The library has worked to digitized some of our local history collection. This page includes a variety of local books, records, maps, and more. Please check back often as this is an ongoing project and new items will be added.
- Audio and video interviews of local citizens and veterans.
- Account book of a general store (Burk, M. L.) in Dunlapsville, Union County Images of an account book (.pdf) covering 1837-1839.
- Alfred Clouser Mill Ledger: Spans 1858-1887 in Sugar Creek township, Montgomery County, Indiana. Index in front of book. Some contents: debit and credit for individuals, division maps, bill of expensed for building some houses and barns, rents for 1879, The Mikle farm, subscription list for Gravel Road, rent statistics, expenses on Huber farm, and repairs and expenses of mill. Given 25 Jan 2013. We have more ledgers not scanned at this time in Archives.
- Atlas of Cemeteries: Veterans’ Graves Registration Project (WPA: 1940) — WPA index of townships (.pdf)
- Brown Township (.pdf)
- Clark Township (.pdf)
- Coal Creek Township (.pdf)
- Franklin Township (.pdf)
- Madison Township (.pdf)
- Ripley Township (.pdf)
- Scott Township (.pdf)
- Sugar Creek Township (.pdf)
- Union Township (.pdf)
- Walnut Township (.pdf)
- Wayne Township (.pdf)
- Atlas of Montgomery County: 1878 Images of the complete atlas (.pdf) Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana (1876) Leads to maps of not just Indiana counties and towns, but also to national maps and statistics from the 1870 United States Census.
- Bowers High School Enumeration 1922: Pocket Enumeration includes: 1) male or female, 2) Number of District, 3) No of Congressional Township, 4) Range of Congressional Township, 5) If in a city, give residence by number and street, 6) signature of Parents, Guardians, or Heads of families, or Persons having charge of Child or Children, or other Person who are Authorized to Certify under Oath to the Correctness of this Enumeration. .7) I, the Enumeration, hereby Certify that I have Personality Administered Oath (of Affirmation) as subjoined and subscribed. 8) Name of Parents, Guardians, Heads of Families or Person having charge of child or children. 9) Name of Child Enumerated When surname of child is not the same as the head of the family, the full name should be given in the list.10) Date, Age and Place of Birth. 11) Occupation: State whether the child attends school, is regularly employed, or unemployed and what type of school he is attending.
- Central School and Crawfordsville High School Faculty/Staff Index: An index to faculty/staff (.pdf) from 1876-2001.
- Clerk Records (1868-1874): Records of city proceedings, minutes, reports, bylaws, etc.
- Mayor John Speed (1868-1870) (.pdf) 44MB
- Mayor William Elston (1870-1872) (.pdf) 23MB
- Mayor Wilson Laymon (1872-1873) (.pdf) 26MB
- Mayor John Coons (1873-1874) (.pdf) 14MB
- Coal Creek Central Alumni Minutes 1955-2000 (.pdf)
- Coal Creek Farmer Association ledger 1919-1924 (.pdf) — index to ledger (.pdf)
- Coal Creek Farmer Association minutes 1938-1953 (.pdf)
- Coal Creek Township Warrants, 1895-1896; includes Bearer Bonds 1909-1919.
- Confederate Veterans buried in Montgomery County: A listing of 64 Confederate veterans buried in Montgomery County with unit and cemetery information (.pdf).
- Crawfordsville High School Credit Records
- Dr. Olin Ledger book (.pdf) 30MB
- GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) Minutes 1927-1928 (.pdf) 8MB Grand Army of the Republic Minutes 1927-1928. McPherson Post No 7.
- GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) Minutes 1910-1918 (.pdf) 32MB This book contains: minutes, newspaper articles/obituaries, funeral notices, flyers, Memorial Day listings, correspondence and some handwritten obituaries for members. No index in book.
- GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) McPherson Post No 7. Crawfordsville, Indiana. Roster. (.pdf) 19MB This book has index in front and contains the following information for each entry: Name Company, Regiment, Vol, Date of enlistment, Date of death, Place of burial, Date of discharge, Date joined GAR date, and Remarks.
- GAR Membership List Ledger 1895-1941 (.pdf) 42MB This GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) book contains: index, name of member, state he served during the war, Company/Infantry/Regiment or Battery information, date, and how much the member paid through the years for membership.
- GAR (Grand Army of the Republic ) Treasurer Book 1884-1893 (.pdf) 35MB McPherson Post No 7, Crawfordsville, Indiana. (Has index in front). Information contained: members name, debit and credit columns, and notes.
- Genealogy and Biographies of the DeBard Family–Book contains a few photos, biographies, etc. Page 63 pertains to Rhoda Ward and Bard Little Howard and their son, Washington Howard, then granddaughter Louise and Joseph Sering, plus her brother John Howard (grandfather of the individual who provided the book).
- Hawcreek Church of God 1842-1853 (.pdf) 11MB Hawcreek Church of God Records started March 12, 1842. RL 286.63 Haw (original is housed in CDPL Marian Morrison Local History Collection Archives). This book belongs to the Church of God in Christ Jesus on Hawcreek Nov 1839. Montgomery County, IN. Contains: names of members, history of starting of Hawcreek church. 1841. Also lists places where memeber spoke, and some baptism records. [pages 43-46, 53-58 are missing in this book]
- History of the Lafollette Family in America (.pdf) 27MB compiled by John H. La Follette 1898
- Mace Methodist Episcopal Church Membership Roll with information from 1892 and onward.
