Dec 16, 2024 | Library News, New & Exciting
The Hamilton East Public Library (HEPL) is excited to host the 2025 Local Author Fair, an annual, free open house-style event for all ages. The event will be held on Saturday, April 12 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at the FORUM Events Center, 11313 USA Pkwy, Fishers, 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...
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...
Sep 16, 2024 | Ignite Studio, Library News
By Kris H., Arts Engagement Coordinator Ignite Studio invites central Indiana artists to serve as a Maker-in-Residence in 2025. Ignite Studio is an arts-focused makerspace designed to offer the Hamilton County community broad access to a variety of art and making...
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...
