What's New in the Heritage Center
A Call for Boone County Courthouse Photos and Memorabilia
The Courthouse Centennial Committee is looking for photographs or memorabilia that may be used for the Centennial Celebration that will be held on July 4, 2012. Please contact the Heritage Center if you have material to donate or loan for this special celebration.
Genealogy TV Show Returns to the Air
NBC has announced the show Who Do You Think You Are will return to TV on February 3rd with the following stars in the upcoming season: Martin Sheen, Marisa Tomei, Blair Underwood, Reba McEntire, Rob Lowe, Helen Hunt, Rita Wilson, Edie Falco, Rashida Jones, Jerome Bettis, Jason Sudeikis and Paul Deen.
Lebanon Public Library War Years Roundtable
The War Years Roundtable will meet on Monday, January 23, 2012, at 6:30 PM in the Top Floor Meeting Room. Allen Andrews and Ben Pauley will present "Battle of the Bulge".
The War Years Roundtable is a free program for adults and students. The public is welcome to attend. Meetings are held on the third Monday evening of each month. For more information about the Roundtable or this program please contact the Heritage Center.
Boone County Genealogical Society Meeting
The Boone County Genealogical Society will meet on January 24 at 6:30 p.m. in the Lebanon Public Library's Top Floor Meeting Room. Jamey Hickson will present "Website Wonders". The Boone County Genealogical Society meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month.
Oak Hill Cemetery Reenactment Tour
The Cemetery Group will meet with those who are interested in re-enacting or portraying the lives of Boone County notables for the Cemetery Tour to be held Saturday May 26, 2012. The cemetery tour is an annual event aimed at raising funds to preserve the historic Powell Chapel in Oak Hill Cemetery. For more information or to contribute an idea or suggestion, please email the () or call 765.482.3460.
Heritage Center Highlights
1949 LHS Basketball Program: Shortridge v. Lebanon
An anonymous donor has generously given a set of 1949 Lebanon High School basketball programs to the Heritage Center. These may be found in the new Yearbook Bookcase. Please ask a member of the Heritage staff if you would like to view this special collection.
Stop by the Heritage Center and take a look at this and our other new materials!
Updated and New Indexes
Be sure to visit the Indexes page for our newest online indexes! We update the Lebanon Reporter obituary index quarterly with both current year and historical entries! In our latest update, we added the second quarter of 2011. The full index now includes all obituaries published in the Lebanon Reporter from 1947-June 2011.
The Ralph W. Stark Heritage Center Welcomes Genealogists
We are delighted to welcome family history researchers to the Heritage Center. The following is a list of suggestions for anyone planning a research trip to the Lebanon Public Library:
- Decide the branch of the family tree to research.
- Bring copies of your research and leave originals at home.
- Check for links to other record repositories in the county.
- Search the online catalog for books and materials specific to your research.
- Call the library (765-482-3460) and ask for Heritage Center Staff. They will provide information about other places you may plan to visit while in the area such as cemeteries, genealogical and historical societies, hotels and restaurants.
- Visit LPL's website for online information about hours of operation.
Contacting the library prior to your arrival will enable staff to gather vital records pertaining to your research that may save time and ensure a fun, rewarding and successful trip. Contact: .
Cemetery Restoration
Members of the Boone County Genealogical Society are currently restoring "The Old Cemetery" in Thorntown, IN. Revolutionary War and many Civil War Veterans are buried in this historic cemetery. There is much preservation work to be done. Please join us!
For more information, please contact or , Boone County Cemetery Coordinator and Cemetery Restoration Chairman for the BCGS.
Heritage Center Resources
The Heritage Center resources include: local atlases, maps, and plat books, building and house histories for Boone County, Lebanon City Directories (1893-2004), Indiana histories and reference materials, local and school newspapers, oral histories, published family histories, social club scrapbooks, telephone directories (1916-2007), yearbooks, and an extensive General File.
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