Registration Opens For IGS Conference in Indianapolis

Registration is now open for the Indiana Genealogical Society's annual conference, which will be held Saturday, April 25, 2009 from 8 am to 5 pm at the Indianapolis Marriott East. In honor of the 20th anniversary of IGS, it will be a special 4-track conference, with Pamela K. Boyer, CG, CGL as the featured speaker. Other speakers will be: Dr. Jack Early, Curt B. Witcher, Bennie J. McRae, Dr. Alan January, Kevin Flanagan, Dona Stokes-Lucas and Ronald L. Darrah. The theme of the conference will be "Honoring Our Warriors: Military Genealogy," and topics will include military records, African American research, and Internet sources.

Registration is $30 for IGS members, $35 for non-members. There is a discounted rate available for rooms at the Indianapolis Marriott East--please contact them directly at (317) 352-1231 and mention the IGS conference to receive the discount.

For more information, or to register, please visit the Conference page.

Boone County Genealogical Society Meeting

The Boone County Genealogical Society will meet Tuesday, September 23 at 6:30 pm at the Thorntown Public Library. The public is welcome to attend.

Hamilton County Offers Genealogy Databases Workshop

The Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville will hold a hands-on workshop on using three genealogy databases--HeritageQuest Online, NewEnglandAncestors.org, and Footnote.com--on Wednesday, October 22 from 9:30 am to noon in the library's computer training room. Participants will have time at the end of the workshop to research. Registration is required--you may register on the library's website, or by calling the library's Outreach Department at (317) 776-6939.

Family History Workshop in Frankfort

The Clinton County Genealogical Society will hold a workshop on Saturday, September 20 from 9 am to 2:30 pm at the Frankfort Community Public Library. Jeffrey A. Bockman will speak on "Census-Are Your Ancestors Hiding in the 20th Century Census," and "Living with Brick Walls." Mary Jane Meeker from the Society of Indiana Pioneers will share information about that group. For more information, please contact Grace Mary Gouveia (ggouveia@accs.net).

Marion County Society To Discuss Genealogy Websites

The Genealogical Society of Marion County will meet Saturday, September 13 at 1:30 pm at the Southport branch of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library. Debbie Engelking will speak on "Genealogy Records Sites on the Internet." The meeting is open to the public.

Irish and Scots-Irish Family History Workshop in Fort Wayne

The Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne will hold an Ulster Historical Foundation workshop on Saturday, October 4 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm in Meeting Rooms A, B and C. Sessions will include: "Records Relating to the Different Churches in Ireland;" "Emigration from Ireland to America and Sources for its Study," and "The Ulster Plantation: Sources for 17th Century Families." Registration is $25, and if you would like to schedule a consultations with the presenters for the afternoon of October 3, it is an additional $20. For more information (including a registration form), see http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/UHF%20Irish%20Workshop%20Brochure.pdf

IGS Offers Databases for Members

The Indiana Genealogical Society has launched a Members-Only section on its website. There, IGS members can search several databases for their Indiana connections. More databases will be added often.

Already on the site are databases concerning the Civil War, Mexican War and Spanish-American War, as well as church records, orphans records and records for various schools (including Indiana University).

IGS Offers New Publications

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added several new publications to the Shop IGS section of its website. The publications focus on Indianapolis and Marion County records. Among the highlights:

--Marion County, Indiana High School Graduates, Volumes 1 and 2--containing information on graduates of Indianapolis/Shortridge High School 1869-1910; Ben Davis High School, 1896-1938; Franklin Township High Schools, 1890-1942, and Lawrence Township High Schools, 1895-1941.

--Marriages and Deaths from Indianapolis Newspapers, Volumes 1, 2 and 3--containing extracts of entries from Indianapolis newspapers concerning marriages, deaths, divorces, separations/desertions, and estate notices. Volume 1 covers 1822-1829; Volume 2 covers 1830-1839; Volume 3 covers 1840-1849.

