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A Standard History of Starke County Indiana
History; County government; Pioneers; Families; Farm life; Farming;
Mr. McCormick describes his work as an "An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with an Extended Survey of Modern Developments in the Reclamation of Lands and the Progress of Town and Country".
Indiana State and County Histories

"Buried together as one"
event
An article in the Jasper Herald about the burial of Tina Austin and Mark Archer at which the Wheelers motorcycle club carried the casket containing both bodies. Keywords: casket, coffin, funeral, men, newspaper.
Photographs of Dubois County

Elizabeth Jean Matheis
event
A photograph of Elizabeth Jean Matheis, Alan Matheis' child, in her coffin. Keywords: infant, casket, coffin, flowers, funeral.
Photographs of Dubois County

Guernsey Store Ledger, Henryville, Indiana 1863-1872
Charlestown (Ind.); Ledgers (Accounting); Inventory accounting; Account books; Invoices
This item is part of a larger collection of items from the Elam B. Guernsey Family Collection. This ledger belonged to Elam B. Guernsey who ran a general store in Henryville, Indiana. The dates in it range from 1863 to 1872. There is a variety of...
Clark County Collections

Indiana as seen by early travelers; a collection of reprints from books of travel, letters and diaries prior to 1830
Indiana--Description and travel
Table of Contents: Hutchins, Thomas A Topographical Description of Virginia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina, 1778; Imlay, George A Topographical Description of the Westtern Territory of North America, 1793; Volney, C. F. A View of the Soil and...
Indiana Documentary Editions

Speedometer 1943 - Newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company, Speed, Indiana
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Speed Way (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Louisville...
The Speedometer was a monthly or sometimes bi-weekly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant but also included human interest stories. The Speedometer began publication...
Clark County Collections

Martha Doan Memorial Park
Hamilton County (Ind.); Cemeteries; Graves; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Monuments & memorials; Death & Burial
This image shows a listing of individuals buried in Martha Doan Memorial Park, which is related to the Quakers of Westfield.
DNR Historic Preservation and Archaeology

History of Delaware County Indiana
Delaware County (Ind.)--Biography; Delaware County (Ind.)--History
Two volume history of Delaware County, Indiana. Volume I is an historical account of early settlement and the development of local government and social organizations within the county. Volume II contains biographical sketches of the residents.
Indiana State and County Histories

History of Dearborn, Ohio and Switzerland Counties, Indiana
Dearborn County(Ind)--History; Dearborn County(Ind)--Biography; Ohio County(Ind)--History
History of Dearborn, Ohio and Switzerland counties, Indiana. From their earliest settlement. Containing a history of the counties; their cities, townships, towns, villages, schools, and churches; ... biographies; preliminary chapters on the history...
Indiana State and County Histories

Biographical and genealogical history of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin counties, Indiana
Wayne County (Ind.)--Biography; Wayne County (Ind.)--History; Fayette County (Ind.)--Biography
Biographical and genealogical history of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin counties, Indiana. Illustrated.
Indiana State and County Histories

Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper, and Newton Counties, Indiana
Warren County (Ind.)--History; Warren County (Ind.)--Biography; Benton County (Ind.)--History; Benton County (Ind.)--Biography; Jasper County (Ind.)--History; Jasper County (Ind.)--Biography; Newton County (Ind.)--History; Newton County...
Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana : historical and biographical. Illustrated.
Indiana State and County Histories