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HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH

The following assets are available:  

Bailey Room

Reeve Room

    
B C Democrat obituaries 1921-1999 Probate Court records 1836-1945
B C Democrat originals 1923-present Criminal and Civil Court records 1836-1945
High School registers1907-1954 Index to Reeve’s B C Family Studies
Biographical info by surname Marriage records 1882-1967
Grover Brown 8thgrade letters Oral Histories and Transcripts
Photo Collection  
Property Tax Records 1848-1974  

 

 

The Archive of The Brown County Historical Society is open for your research by appointment.  Please email: Archivist@BrownCountyHistory.Info .  

 

For those who wish to do their own research:   A donation of $5 for individual, or $15 for commercial clients per visit is suggested.  

For those unable to do their own research:  We will spend one hour, gratis, on a research request when the following are supplied.

1.      Name _______________________   E-Mail__________________________
         Address__________________________________________
                      __________________________________________

2.      Concise statement (50 words or less) of your immediate requirement and 
         ultimate objective.

3.      If your research is genealogical, supply a pedigree chart from your starting
         point to your Brown County relative.      

 

Should your research require longer than the free period, we can recommend several qualified, paid researchers. 

 

 

Reeve Family Studies

The Ken and Helen Reeve Family Studies of early Brown County, Indiana families were compiled over a period of many years by the Genealogical Committee of the Brown County Historical Society. 

This index was prepared by John W. Hamblen Ph. D. in 1998.

The file is a 1.8 MB download in Adobe 7 format and runs 685 pages.
Download Here

The Studies themselves are available in the reference section of the Brown County Public Library and reprints of individual Family Studies are available for purchase from the Brown County Genealogical Society contact h00v@iquest.com

 

 

 

 

 

Brown County Cemeteries

Dick Switzer has compiled an index of cemetery locations from information by the Reeve's and can be found here:

R. Switzer on Brown County Cemeteries by Helen and Ken Reeve

 

 

The Society also publishes several books that deal with local history and genealogy.  Please see our Publications Page for additional information.

 

Need a map?  Here is a section map of Brown County.

 

 A Brown County Album contains a few images from our photo archive.
(All images are shown in reduced resolution from the originals.)