--Burial List and History of Greenlawn City Cemetery, Indianapolis--containing information on burials from the 1820's through the 1860's.

--World War I Military Deaths from Marion County--a reprint of the Marion County section of Gold Star Honor Roll (1921), which has photos and brief biographies of Marion County soldiers who died during the Great War.

Military Symposium in Fort Wayne

The Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne will hold a symposium on Friday, September 26 and Saturday, September 27 about the military records held at the National Archives. Marie Varrelman Melchiori, CG, CGL will be the featured speaker, and there will also be time for individual consultations. Registration is $50, which includes a dinner on Friday night featuring a talk by Curt Witcher. For more information, see http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/Military%20Symposium.pdf, or phone (260) 421-1225.

Family History Seminar in Louisville

The Louisville Genealogical Society will hold their Family History Seminar and Book Fair on Saturday, October 11 from 8:30 am to 4 pm at the Beargrass Christian Church (4100 Shelbyville Rd., Louisville KY). Michael John Neill will be the featured speaker and topics will include "Researching the Entire Family; Using FHL Records When You Don't Know the Language;" migration trails, and effective Internet searching. General admission is $5; the lectures are $10 each to attend. There will also be several free classes you can attend, including 1-hour sessions on beginning your research, researching Irish ancestors, researching deed and tax lists, and evaluating genealogy software programs.

Hamilton County Offers Genealogy Course

The Carmel-Clay Historical Society in Carmel, Indiana will offer a 5-week genealogy course, "Finding Family," beginning in September at the Monon Center in Carmel's Central Park. Sue Dillon will lead the course, which will include how to find information on the Internet and how to locate information such as deeds, wills, marriages, death certificates, cemetery records, and estate settlements. The course is limited to 20 people; the course fee is $20 for CCHS members, $25 for non-members.

For more details, contact Sue Dillon at shdillon@indy.rr.com or phone (317) 844-3558.

Ancestry Library Edition Workshop Offered in Hamilton County

The Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville will hold a hands-on workshop on using Ancestry Library Edition on Wednesday, September 24 from 9:30 am to noon in the library's computer training room. There will be time at the end of the program to research your ancestors. Registration is required--you may register on the library's website, or by calling the library's Outreach Department at (317) 776-6939.

Boone County Genealogical Society Meeting

The Boone County Genealogical Society will meet Tuesday, August 26 at 6:30 pm at the Lebanon Public Library. The public is welcome to attend.

Scottish and Lithuanian Research Program in Fort Wayne

The Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana will meet on Wednesday, October 8 at 7 pm in Meeting Room A of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne. Jeanne Stump will present a program on doing research in Scotland and Lithuania. Stump is a Certified Genealogist, a Fellow of The Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and a volunteer with the Lithuanian Global Genealogy Society. The meeting is open to the public and gathering time begins at 6:30 pm.

Marriage Indexing: Roll of Honor

Marriage Indexing: Roll of Honor
We are indexing Indiana marriage records in preparation for putting the digital images online for researchers to access. Congratulations to all who are helping with this project and a special thank you to the following Roll of Honor indexers and arbitrators for their contribution.

Over 20,000 Records Indexed
Harold Martin of Melbourne, Florida
Sheryl Porter of Monmouth, Illinois
Robert E. Van Lue of Rochester, Indiana
Jane Chamberlain of Bloomfield, Indiana
Bea Barton of Washington, Utah

Over 10,000 Records Indexed
Don Sylvester of Sanford, North Carolina
Clara J. Whan of Avilla, Indiana
Teresa Taramasso of Graham, Texas
Michelle Golden of Roy, Washington
Linda Harney of Huntington, Indiana
Darlene Shuart of Monroe, Washington
Justina Cook of Nampa, Idaho
Mary Sallee of Mesa, Arizona
Carolyn Lowe of Knoxville, Tennessee
Barbara Scott of Sunnyvale, California

