Indiana's libraries are filled with treasures, including written and visual records of the state's history and culture. Our libraries are using digital technology to preserve these valuable resources and provide Hoosiers with access via the Internet to the historical and cultural heritage of Indiana.


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Alexandria-Monroe Public Library
Madison County
Collections: Obituary Index


Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society
Allen County
Collections: History Center Digital Collections include many of the thousands of photos, documents, maps, manuscripts, and other valuable historical materials owned by the History Center.


Allen County Public Library
Allen County
Collections: Digital Library Collection includes more than 8,000 historical photographs from the library's own collection and an additional 4,000 photographs detailing Fort Wayne Fire Department History from a private collection.


Anderson Public Library
Madison County
Collections:

Ball State University
Delaware County
Collections:

Batesville Area Historical Society Library
Ripley County
Collections: Batesville Area Historical Society Photo Archive Vintage photographs of past community places and events


Bremen Public Library
Marshall County
Collections: Obituaries. Full text obituaries from The Bremen Enquirer.


Brookston-Prairie Township Public Library
White County
Collections: Brookston History
City of Terre Haute
Vigo County
Collections: Photographs


Clabber Girl Museum
Vigo County
Collections: Museum photographs


Clinton Public Library
Vermillion County
Collections: Local history includes former street scenes and commercial establishments, activities of the Hillcrest Community Center from the 1910’s through the 1930’s, historic buildings and bridges, and the once vital activity of coal mining.


Crawfordsville District Public Library
Montgomery County
Collections: Local History including yearbooks, vital statistics, maps, land records, indexes, and more.


Earlham College Lilly Library
Wayne County
Collections: Quaker Resources, Josiah Parker Papers This collection consists of correspondence, account books, and business papers of Josiah Parker, a leading Quaker, farmer, and miller of the Richsquare community of Northampton County, North Carolina. It is rich in materials on Quaker life in North Carolina, the Quaker migration from North Carolina to Ohio and Indiana, the anti-slavery activities of North Carolina Friends, and the work of Friends in helping free people of color move from North Carolina and Virginia to Indiana.


Elkhart Public Library
Elkhart County
Collections:
  • Elkhart Historic Photo Collection with searchable index.
  • Local History Index to the Elkhart Truth: Most of the items in the database index topics or articles that have appeared in the Elkhart Truth newspaper from 2001 to the present. There is currently only partial coverage of Elkhart Truth articles earlier than 2001. Other types of Elkhart-related resource materials are also indexed.
  • Obituary Index, from the Elkhart Truth 1921-1937 and 1975 to present. New information added weekly.
Eugene Debs Museum
Vigo County
Collections: Personal artifacts which belonged to Eugene V. Debs or his family as well as memorabilia related to his role as a pioneer labor leader and Socialist Party candidate for president. A collection of campaign buttons from these elections is included.



Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
Vanderburgh County
Collections: Browning Genealogy, Evansville Press (2 community information databases).
  • Browning Genealogy: The lifetime work of Charles Browning, who compiled the obituary records of Vanderburgh County and surrounding southwestern Indiana from the Evansville newspapers.
  • Evansville Press: The Evansville, Indiana, local history database contains newspaper clippings of local value from the Evansville Press, which made a joint donation of its archives to the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library and to Willard Library after the newspaper ceased publication with the December 31, 1998, issue.

Frankfort Community/Clinton County Contractual Public Library.
Clinton County
Collections:
  • Clinton County Archive Project contains a searchable index of Clinton County court records.
  • Obituary Records index obtained from local newspapers such as the Frankfort Times, the Frankfort Crescent and the Frankfort Banner dating back to 1849

Fulton County Public Library
Fulton County
Collections: Books written by Jean C. and Wendell C. Tombaugh. The Tombaughs have researched and written many books on Fulton County, Indiana genealogy.


Garrett Public Library
Dekalb County
Collections: Obituaries Full-text obituaries from the local newspaper, The Garrett Clipper.


Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public Library
Boone County
Collections: Past Times A series of articles (or a column) appearing in the Zionsville Times Sentinel between 1986 and present on the history of Zionsville.


