Research Blog : Vanderburgh County

New Webzine Looks at Area Lifestyle Trends

potentate@evpl — Tue, 12 May 2009 14:55:00 GMT

Evansville Intelligencer is a new webzine launched in April 2009 with content on area health, dining, society, natural and architectural sites, and politics. It's free, easy to use, and readers may comment on the posts.

It's Orange Cone Season Again: How To Avoid Construction Delays

Bufkinite@evpl — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:09:00 GMT

Orange cones seem to blossom along our state's road and highways this time of year like mushrooms after a spring rain. Coming to work every day from Posey County, I already have to navigate six to eight miles of one-lane traffic along State Highway 62. People traveling on Lincoln Ave. and other areas in the northeast of Evansville are also contending with traffic delays and congestion resulting from road construction.

There are a few resources for finding out about road construction projects which may come in handy if you're planning a road trip in the Hoosier State anytime soon. It would be nice if all of these resources were combined into one site where all current state-funded projects were listed, but until then, use these three to locate construction projects in your area:

The "Major Moves" website of the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) features a map of Indiana counties, where clicking on any county returns a list of Major Moves projects going on there.
INDOT also maintains a road restrictions page for non-Major Moves projects that temporarily close, partially close, or restrict access to state roads and highways due to construction projects.
Finally, INDOT has a current construction projects page that lists projects currently under construction, projects near construction, and current study corridors.

The Vanderburgh County Highway Department has a Road Alerts page that includes links to information on road closings, snow removal, flood alerts, and more - including a link to a page where you can report a problem or file a complaint.

Former Governor Kernan in town March 10 for Local Government Reform Workshop

MediaPhile@evpl — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:39:00 GMT

The 8:30 am - 3 pm event is at USI's Carter Hall. Registration is $10, which covers the cost of a box lunch.

Speakers and panelists include the following:

Former Indiana Governor Joseph Kernan
Indiana University Historian James H. Madison
Gibson County Council President Tony Wolfe
City Councilman Jeff Kniese
Township Trustee Mary Hart
City Councilman Joe Kiefer
Former County Commissioner Cheryl Musgrave

with Moderator Evansville Courier & Press Editor Mizell Stewart III

Go to USI extended services for more information or to register. You can also register that morning between 8:30 and 9 am.

This event is underwritten by the Indiana Center for the Humanities and the Ball State University Bowen Center for Public Affairs. Local partners include the League of Women Voters of Southwestern Indiana, Leadership Evansville, the Chamber of Commerce of Southwest Indiana, the Evansville Courier & Press, Growth Alliance for Greater Evansville, and USI.

Indiana Veterans of World War I

seeker@evpl — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 18:53:00 GMT

Do you have a family member who served during World War I, the "war to end all wars""? The original federal military records were lost in a fire in St Louis, so a 5-year project is researching the Indiana Veterans of World War I. Among other resources used, Service Records of Vanderburgh County by Ethel F. McCoullough and C.F. Hammerstein covers 4,537 local veterans, so we are well represented. The site also includes information from interviews from returning veterans: home front stories, camp life, hospital experiences, women in service, P.O.W. memories and explanations of the various brances of service.

Check out the names of veterans you've heard of and see how well they're represented. If you are aware of a veteran who is not listed or have additional information, you can contribute anything you know about him or her by emailing Jan Mattingly at WWVets@Gmail.com.

Early Voting begins today

myzticrhythmz@evpl — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:28:00 GMT

Beginning today and running through October 31, Vanderburgh County residents may vote early at several of our EVPL locations: Central Library, McCollough Branch, North Park Branch, Oaklyn Branch, and Red Bank Branch. The hours are Monday through Thursday, 1:00-7:00 PM, and on Friday from 1:00 to 5:00 PM.

A sample ballot may be found at the Evansville Courier's Web site, http://www.courierpress.com/voterguide/, and Vanderburgh County's ballot may be found on the County Clerk's Web site at http://www.vanderburghgov.org/Index.aspx?page=1943 .

Indiana Memory

lotech@evpl — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:42:00 GMT

Many books, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, and maps have and are being digitized to make them viewable online on the relatively new website, Indiana Memory, http://www.in.gov/memories. You can search by broad topic or by keyword. The Indiana State Library coordinates this project, but the items are from library collections all over the state. This is Indiana's version of the on-going project of the Library of Congress, American Memory, http://memory.loc.gov.

In the county or out?

Guatemama@evpl — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:39:00 GMT

It has long been an issue here at the public libraries to determine which addresses fall within Vanderburgh county and which do not. The school corporation, however, has offered up a solution with their District Address Handbook. Here one can find a listing of house numbers street by street, what school district it falls in, and whether or not it is within the county.

Find out, before you go out

E-Ville Librarian@evpl — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:56:00 GMT

Want to go on a date with that cute guy you met on the internet, but aren't sure if you can trust him? Why not check to see if he has an active warrant for his arrest? The Courier & Press has recently posted a database where you can do just that. However, this only checks in Vanderburgh County, so you still need to be careful with those long distance relationships.