Hamilton County To Offers Photo Preservation Workshops

The Carmel Clay Historical Society, the Carmel Clay Public Library, and Heritage Photo & Research Services are sponsoring a series of workshops in Hamilton County about preserving photos:

These are workshops that are geared towards genealogists, historians and collectors:

• Capturing Carmel in Historic Photographs - Thursday, March 7 - 7 to 8:30 pm
  
  Carmel-area residents are invited to this free slide presentation highlighting some of the nearly 1,000 photographs recently scanned and cataloged by the Carmel Clay Historical Society. CCHS director Katherine Dill will showcase images dating from the Civil War to the present, contrasting the images with what is on the site today. This workshop is free; to register, visit http://capturingcarmel.eventbrite.com
• Care and Identification of Family Photographs - Saturday, March 23 - 9 am - noon
  
  This workshop will be presented by Joan Hostetler of Heritage Photo & Research Services and will discuss how to date and identify photos, archival materials to house photos, and how to preserve digital photos. Participants are encouraged to bring interesting photos with them for a brief show & tell session. This workshop is free, to register, visit http://careofphotos.eventbrite.com.
• Preserving Digital Photographs - Saturday, April 13 - 9 am - noon
  
  John Harris and Joan Hostetler, owners of Heritage Photo & Research Services, will discuss how to scan old family photos, selecting the right equipment, and how to store them. This workshop is free; to register, visit http://digitalpreservation.eventbrite.com.

Hamilton County Library in Noblesville To Hold HeritageQuest Computer Workshop

The Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville will hold a computer training workshop on HeritageQuest Online on Wednesday, February 27 from 9:30 am to noon in the library's computer training lab. Participants will learn the most effective ways to search for ancestors in the HeritageQuest Online database, and there will time at the end to work on your own research.

The workshop is free but registration is required - to register, visit the events calendar of the library's website, or call (317) 776-6939.

Indiana State Archives Adds Online Index of Marion County Court Records

The Indiana State Archives has added an online index of Marion County court records that covers 1822-1930. It is an index of court cases as well as jurors lists and coroner's inquests; it can be searched at http://www.indianadigitalarchives.org/TitleInfo.aspx?TID=40. The Indiana State Archives press release, which includes information about the scope of the index, can be viewed at http://www.in.gov/activecalendar/EventList.aspx?view=EventDetails&eventidn=70309&information_id=141700.

IGS Adds February 2013 Newsletter To Members-Only

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added the February 2013 issue of IGS Newsletter, the society's bi-monthly newsletter for IGS members, to the Members Only area. IGS members can login to the IGS Records section to download their copy.

This issue has a Q & A with Josh Taylor, the featured speaker at the Indiana Genealogical Society in Bloomington on April 27, and is brimming with news items from all over the state.

The newsletter is available for download in its regular size, as well as in a compressed version which downloads faster on slower Internet connections.

The newsletter is a premium database, accessible only to IGS members.

Query: PAUL of Warrick County

Seeking information on the family of Jacob PAUL, born abt 1799 in Germany and died 18 Jan 1868 in Warrick County, IN. He was married abt 1827 in Germany to Catharina (?). I'd like to find his probate record to see just where in Germany he came from. Any other info regarding his family would be appreciated.

Ralph C. Howes
4162 Patterson St. #1
Anchorage AK 99504-4580
rchowes@ak.net

Southern Indiana Genealogical Society To Re-Enact New Albany Pioneers

The Southern Indiana Genealogical Society will meet on Thursday, February 7 at 7 pm in the Strassweg Auditorium of the New Albany-Floyd County Library (180 W. Spring St., New Albany, Indiana). Re-enactors Dave Elliott and Alice Glover will present a program, "An Evening with Obadiah and Sophia," where they will portray siblings Obadiah Childs and Sophia Childs Ashton, two early settlers of Floyd County.

The meeting is free and open to the public - for more information about the society, please visit http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~insigs/index.html.

FamilySearch Adds Pulaski & Putnam County Entries to Indiana Marriage Index

FamilySearch has updated the Indiana marriage index 1811-1959 that is in progress. Index entries have been added for Pulaski County and Putnam County; the searchable index now covers 54 counties.

Visit our Indiana Marriage Indexing Project page to learn more about this joint project between the Indiana Genealogical Society and FamilySearch and how you can help.

