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Research
Hours:
February-December
Tuesday and Thursday 1-4
pm
and
by appointment
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The
HCHS Local
History Archives opened to the public on June
27, 2001 thanks to a generous gift of $50,000 from local businessman
Stan
Mohr. The mission of the archives is to collect,
provide physical protection for, and make accessible to
the public the photographic and documentary history of the people,
organizations, and institutions of Howard County, Indiana.
Also
we
provide support for the artifacts and programs of the
The Howard County Historical Society is always seeking to expand the holdings of the archives. Please email Bonnie Van Kley at archivist@howardcountymuseum.org if you have materials to donate or are aware of existing collections that might be of interest to local historians.
Following are a list of collections that are available for research:
| Adams Studio | Halstead, Hugh H. | Mygrant, Carl |
| Aders, Carol | Hamilton, Herbert | Navy Mothers Club |
| Adler, Dr. Alan | Handley, Elizabeth | Nelson, Marcia |
| Aldridge, Delmas E. | Hanson, Alpha | Neuhauser, David |
| Alexander, Charles | Hanson, Rick | Newlin, Fleta Pierce |
| Alley, Steve | Harmon, Chris | Nichols, Larry |
| American Guild of Organists | Harnish, Mary Ellen & Hazel | Niemann, Gerhard C. |
| Anderson, Ellen | Harrell, Florence | Noe, Michael R. |
| Anderson, Sam Jr. | Harris, Joe | Norman, Roscoe |
| Anderson, Roberta | Harris, W. S. | Northern Indiana Historical Society |
| Anjard, Ron | Harrison, Ethel | Northwestern High School |
| Armstrong, Horace Howard | Harshbarger, Mrs. Mary | Nutter, Dennis |
| Armstrong, M. G. | Hart, Esther | Obenchain, Kevin |
| Armstrong, Tedd | Harter, Thomas O. | Obermeyer Family |
| Arthur, Mary (Webb) & Frances (Webb) Wright | Havens, Cressy | Obermeyer, Nancy |
| Auler, Richard W., Sr. | Havens, Myrtle | Odiet, Fred |
| Ayers, Jon | Haworth, C.V. | Oilar, Mrs. Lucile |
| Bache, Mrs. William | Haynes, Elwood | Olmsted, Don |
| Baer, Ralph | Haynes, Mrs. March | O'Neil, James Wallace |
| Bagby, Rita | Haynes Stellite | Orem, Kenneth |
| Barkley, Mrs. Theodore | Henry, Glenn E. | Osborne, Shirley |
| Barry, Morlene | Hensler, Barbara | Osh Kosh Museum |
| Barsh, Ron & Pam | Hensley, Robert | Oteham, Linda |
| Baugh, Vernal | Hill Standard Co. | Padgett, Madonna |
| Baxter, Jack | Hill's Studio | Papacek, James |
| Beaman Family | Hingst, Hilda | Pearce, William |
| Beatty, J. D. | Hite, Jack & Lois | Peelle, Dr. Willis |
| Beatty, Steve | Hobensack, Gwen | PEO Chapter R |
| Benson, Elvin | Hobson, Josephine | Perkins, Leota |
| Beta Lambda Chapter of Kappa Kappa Kappa | Hoel, Ed Jr. | Pickard, Donnie |
| Bevington, Nancy & Raymond | Holcombe, Dr. Aubrey W. | Pierson, Mrs. Paul |
| Black History Project | Holderman, Mrs. W. | Pinkston, Bruce |
| Blanchard, Janice | Holiday, Wilma | Plummer, Robert |
| Bolen, Leanna | Holland, Pat | Pollard, O.C. |
| Booher, Ned | Hollingsworth, Helen | Poppas, Ed |
| Bourff, Dan & Barbara | Holman, Joan | Powell, Richard |
| Brant, Thelma | Hoops, Patricia | Price, Robert |
| Bratton, Sally | Horoho, James | Prime Family |
| Bray, R.W. | Hotchkiss, Robert | Pritchard, Ruth L. |
| Bredehoeft, Darrell & Cecilie | Hotshoe Photography | Pyle, Jane & Howard |
