Nov 22, 2017 | Highlights in History
Thanksgiving in 1890 By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Besides family dinner, Thanksgiving now brings to mind parades, football, and Black Friday sales. In the past, however, it has been fairly somber. Being rooted in the harvest celebration of the...
Nov 15, 2017 | Highlights in History
An Unexpected Aerial Visitor By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian In the early days of aviation, balloon racing was a popular sport. Unlike today’s hot-air balloons, they were hydrogen filled, a practice that continued until the Hindenburg disaster in 1937. ...
Nov 10, 2017 | Library News
Ever wish there was some way of keeping track all of the items you had checked out in the past? A new tracking option is now available through your online account. It is easy as accessing your account through the library catalog and simply opting in! From that point...
Nov 8, 2017 | Highlights in History
Cynthiana – The First Geist Community By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian The area around Fishers and Geist is the site of some of the newest housing in Hamilton County, but it was actually settled very early. A town in Fall Creek Township in one of the few...
Nov 6, 2017 | Staff Picks For Adults
The Witches’ Tree: An Agatha Raisin Mystery By: M.C. Beaton I really enjoy listening to the audiobook versions of the Agatha Raisin mysteries by M.C. Beaton. We have a large selection of these mysteries both in CD format and in Overdrive. There are 28 mysteries in...
