Indiana Room

Indiana Room Registration required. Special Collection of Indiana history and geneaology resources on the second floor in Noblesville

Scan-a-thon for Hamilton Co. Bicentennial Book

November 6 | 10 am-3 pm | Noblesville

Hamilton County will celebrate its 200th birthday in 2023. In preparation for this bicentennial celebration, we are creating a book! The Bicentennial Book Committee is asking for your help. The goal of this scana-thon is to digitize the family photos of community members that highlight events, buildings, locations, people, etc. in Hamilton County’s nine townships. This will be a book not only about Hamilton County, but created by Hamilton County residents like yourself. So look through your family albums and select about ten photos that you feel depict Hamilton County history (from any time period!). Then call the Indiana Room (317-770-3236) or register online for a scanning appointment to avoid a long waiting line. After the scanning is completed, an archival copy of your photo(s) will be kept for possible use in the book or on the Bicentennial blog, and we will give you a jpeg copy of your images (bring a flashdrive if possible!). You will leave the library with your originals and digital copies of your images. As a participant in this project, you will be entered into a drawing for a hardcover copy of the bicentennial book (once it is published).

Additional Scan-a-thon Dates and Locations:

Please contact the HEPL Indiana Room (317-7703236) to schedule your scanning appointment at these other locations.

• November 13 | 10 am-2 pm. | Carmel Monon

Center (1195 Central Park Drive W., Carmel,

IN 46032) • November 20 | 10 am-1 pm | Sheridan Public

Library (103 W. 1st Street, Sheridan, IN 46069)

Church Records of Scotland, 1553-1854

Church Records of Scotland are essential to the story of your Scottish ancestors. With Pat Adams as our guide, we will navigate through Old Parish Registers (Church of Scotland), Roman Catholic Parish Registers, and other church registers.

November 20 | 10-11 am | Virtual

Surname Meanings and Origins

Your last name or surname gives you a sense of identity. Attendees will learn how tracing your surname origin can help you discover insights into your family history and even about yourself. After all, your name is piece of your identity. Join us as we explore the meanings and origins of various surnames.

December 11 | 10-11 am | Virtual

Eight Step Approach to Genealogy

Whether you are a beginner just getting started or a researcher who is coming back from a break, this session is for you. We will quickly climb eight steps to making a family history tree.

January 8 | 10-11 am | Virtual

Virtual Genealogy Roundtable

Join us online on the second Tuesday each month at 2:00 pm. for an informal genealogy discussion group. We focus on a different topic each month. You will need a mobile device or computer with a microphone (webcam is optional) to join the Zoom meeting.

November 9 | Focus on Your Favorite Genealogy Books December 14 | Focus on Genealogy Kindness January 11 | Focus on 2022 Genealogy Goals, Webinars, and Conferences

Inspire is a collection of resources funded and compiled through the State of Indiana and offered to you on the HEPL website. Here are three great resources for genealogy and local history research you can use through Inspire:

Hoosier State Chronicles provides access to free, high-quality digital images of Indiana’s historic newspapers.

Indiana Legacy provides access to historic vital records across Indiana and can be searched by county, event or surname. Records are not full-text, but can be accessed with help from the Indiana State Library.

Indiana Memory provides access to digital images of primary sources that are physically located in collections throughout Indiana.