History Center September Acquisitions

New items added to the History Center reference section. All donations of records and family information are much appreciated. We are always looking for volunteers at the History Center, whether it be for a full day or just a few hours. Contact one of the volunteers either through our facebook page or the contact form on this blog.

This is a listing of the acquisitions received during the month of September 2015 at the History Center:

The Hoosier Packet – News & Journal of the Canal Society of Indiana
Indiana Historical Society – IN Perspective
Indiana Historical Society – Traces
Spencer County Newsletter
Dubois County Newsletter
Indiana Historical Society – Connections, The Hoosier Genealogist
Indiana Historical Society Press – Summer/Fall 2015 Catalog
The Shoultz Family History
The Extended Shoultz Family History (Byerly-Sammey-Hunt-Goss)
Copies of Winslow High School Yearbooks 1937-1951 (few issues missing)
Copies of Winslow High School Yearbooks 1952-1974 (few issues missing)
Press-Dispatch Obituaries 2001-2002
Press-Dispatch Obituaries 1994-1996
Press-Dispatch Obituaries 1991-1993
Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church History - – 3-ring binder of historical information
The Old Fort/Pride’s Fort/White Oak Springs -– 3-ring binder of historical information
Warner’s lake – Washington Township -– 3-ring binder of historical information
Petersburg Theaters (including Lincoln theater) – 3-ring binder of historical information
WWII Uniform belonging to Eddie Hawkins
Lincoln Hotel Postcard (Vincennes)
School Textbooks belonging to Posey Kime
Pike County History – Bicentennial Edition 1776-1976
The Postal History of Indiana by J. David Baker
Dainty Daughters 4-H Club Scrapbook page
Pike Co. 4-H Clubs & Early County Fairs – 3-ring binder of historical information
Winslow High School Yearbooks – 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1949, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966
It’s History from Brenda’s Notebook by Brenda S. Edwards (Boyle Co., KY)
Forkland Heritage It’s People Past and Present 1793-1996 Volumes 1 & 2 (Boyle & Casey Counties, KY

Fright Night at the History Center

The Pike County History Center will be having a fright night for kids on Halloween night, Saturday, October 31, from 4 - 8 p.m. It will feature drinks and popcorn, a bounce house, an outdoor silent movie for the older kids, and a craft table where they will be painting pumpkins. We will also be selling cream pies for $1 to be thrown at a yet-to-be-named local celebrities. We will also have a history scavenger hunt, where each of the people working at the event will have one clue about the mystery person. At the end of the event, people can put their guesses into a hat. The correct ones will be entered into a drawing for a $25 gift certificate to Pizza Hut.

We have received several wonderful donations lately. At this time they are being cataloged and will soon be available for viewing and research. We are always interested in receiving copies of your family history and genealogy. If you bring them in, we will make copies of them for the History Center.

History Center August Acqusitions

We are continually adding new reference materials to the History Center. If you have something that you would either like to donate, or bring into the History Center for us to make copies, we would appreciate your sharing with us. We're especially looking for local church and also family histories. Family histories can be anything from family group sheets to more extensive work. You never know when a single family group sheet can make a connection to another family.

This is a listing of the acquisitions received during the month of August 2015 at the History Center:

Jefferson Township School Enumeration 1890-1893
WWI - Letters from Soldiers
WWI Veterans - As listed from the U.S. War Department
Old Bethelson Church Records - located near Hazelton
Morgan Post Record of Deceased Members (through 1893)
Cradle of Liberty Chapter NSDAR History
Historical Information Concerning Little, Pike Co., IN
Pike County Guardian Bonds 1866-1886
Physician's License Book 1885-1897
Physician's Bond Book 1896-1899
Pike County, IN Newspapers - Deaths, Marriages, Births & Important Events 1901, 1909-1911, 1912-1914, 1915-1919, 1920-1921, 1922-1930, 1943
Flat Creek General Baptist Church History
Indiana War of 1812 Soldiers - Militia
Petersburg Business & Professional Women's Club (BPW) Minutes 1959-1960
Historical Information concerning Pike County during WWII
Canal Society of Indiana - Hoosier Packet, September 2015
Daviess Co., IN Historical Society Newsletter

We have received several wonderful donations lately. At this time they are being cataloged and will soon be available for viewing and research. We are always interested in receiving copies of your family history and genealogy. If you bring them in, we will make copies of them for the History Center.