Genealogy Department & Local History
The Library continues to add materials to its Genealogy Department and keep it up to date. Various Family Histories have been donated and are available for viewing.
The Genealogy Department offers:
The Genealogy Department offers:
- City Directories from: Years: 1912 -1914 -1922 -1930 -1939 -1943 -1948 -1953 -1958 -1962 -1966 -1973 -1975 -1977 (1912 City Directory is on Microfilm)
- Cemetery Records from: Clinton Township; Vermillion County (misc cemeteries); Shepard Cemetery Records; Fayette Township; Vigo County; Indiana 1800-1981 Veterans Graves-Helts Prairie Cemetery; Illinois-Sugar Grove
- Funeral Records: Brown Funeral Home; Karanovich-Giovanini Funeral Home; Frist Funeral Home
- Microfilm: The Daily Clintonian Newspaper (1901-Present)
- Printed Material: History of Vermillion County, IN (c1913); Biographical & Historical Record, Vermillion County (c1888); People's Guide: Directory of Vermillion County IN (c1874); Eugene Township, Vermillion County, IN: The First 100 Years, 1824-1924 (c1969); and much more!
- Index to Records: W.P.A. Index to Vermillion County Death Records 1882-1920; W.P.A. Index to Vermillion County Birth Records 1882-1920; W.P.A. Index to Vermillion County Marriage Records 1824-1920; Vermillion County, IN Index of Persons & Firms; Index to Indiana Naturalization Records prior to 1907; Index to Federal Census, IN (Years 1820 -1830 -1840 -1850 -1860 -1870 -1880); Census of Indiana Territory 1807
Other Links to check out!
Local History
Clinton, Indiana
http://clinton.in.gov/
"About Clinton, Indiana Situated on the banks of the Wabash River in western Indiana, Clinton boasts small-town charm and a rich international heritage. At the turn of the century an influx of immigrants settled in the city and surrounding area to work in local mines, sparking an explosion in industry and population."
Wabash Valley Visions & Voices
http://visions.indstate.edu
About the Collection:
Wabash Valley Visions & Voices is a digital memory project focused on the Wabash Valley region in west central Indiana and east central Illinois. Its mission is to document and preserve the history and cultural heritage of the region in a digital format made accessible through the World Wide Web. Local libraries, archives, historical societies and museums are contributing to the searchable database that contains images linked to descriptive information referred to as metadata. The database holds still and moving pictures, artifacts, manuscripts, yearbooks, and printed texts, that are both historic and recent in origin.
About the Collection:
Wabash Valley Visions & Voices is a digital memory project focused on the Wabash Valley region in west central Indiana and east central Illinois. Its mission is to document and preserve the history and cultural heritage of the region in a digital format made accessible through the World Wide Web. Local libraries, archives, historical societies and museums are contributing to the searchable database that contains images linked to descriptive information referred to as metadata. The database holds still and moving pictures, artifacts, manuscripts, yearbooks, and printed texts, that are both historic and recent in origin.
Little Italy Festival Town
http://www.littleitalyfestival.org/lift/
"Clinton's Little Italy Festival has a long and storied history. We hope you will enjoy this trip back in time. In this section you will find many old photos from the earliest days of the festival. Part of every Little Italy Festival is the crowning of the Grape Princess and the Re & Regina. You will find a listing of all of the great people who have been selected for these titles in this section. Another big part of the Little Italy Festival has always been the Gondola. Here you will learn the history of the Gondola. Finally you will learn the how and why of the starting of the Little Italy Festival. Enjoy!"
For other Festival Information Check Out:
http://littleindiana.com/2011/02/little-italy-festival-clinton-indiana/
"Clinton's Little Italy Festival has a long and storied history. We hope you will enjoy this trip back in time. In this section you will find many old photos from the earliest days of the festival. Part of every Little Italy Festival is the crowning of the Grape Princess and the Re & Regina. You will find a listing of all of the great people who have been selected for these titles in this section. Another big part of the Little Italy Festival has always been the Gondola. Here you will learn the history of the Gondola. Finally you will learn the how and why of the starting of the Little Italy Festival. Enjoy!"
For other Festival Information Check Out:
http://littleindiana.com/2011/02/little-italy-festival-clinton-indiana/