| Breeden, David | Hough, William S. | Quick, Charmion |
| Breedlove, Melba Hope | Howard, Donna J. | Rakestraw, H. |
| Brenton, Madge | Howard County Courthouse Cornerstone | Rammell, Carolyn |
| Bridwell, Mrs. Charles | Howard County Historical Society | Ransopher, Mary I. |
| Bridwell, Norman | Howard County Pictorial History | Ransopher, Rev. Oliver |
| Bridwell, Robert | Howard County Women's Dental Auxiliary | Rasmussen, Dorene |
| Brockie, Mr. & Mrs. M. | Howard School | Rayburn, Henry Arthur |
| Broman, David | Howell, Martha Davis | Rayl, Betty Jane |
| Brown, Maude | Howell, Mrs. Willis | Rayl, Charles W. |
| Brown, Roy Ellis | Huffman, W. Spencer | Rea, Virginia |
| Brubaker, Alan | Huffman, Rena | Ream, Ernest |
| Buckalew, Herrell | Hufty, Melvarine Philapy | Reed, Richard & Serena |
| Buckley, Gary & Karen | Humphrey, Ken | Reed, Robert |
| Bunce, Mr. & Mrs. Ray | Hunt, Julia Sumption | Reel, Clarence |
| Burns, Mr. & Mrs. Jerry | Hunt, Mrs. Oscar | Reith, Arletta |
| Butcher, James R. | Hunt, Terri | Resley, Joe |
| Butler, Charles Monroe | Hunter, Colleen | Resnick, A. Gene |
| Butler, Margaret L. | Hutchins, Noel | Revils, Timothy |
| Butts, Beulah | Hutto, Eva | Rhodes, Mary Joan |
| Byers, Gary | Irvin, Eugene | Richardson, Dow |
| Byrd, Mary Ann | Irvin, Thelma Currens | Richardson, Eos |
| Cain, Mrs. Ada | Jackson, Elizabeth Calvert | Rider, Jule |
| Cain, Mrs. Joe | Jackson, Wayne | Rioth, Maxine |
| Caisario, Martin | James & Stearns | Riser, Virginia |
| Calvert, Lt. Robert B. | Jay, Wendell T. | Risher, Agnes |
| Campbell, George | Jenkins, Dave | Robbins, Mary Jo |
| Canady, Harry H. | Jenkins, Rachel L. | Rodgers, Raymond |
| Candsdale, Ethel Brown | Jennings, William M. | Rodgers, Robert |
| Carroll, Virginia | Jessup, Steve | Rose, Mildred |
| Carter, Phoebe | Johnson, Clifford | Ross, Helen |
| Carter, Sharon | Johnson, Gregory | Ross, Jay |
| Carver, Charles | Johnson, Jack W. | Runge, Emily Marshall |
| Clark, Ed | Johnson, Joseph W. | Runyan, William |
| Clark, Ida Foster | Johnson, Raymond R. | Rush Cemetery |
| Clark, Robert | Jones, Haven | Rush, Robert |
| Clements, Thomas | Jones, Morton C. | Russell, E. E. |
| Clifford, Dr. Frank O. | Jones, Roy Sam | Ryan, John |
| Coffman, Mrs. Ralph | Jordan, Edith | Rybolt, Dorothy |
| Cohea, Lynn | Justice, Diane K. | Sailors, Mrs. George |
| Coleman, Tim | Kaiser, Mrs. Frank | St. Clair, Jerry |
| Cooper, Mrs. Gayle | Kanable, Martin | Sallee, Mrs. Theda G. |
| Comer-Smith | Kappa Kappa Gamma | Saunders, Herb |
| Conkle, Waneata | Katzenmeyer, Marjorie | Schull, M. Edward |
| Continental Steel | Kaufman, Nicki | Scott, Thomas Charles |
| Continental Steel Project | Kautz, John Arthur | Seiberling Mansion (IN State Police) |
| Cook, Weezie | Kay, Janet E. | Seiberling Mansion Restoration Project |
| Coombes, Lena | Kearney, William | Sellers, Tom |
| Cotton, Sarah | Kelley, Eugene | Severns, E. P. |
| Cover, Fay | Kelly, Martha | Sewell, Francis |
| Cox, David | Kenitz, Margaret | Sexton, George |
| Cox, Donald | Kerby, Fredrick W. | Shallenberger, Keith L. |
| Cragun, Jonathan | Kerby, Jacqueline A. | Sharp, Phyllis & Ora E. |
| Creason, Penny | Kern, Dr. Lewis | Shearer, Josephine Haworth |
| Crispen, Betty | Kessler, Glenn V. | Shelton, Danny |
| Critchley, Lily | Kindergarten School | Shenk, Mrs. George |