Query: BORCHERS/HILEBRAND/NORVIEL of Indianapolis

Just learned that Henry and Caroline BORCHERS HILEBRAND(residents of Indianapolis second half of 1800s) are parents of my paternal grandfather Frank NORVIEL who married their daughter Mary A.  Seeking further information on their backgrounds (believe them to be German immigrants).  
Thank you.
Mike Norviel
1801 Camino Raso NW
Albuquerque, NM  87107
mnorviel@salud.unm.edu

Allen County Genealogical Society To Discuss City Directories

The Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana will present a free program, "Using City Directories in Genealogical Research," during its meeting on Wednesday, February 13 at 7 pm. The meeting will be held in Meeting Room A of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne; the program will be presented by Curt Witcher, manager of The Genealogy Center at the library. The program is free and open to the public; gathering time is 6:30 pm.

QUERY: CAMPBELL/HORNADAY of Indianapolis

James Rich of Burlington, North Carolina (jrich150@triad.rr.com) is looking for descendants of a CAMPBELL family that moved from Alamance County, North Carolina to the east side of Indianapolis shortly after their 1903 marriage. If you have any information about this family, please contact him.

Grover Lee CAMPBELL
born: 14 April 1885 in Alamance County, North Carolina
died: 16 December 1969 in Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana
buried: Anderson Cemetery, Warren Park, Marion County, Indiana
residence: 4120 East 21st Street (1920 through 1940 censuses; also 1942 draft registration card)
occupation: car inspector for railroad shop

married 24 January 1903 in Alamance County, North Carolina to:
Sarah HORNADAY
born: about 1883 in Almanace County, North Carolina
died: 11 February 1969 in ?Indianapolis?
buried: Anderson Cemetery, Warren Park, Marion County, Indiana

Children:
1) Lacy Wilbert Campbell
born: 1906 in Indiana
died: 1943
buried: Anderson Cemetery, Warren Park, Marion County, Indiana

Lacey Campbell was married about 1927 to Mildred J. (born 23 March 1911; died 13 January 1999) and they had children: Ronald L. Campbell (born 3 February 1927; died 21 December 1990 in Brevard County, Florida) and Carol Campbell (born about 1928).

Lacey and Mildred divorced sometime after 1930; in the 1940 census, Mildred is remarried to Earl GILLESPIE and living at 2314 Wheeler Street in Indianapolis, raising the 2 Campbell children.

Lacey remarried on August 19, 1942 in Marion County to Josephine La Falletto. She is buried in Anderson Cemetery, under the name Josephine Campbell Roos (1905-1986).

2) Andrew Henry Campbell
born about 1909 in Indiana
died after 1940

3) Larry or Leroy Campbell
born about 1912 in Indiana
died after 1940

LaPorte County Society To Offer Bus Trip To Fort Wayne Library

The LaPorte County Genealogical Society, in conjunction with the Michigan City Public Library, is sponsoring a bus trip on Wednesday, April 10 to do genealogy research at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne. The bus will pick up passengers in Michigan City at 7 am and in LaPorte at 7:30 am, and will depart from Fort Wayne at 4 pm for the return home. The cost is $21 per person. Reservations must be made by March 21st - reservation forms are available online (PDF).

LaPorte County Genealogical Society To Hold Genealogy Auction

The LaPorte County Genealogical Society will hold an informal auction of all your extra genealogy "stuff" - books, magazines, etc. - at their meeting on Tuesday, February 12. The meeting will be held at 7 pm at the Swanson Center for Older Adults (910 State St., La Porte IN). President Alan Zeller will serve as auctioneer. The public is welcome to attend.

Hamilton County Library in Noblesville To Discuss Finding Female Ancestors

The Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville will hold a class about how to find information on female ancestors on Saturday, February 23 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm in the library's genealogy classroom. The library will share tips on how to find information on female ancestors, who can sometimes be the hardest ones to locate in records.

The class is free but registration is required - to register, visit the events calendar of the library's website, or call (317) 776-6939.

Indiana War Memorials To Honor Veterans with Commemorative Bricks

Do you have an Indiana veteran in your family that you'd like to honor? The Indiana War Memorials Foundation is honoring Indiana veterans by placing commemorative bricks around the Soldier's and Sailor's Monument in Indianapolis. The bricks are available for a $100 donation and will include the veteran's name, rank, branch of service and dates. For more information about the "Bricks of Remembrance" program, please e-mail customerservice@indianawarmemorials.com or phone (317) 650-9058.

