Jun 12, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History, New & Exciting
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian We have now spent a couple of years working on the possible situation of Hamilton County men being at the first Juneteenth event in 1865. However, sometimes research goes in a different direction than you expect. New...
May 19, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian The railroad known as the Midland was a venture that began in high optimism and then struggled through 110 years of bankruptcies, reorganizations, and mechanical malfunctions. It was organized in 1871 as the Anderson,...
Apr 21, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History, Library News
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian There have been various tour boats in Hamilton County over the years. Probably the one most remembered by people is the Waterfront Queen/Star of Cicero which was on Morse Reservoir between 1994 and 2008. There was also the...
Apr 11, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Library News
By Jessica Layman, Genealogy and Local History Librarian When people come to the Crossroads Discovery Center (CRDC), they may have different levels of experience with genealogy. Sometimes, people have been doing family history research for decades. Sometimes, they...
Mar 14, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
Joyce Hobson (1851-1939) was the first known woman doctor in Hamilton County. She was born Joyce Fredrica Richards in Tipton County, and her family had moved to Adams Township by 1870. Her first career was as a teacher in the Boxley School in 1875. She married William...
Feb 25, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Donald Graham is mostly forgotten now, but in his day, he was one of the state’s more notable architects. He designed libraries, theaters, and other buildings around Indiana. Locally, he should be remembered for having...