| Crites, Judy | King, Jay M. | Sherrow, Wayne |
| Crittenden, Katherine Kryder | Kingseed, Barbara | Shick, Mrs. Meade K. |
| Cunningham, Steve | Kingston, George | Shilling, Nellie D. |
| Currens, Darwin | Kingston, Ralph Jr. | Shimer, Mrs. Freda |
| Currens, Hilda Ann Rayl | Kirkpatrick, Pam | Showalter, Dr. E.H. |
| Currens, Steve | Klotz, Jay B. | Shrock, Michael |
| Daily, Mrs. John | Knights of Pythias/Good Intent Lodge | Shutt, Martha |
| Daily, Steve | Knipe, Dorothy H. | Sibray, Gloria |
| Dale, John | Knipe, Willis | Simpson, Jean |
| Daughters of Union Veterans | Kohn Family | Simpson, Ronald |
| Davidson, William | Kokomo-Center School | Singer, Dwight |
| Davies, Robert | Kokomo Chamber of Commerce | Skinner, Elizabeth |
| Davies, Waneita | Kokomo Dispatch | Slabaugh, Wilbur F. |
| Davis, Emily J. | Kokomo Fire Department | Slaughter, Susanna |
| Davisson, John | Kokomo Gas & Fuel Co. | Smith, Byron |
| Day, Ray | Kokomo High School | Smith, Harold G. |
| Deardorff, Ralph | Kokomo-Howard County Public Library | Smith, Henry Washington Family |
| DeBolt, Fran | Kokomo Tribune | Smith, Kent |
| Decker, Carol | Kokomo Woman's Department Club | Smith, Louise |
| Delco Electronics | Kolber, Laurence | Smith, Mary Helen |
| Delco Radio | Koonsman, Ruth | Smith, Mike |
| Delphi Delco Electronics System | Koors, Emily | Smith, Patsy |
| Dewberry, Jack J. | Korean War | Snider, Marion |
| DeWitt, Justin & Holly | Kryder, George Monroe, Jr. | Snyder Family |
| Diller, Ralph | Kryder, Patricia Porter | Somers Family |
| Dillman, Dr. Matt | Kuntz, Mildred Enders | Sons of Union Veterans |
| Dillon, Jack | Kuntz, Paul | South Side Christian Church |
| DiSalvo, Pat | Lake, Joan Conwell | Spanish War Veterans |
| Doak, Rheba | Lamm, Don | Speller, Mary Ann |
| Dobbins, W.E. | Land, Dorothy | Spence, Carol |
| Doversberger, Kenneth | Landers, Mary K. | Spray, Cindy |
| Dryden, Mrs. Evelyn Kingston | Landes, Mary K. | Stanley, Merton |
| Duke, Paul | Laughner, Gail Lee | Stein, Judge Eleanor |
| Dunaway, Rosemary McInturf | Lawson, Wilbert | Stetler, Mrs. Elmer |
| Duncan, Charles & Mary | Learner, Mrs. Ellis | Stoller, Novert |
| Duncan, Glenna | Leiter, Carl | Stone, Edward |
| Duncan, Susan L. | Leiter, Gale | Stout, Jeff |
| Dunn, Norma | Lewellen, Madge | Stout, Linda |
| Dwyer, Cynthia Ann Stevens | Likins, Pat | Sullivan, Linda |
| Dye, Willis | Lingelbaugh, Doris M. | Sumption, William H. |
| East, Bob | Lively, Sharon | Sutherland, Elspeth |
| East, Larry | Long, David A. | Swern, William E. Jr. |
| Easterday, Lavaughn Andrew | Long, James E. | Symposium |
| Ebersol, Emery | Long, Mary Ann | Talbert, Marshall D. |
| Edwards, Esther P. | Ludlow, Florence | Tarkington, Alan |
| Ehrman, J. Frank | Luellen, Elwood | Taylor, Helen |
| Ellers Mortuary | Lyons, James D. | Tharp, Wini |
| Enders, Elizabeth | Maddox, Betty C. | Thomas, Dorsey O. |
| England, Eugene & Virginia Winslow | Maddox Family | Thompson, Kathy |
| England, Omar | Magers, Doug | Thompson, Kelly |
| Erwin, Isaac | Mann, Maurice B. | Thompson, Walt |
| Evans, Norwood | Manton, James A. | Thrusday Study Club |
| Fager, Rex | Maple, Bonnie | Tinsley, Mina Kingston |
| Farley, James | Marion Public Library Museum | Tobias Studio Grand |
| Faulkner, Mrs. Violet | Marks, Shirley | Tolen, Thomas |
| Fawcett, Ernest | Marmon, Herman C. | Tomlinson, Ron |
