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    Our Resource Center is operated by Newton County Historical Society volunteers. Currently the center is open Monday and Friday, and the second and fourth Thursday from 11:00-3:00 CDT. Weather permitting during the winter months. Group tours are available upon request, please contact us for more information, either by phone or by email: newtonhs@ffni.com

    Visitors are welcome to utilize the technology that we have available at no charge, such as our Microfilm reader/printer and computers. Ancestry.com is also available for public use.
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Research Materials

Bound Copies of Local Newspapers          

Newspaper on Microfilm 

Census on Microfilm

RESEARCH CD’S

Submitted Family Histories – binders on shelf - under construction -
A F Kenoyer
Kessler
Kessler-Goddard
Kindig		 Padgett
Pruett		 Ulyat
Bowman
Bridgeman-Roberts
Boezeman		 Geesa Light
Lyons (on CD)		 Q V
C Hiner
Hoffman		 McCormick
Montgomery-Lyons-McCabe		 Rainford
Robbins, Ed		 Williamson
Wolfe-Gerrick
Dart
DeWees		 I N Spitler
Spitler, John
Steward		 X
E James O Troup Y-Z
Local History Books in Library
 
Church Histories
  Military
 
File Cabinet Materials
 
Other Materials

    resource events
High School Yearbooks
 
High School Newspapers
 
 
OUR WEB SITE INFORMATION
www.ingenweb.org/innewton            
Public access available
 

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Census Records
 
You will also find several links to affiliated sources:
            Indiana Pioneer Cemetery Restoration Committee
            The Indiana State Library Genealogy Division, Marriage database
            Indiana Cemetery Locator
            Searchable database of Indiana Libraries
            U.S. GenWeb Page
            Indiana GENWEB Home Page
            Newton County Queries
            Other Newton County Links
            Newton County Biographies Project
            Indiana Genealogical Society
            Indiana Society Sons of the American Revolution
            Society of Indiana Pioneers
 
DATABASE/RESEARCH MATERIALS ON COMPUTER at Resource Center
 All are Under “My Documents” Shortcuts to Main headings are on the desktop
 
NCHS Records – File name, files contained within:
            Biographies
            Printable Forms (Census, Veteran records, etc) – pdf form
            Cemetery Records – some of these need work refer to web site for better listing.
            Census Records – 1850-1870 in Works database
            Family Histories – only one, Beckwith
            Lake Village School Records (index of names. Complete school file are in hard copy)
            Maps – Beaver Lake, 1895 map, township map
            Marriage Records – Works database of  N.C. marriages, May 5, 1880-June 13, 1971
            Newcomer – pdf format 199-2007
            Obits – Several Obituaries in different formats
            Obituary Scrapbook 1900’s, Index of names
            Pictures of Newton County
            Oral History Project
Research Records (file name) – contained within, pertain to general researchers
           
            Biographies on Line (these were downloaded from site for someone)
            Brook-Riverside Cemetery Burials (Works database)
            Brook High School Alumni (Works database)
            Census Records – 1840 transcribed in Excel
            Family Histories – many from the Morocco Sesquicentennial Book
            Family History Pictures – many from the Morocco Sesquicentennial Book
            Family Tree Maker Files – many local names, as well as other family histories
            McCray’s Orchard Lake PDF of article from Farm Publication
            Morocco Sesquicentennial  Historical Collection 2002 entire book in pdf

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Mission Statement: It is the hope of the volunteers and members of the Newton County Historical Society will bring together those people interested in the history of Newton County, and will promote an understanding and appreciation for the people and community of  Newton County through research, preservation, restoration, education and publications.
(c) 2011 Newton County Historical Society. All rights reserved. A 501-3(c) non-profit organization. Contact us at 219-474-6944 or by email: newtonhs@ffni.com