Monday, January 13, 2025

Where Is John W. Link?

We ran across this diploma in some Tech High School materials. 
Now we're curious. 
Does anyone know what happened to John Link after
 he earned a certificate in Architectural Drafting at Tech HS?
C'mon now, let us in on it...

 

Thursday, January 9, 2025

Indiana Landmarks Events

The state headquarters of Indiana Landmarks is here in Indy, 
and they sponsor an ongoing historical buildings and events series.
Any of these strike your fancy? If so, give them a jingle.

 

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

2025 Is Commencement Year!

School Commencement Programs contain a wealth of information 
about local students, faculties, and communities. 
We need yours!
If you have any kind of Marion County school Commencement program, please get it to us.
Attach it to an email, bring it in so we can scan it, mail a photocopy.
We don't need originals; copies will do fine.
Researchers will be most appreciative; thanks.

Reminder: Yearbook deadlines can be as much as 6-7 months before graduation day. 
Commencement programs are much more accurate about actual graduates.

 

Sunday, January 5, 2025

Latest Angel Duane Perry

Skilled genealogist Duane Perry has been researching African American burials all year
 in the "still located in Greenlawn Cemetery." 
We finally chased him down to recognize his great work. 

 

Saturday, January 4, 2025

We Organize Marion County For You

When we discover a photo/document/resource, 
or some generous soul gives/sends us some of the same,
it's generally in some random or single order. 
Our job is to put it where it needs to go, so that family historians can find it.
Take the school files below, for instance. 
We dare to to find any of these files either online or in a physical location.
We have 200+ Marion County schools with data and/or physical files,
all of them nicely organized for research.
Go get 'em!!

 

Thursday, January 2, 2025

GSMC Adds Newspaper Collection

The Franklin Township Historical Society donated a newspaper collection to GSMC, 
and it is now listed in our catalog under "Perry Township." [Yes, Perry!]
The collection is from 11 Apr 1990 to 20 Mar 1991.
We scanned the first issue as a sample, 
and you can view it in our Research Set 4 under Perry Township.
All the issues are shelved in the Perry materials.