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About Our Library
The Clay County
Genealogical Society's Library is located in Center Point,
IN. We are open Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday from
1:00 to 4:00 PM. Other times can be arranged in advance. We can do
research for you. We have a vast amount of
resources available at the Library.
NEWS from the Library
NEW!
2011 Researchers Traveled from
Twenty-five States
As has been the custom for several years, at
the end of the fiscal year some of the volunteers in our library
look back through our “sign-in” sheets, list, and count the
out-of-state researchers who have been in the library during the
past year. It is rather interesting to see the states listed, as
we are usually surprised at how many people have come from long
distances to use the resources in this library. Even though
there is much research being done on the Internet, most
researchers are from the “old school” and like to see the
original records and have copies made, if possible. Our library
offers information that cannot be found on the Internet; we have
rows of cabinets filled with family files, which include news
clippings and donated information, and rows of shelves full of
family histories, which have been so generously donated to the
library.
In 2011 our visitors and researchers came from the following
states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia,
Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan,
Mississippi, Missouri, Minnesota, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio,
Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia,
Washington, and Washington, D. C. Of course, we have many, many
researchers from our own state of Indiana too.
Thanks to all of our loyal researchers, who have made use of our
library. We hope that you have all gained valuable information
while using our resources; as always, our volunteers have
enjoyed aiding you in your research. On behalf of the Board of
Directors and our volunteers, we wish you a very happy New Year
and hope you find that long, lost ancestor this year. Joyce
Oehler
Recent Donation Was a Blessing
For some time the library has had more expenses than it has
generated income. For the past few years the officers have been
concerned about being able to keep the library open. The copy
machine (used for printing the Researchers and items for sale)
and the microform reader/printer (used by patrons) are very
expensive machines to maintain. Also, with the information that
can be found on the Internet, many people use it instead of
coming to the library or paying for information that our
volunteers locate for them when they cannot visit the library
themselves. There is a wealth of information on the Internet;
however, just because it is there does not mean that it is
accurate. It is best to check library records to insure the
accuracy of information obtained.
Thanks to a generous $5,000 donation by one of our life members,
we can continue to provide original source records from Indiana
and other states from which our Clay County ancestors
immigrated. It is important for present and future genealogists
to have access to our rows and rows of family histories, surname
files, military information, county histories, and all of the
other unique information housed at the Clay County Genealogy
Library. There are many irreplaceable, hard to locate sources in
our library; when you have the opportunity, stop by and ask one
of the volunteers to acquaint you with our special collections.
Family Maps of Clay County, Indiana
Family Maps of Clay County, Indiana, is now
available for purchase through the Clay County Genealogical
Society for $25 plus shipping and Indiana sales tax for Indiana
residents. It is fun and easy to use. The Surname/Township
Index allows you to determine which Township Map Group(s)
contain individuals by surname. Each Map Group has a
corresponding full-name index of all individuals who obtained
patents for land within its Congressional township’s borders.
After each index you will find the Patent Map to which it
refers, and just thereafter, you can view the township’s Road
Map and Historical Map, with the latter map displaying streams,
railroads, and more. There is a map showing all of the Indiana
counties, one with cities and towns of Clay County, and several
other interesting maps. Have you ever heard of the following
Clay County towns: Mechanicsburg, Roadman Corner, Wickville, or
Hirt Corner? You will find them in this book of maps. Cemeteries
are marked on the Road Map pages for each township. If you have
early Clay County ancestors, you will love this book.
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NEW 1909
Travis Clay County History on CD |
Just released from our Society, in the making for two full
years! The 2 volume set comes with a bonus of the name indexes
too. These are NOT the scanned version of the book but the fully
searchable version in rtf format so you can use almost any word
processing software to search them. Check out the
For Sale Page for details NOW!
EMAIL ALERT-----PLEASE READ
We have a new
email address
researchclaycounty@frontier.com
If you are
emailing the Library please include the word "research" in the
subject line. Failure to do so will only delay our reply to you
or result in the loss of your message.
Recent Additions
New and important information is being submitted to the Library constantly. We try to update
the website quarterly. Check our update page for the latest updates. The last update
to this page was:
03/26/2012
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