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About Our Library
The Clay County
Genealogical Society's Library is located in 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.
EMAIL ALERT-----PLEASE READ
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. All "spam" emails will
be forwarded to the appropriate authorities for inspection and
necessary legal actions.
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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 in rtf format so you can use almost any word
processing software to search them. Check out the
For Sale Page for details NOW!
NEW
Updates Important to you and us
Updating your membership
information is important. If you change your email during the
year, please send an email to the library notifying us of the
change. If you have begun researching one or more surnames since
you joined the Society, please let us know, and we will update
our records. When we publish a list of the surnames our members
are researching, we refer to the information received on the
original membership forms. So please complete all of the blanks
on the enclosed membership renewal form in order for us to
update your information.
NEW
Changes in By-Laws
During a special meeting in October the following changes were
proposed to the by-laws. Due to the increase in postage it was
proposed to raise the dues for 2008 form $12.50 to $15.00. It was
also proposed to increase meeting dates from odd months to every
month. The third proposal was to add the duties of the officers to
the by-laws.
Library Holdings
Our Library has a very extensive list of books and records
concerning Clay County Ancestors and it's History. Some of the
records we have are unique and can only be found here. New
materials are constantly being added to the list. A sample list of
our holdings includes:
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Books
- We have over 2000 books on our shelves for research; most of
which are related to genealogy or local area history. Numerous
other books from other regions and States are also available. MORE...
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Family
Histories - We have over 150 family histories that have
been compiled and donated to the Society for research. More...
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Microfilm
- We have a very extensive list of Census records and County
wide Newspapers on microfilm. A microfilm reader/printer is on
site for use. More...
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Cemetery
Records - Members of the Society have surveyed the County
Cemeteries and this information is available for use at the
Library. Township Cemetery Books are being published for sale
to the public. More...
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Family
Name Files - There are over 6000 family name files with
newspaper clippings, birth and death records, marriage
information as well as information about other people
researching the same family. The files also contain
information on school, organizations and churches. More...
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Old
newspaper Clippings - Obituaries and assorted clippings
have been gleaned from old Clay County newspapers. Many of the
clippings are from the 1800's. More...
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1870
Census - Hand copied from the original census, not readily
available
any where else.
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The
Researcher - The Researcher is the Societies quarterly
newsletter. All back issues are available for purchase and
contain a wealth of information. MORE...
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Membership
- CCGSI membership is affordable and supports a non-profit
organization. Our membership is open to those interested in
Clay County families and history. If you need research done,
membership is an advantage. Sign up today. MORE...
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:
03/18/2008
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