Oct 4, 2024 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Library News, New & Exciting
October is Family History Month! What does family history mean to you? Ancestry charts of grandparents, great grandparents, back and back into history? Close friends that have been there for you? Favorite memories of time spent with a beloved grandma or grandpa?...
Sep 19, 2024 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Noblesville will soon have a professional basketball team, thanks to the Indiana Pacers G-League team moving from Fort Wayne, which makes it worth looking back at the history of the sport in this area. Of course, high...
Aug 20, 2024 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian I’ve covered early circus activity in Hamilton County before. Pushing it farther back, we have a record of the earliest appearance of a circus or menagerie show in the county. A reminiscence by Augustus Finch Shirts in the...
Aug 9, 2024 | Crossroads Discovery Center
By Ann G., CRDC Assistant Manager Newspapers.com is one of the best benefits of your library card! It is a database of newspapers that have been filmed (digitized) and are searchable by key word, date, and title. The newspapers are from all over the U.S. (and even...
Jul 5, 2024 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Library News
By Jessica L., Local History and Genealogy Librarian You may have heard that the Crossroads Discovery Center (formerly known as the Indiana Room) has recently reopened its doors. We are so excited to have patrons back in the space! In addition to the genealogy and...
Jun 28, 2024 | Crossroads Discovery Center, The Library Behind-the-Scenes
What do librarians and library workers do all day? It’s not just sitting behind a desk reading a book! Get to know how the public library works behind-the-scenes! This year, we’ll highlight different departments and services the Hamilton East Public Library offers to...
