Grant helps to add records to Indiana Jewish Historical Society Digital Collection

The Indiana Historic Society has added greater than 5,000 new scans to its Indiana Jewish Historic Society digital assortment.

IHS Vice President of Archives and Library Suzanne Hahn stated the venture was made out there by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Companies.

“We have been awarded $15,000 {dollars} to endure this venture and we’re simply very excited in regards to the outcomes we’ve had with this funding,” Hahn stated.

Hahn stated the gathering offers an understanding of the Jewish group, tradition, and life in addition to its evolution and progress by generations.

“This assortment is likely one of the largest that we’ve got on the Indiana Historic Society, and it additionally represents one of many largest teams of archival supplies that doc Jewish historical past in Indiana,” Hahn stated.

Director of Collections Administration Maire Gurevitz stated the gathering highlights the various Jewish communities throughout the state.

“Private household photographs, and albums to congressional minute books and information, photographs of spiritual locations,” Gurevitz stated.

Virtually each Indiana county is represented within the bodily assortment and greater than 30 counties are represented within the digital assortment. There’s additionally in depth documentation of Jewish life in rural communities and small cities. 

Researchers can expertise the geographical variety of the gathering through the use of the interactive map situated on the digital assortment’s touchdown web page.

The digitization of the gathering started final summer time and wrapped up in April.