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)