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Historic Baby Names
Historic baby names are increasingly popular with parents. Sure, you could go with one of 2023’s most popular names like Charlotte, Evelyn, or Theodore. Or you could get inspiration from our collections!
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Volunteer Appreciation
April is National Volunteer Month. Many of you may not know it, but we at IARA have the privilege to work with some fantastic volunteers.
1880 Census Mix-Up
Indiana State Archives conservator Elizabeth Hague was preparing a large, disbound volume of the 1880 Agricultural Census when she discovered that the pages for Deer Creek Township in Caroll County were actually pages from the 1880 Population Census.
Fun Barcoding Finds
Sensitive Topics in the Archives
Inheritance Tax Records
Spanish-American War Records
The Indiana Pi Bill
In 1897, Dr. Goodwin believed that he had solved the ancient mathematical problem of “squaring the circle” and created a new and much simpler value for Pi – 3.2.
Barcoding
Stories from the Archives
Santa Claus vs Santa Claus
Backlog
Research Indiana Indexes: Archives Staff Q&A
For Ask an Archivist Day, we asked our staff some questions about our new Research Indiana Indexes site.