Indiana Historical Society
Marion County
Collections include:

Indiana State Library
Marion County
Collections:
Indiana State University
Vigo County
Collections:
  • Wabash Valley Visions & Voices is a regional digital memory project dedicated to the documentation and the preservation of the history and cultural heritage of the Wabash Valley. The ongoing project is a collaborative effort by libraries, museums, historical societies, community groups and area residents. The searchable database holds still and moving pictures, sound files, artifacts, oral histories, manuscripts, yearbooks, and printed texts, which are both historic and recent in origin.
  • Archives includes photos of homecoming, athletics, student organizations, students, faculty, special events, and architecture. The collection is expanding to include yearbooks, publications, documents, and other historical materials.
  • Communications & Marketing Department: Along with images of campus, the collection includes photographs of sporting events, student activities, experiential learning and traditional events such as commencement, reunion day and founder’s day.
  • Library Projects:
    • Indiana Works Progress Administration Photographs
    • Indiana Writers' Project/Program
    • Material from the Debs Collection
    • Chauncey Rose's Papers
    • Covered Bridges
  • Knox County Community contains donations by private individuals in Knox County.
  • Parke County Community contains donations by private individuals in Parke County.
  • Sullivan County Community contains donations by private individuals in Sullivan County.
  • Vermillion County Community contains donations by private individuals in Vermillion County.
  • Vigo County Community contains donations by private individuals in Vigo County.

Indiana University
Monroe County
Collections, Indiana-related:
Indiana University Northwest
Lake County
Collections: Calumet Regional Archives


Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Walter E. Helmke Library
Allen County
Collections:
  • Electronic Atlas of Northeast Indiana A project of IPFW's Helmke Library in collaboration with partners both on and off campus. The purpose of the project is to provide easy access to authoritative data, both current and retrospective, about northeast Indiana; and, where possible, to offer data that can be downloaded, manipulated, and mapped to facilitate decision-making.
  • mastodon DIGITAL OBJECT NETWORK preserves the prolific work of scholars, performers, athletes, guests, and community partners.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Marion County
Collections:
Jackson County Public Library
Jackson County
Collections: Digital History Archive. Digital images of texts and pictures presenting the history of Jackson County, Indiana.


Knox County Public Library
Knox County
Collections: Images of Vincennes and Knox County that are part of the library’s Historical Collection at the McGrady-Brockman House. The McGrady-Brockman House is the repository for photographs, postcards, and other material that documents the area’s rich history.


Kokomo-Howard County Public Library
Howard County
Collections:
  • Howard County images, maps, genealogy materials.
  • Howard County Memory Project, local historical materials and unique resources. The Howard County Memory Project is a consortium of Kokomo-Howard County Public Library, Greentown Public Library, and the Howard County Historical Society.

Lebanon Public Library
Boone County
Collection


Madison-Jefferson County Public Library
Jefferson County
Collections:
  • Harry Lemen Photo Collection. From 1927 through the 1950s, real estate agent and amateur photographer Harry Lemen captured scenes along the Ohio Valley in Madison, Hanover, and Jefferson County, Indiana.
  • River to Rail. From early riverboats to Indiana's first railroad, Madison, Indiana was uniquely caught up in the age of steam. She rode the waves and rails of prosperity that steam had brought, then experienced loss at steam's demise. Join us for the amazing story of Madison in the age of steam.

Michigan City Public Library
LaPorte County
Collections:
Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library
St. Joseph County
Collections: Museum and library photographs


Monroe County Public Library
Monroe County
Collections: Obituary Index,with obituaries from the Bloomington Herald-Times and the Herald-Telephone for the years 1954-current month.


Morgan County Public Library
Morgan County
Collections: Various Morgan County records, initially created in 1994 with the support of an Indiana Heritage Research Grant, a joint effort of the Indiana Historical Society and the Indiana Humanities Council.


Morrisson-Reeves Library
Wayne County
Collections:
Muncie Public Library
Delaware County
Collections: Court Documents, Obituaries, Funeral Home Records, and Wills


Nappanee Public Library
Elkhart County
Collections: Various genealogy records of birth, marriage, and death announcements.


Native American Museum
Vigo County
Collections: Digital images of artifacts housed at the museum.


New Albany-Floyd County Public Library
Floyd County
Collection: Historic Image Archive of nearly 3000 historical photos.


North Madison County Public Library System
Madison County
Collection: Obituary index (adding full text) to the Elwood Call-Leader from 1893 to present. Over 300 historical photos of Elwood area.


Oxford Public Library
Benton County
Collections: Dan Patch. Dan Patch is arguably the most famous racehorse in American history. This Website, sponsored by the Oxford Public Library and supported by Dan Patch Memorabilia and other local Dan Patch enthusiasts, documents Dan Patch history with articles, pictures, audio and video, Web links and more.


Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library
Hendricks County
Collections:
Purdue University
Tippecanoe County
Collections:
Purdue University Calumet
Lake County
Collections: Photo Galleries: Archives, Special Collections, Digital Archives, more.


Rose-Hulman Logan Library
Vigo County
Collections: Rose-Hulman Digital Archives Project is an online digital representation of the institute's archives.


