Thursday, October 31, 2013

How Many Seeds In A Pumpkin?

Steuben Republican
October 31, 1951

The Kroger store has announced that a large
pumpkin weighing 52 pounds and which
measured 54 inches around contained 623
seeds, as revealed by actual count in a
recent contest.  The nearest to the correct
number was awarded the necessary fruits
and vegetables that will go to making up
their Thanksgiving dinner.


Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Health Care Web Sites

Use HealthCare.gov to apply for coverage, compare plans and enroll
IN.gov (inside the affordable care act)
Covering kids and families of Indiana Affordable Care Act

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Beating Obamacare

Did you know?
Cuts to Medicare pay for more
than half of Obamacare
If you fail to get coverage,
the IRS can withhold your refund
Hospitals that spend least per senior
get bonus points
The Secretary of Health and Human
Services will dictate how your
doctor treats you




Regnery Publishing

Affordable Care Act

What is health care reform?
What is ACA?
What are the things you must
know about ACA?
How does a small or large
business become and remain
compliant?
What are the overall benefits
and challenges of ACA?







Abbott Press

Troubleshooting and Repairing Major Appliances

Fundamentals of Service
Safety Precautions
Tools Needed
Becoming A Professional Tech
Electricity, Electronics, and Gas
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning
Parts







McGraw-Hill

The Forty-Fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry

History Of Its Services
War Of The Rebellion
A Personal Record Of Its Members
by John H. Rerick,  M.D.

Antiques Encyclopedia

Furniture
Ceramics
Silver
Jewelry
Glass
Rugs/Carpets
Textiles
Clocks
Arts/Crafts
Art Nouveau
Art Deco
Mid-Century
Postmodernism
Dolls
Oriental




www.octopusbooks.co.uk
www.octopusbooksusa.com
www.millersantiquesguide.com
www.hachette.co.uk

Workshop

Last days to sign up for Preserving Your Memories
October 29, 2013 in the Reference Department
afternoon 1:00-2:00

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

October 2013 New Book List

Genealogy
The Photo Scribe
Turning Memories Into Memoirs
On Your  Own
The Unofficial Family Archivist
Advanced Genealogy Research Techniques

Reference
Employee Benefits Guide
The Executor's Guide
Simple  Reader's Guide to Understanding
Affordable Care
Beating Obamacare
Encyclopedia of Street Crime in America
Troubleshooting and Repairing Major Appliances
Chicago's Famous Buildings
Houses of Worship
Miller's Antiques Encyclopedia
The Chicago Manual of Style
Capital Cities of the World
The History of the Renaissance
The Vikings
Slavery and the Making of America
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Culture
Secret Missions of the Civil War
Places of the Underground Railroad
The Maps of Chickamauga
Che Wants to See You
Hunting Che


Indiana Collection
Forgotten Tales of Indiana
Indiana's  Covered Bridge
Wabash 1791-St Clair's Defeat
Union Heartland
Fallen Timbers
Everybody's History


Local Collection
Rachel: pioneer woman
Tracing Your Civil War Ancestors
Tracing Your Colonial American Ancestors
Mastering Genealogical Proof
Tracing Your Female Ancestors
Tracing Your War of 1812 Ancestors
Saving Family Memories
More Dating Old Photographs
Alvord's History of Noble County
Kendallville and Noble County in Vintage Postcards
The Forty-Fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Genealogy Society Meeting

Monday October 21, 2013
7:00pm at Carnegie Library
Program: Genealogy by
Understanding Our Ancestors
Religious Heritage
with Dr. Curtis R. Sylvester

All Meetings Are Open To
The Public

Genealogy/Immigration

Steuben Republican June 15, 1870
The tide of immigration continues to
flow in from Europe without abatement.
Each week brings its ship loads of people
seeking the 'promised land'-for America
is that and nothing less to the toiling
millions in Ireland, England, and on the
Continent. Since the 1st of January
last, 78,530 alien passengers were
registered at Castle Garden, New York.

Database of information on 11 million
immigrants from 1820-1892
castlegarden.org

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

On Your Own

How to design and construct
a family history book to inform
and captivate readers...
by Elayne and Stephen Denker

Wabash 1791

St Clair's Defeat

The battle of the Wabash,
or St Clair's Defeat, was
the greatest ever victory
of American Indians over
US Army forces

maps
illustrations
bird's-eye-views


Osprey Publishing

Fallen Timbers

The US Army's First Victory
*full color battle scenes
*illustrations
*3-dimensional bird's-eye-views
*maps






Osprey Publishing

The History of the Renaissance World

From The Rediscovery Of
Aristotle To The Conquest
of Constantinople








W.W. Norton & Company

Employee Benefits Guide


A Comprehensive Guide for Indiana Employers
by Indiana Chamber  Fourth Edition

The Executor's Guide

Settling a Loved One's Estate or Trust
NOLO 5th Edition

Capital Cities Around the World

                                      An  Encyclopedia of Geography, History, and Culture

ABC-CLIO

Secret Missions of the Civil War

First-hand accounts by men
and women...their lives in
underground activities for
the North and the South








 Wings Books

Alvord's History of Noble County

Alvord's History of
Noble County, Indiana
by Samuel E. Alvord

Everybody's History

Indiana's Lincoln Inquiry
and the Quest to Reclaim
a President's Past









University of Massachusetts Press

Kendallville and Noble County

Vintage Postcards by John Martin Smith


This vast collection provides a wide range of
fascinating images and poignant messages
preserved on 1 cent postcards, including
the socials, events, buildings, homes, and
residents of the past from the towns of
Noble County, including Albion, Ligonier,
Wolf Lakes, and Wolcottville.

Monday, October 7, 2013

The Vikings

An archaeologist goes beyond
the Vikings' bloody reputation
to search for the truth, in a new
and groundbreaking history...














Pegasus Books

Forgotten Tales of Indiana





 Please Take a Bow
Rufus Cantrell, King of the Ghouls
Monsters and Ghosts
Tales from the Tombs
Buried Treasures
Grave Robbers Galore
Life Is Like That Sometimes

thehistorypress.net

Indiana's Covered Bridges

A SOURCEBOOK FOR
PHOTOGRAPHERS AND
EXPLORERS
by Harold Stiver