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About Our Library
The Clay County
Genealogical Society's Library is located at 309 W Main Street, 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. Find out more about our
Library here.
NEWS from the Library
NEW!
NEWLY REPRINTED
The Cory Story,
compiled by the Centennial History Committee in 1990. The text
of the book is 393 pages, and there is an added index of 85
pages. Priced at $35.00, plus $2.45 Indiana Sales Tax, & $5.85
Library
shipping. (We have been able to keep the new reprint price the
same as the original book.)
Also available is The Cory
Story on CD in rtf searchable format. Check out the
For Sale Page for special deals Now!
Corporal Robert Gene Archer Returned Home
Army Corporal Archer, an infantryman, was reported missing in action during the Korean War.
It was later learned that the Chinese in North Korea had captured him on or about February 28, 1951.
His body was never discovered; however, recently his remains were recovered and identified. It was
determined that he had died of malnutrition.
Memorial services were held for him at French Funeral Home on February 9, 2013, in Brazil,
Indiana, which brought closure for his family. Burial followed, with full military honors, at Summit
Lawn Cemetery.
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. Any computer with a text editor or word
processor that opens an .rtf file will be able to search the
entire books. 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:
03/14/2013
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