Marion County Genealogy Society and Indiana Historical Society Offer Irish Research Seminar

The Genealogical Society of Marion County, in conjunction with the Indiana Historical Society, are offering an Irish and Scots-Irish Family Research Seminar on Saturday, March 23 at the Frank and Katrina Basile Theater of the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center in Indianapolis. The seminar is from 9 am to 4:30 pm and the speakers will be Fintan Mullan and Brian Trainor, who are known collectively as "The Ulster Guys." The seminar will include sessions on emigration and church records.

Registration for the seminar (which includes free parking, and same-day admission to the Indiana Experience), is $28 for GSMC and IHS members, $35 for non-members. Lunch is optional - $12 for a potato bar with all the toppings. Indiana librarians are eligible to receive 7 general LEU credits.

For more information, or to register, contact the IHS - https://tickets.indianahistory.org/Info.aspx?EventID=20 or phone (317) 232-1882.

Zionsville Library Becomes FamilySearch Affiliate Library

The SullivanMunce Cultural Center in Zionsville, Boone County, Indiana is the newest FamilySearch Affiliate Library. This designation means that their patrons will be able to order microfilm from FamilySearch's catalog and have it shipped directly to the library for viewing (it costs $7.50 per roll to order microfilm, the same price as when ordered from Family History Centers).

The SullivanMunce Cultural Center is located at 225 West Hawthorne Street in Zionsville, Indiana, just two blocks west of the brick Main Street. Their hours are Tuesdays, 10 am to 4 pm and Saturdays, 11 am, to 3 pm. For more information, contact them at (317) 873-4900 or visit www.sullivanmunce.org.

FamilySearch Adds Entries for 3 Counties to Indiana Marriage Index

FamilySearch has updated the Indiana marriage index 1811-1959 that is in progress. Index entries have been added for Perry County, Pike County and Porter County; the searchable index now covers 52 counties.

Visit our Indiana Marriage Indexing Project page to learn more about this joint project between the Indiana Genealogical Society and FamilySearch and how you can help.

CAMBPELL of Perry County

Looking for Harold CAMBBELL, I believe that he lived in Apalona,Perry,  IN  at one time. 

Val Linthicum

607 Grace Street

Somerdale, NJ 08083

val@linthicumsailmakers.com  E-mail

Marion County Society To Discuss Funeral Homes & Cemetery Records

The Genealogical Society of Marion County will meet on Saturday, February 9 from 1 to 3 pm to discuss funeral home records and cemetery records. The meeting will take place at the Irvington Branch of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library (5625 E. Washington St., Indianapolis IN 46219) and will include a program, "Digging for Data in Back Rooms and Basements," by Bruce Oakley. Bruce Oakley is a funeral director and president of the Oakland Hammond Funeral Home in Indianapolis, and he will discuss how to find out what records are available and how to approach the organizations that have them.

The meeting is free and open to the public.

South Bend Genealogical Society To Host Michiana Genealogy Fair

The South Bend Area Genealogical Society will host its Michiana Genealogy Fair 2013 on Saturday, March 16 at the Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library (209 Lincoln Way East, Mishawaka IN 46544). Richard Doherty, specialist in Irish and Scots/Irish genealogy, will be the featured speaker. The first lecture will be at 10:30 am on "Cost Effective Research: Accessing Irish Records from North America." The second lecture will be at 1:30 pm on "Serendipity: A Lighthearted Look at Genealogy," illustrating the humorous aspects of genealogy. Various commercial vendors and genealogical societies will be present to assist attendees. The cost is $6.00 at the door and additional information is available at www.sbags.org or by contacting WHMinish@aol.com.

IGS Adds 6 Southern Indiana Databases To Members-Only

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added 6 databases about southern Indiana to the County Records section of our Members Only area:

--Early Members of Silver Creek Baptist Church, Clark County, Indiana
--Doctors of Decatur County, Indiana (1821-1915)
--Early Residents of Dubois County, Indiana (1807-1820)
--Early Settlers of Jefferson County, Indiana
--Residents of Orange County, Indiana Who Served in the Mexican War (1846-1848)
--Early Schools of Pike County, Indiana

These are all premium databases, accessible only to IGS members.

The Indiana Genealogical Society now has 957 databases in the Members Only area. Each of Indiana's 92 counties has at least 3 databases.

