Are your family photographs neatly organized with all the names, dates, and locations written on the backs? Even more organized, are they in archival scrapbooks with appropriate labels in chronological order? Or do your family records look more like mine–a few haphazard scrapbooks and albums with photos that may or […]
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Our Genealogy Lecture series continued last night with a fun and informative talk from Allison DePrey about the 1940 Census. Allison DePrey is Assistant Coordinator for Education and Community Engagement at the Indiana Historical Society. She went over some interesting facts about the 1940 Census and discussed how to read […]
Cemeteries can be invaluable resources for genealogists and historians. They serve as community museums in some respects. Many a genealogist has pored over cemetery records and traipsed across overgrown rural cemeteries to find an elusive ancestor. Join us Thursday evening at 7 p.m. in the Carriage House for the first […]
A new book has found its way to our gift shop as we prepare for our 2013 exhibit about Lew and Susan Wallace’s descendants. Along with talking about the accomplished Wallace family, we will also be discussing how family research is done and how best to preserve your own family […]