GenFest 2008
GenFest 2008 will be hosted on June 13-14 by the New Castle-Henry County Public Library and the Henry County Historical Society Museum located in New Castle, Indiana. GenFest is an old-fashioned gathering of researchers doing genealogy in East Central Indiana.
Research Facilities
The Indiana Room collection at the New Castle-Henry County Public Library focuses on the history of Henry County and the surrounding area. It is equipped with microfilm readers, computers, computer hookups, and photocopiers. The library also provides free wireless internet access throughout the building. Some examples of the collection include:
Microfilms
Local Newspapers
Indiana Census
South Mound and Westlawn Cemetery Records
5th District Civil War Military and Draft Records
Indiana Vital Records Indexes
Files
Subject files are available containing newspaper articles from the Courier Times and other local papers, historical records of local organizations, family histories, genealogical records, pamphlets, etc.
Books
New Castle City Directories (1906-1998)
Henry County death records (1882-2000)
Henry County marriage indexes (1850-1920)
Henry County birth records indexes (1882-2000)
Henry County cemetery records
Henry County deed index
Local histories and genealogies
County histories from other counties
Historical atlases for Henry and many other counties
Passenger and immigration list index
Genealogies of Kentucky families
And many more
Online Access
Ancestry Library Edition - available in the library only
Heritage Quest Online
Digital Sanborn Maps: National Edition
Newspapers
The Courier Times (1930- present)
The Daily Times (1909-1930)
The New Castle Courier Weekly (1864-1917)
The New Castle Democrat (1887, 1891-1920, 1924 broken years)
The News Republican (1931-34, 1936-41, 1945-46, 1948-96 broken years)
Miscellaneous New Castle and Spiceland papers (broken years from 1848-1914)
Middletown (1902-2004)
Knightstown (1881-1919)