Over 5,000 Records Indexed
Patricia Hodges of Stacy, Minnesota
Cindy Fuller of West Lafayette, Indiana
Robert McKillip of Rock Mount, Virginia
Evelyn D. City of Clinton, Indiana
William Stevens of West Point, Utah
Walter Caplinger of Kansas City, Missouri
Mary Stewart of Muncie, Indiana
Sandra Wincek of New Berlin, Wisconsin
Ronald R. Hall of Fort Wayne, Indiana
Judy Vanaugh of Poland, Ohio
Karen Creamer of Connersville, Indiana
Martha Roll of Rockford, Illinois
Deborah Rex of Brea, California
Nancy Lee White of Patriot, Indiana
Yvonne L. Strong of East Wenatchee, Washington

Over 20,000 Records Arbitrated
Dan Elliott of Mount Vernon, Indiana
Clara J. Whan of Avilla, Indiana
Nancy Brower of Oroville, California

Over 10,000 Records Arbitrated
Bernie Cinkoske of Indianapolis, Indiana
Ronald Chard of Ocala, Florida
Justina Cook of Nampa, Idaho
Larry Munden of Houston, Texas
Lori White of Windsor, Colorado

Over 5,000 Records Arbitrated
Michelle Golden of Roy, Washington
Ann C. Richardson of Woods Cross, Utah
Robert McKillip of Rock Mount, Virginia
Jennifer Cruse of Terre Haute, Indiana

Genealogy "Boot Camp" in Noblesville

The Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville will hold a beginning genealogy class on Saturday, September 20 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Participants will learn how to complete pedigree charts and family group sheets, where to begin the hunt, how to find and interpret records such as census records, birth, death, and a marriage records, and how to hunt for ancestors on the Internet. Registration is required--you may register on the library's website, or by calling the library's Outreach Department at (317) 776-6939.

Vital Records Lecture in Fort Wayne

The Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne will hold a free lecture, "Vital Records and Their Substitutes," on Saturday, August 23 at 10 am in Meeting Room A. Register by phone (260) 421-1225 or by e-mail genealogy@ACPL.info

Query: HEADY/BLAIR of Vigo County

I'm trying to research my husband's grandfather, William A. Heady (born 1876 in Indiana; died April 1917 in Oklahoma). He was the son of John F. Heady (born about 1845 in Kentucky; died 1880-1900) and Amanda M. Blair (born February 1846 in Kentucky; died 11 January 1913 in Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana), who were married 8 October 1865 in Vigo County.

John F. and Amanda Heady were in the 1880 census in Linton Township, Vigo County. Amanda is a widow in the 1900 census, living in Terre Haute in the household of a son-in-law.

William A. had siblings:
--Robert T. (born about 1866 in Indiana)
--Mary E. (born about 1868 in Indiana)
--Ida M. (born about 1870 in Indiana)
--Sarah E. (born about 1874 in Indiana)--married Daniel C. Coleman (born about 1871) on 9 November 1893 in Vigo County
--Rosetta M. (born November 1878 in Indiana)--married Bert L. Kendall (born April 1874) on 27 October 1895 in Vigo County

William A. Heady married Mary B. Leach on 26 February 1898 in Vigo County. Family history says they had a son (name unknown). He was working in Oklahoma by 1903, and he was married in 1905 near Elk City, Oklahoma to Georgia Hanger and they had a daughter, Bernice (born 1915). William was killed in a fire in 1917, but his wife and daughter survived. We know little of the Indiana part of our family history. Thank you for any information you can give us.

Kellie Sensintaffar
kelliegardens@yahoo.com

Curt Witcher To Speak at Allen County Meeting

Curt Witcher, manager of the Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, will speak at the September 10 meeting of the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana. Witcher will present a program on "What's New at the Genealogy Center." The meeting is open to visitors as well as members and begins at 7 pm in the theater on the lower level of the Allen County Public Library. Gathering time is 6:30 pm.