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...
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...
Jun 26, 2024 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian In the early nineteenth century, the Fourth of July could be considered the most important holiday in the United States. It was a statement of national identity at a time when Americans were still trying to understand who...
May 20, 2024 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Indiana Room, Staff Picks For Adults, Staff Picks For Kids
By Jessica L., Local History and Genealogy Librarian On June 6, 1944, the Allies launched a coordinated attack on the coast of France as part of Operation Overlord, often called D-Day. World War II had begun in 1939, and the US had been involved since the attack on...
