint, Hint!!)

 Many thanks to all those dedicated Marion County genealogists.

GSMC Opens Data Files

The GSMC Board of Directors voted to open all 

of the Society's Marion County research files to the public. This major change 

resulted from a desire to have these unique files 

available to as many genealogists as possible.

Below is the Home Page tab that can be used to open these files.

The Society hopes that this new policy will create many new Marion County researchers.

 

Reloading Progress

Good News! 

We have completed reloading all of the missing files in Members Sets 1 & 2.

We are continuing to correct the free files and other data.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

 

C'mon Down Saturday!!

 Come one come all to the GSMC Library Saturday

Special session for "M-F 9 to 5" folks, but all are welcome. 

FREE genealogy advice and recommendations

Saturday, August 10

"WorkerBee WorkShop"  (GSMC Program)

11:00 am to 3:00 pm

In-Person GSMC Library, 

9370 E Washington Street,

 Indianapolis, IN 46229

Slide Projector Needed

Does anyone have an old slide projector 

sitting in the attic or garage that we can have?

We received a collection of slides that might be a valuable genealogy resource, 

but we have no way of viewing them.

We also need a carousel or such to display them,

Email librarian@genealogyindy.org and we will pick it up.

Thanks a bunch!!

 

Small Society Treasures

A bit of wisdom from a major genealogy source:

“The search for the quickest answers overshadows consistent efforts to find the best answers. And the mega online sites in the genealogy and family history space often take all our research time, leaving no time to explore the small but so incredibly useful sources that are slightly off the beaten path. Yes, life lived, and ancestors discovered, in the small places.”                                       -----Curt B. Witcher, ACPL Genealogy Gems, July 31, 2024 

 

Central Library Program Aug 6

 

WorkerBee Session August 10th

 Saturday, August 10

"WorkerBee WorkShop"

11:00 am to 3:00 pm

In-Person GSMC Library, 9370 E Washington Street, Indianapolis, IN 46229

 

Another special session for researchers who toil for a living during the weekdays.

 

Just drop in and we will assist your research in any way we can.

Have a coffee or Coke on us--and maybe even a snack.

 

See You There!!