Local History (765-362-2242 ext. 119)
The Local History and Genealogy collection holds materials on the history and inhabitants of Montgomery County as well as surrounding counties, along with materials on Indiana history. Because of the special nature of this collection, these materials do not circulate.
La colección de Historia Local y Geneología mantiene materiales por y acerca del Condado de Montgomery y de sus habitantes, de condados próximos, y de la historia de Indiana. Por la especial naturaleza de esta colección, estos artículos son para uso solamente dentro de la biblioteca.
Subscription databases
HeritageQuest
online (onsite access only)
HeritageQuest
online (offsite access CDPL card holders)
Ancestry Library
(onsite access only)
Note: In 1850 the
abbreviation for Indiana was IA. Use "Iowa" in your census search
drop-down list to retrieve Indiana results (which may have been placed in
Iowa).
Civil War Database (onsite access only)
CDPL databases
Note: Some databases lead to .pdf files. You need the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them.
Cemeteries
of Montgomery County (1830-1981)
This database contains readings of county tombstones
dating from the early 1800s to 1981. It also references the same readings found
in our CDPL and DAR cemetery record books (which contain no further information).
Resource: Cemetery Locator (find
a Montgomery County cemetery)
Events
(1973-77, 1990, 1998-present)
This database is an index of newspaper events
that reference microfilm of the Journal Review, which you can consult
onsite.
Guardian's
Docket (1825-1874)
This database leads to images (.pdf) of the actual
pages.
Hawcreek
Church of God Records (1839-1853)
This database leads to images (.pdf) of the actual
pages.
Illustrated
Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana (1876)
This database leads to maps of not just Indiana
counties and towns, but also to national maps and statistics from the 1870 United
States Census.
Image File
(postcards and photographs)
This database leads to images (.jpg and .pdf ) of
our postcards, photos, and historical books that we have scanned. It also references
other images that we have not yet scanned but hold in storage.
Index to Genealogy
Vertical File (patron research) & Selected Books
This database is an index of research (family group
charts, pedigree charts, correspondence, etc.) contributed by patrons.
Index
of Persons & Organizations
This database indexes Montgomery County people and
organizations (businesses, clubs, etc.) mentioned in various publications.
Marriage
Affidavits, Records, and Licenses (1888-2001)
This database leads to images (.pdf) of the actual
pages for affidavits and records. Licenses are not yet digitized.
Masonic
Cemetery Records (1921-1982)
This database leads to abstracts of burial permits,
cash receipts, foundation orders, miscellaneous papers, etc.
Montgomery
County Magazine (1976-2000)
This database is an index to a publication of the
Journal Review newspaper that we possess (as bound copies and as microfilm)
Music Scores (1900-present)
An index to patriotic and novelty songs from the
early 1900s, soundtrack songs from popular films of the 1930s and 1940s, holiday
carols from around the world, and an assortment of popular hits from the Twentieth
Century. Scores are stored in the Reference Department.
Register of
Negroes and Mulattoes (1851-1853)
This database leads to images (.pdf) of the
actual pages.
Teachers:
Examinations and Contracts (1881-1912)
This database leads to images (.pdf) of the actual
pages.
Veteran
Cemetery Records (Revolutionary War to present)
This database contains information on county veterans
buried in or outside the county.
Vital Statistics
(1834-present)
This database is an index to the vital records in
local papers whose microfilm you can consult onsite.
Waynetown
Masonic Cemetery (1862-2008)
This database contains records of 6,125 burials
in this cemetery. It also includes links to more than 4,000 obituaries and
more than 1,000 burial/transit permits.
Yearbooks
(Montgomery County schools 1902-present)
This database is an index to yearbooks that
we possess.
Other Digitized Content
Three Years in the Saddle: Journal of Events, Facts, and Incidents Connected with the 18th Indiana Battery (Civil War)
Account book of a general store (Burk,
M. L.) in Dunlapsville, Union County 1837-1839
Images of the account book (.pdf)
Atlas
of Montgomery County: 1878
Images of the complete atlas (.pdf)
Central
School and Crawfordsville High School Faculty/Staff Index: 1876-2001
An index to faculty/staff (.pdf)
Confederate Veterans buried in Montgomery County
A listing of 64 Confederate veterans buried in Montgomery
County with unit and cemetery information(.pdf) compiled by Bill Boone.
Index to Probate Records of Montgomery
County: 1822-1940
[order form]
An index to the records (.pdf) that we possess on
microfilm, which you can consult onsite
Wingate News Vital Statistics:
1943-1952, 1964-1968
An index to the newpaper (.pdf) that we possess
Wingate News Events: 1943-1947,
1964-1968
An index to the newpaper (.pdf) that we possess