IGS Adds 6 Northern Indiana Databases To Members-Only

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added 6 databases about northern Indiana to the County Records section of our Members Only area:

--Residents of Cass County, Indiana Who Served in the Mexican War (1846-1848)
--Early Settlers of Fulton County, Indiana
--Early Settlers of Kosciusko County, Indiana
--Residents of LaGrange County, Indiana Who Died in the Civil War
--Residents of LaPorte County, Indiana Who Served in the 9th Indiana Infantry (1861-1865)
--Residents of White County, Indiana Who Died in the Civil War

These are all premium databases, accessible only to IGS members.

The Indiana Genealogical Society now has 951 databases in the Members Only area. Each of Indiana's 92 counties has at least 3 databases.

Allen County Library To Discuss Researching From Home

The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne will offer a free class on Wednesday, February 13 on how to do genealogy research from home. The class, "Plug-In Your Armchair Genealogy: Researching From Home," will be held from 2:30 to 3:30 pm in the library's Meeting Room A. This class, led by Dawne Slater-Putt, takes the armchair research of the past - letters, queries, Interlibrary loan and phone calls - and gives it a modern twist. There's so much that can be found through the Internet to advance your research, even if you do not subscribe to a single commercial (for-pay) database!

After the session, you can grab a snack nearby and then return at 7 pm for the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana's monthly meeting, which will also be held in the library's Meeting Room A.

This class is free but registration is required - to register, please e-mail Genealogy@ACPL.Info or call (260) 421-1225.

For more information on the class, see the library's WinterTech brochure.

Query; BERRY/SHAW/LEWIS of Elkart

Rosa B BERRY alias Rosa SHAW, b. Iowa, Feb 1857, appears in 1900 US Census as Rosa SHAW, appears in numerous newspaper articles, mostly in Elkhart, Indiana, starting in 1905, the first of which are real estate transfers; then, starting in 1908 involved in horse and buggy theft, sentenced to Indianapolis Women's Prison in 1911. I would like to know where I can find records of her legal case and imprisonment. (She is in the 1910 US census at the same address as William H. Pike and in the 1920 US census at the same address as Ella Daly. Parolee, esp in the latter case?) Another person of interest is Charles BERRY alias Charles LEWIS, also arrested for theft, who is variously mentioned as Rosa's brother, half-brother, or brother-in-law (the latter most likely, I believe). He is in the Elkhart newspapers starting in Nov 1908,  
Thanks in advance for your reply.
Elaine Armstrong
6426 Milne Rd. NW
Albugquerque, NM 87120
absobluminlutely@yahoo.com

Query: LYKINS/TURNER/WATSON/HEWET/SNELL/KNIGHT/RUSSELL/SWAIN of Henry and Delaware counties

Blanche May LYKINS born Dec 5, 1873 died Sept 5, 1967 was  my paternal grandmother, and 
orphaned at age 12,  married Charles (Charley) M TURNER (b May 2, 1874 d 1954).  They lived in Oakville Indiana, south of Muncie and are buried in Miller Cemetery, Middletown, Henry County.  Their house in Oakville was near the Electric Line trolley that had a station in Oakville, and ran to Muncie.

My father said his mother Blanche played with India WATSON and may have been her cousin.  Blanche grew up with an aunt of India's.  India married George WATSON and they had a daughter Gladys WATSON who married Gilbert HEWET.  They were lifelong family friends.  India WATSON may have been born India SNELL, daughter of Lora and Naoma SNELL. 

My father grew up in Oakville IN and went to Cowan High School and later to Ball State Teacher’s College in Muncie.  Some of his cousins on his father's side lived nearby:  Georgia Knight RUSSELL, daughter of Leo Teeter KNIGHT, daughter of Viola TURNER and George TEETER.  Also Kenneth ROSS son of Eva TURNER ROSS.  Noah and Sally SWAIN (not related) lived on a farm near Charley and Blanche TURNER in Oakville. Sally and Blanche were friends.

I'd be interested in any information you can provide on Blanche M. LYKINS’ parents and any of the other mention above. Some of these people may have lived in Delaware County.

Katherine Turner Alben
1705 Dorwaldt Blvd
Schenectady, NY 12309
alben@nycap.rr.com

Hamilton County Library in Noblesville To Hold Genealogy Organizing Class

The Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville will hold a class in how to organize your genealogy research on Saturday, February 2, 2013 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm in the library's genealogy classroom. You'll learn how to weed through your information and store fragile documents and photographs.

