Preserving our History
Our Building - Fall 2009
Our building is home to The Blackford County Historical Society, The Museum, and The Cecil Beeson Genealogy Library. Current officers and board members are listed at the bottom of this page.
Museum items are on the first and second floors and should be explored. Below is a small sample of our displays.
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Right-click and choose Save Picture As to download a copy.
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The Cecil Beeson Genealogy Library is located on the first floor and contains many items of interest to historians and genealogists.
The following is a short list of items in our Library; a few links to follow; and an outline of what you will find on our Bulletin Board. Come visit. You might find just what you are looking for.
Underlined items are links to more information.
- New Lists:
Church Files These files may contain church directories, photos, bulletins, etc.
Directories This is a list of city directories and telephone books in our library
Family Genealogies. This material has been donated to the Library and an updated list is now available as a pdf file. Click on Family Genealogies to view. These Family Files are shelved alphabetically in our library. We also have miscellaneous individual material filed alphabetically in file folders. These files might contain newspaper clippings, pictures, brochures, letters, etc - Bulletin Board -Check back often for current information.
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- Messages and meeting notice
- How to Contact Us
- Books and Other Items For Sale
- High School Year Books, H.C/Blackford County 1917-2009 except 1987. A few year books for Roll and Montpelier,
- Newspaper Collection, dating from 1905 to 1961 - 37 Books from News Times; 36 Books from Times Gazette; 8 Books from News; 22 Books from Evening News - Not complete for all years.
- Picture collection sorted by category and filed
- Book - History of Jay and Blackford Counties, 1887
- Book - Biographical Memoirs of Blackford County, 1900, B. G. Shinn
- Book - Blackford and Grant Counties, Indiana, 1914, B.G. Shinn
- Book - History of Blackford County, 1986
- Book - Indiana Civil War Veterans, Blackford County, 1861-1865 2nd edition
- Blackford County Courthouse History
- Isaac Newton Blackford, Biography
- USS Blackford --(APB-45)
- Activities for children about Blackford County History. Five downloadable pages in pdf form.
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Board Members: Joyce Colbert, Ron Dodds, Yvonne Farling, Joan Stanley, Dick Tarr
Current officers: President - Sinuard Castelo, V-President - Hugh Scott, Secretary - Judy Sodders, Treasurer - Jane Winder
Blackford County Historical Society
321 North High Street
PO Box 264
Hartford City, IN 47348
Sinuard Castelo (765)348-3103 or
Jane Winder (765) 348-4028
Last Update 07/18/10
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