Juneteenth History Harvest
Saturday, June 18th, 2022 11:00am – 2:00pm
Help the Floyd County Library document local African American history! Bring your photos of family members, home life, local events, Black-owned businesses, and notable residents for staff to scan while you wait. You’ll receive your originals back along with a free archival-quality digital copy, and the library will keep a copy to preserve and share online.
More information here: https://floydlibrary.org/indiana-history-room/history-harvest/
Feasts in Floyd: Floyd County Community Cookbook
Submissions begin June 6th and go until August 1st!
More information here: https://floydlibrary.org/indiana-history-room/history-harvest/
History Deep Dives: Floyd County Freedom and Manumission Papers with Pam Peters
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 12:00pm – 1:00pm.
Join us for the first of many History Deep Dives! Each month we will alternate having a speaker at the Carnegie Center for Arts and History and the Floyd County Library. Our first speaker will be Pam Peters, on Tuesday June 14th.
More information here: https://www.carnegiecenter.org/events/history-deep-dives-floyd-county-freedom-and-manumission-papers-with-pam-peters/
Niche On-Demand Genealogy Tutorials
Learn about your family history through our Niche Academy tutorials.
Our Genealogist Melissa Wiseheart has created a series of virtual tutorials to help you explore your family history, using all the tools that our Indiana History Room has to offer. To access all the available Family History tutorials, click the button below. You can also view tutorials through the slider featured on this page.
Tutorials include:
Family History: Using the Library Website
Family History: Getting Organizes
Family History: Using Genealogy Forms
Family History: Vital Records
Family History: Alternative Sources for Vitals
Family History: Census Records
Family History: Special Census
Family History: Online Databases
Family History: Helpful Websites
AncestryLibrary – Access Genealogical Records of Billions