Jun 12, 2026 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
As part of my blog posts about Juneteenth, I’ve mentioned the African American soldiers listed on the monument at Crownland Cemetery. It raised the question “Is this the oldest Civil War monument in the United States that includes African American soldiers?” We don’t...
Jun 12, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian We have now spent a couple of years working on the possible situation of Hamilton County men being at the first Juneteenth event in 1865. However, sometimes research goes in a different direction than you expect. New...
Jun 14, 2024 | Staff Picks For Teens
By Christy F., Collection Development Librarian On June 19, we celebrate Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, which marks the day that federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. If you’d like to read about...
Jun 13, 2023 | Highlights in History, Indiana Room, Staff Picks For Adults, Uncategorized
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian I have looked at Juneteenth from some different angles over the last couple of years, including Hamilton County’s connection to the holiday and the African American Civil War soldiers from Hamilton County. But, I...
