President’s Day February 16th

w4s The Library will be closed on Monday, February 16th for President’s Day

Published in: on January 31, 2009 at 1:31 pm Leave a Comment

Thanksgiving Holiday

t81The Local History & Genealogy Center will be closed Thursday, November 27th and Friday, November 28th in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. We will re-open on Saturday, November 29th.

Interested in the history of Thanksgiving and how it became a national holiday? Go to this website:

http://www.si.edu/Encyclopedia_SI/nmah/thanks.htm

Published in: on November 20, 2008 at 11:23 am Leave a Comment

Volunteers Needed

We need several volunteers to help us index and prepare Delaware County court documents for digital scanning. Please help us preserve Delaware County history!

If interested, please call the Local History and Genealogy Center at 747-8208

Published in: on October 11, 2008 at 11:01 am Leave a Comment

Local History & Genealogy Center closed July 4th

The Center will be closed on Friday, July 4th. We will be open on Saturday, July 5th from 10:00am-5:00pm

Published in: on June 30, 2008 at 11:57 am Leave a Comment

Library closed May 12th & 13th

All Muncie Public Library branches, including Local History & Genealogy, will be closed Monday and Tuesday, May 12th & 13th, for computer upgrades. We are sorry for any inconvenience.

Published in: on May 5, 2008 at 9:39 am Leave a Comment

We Value your Opinion!

Property tax reform will have a significant impact on Muncie Public Library services. Please take a few minutes to fill out this questionaire:
http://www.munpl.org/images/uploads/forms/mplsurvey.htm

 

Published in: on April 16, 2008 at 3:09 pm Leave a Comment

Call for Volunteers

The Local History & Genealogy Center needs Indexers for our historic Delaware County Court Records project.  If you love history and want to help preserve these records for future generations, please call us at 747-8208 for more information.

Published in: on April 8, 2008 at 2:59 pm Leave a Comment

“Hoosier Heritage” website

Check out this Indiana genealogy and history website:

http://www.hoosierheritage.net/

Published in: on March 19, 2008 at 3:06 pm Leave a Comment

New “scanning” microfilm reader/printer at the Local History & Genealogy Center

In December, we aquired a new microfilm reader/printer that has scanning capabilities. You can scan records/articles from the microfilm and download the files onto your flashdrive. You can also e-mail the files to yourself.

This new service is free of charge.

Published in: on January 25, 2008 at 2:00 pm Leave a Comment

Expanded Saturday hours start on February 16th, 2008

In order to better serve our customers, the Local History & Genealogy Center is expanding its hours on Saturdays.

Beginning February 16th, the Center will be open from 10:00am-5:oopm every Saturday.

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