Looking for William?

We are indexing the August Denier Headstone Ledger 2,

 and Wednesday we encountered the below entry for William Wilson.

Knowing the normal difficulty with Irish immigrants, 

we wondered if someone might be looking for him.

On the 1860 Indy census he is living in the Ray House Hotel and is a railroad employee.

Found Johanna Glavin on Find-A-Grave in Holy Cross Cemetery, 

but not Josephine or William.

Where to from here??

 

German Resources Upgrade

We had our German materials in a file cabinet, 

which was not at all convenient to use.

And, so, we migrated them to this nice shelf unit, 

and researchers can walk right up and find their folks.

 

Latest New [Old] Stuff

We display recent library acquisitions in a good spot.

 

Marion County's Really First Cemetery

The first known burials in what is now Marion County, Indiana, 

happened a L-O-N-G time ago.

They were only discovered, though, in the 1930's,

 when they were building the power plant down in Perry Township.

Take a look at our newest cemetery entry and read all about it for yourself.

 

Ever Heard of Eastman Hospital?

 We found a clue that there was a little-known hospital in downtown Indy in the early 1900's.

Our library volunteer Ruth Hans, a retired Indianapolis librarian,

 accepted the task of chasing down this facility. 

She turned in her report on Wednesday and it is now in our Hospital library section. 

Great job, Ruth; thanks much!

Genealogies Growing

Our genealogies section outgrew the place where we had it,

so we had to clear a larger shelf location [see below].

We moved the collection, improved it a bit, and reopened for business.

Take a look on our website for your surnames or just drop by and browse. 

Much Better!!

 

Newest Life Member...Yay!

 Judith Baumgarner of Eugene, OR, recently changed 

her longtime yearly membership to a Lifetime Subscription.

Thanks, Judi, for this upgrade and we hope we can meet your expectations.

Our Supporting Members are critical to our all-volunteer society.

As an example, in 2024 just our internet service cost us $1,383, 

and all of that was covered by memberships and donations.

Wish us luck as we charge into the future and add many more Marion County resources.

New File Assistant

If you look at the bottom of the Genealogy Data section, you will find a new item RECENT ADDITIONS. 

This will show you all of the library resource materials that have been added in the last year. 

Maybe something you have been looking for!!

 

Perry Newspaper Files Added

Speaking of Barry Browning, he just digitized 

a big set of newspapers for 1924-1925 Perry Township. 

They are in Set 4 on our website.

You can download the files, do an OCR save and search by any word [Surname!]

 

Notified Our Last Angel...

Sometimes chasing down busy folks takes a little work.

Wednesday we finally stopped Barry Browning of Perry Township 

long enough to recognize him as a 2024 GSMC Genealogy Angel.

Barry has been a mainstay of the Perry Township Historical Society for many a year,

along with numerous other activities. 

Thanks, Barry, from all of us in the local genealogical community!

 

Lawrence Cemetery Report Added

We just added the archaeology report for the 2007 move of the 

Wright-Whitsell-Gentry Cemetery from Lawrence Township to Crown Hill.

This 18-page document contains many great details of the burials. 

Come on down and take a look.

 

Crown Hill Features Tulsa Race Massacre

The Crown Hill Speaker Series is presenting a program this month on the 

1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. 

It will be at the Indiana Landmarks HQ on Central Ave.

Tickets are free from Crown Hill but are required for admission.