St. Joseph County Public Library
St. Joseph County
Collections:
  • 1875 St. Joseph County Atlas: searchable, browsable digital version of the 1875 Illustrated Historical Atlas of St. Joseph County, Indiana, including plat maps, biographies, and engravings
  • 1910 South Bend and Mishawaka Elks Convention Book: searchable, browsable digital version of the 1910 Official Souvenir, 9th Annual Convention, Indiana State Association, B.P.O.E., South Bend, Indiana, featuring text and illustrations of people, businesses, and the community
  • ca. 1910 South Bend YMCA Book: searchable, browsable digital version of the ca. 1910 A Manhood Factory in the Center of South Bend's Greatest Industries, featuring text and illustrations of people, the YMCA, and the community
  • 1936 St. Joseph County Platbook: searchable, browsable digital version of the 1936 Index Map of St. Joseph County, Indiana, showing all landowners in the unincorporated areas of the county at that time
  • Obituary Index: index to obituaries that appeared in the South Bend Tribune from 1913 through 2005
  • Service Notes Index: index to Service Notes printed in the South Bend Tribune during the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War eras

Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Library
Vigo County
Collections: Consist of books about the college including the 1906-1915 viewbooks.


Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Vigo County
Collections: Includes images of Mother Theodore Guerin (1798-1856), foundress of the Congregation, as well as photographs of artifacts that belonged to her. The collection will expand to include archival images of the motherhouse at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Sisters of Providence in ministry, publications, journals and other historical documents


Starke County Public Library
Starke County
Collections: Photographs: North Judson, Hamlet, San Pierre, Ora street scenes; Bass Lake early 1900s; Starke County farming; historic schoolhouses, churches.


Sullivan County Historical Society
Sullivan County
Collections: Early photos of transportation, farming, people, businesses, buildings, etc. These photos were donated by families and local historians from the area. Our biggest contribution is from the photography studio of Joe Boothe which we have called the Boothe Collection. This collection consists of hundreds of photos and negatives of Sullivan County and its people.


Sullivan County Public Library
Sullivan County
Collections:
  • Index to Obituaries, Obsequies, Notices of Death for Sullivan County, Indiana 1870-1905
  • Sullivan County Public Library Obituary Index 1929-Present
  • Index to Sullivan Co., Indiana Will Books 1-6 1850-1930
  • Index to Sullivan County Marriage Returns from 1882-1899 (inclusive)
  • Photographs
  • Mothers of World War II
  • Scenes around Sullivan County, 1938-1939: Silent film depicting various aspects of life in Sullivan County from 1938-1939.
  • Dr. James B. Maple's Scrapbooks: Dr. Maple was a local doctor and historian who in his spare time researched early Vincennes and Sullivan newspapers for items concerning Sullivan Co. He clipped items and took notes and filled 42 volumes of scrapbooks which have a wonderful collection of early history of Sullivan County.

Switzerland County School Corporation
Switzerland County
Collections: Vevay Newspapers from 1840-1901, such as The Vevay Times and Switzerland County Democrat, The Vevay Reveille.


Tell City-Perry County Public Library
Perry County
Collections: Obituary Finder


University of Notre Dame
St. Joseph County
Collections: Digital Projects


Vigo County Historical Society
Vigo County
Collections:
  • Dolls included a range from cornhusk dolls of the local region to fine bisque dolls of German manufacture.
  • Photographs present many facets of life in the county.
  • Holiday Cards
  • Wabash Valley Profiles is a series of tributes to hometown people and events that have shaped our history.

Vigo County Public Library
Vigo County
Collections:
  • Marriage Records from February 1914 to February 1951.
  • Local History Books Online: Covering general histories; pictorial histories; oral histories; periodicals; specialized materials and histories; school publications.
  • Archival materials from the Community Archives and Special Collections department. Digitized books and pamphlets make up the core of the collection with oral history transcripts, photographs, Civil War letters and transcriptions, and other materials recording the history of the area round out the remainder of the collection.

Wakarusa Public Library
Elkhart County
Collections: A variety of materials, dating from the late 1880s to the present, that pertain to the history of the Wakarusa community and the surrounding area.


Wells County Public Library
Wells County
Collections:
Willard Library of Evansville
Vanderburgh County
Collections: Local biography, marriage index.
  • Marriage Index. Vanderburgh County Marriage Index contains book and page numbers for all marriages occurring in Vanderburgh County, Indiana (Evansville, Indiana county seat) between the years 1920 to 1979. Names are cross-indexed by both bride and groom names.
  • Vanderburgh County Biography Index contains the names of many individuals associated with Vanderburgh County (Evansville, Indiana; county seat), from approximately the mid-nineteenth century to the 1990s.
  • GhostCams. Is Willard Library Haunted?



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