“Saturday Spotlight” at the Frederick Porter Griffin Center: Women’s History Month
by Kathy Fisher, Head of Genealogy and Local History March is a special month for many people. It’s celebrated by basketball fans, Irish-Americans, appreciators of warmer and brighter days, and pie-eating math lovers maybe? Another group that should garner...
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“Saturday Spotlight” at the Frederick Porter Griffin Center: Black History Month
by Kathy Fisher, Head of Genealogy In July of 2006, a diverse group gathered at Corydon’s historic Leora Brown School to hear the remembrances of a special nonagenarian named Ethel Porter. The location was appropriate, for Ethel was there...
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Day of the Death Notices (and more!)
by Kathy Fisher, Head of Genealogy During October, staff at the Frederick Porter Griffin Center have been diligently celebrating Family History Month. Didn’t make it in to see us? Don’t worry – you can continue the celebration anytime, any...
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Notable Tough, Rough, & Dangerous Women of Southern Indiana
Kathy Fisher, HCPL’s Head of Genealogy and Local History, along with Diane Stepro of Jeffersonville Township Public Library and Melissa Wiseheart of Floyd County Library, jointly present the history behind the Notable Tough, Rough, & Dangerous Women of Southern...
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Dig in to HCPL’s online Digital Archives
By Teresa Douglass, Genealogy Assistant Ever been curious about what Harrison County was like in years past? Like to look at old photographs? Researching your family history? Have a parent or grandparent that attended an early Harrison County school...
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