Mar 8, 2024 | Highlights in History, Indiana Room, New & Exciting
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian It’s difficult to miss the activities being planned around the total solar eclipse that will be happening on April 8. Of course, this isn’t the first eclipse to be seen in Hamilton County. There are some interesting...
Feb 29, 2024 | Indiana Room, Library News, New & Exciting
By Jessica L., Local History and Genealogy Librarian If you’ve been to the Noblesville branch of Hamilton East Public Library in recent months, you may have noticed construction crews hard at work on the second floor of our building. Or, if you have done any genealogy...
Jan 16, 2024 | Highlights in History, Indiana Room, Uncategorized
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian Looking back over old blog posts about the history of the Hamilton County area, certain names have cropped up several times. An important one is the Dempsey family who were prominent in the African American community and...
Dec 8, 2023 | Indiana Room, Uncategorized
By Jessica Layman, Bicentennial Coordinator and Genealogy and Local History Librarian When I began working at the Hamilton East Public Library in the Indiana Room (soon-to-be the Crossroads Discovery Center) in late 2021, planning for the Hamilton County Bicentennial...
May 15, 2023 | Indiana Room, Uncategorized
By Jessica Layman, Local History and Genealogy Librarian You may have heard – the Indiana Room has moved to the first floor of the Noblesville library! As part of the construction for our improved Crossroads Discovery Center on the second floor, the Indiana Room...