IPS Is Tough To Deal With

When we read that the Indianapolis Public Schools 

were going to close a new round of elementary schools, 

we sent the following letter to the Principals of those buildings.

We knew that IPS was overly fond of dumpsters for their historical records, 

and we were hoping to avoid that this time. 

We sent copies to 83, Bellamy, 65, 94, 56, and 114, plus we followed up with an email in August.

Can you guess what kind of response we received? Can you say ZERO, boys and girls? 

The schools are now closed, so where are the records???

 

Free Lecture On Indiana Black History Sep. 7

The Indiana Historical Society is co-sponsoring this free lecture 

on a subject that many, if not most, Hoosiers know nothing about.

Let's pack the hall and change that a bit. Visit the IHS website. 

See you there.

 

Warren Township History Center

We are pleased to announce the creation of the

Warren Township History Center as part of our GSMC Library.

We were able to do this because of the recent 

donation of materials by Warren Central High School. 

We combined these items with some assets 

we already had to make this new section. 

We do have more to add and we anticipate additional donations.

Come in and take a look and feel free to browse.

 

Unscripted Program Meetings

Many, if not most, genealogists will confess that they enjoy 

the pre- and post-meeting sessions, 

where attendees can just listen, participate, and enjoy the round-robin chats.

Think about attending your next meetings in person and be part of the gang.

 

Consider Becoming Our Member Partner

Thanks Much!!

 

Job Posting At State Archives

 The Indiana State Archives is hiring a Reference Assistant! 

This role does not require an MLS and may be a great fit for someone working on an online degree or looking to get experience in the archives field. (Plus, the state has a great tuition reimbursement program!) Please share with anyone who may be interested.

 

This position will serve as the first point of contact for archives patrons, will answer ready reference questions and will provide basic reference assistance. They will direct callers to other external or internal resources, will great Archives visitors and will assist with the volunteer program. The reference assistant will also create inventories, indexes and finding aids to archival records, as well as assist with digitization and metadata creation.

 

The job is posted as Records Analyst here: https://workforindiana.in.gov/job/Indianapolis-Records-Analyst-IN-46219/1065731500/

 

State Archives Groundbreaking, Pt. 2

The Indiana Government press team released this photo of the 

ceremonial event of getting the State Archives building underway. 

We were glad to see it's finally moving. 

[For a state government regularly talking about diversity, 

does it look like a shocking lack of same at this event?