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Local & Family History

Welcome to Local & Family History

 

Click here to see the kinds of L&FH materials in the library ... plus

 

Online Searches / Links With Local Info/ Indiana Government /

Libraries / Organizations & Publications / Military Service /

Land Records / Immigration/Emigration/Migration /

Interlibrary Loan / JC Resources by Community /

Other Local History Materials at JCPL

 

Ask the Local History Specialist ...

 

Online Searches

Ancestry Library Edition (free, in-library use only)

Heritage Quest Online (free remote access with JCPL barcode)

 

FamilySearch (free)

Family Search Pilot Records Search (free)

Brigham Young University Family History Collection

Footnote (free & fee)

Genealogy Bank (fee)

National Atlas of Printable Maps

One-Stop Searches from Stephen P. Morse (free & fee)

 

INSPIRE (free)

Google (free)

 

Links With Local Connections

JC Genealogical Society, JCGS Library, Brownstown

JC Health Dept., Seymour

JC Historian (scroll down to Jackson County)

JCPL Local History Specialist

Sons of the American Revolution, Benton Chapter, Brownstown

 

Cyndi's List of links for family history

Linkpendium directory of genealogy links including Jackson County

Genealogy Trails for Jackson County

GenExchange for Jackson County

RootsWeb site with lists, boards, databases, searches

US GenWeb connects to every state and county in the United States

US Geographic Name Server

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Try these pages for specific resources:

 

Indiana State Government

Indiana Commission on Public Records

Indiana Historical Bureau

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Indiana & Other Libraries

Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, Fort Wayne

Area Libraries & Others

Indiana State Library

Indiana University Libraries including Lilly Library and IU Archives

Filson Historical Society Library, Louisville, KY

Internet Public Library
Library of Congress
WorldCat, the world's largest network of library content and services

 

LibCat to search for libraries in the US

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Indiana Organizations & Publications

Indiana Genealogical Society

  • Indiana Genealogist with annual index and tables of content

    • Indiana Historical Society

    Indiana Magazine of History with fulll-text access and an online index includes several articles related to Jackson County (Seymour Library has hard copies from 1913-present)

     

    Federation of Genealogical Societies

    National Genealogical Society

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    Contact the Local History Specialist for assistance.

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    Jackson County Resources

    JC Public Library Catalog

    Jackson Co Digital Archive

    JC on the National Register of Historic Places

     

    JC Resources by Community


    Jackson Co. Courthouse, Brownstown & Seymour

    (some county records are on microfilm at the Seymour Library)

     

    Publications

    Jackson County:

    Brownstown: Jackson Co. Banner

    Crothersville Times

    Seymour Tribune

    Small Town Monthly

    Regional:

    Columbus: The Republic

    Bedford: Times-Mail

    Newspaper Archive (fee)

    Document Finders:

    National Archives Catalogs

     

    NUCMC to locate manuscripts

     

    Online Documents & Books

    American Memory

    Cornell Digital Library

    Internet Public Library

    Lib. of Va. Digital Collection

    Making of America

    NYPL Digital Collection

    Online Books (U.Penn., click historical) 

    Digital Library (U.Missouri)

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    JC Resources by Community

    JC Community Theater, Brownstown

    JC Covered Bridges

    JC Fair, Brownstown

    JC Historic Bridges

    JC Historical Society, Brownstown

    JC Industrial Development Corp., Seymour

    JC Public Library, Seymour

    JC Railroad Stations

    JC Resource Directory

    JC Schneck Medical Center, Seymour

    JC Statistics (StatsIN)

    JC Visitor Center, Seymour

    Leadership JC Projects

    Susan Showalter's JC Guide

    Southern Indiana Center for the Arts, Seymour

    Brownstown

    Brownstown Central Community Schools

    Brownstown Public Library

    Brownstown Town Hall

     

    Crothersville

    Crothersville Community Schools

    Crothersville Town Hall

    Hamacher Hall (see page 11)

    Freetown

    Freetown IN

    Houston

    Houston School, Old

     

    Medora

    Medora Brick Plant

     

    Seymour

    Chamber of Commerce

    City Hall

    Community Network

    Community Schools

    Freeman Field Museum

    Freeman Field on Indiana Military

    Oktoberfest

    Southern Indiana Center for the Arts

    Underground Railroad

    Seymour Museum (coming soon)

    Vallonia

    Fort Vallonia Museum

    Township Records

    Township trustees offices, if available; Justice of Peace records at courthouse and Jackson County Historical Society (JP Courts were located in Brownstown, Crothersville,

    Medora, Reddington, and Seymour)

    Outdoor Areas & Topics

    Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve

    Hoosier National Forest

    Indiana CCC Alumni

    Jackson-Washington SF, Brownstown

    Muscatatuck NWR, Seymour

    Starve Hollow SRA, Vallonia