Apr 12, 2018 | Highlights in History
The First Chinese Immigrants to Hamilton County By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian While Hamilton County has people of many different nationalities living here today, at one time it was rare enough to be reported in the news. The Ledger reported on...
Mar 29, 2018 | Highlights in History
Female Ancestors and Census Records By: Nancy Massey March is Women’s History Month. What better time to honor your female ancestors than to search for their whereabouts and history! One of my genealogical goals is to find all my female ancestors on all the census...
Mar 1, 2018 | Highlights in History
Eva Stewart: NHS’s First African American Graduate By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Since we are right between Black History Month and Women’s History Month, it’s worth looking at an African American woman who was important to the history of Noblesville. ...
Feb 15, 2018 | Highlights in History
Ancestor Hunts, Ancestry, and Newspapers By: Nancy Massey Have you ever wondered who your ancestors were, what kind of work they did, how did they live, from where did they come, and why did they move around so much? I did. When I was in high school, I wondered who...
Jan 4, 2018 | Highlights in History
Ringing in 1875 in Fishers Switch By: David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian I’ve done several posts on the raucous nature of early Fishers – here, here, here, here, here, and here – but it’s important to remember that there were other, more innocent times,...
