History Cyber Sleuths (New Video Series)

Mooresville (Indiana) Public Library has a new video series called History Cyber Sleuths, in which library staff attempt to uncover historical details about undated or unidentified artifacts (photographs, documents, diaries, paintings, drawings, maps, objects, etc.) that have been brought to their attention.  This brochure elaborates.

Here are the first four episodes (click below to play videos):

History Cyber Sleuths, Episode One

"History in 'Plane' Sight"

by Mooresville Public Library

 

 History Cyber Sleuths, Episode Two

"Founder Portraits Found"

by Mooresville Public Library

 

History Cyber Sleuths, Episode Three

"Mooresville's Musical Aloha"

by Mooresville Public Library

 

 

History Cyber Sleuths, Episode Four

"James Hill, Emma Torr, and the Indiana Y.P.R.C."

by Mooresville Public Library

 

Can the library's history cyber sleuths solve these mysteries?  You'll have to watch to find out.

Mooresville's Oldest Murder Mystery (Mooresville Moments Series)

In the July 20, 1916 edition of the Mooresville Monitor, Solon M. McNabb wrote a newspaper article entitled "Mooresville's Oldest Mystery." It was reprinted in the September 1, 1999 newspaper column, Mooresville Moments (below), edited by Wanda Potts, local historian and Indiana Room Librarian (1966-2002), Mooresville Public Library, Mooresville, Indiana.

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There's a video available, too (click below to watch).

Mooresville's Oldest Murder Mystery

(Mooresville Moments 29)

by Mooresville (Indiana) Public Library