- Mace Kings Daughters Sunday School: Contain minutes and membership for the Mace Kings Daughters Sunday School class for Methodist Episcopal Church of Mace, Walnut Township, Montgomery County, Indiana from 1917-1921 and 1940-1948.
- Mace Telephone Directory 1911: This booklet for Mace, Walnut Township, Montgomery County has advertisements and an alphabetical index of names. There are no street addresses–just residence, barn, store, or office telephone numbers.
- Montgomery County Public School Honor Roll 1911-1912 (.pdf) Book contains awards of Merit for each township. Listing old school names, students who won awards, and grade they were in.
- Montgomery County Township surveys (Surveyor’s Records) — Original Section Corner Survey Records, 14 books, covering 1832-1977.
- Montgomery County Township plat maps — Original plat maps, covering 1875-1932.
- New Richmond Christian Church Records
- Part 1-1 (17 MB)
- Part 1-2 (20 MB)
- Part 1-3 (16 MB)
- Part 2-1 (20 MB)
- Part 2-2 (19 MB)
- Part 2-3 (16 MB)
- Ideal Church Record, 1970-1980
- Loose Pages
- Oakland Cemetery Association (Elmdale) Ledger
- Personal Recollections of Darlington Lodge No 159 Knights of Pythias– A Complete History of the Past Eleven Years by A R Peterson Past Chancelor 1898–Contains photos of officers, times of office, charter members names and family photographs besides history of the Knights of Pythias of Darlington. Was published by D F Harrison Publishing– Union City, Indiana.
- Potato Creek Methodist Episcopal Church Treasurer Reports — From 1920 through 1936.
- Prisoners admitted to Jail in Montgomery County, Indiana — Sheriff Records
1926-1935 (.pdf) 27MB
1935-1944 (.pdf) 11MB
Call number RL 363.22 in Archives. This book contains the following information: Number, name, sex, age, color, residence, birthplace. Admitted (Date: Month, day, hour) plus admitted by whose order. Why confined and amount of bail. Date sentenced, sentence state, term, and fine. Discharged (Date: Month, day, hour) and who was discharged by. In fee, out fee, number of days kept, and cost of board. - Proven Recipes: Contributed by the Ladies of the Christian Church Waynetown, Indiana 1906
- Register of Negroes and Mulattoes: Images (.pdf) of the actual pages, covering 1851-1853.
- Register of Paupers in Montgomery County Poor Farm 1869-1978 (.pdf) 62MB This book contains: Names, Age, admitted date, discharge date, died, Where born, parentage (some names for Father and Mother, some only nationality), Description (height, weight, complexion, eyes, and hair), township, disability, and remarks. [sometimes indicates where they were buried, next of kin, etc.]
Index for Register of Paupers (.pdf) - Sanborn map of Crawfordsville, 1925: Single image of the February 1925 Sanborn insurance of Crawfordsville, Indiana. Separate detailed sections of the map are available onsite.
- St. John’s Church, Crawfordsville, Indiana 1837-1927: On the title page: “First Episcopal Church Building in the State of Indiana. 1837 Ninetieth Anniversary 1927.” Contains: History of The Episcopal Church from 1837 to 1927. Compiled by Mrs. W. H. Linn. Arranged by J. Coombe.
- St. John’s Church Parish Register, 1836-1880: St. John’s Church Parish Register – Episcopal, Crawfordsville, Indiana. This books contains Title page, Preface, How to use this book, History, Families, Baptisms, Confirmed, Communicants, Marriages, Burials, Offerings, Tabular Summary of Offerings and Tabular Summary of Parochial Statistics (blank pages with headers only). Plus has Index in back of book.
- The Universe Revealed (.pdf) 3.6MB by Dr. Frank B. McKennan — subtitle: The Universe according to the knowledge and consensus of a large band of spirit beings as communicated by their co-worker and spokesman, Dr. Edward Chalmers Kale, who, in earth life, was of the faculty of Yale University. Fellowship Publishing Company: Crawfordsville, IN 1936.
- Waveland Public Schools 1908-1909 Twenty-First Annual Report: This book contains Superintendent’s report, High School course of studies, Board of education, list of high school alumni from 1884 to 1907, teachers’ names and the years they taught in Waveland Public Schools since 1886, plus much more information. Index by Debbie Barry available here.
- Wesley Chapel Sunday School journal May 1875-March 1880 (.pdf)
- Wier Krout Reunion Book: Contains minutes and officers from 1921-2001.
- Wingate News Vital Statistics: An index to the newspaper (.pdf) from 1943-1952, 1964-1968. You can consult the microfilm of this paper onsite.
- Wingate IOOF (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) Lodge No. 720 Ledger, 1889-1915. Each member has a separate page/pages. Pages 329-331 list members with assessments and donations to be paid back to the Lodge.
- Index (16 MB)
- Pages 1-25 (32 MB)
- Pages 26-50 (30 MB)
- Pages 51-75 (29 MB)
- Pages 76-100 (32 MB)
- Pages 101-125 (34 MB)
- Pages 126-150 (34 MB)
- Pages 151-175 (35 MB)
- Pages 176-200 (33 MB)
- Pages 201-225 (33 MB)
- Pages 226-250 (32 MB)
- Pages 251-261 (13 MB)
- Pages 329-331 (4 MB)
- Wingate News Events: An index to the newspaper (.pdf) from 1943-1947, 1964-1968. You can consult the microfilm of this paper onsite.