The class is free but registration is required - to register, visit the events calendar of the library's website, or call (317) 776-6939.

LaPorte County Genealogical Society Announces 2013 Programs

The LaPorte County Genealogical Society has announced the programs for several of their upcoming meetings:

• Tuesday, February 12 -- an informal auction of everyone's contributed genealogy "trash and treasures," as an aid to housecleaning and to the society's budget.
• Tuesday, March 12 -- Harold Henderson will tell how to find your way around the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center's web site and the library itself, in preparation for our annual April bus trip. This is the best place to research genealogy between the East Coast and Salt Lake City -- don't miss out!
• Tuesday, April 9 -- Audrey Kinezian will speak on genealogy resources for Starke County.
• Wednesday, April 10 -- Annual bus trip to Allen County Public Library. Reservation forms will be available soon, cost is $21 per person.
• Tuesday, May 14 -- to be announced.
• Tuesday, June 11 -- Gloria Arndt and Dorothy Palmer will guide the annual cemetery tour, this time meeting 6 pm at Low Cemetery on Johnson Road, and sharing a supper afterwards.

Weather permitting, the genealogy society meets at the Swanson Center for Older Adults (910 State Street, La Porte, Indiana) on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm. The public is welcome at all meetings. Membership dues are $10 individual, $12 family.

Board for Certification of Genealogists Launches Blog

The Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG) has launched its own blog, entitled SpringBoard: News and Notes, which can be accessed from http://www.BCGcertification.org. Posts will include names and profiles of those who have been certified, as well as information and advice on genealogy standards and certification procedures.

BCG was formed in 1964 to define, support, explain and advocate high standards in genealogy. It is an independent certifying body that is not affiliated with or part of any group.

IGS Adds 8 Premium Database To Members-Only

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added 8 databases to the County Records section of our Members Only area:

--Early Residents of Crawford County, Indiana (1820)
--Residents of Delaware County, Indiana Who Served in the Revolutionary War
--Residents of Delaware County, Indiana Who Served in the War of 1812
--Early Settlers of Jasper County, Indiana
--Residents of Marshall County, Indiana Who Served in the Spanish-American War (1898)
--Pioneer Settlers of Parke County, Indiana
--Members of Dunlapsville Presbyterian Church, Liberty Township, Union County, Indiana (1829-1912)
--Early Villages Platted in Vermillion County, Indiana

These are all premium databases, accessible only to IGS members.

The Indiana Genealogical Society now has 945 databases in the Members Only area. Each of Indiana's 92 counties has at least 3 databases.

IGS Adds 4 Free Jay County Cemetery Databases

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added free databases about 4 Jay County cemeteries to the County Records section of our Members Only area:

--Index of Lancaster Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana
--Index of Limberlost Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana
--Index of Lotz Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana
--Index of Zoar Cemetery, Jay County, Indiana

These 4 databases are free to the public - no membership is needed in order to view them.

The Indiana Genealogical Society now has 937 databases in the Members Only area. Each of Indiana's 92 counties has at least 3 databases.

Registration Open for IGS Seminar in Bedford

Registration is now open for the Indiana Genealogical Society's 2013 Society Management Seminar. The seminar, which is in conjunction with our Conference in Bloomington featuring Josh Taylor, will be held on Friday, April 26 at the Lawrence County Museum of History in Bedford. Among the speakers at the seminar will be Tamara Hemmerlein of the Indiana Historical Society, discussing how to care for documents and photographs.

Registration is just $5 per person - see www.indgensoc.org/seminar.php for the complete schedule of events.

Marion County Society To Discuss Genealogy Brick Walls

The Genealogical Society of Marion County will meet on Saturday, January 12 from 1 to 3 pm at the Eagle Branch of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library at 3325 Lowry Rd. (off Georgetown Rd., between 30 St. and 38th St.). The meeting will include an open forum, where you can discuss any "brick walls" you've come across in your genealogy research. Suggestions will be offered on what sources to check and where to find additional help.

The meeting is free and open to the public.

Hamilton County Library in Noblesville To Discuss Preserving Family Treasures

The Hamilton East Public Library in Noblesville will hold a genealogy roundtable on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 2:15 pm in the library's genealogy classroom. Come share your ideas for you preserve, store and display your family photos and papers. The roundtable is free and open to the public - no registration is necessary.