Nov 21, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center
By Jessica L., Local History and Genealogy Librarian Back in February, I wrote a blog that outlined a list of resources for learning about the Ku Klux Klan and their impact on Indiana and the Midwest in the early 20th century. We’re revisiting it now because of an...
Nov 10, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian In the past, people have said that William Conner was the first settler of Hamilton County because he established a trading post here in 1802. However, while he had a license to trade with the Native Americans, the fact is...
Oct 17, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian A version of this article originally appeared in the Aug.-Sept. 2015 issue of the Hamilton County Business Magazine. I recently wrote about Isaac Cachell, a story that went viral in the 1830s. Another example of a historic...
Sep 16, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian If you’ve read much Indiana history, you’ve heard about the attempts to build canals and the failures that resulted. One of the classic stories is that of the Central Canal which only now exists in two sections between...
Sep 12, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Library News
By Ann G., Crossroads Discovery Center Assistant Manager The month of October has a lot going for it! Comfortable temperatures, beautiful autumnal colors, candy, and it’s Family History Month. I love family history, my own, yours, the good parts, the terrible parts....
Aug 22, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian A version of this article first appeared in the June/July 2019 issue of the Hamilton County Business Magazine It’s unpredictable what will catch the public’s attention and make a person famous (or infamous) on the internet....
