Clues hiding within arms' reach

Do not assume anything when you are researching your ancestors.  I know that I have been told this at the many genealogy workshops I've attended over the years, but did I heed this advice? Not exactly.

I have been volunteering in the genealogy library of the Johnson County Museum of History for almost one year.  I have enjoyed helping library researchers find documents and information about their Johnson County ancestors.

Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis

IMPORTANT UPDATE (8/11/2024): The Genealogical Society of Marion County, https://genealogyindy.org/ has microfilm copies of some Crown Hill lot books and Crown Hill day books. Please contact them for visitors' hours and how to access these records. 

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IMPORTANT UPDATE (11/3/2017): The Genealogical Society of Marion County is no longer located at Crown Hill Cemetery; they have a new location at Memorial Park Cemetery, https://genealogyindy.org/ The burial permits, lot books, and day books that I accessed remain at Crown Hill. Please contact the Crown Hill Cemetery Office, Indianapolis, Indiana.

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The Genealogical Society of Marion County has a research library in the Waiting Station building at Crown Hill Cemetery.  I visited the cemetery to photograph tombstones a few years ago, and I knew of other family members who were buried without markers in a plot there.  The online burial locator is useful: http://www.crownhill.org/locate/.