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Libraries
The Brown County Public Library
Brown County Public Library
Photo by Bob Oliger
The
new Library was opened on 2 January 2001. It is a delightful airy building. The
panels on the south side of the building honor the Hoosiers authors: Ernie Pyle, the World War II
War Correspondent, Kin
Hubbard, an Indianapolis journalist who wrote about the fictitious
character, Abe
Martin of Brown County, and James Whitcomb Riley,
the famous poet who wrote his poems in the Hoosier dialect.
The Brown County Public Library, established in 1919 with support from local
artists and members of the community, was one of the first county-wide
libraries in the state.The library's primary source
materials on the people, art, and history of Brown County are used extensively
by community residents and visitors.
The genealogical collection contains significant material concerning Brown
County and its neighboring counties. Many in-depth studies of Brown County
families as well as copies of the voluminous correspondence of genealogist
Helen Reeve are available on open shelving.
Newspaper
The Brown County Democrat is the weekly paper of the country. The library has
microfilm copies of issues dating from 1918 to the present. .
Vital Records
The
Library has published two books:
Vital Records of Brown County,
Indiana 1882 - 2000
Volume 1: Births
Compiled by Sarah Clevenger, Pauline
Hoover and Evelyn Gladding
2006
This
book contains over ten thousand birth records not only from the Brown County
Health Department, but also records from Dr. Ralphy's
day book and some delayed birth records from the Brown Circuit Court. It is
fully indexed.
Vital Records of Brown County,
Indiana 1882 - 2000
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Volume 2: Deaths
Compiled by Sarah Clevenger and
Pauline Hoover
2006
This
book contains over six thousand death records from the Brown County Health
Department. A typical record contains the birth and death dates as well as the
names of the parents and spouse along with the name of the cemetery and its
address. It is fully indexed.
Other Libraries
The Monroe County Public Library
The
Monroe County Public Library located in down town Bloomington has an
outstanding genealogical collection. It is probably one of the best in the
state for a library of its size. The collection emphasizes the surrounding
counties and the states to the east and south from which many of the early
settlers came.
The Indiana State Library
The
Indiana State Library is located at 140 N. Senate Avenue in Indianapolis with
an entrance on Ohio Street. It has an outstanding collection of Indiana
genealogy which is on open shelving and is very easy to use. Across the street
is a parking garage which usually has empty spaces if the legislature is not in
session.
Check the hours that the library is open. At present the library is open
Thursday evening and on Saturday, but this could change.
The Allen County Library
The
Allen County Library located in Fort Wayne, Indiana
has the second largest collection of genealogical material in the United
States. The collection is extremely diverse and is now on open shelving.. However, some genealogists researching mainly
Indiana genealogy prefer to work in the Indiana State Library
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