| Featherstone, Patsy | Marner, Carolyn Carter | Tompkins, James W. |
| Feightner, Betty | Martin, Elmer Leroy | Tooley, Ancil Ward |
| Ferries, Sarah | Martin, Jack | Tooley, Susan Irvin |
| Finch, Robert | Martin, John P. | Trees, Stella |
| Finney, Josephine | Martin, Judy | Trobaugh, David |
| Fischer, William, Mfg. Co. | Martin, Lois | Troyer, Edward Jr. |
| Fisher, Carrie Gray | Martin, Mrs. Roscoe | Trueblood, Everett |
| Flick, Donnabelle Braden | Martin, Sarah | Trueblood, Harry |
| Flora, Louis | Massoth, Paul E. | Tucker, Clifford D. |
| Floyd, Garrett W. | Matthews, Mrs. Carol | Tucker, Ethelyn |
| Foster, David | Mayfield, Paul | Turner, Earl |
| Fox, Jake B. | McCall, Gwenda | Uhlir, Ann |
| Frank, Herman | McCarty, Gene | Vaile, Mr. & Mrs. Theodore |
| Fredrick, John P. | McCarty, Max J. | Vanbibber, M. |
| Fricke, John | McClelland, Mrs. Sam | Vanbibber, Ross |
| Fye, William | McClure, Elinor | Van Kley, Bonnie |
| Fye, Mary Jane | McCollough, Miss Alameda | Viebara, Mary |
| Gaffney, Richard | McCurdy, DeRoss | Waerner Photo Service |
| Gardineer, Fern | McDowell, Emma | Wagner, G. R. |
| Garr, Ernest | McDowell, Pamela J. | Wagner, George |
| Garr, Mary | McGowan, Joe & Pat | Walker, Douglas |
| Garrett, Jerry D. | McGuire, Charles | Walker Family |
| Garrigues, Carolyn | McHale, Mike | Walker, Yvonne |
| Garrison, Mark | McKoon, Carol | Ward, Art & Shirley |
| Garrison, William | McKorkle, Musedora Moore | Waters, Fred M., Jr. |
| Geiger, Nan | McNabb, Michele | Weir, Judy |
| Genovese, Joe | McNeal, Raymond | Weiss, Dr. Richard A. |
| Gentry, Betty | McNichol, Martha | Welsh, Johnny A. |
| Gilbert, William | Meadows, Ted W. | West, Roy |
| Gillam, Darell | Merrell, Jennie | Wheeler, James |
| Gillam, Thomas & Judith | Miami County Historical Society | White, Hertha |
| Gilson, Karen | Miller, Alice | White, Ryan |
| Glass, Deborah | Miller, Charlotte | Whitley, Ernest |
| Glassburn, Linnie Joanne | Miller, Jack | Whorley, Judith |
| Gleason, Kenneth & Connie | Miller, Mayor John W. | Whorley, Willis |
| Globe American | Miller, Mrs. William | Wiles, John |
| Gold, Leesa | Miller, Voe | Wilkinson, Dorothy |
| Golightly Estate | Mills, Linda | Wilkinson, John |
| Gollner, Mark | Milner, Anna & Dudley | Wilson, Guy |
| Gordon, Florence | Mitchell, Ruth | Wilson, R. Q. |
| Gorton, Ashton & Frances | Mooney, Patrick L. | Wilyard, George |
| Graham, Kathaleen Cooper | Morehead, Kitty | Winter, Sister Mary Clarese |
| Graham, Dr. William E. & | Morgan, John R. | Wolford, Walt & Wilda |
| Grant, David | Morr, John | Wood, Noah |
| Green, Eric | Moulder, John L. | Wright, Keith |
| Gregory, Frank | Mullen, Mary | Wright, Manfred |
| Grua, Jean | Musselman, Betty | Wright, Natalie P. |
| Gunnell, Elmer | Myer, Donald | Wyant, Mike |
| Hagenow, Kathy | Myers, Glenda | Young, Richard & Charlotte |
| Hall, Bill | Myers, Jack | Zadra, Bruce |
| Hall, James | Myers, Lenore | Zeck, Jon |
| Myers, William R. |
Contact Us
(765) 452-4314
director@howardcountymuseum.org
The Howard County Historical Society believes in the daily relevance of history. As the custodian of Howard County's unique heritage, the society preserves our community's collective experiences. In sharing that history, we foster a sense of community - connecting us to our neighbors, the past to the future, and our home to the world.