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...
Feb 17, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Staff Picks For Adults
By Jessica L., Local History and Genealogy Librarian March 2025 will mark one hundred years since Madge Oberholtzer, a woman from Irvington in Indianapolis, was attacked and killed by D. C. Stephenson. Stephenson was the Grand Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana...
Dec 2, 2024 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian The City of Noblesville has now installed the ice rink at Federal Hill Commons, and people are preparing to do some skating. To those interested in history, this brings up the question of where people would have gone in the...
Nov 8, 2024 | Crossroads Discovery Center
By Jessica L., Local History and Genealogy Librarian The winter season often allows time for families to huddle together inside away from the cold and celebrate traditions, some of them going back generations. If you’ve ever wondered about the story behind a family...
Oct 17, 2024 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian It’s not often that I find a straight-forward ghost story, but while doing some research on another topic, I found an 1899 incident at a house in southwest Noblesville that doesn’t seem to have an explanation. It is...
