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...
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...
Jan 8, 2024 | Highlights in History, Staff Picks For Adults, Uncategorized
By Ryan Houdek, Collection Development Librarian Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic oratory is indelible and so is his writing. King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail is arguably the pivotal document in the U.S. Civil Rights Movement. King authored this open letter in...
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...
Oct 25, 2023 | Highlights in History, Indiana Room, Uncategorized
By David Heighway, Hamilton County Historian As we approach Veterans Day, it would be good to look at the service of a forgotten veteran whose grave is unmarked. Caleb Harrison (17??-1833) was an early settler of northern Hamilton County and a veteran of the Battle of...