Dec 5, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History, New & Exciting
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Transportation of goods to market is a crucial link in any business. Today, the price of fuel has a huge impact on the price of groceries in the supermarket. However, the process now is still much simpler than it was 175...
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 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 18, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center
By Jessica L., Genealogy and Local History Librarian Traditional museums often have very large collections of materials that they can’t display all at once. The Louvre, one of the most famous museums in the world, is also one of the largest. They display a little...
Apr 21, 2025 | Crossroads Discovery Center, Highlights in History, Library News
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian There have been various tour boats in Hamilton County over the years. Probably the one most remembered by people is the Waterfront Queen/Star of Cicero which was on Morse Reservoir between 1994 and 2008. There was also the...
