Community Calendar

Since Indiana was a public domain state, nearly every acre was surveyed and then sold or granted by the federal government before settlement. Field notes, plat maps, and land office tract book entries exist for the entire state and can be accessed at the Indiana Archives and Records Administration (IARA). Learn about these land records and more from Vicki Casteel, IARA’s Director of Patron and Outreach Services, at the Frankfort Community Public Library on August 26 at 5:30 p.m.

Casteel has been with the Indiana Archives since 1997. She manages the Research Indiana Index’s many database projects.

This Clinton County Genealogical Society meeting is free and open to the public. It will be held in the Library’s lower level meeting room. For more information, contact Jill Garrison at (765) 654-8746, ext. 1137 or jgarrison@myfcpl.org.

Don’t miss this fascinating look into one of Purdue’s lesser-known traditions; one that was banned in 1913, the Tank Scraps. Come and enjoy some fun local history with some tasty pizza courtesy of Arni’s Restaurant.

David M. Hovde, professor emeritus, served in the Purdue University Libraries from 1989 until his retirement in 2017. He has authored or coauthored more than seventy books, book chapters, scholarly articles, conference proceedings, occasional papers, monographs, and scholarly web publications.

Join us at the Frankfort Community Public Library for Amber Oldenburg’s presentation, “Midwest Archives: Worthy of More than Just a Flyover,” on September 13 at 2:30 p.m.

The Midwest is comprised of 11 states containing a vast array of collections. Between federal, state, local, and university archives, the number of places to find records can be overwhelming to the family historian. This session will explore important Midwest archives while highlighting select records found within each repository.

Oldenburg is a genealogist, lecturer, and social media manager with a degree in Family History Research from Brigham Young University-Idaho. She currently serves as an online instructor for BYU Pathway. Her specialties are Midwest and Great Lakes states research.

The cost of this program is $5, and registration is required. To register, call (765) 654-8746, visit myfcpl.org/calendar, or stop by the library. For more information, contact Genealogy Manager Jill Garrison at (765) 654-8746, ext. 1137 or jgarrison@myfcpl.org.

The Frankfort Community Public Library is offering “Genealogy 101” as a virtual program on Saturday, October 11 at 2:30 p.m. In this presentation, Jamie Dunn will introduce attendees to the fundamentals of genealogical research and give an overview of the primary resources used in tracing family trees. She will discuss Indiana State Library (ISL) collections that pertain to family history research and explore resources available at repositories such as the National Archives, the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, public libraries, local genealogical and historical societies, and more.

Dunn is the supervisor of the Genealogy Division at ISL. She is a 9th generation Hoosier and an avid genealogist with 20 years of experience. She has a Master of Library Science as well as a Master of Arts in Public History from Indiana University Indianapolis.

This program is free, but registration is required. To register, call (765) 654-8746, visit myfcpl.org/calendar, or stop by the library. Participants must register by noon on October 10 to receive the link for the program. Those who do not want to watch the program on their own device may watch it in the library’s 2nd floor boardroom. For more information, contact Genealogy Manager Jill Garrison at (765) 654-8746, ext. 1137 or jgarrison@myfcpl.org.