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America's Historical Newspapers

accessible with library cardMore than 1,000 historical newspapers from all 50 states, published 1690–1922. Created by Readex in partnership with the American Antiquarian Society, The Library of Congress, Wisconsin Historical Society, and others.

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Ancestry Library EditionAncestry Library Edition

library access onlyGenealogical information from 1.2 billion+ records in 3,000+ databases, including U.S. Federal Census since 1790, American Genealogical Biographical Index, and Passenger and Immigration Lists Index.

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At War and At Home

access anywhereUse this digital collection to find out about Monroe County in the Civil War era (1855 - 1875).

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Indiana Bedrock

access anywherePhotographs, letters, newspaper articles, and limestone industry archives related to Matthews Brothers Stone Company, an Ellettsville (Ind.) limestone quarry operating 1862–1978. Digital collection also includes photos from other limestone companies and artists.

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HeritageQuest OnlineHeritageQuest Online

accessible with library cardMore than 25,000 genealogies, local histories, primary source materials, and genealogical and local history serials. Also includes searchable Census images for 1790–1930. All materials are keyword searchable and may be downloaded and copied.

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Hoosier State Chronicles

access anywhereMonroe County newspapers 1869–1932. Searchable by keyword. Part of the Indiana State Library's Digital Historic Newspaper Program.

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Monroe County Community CollectionsMonroe County Community Collections

access anywhereCity and county ordinances, city directories, documents, yearbooks, plat maps, and historical items from local businesses and organizations, Incl. Showers Bros. Factory employee magazine, Shop Notes.

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Monroe County Index

access anywhereA finding aid for holdings in the Indiana Room. Includes county history, public records, coroner's reports, oral histories, and vertical file.

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Monroe County Obituary IndexMonroe County Obituary Index

access anywhere  Includes obituaries from old and current local newspapers in Monroe County. Compiled by MCPL staff and volunteers.

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Monroe County Timeline

access anywhereThe authoritative and popular index of our county's historical and curiously interesting events. A partnership between the Library, Monroe County History Center, and IU Archives.

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Monroe County Yearbook IndexMonroe County Yearbook Index

access anywhereSearch by name for faculty, staff, and students in area yearbooks.

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The Smithville News

access anywhereA digital collection of Smithville's history from 1897 - 1915.

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Indiana History OnlineIndiana History Online

accessible with library cardThis digital archive documents state history providing access to a wide variety of documents: personal narratives and memoirs, pamphlets and political speeches, sermons and songs, legal treatises and children's books.

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Alexander Memorial Veterans List

access anywhereList of those honored by the Alexander Memorial on the courthouse lawn: Monroe County veterans of the Mexican War, Spanish-American War, Civil War, and World War I. Also includes Revolutionary Patriots buried in Monroe County.

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Counties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana

access anywhereDigital historical and biographical 1884 book. Published by Charles Blanchard.

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Historic Treasures of Bloomington

access anywhereDigitized version of the 1922 volume compiled by Forest M. Hall. From the cover: "True tales of deeds with interesting data in the life of Bloomington, Indiana university and Monroe County." Published by Indiana University Press.

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History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties

access anywhereDigitized version of the 1914 volume devoted to the "people, industries, and institutions" of the two counties. Published by B.F. Bowen, Indianapolis.

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Indiana State Library Genealogy CollectionIndiana State Library Genealogy Collection

access anywhereThe Genealogy Collection at the Indiana State Library has developed over time to become of the largest and most respected collections of family history information in the Midwest. The collection includes over 40,000 printed items (family histories, indexes to records, how-to books, cemetery transcriptions, family history magazines, etc.) as well as microfilmed federal census records, Indiana county records, passenger lists, and military pension information.  The collection includes hundreds of CDs with family history information.  The emphasis of the collection is on Indiana and bordering states, as well as eastern and southern states.

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Monroe County Census 1930Monroe County Census 1930

access anywhereExcel file created by Indiana Room staff and volunteers.

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Monroe County Coroner ReportsMonroe County Coroner Reports

access anywhereCovers 1895 - 1935 in PDF. See also Monroe County Coroner Inquests 1888 - 1973.

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Monroe County Family History FilesMonroe County Family History Files

access anywherePDF listing of books and genealogy files donated by patrons.

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Monroe County History Center

access anywhereWebsite of the History Center, located in Bloomington. Documents, photos, artifacts, records, and many other items of local significance held at MCHC indexed here.

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Monroe County Maps

access anywhereList of Monroe County maps 1820-present, available for viewing in the Indiana Room.

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Monroe County Newspapers on Microfilm

access anywhereList of newspapers on microfilm held in the Indiana Room. Also see The Smithville News, Bloomington News-Letter and Indiana State Library's Hoosier State Chronicles.

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Monroe County School Census 1914Monroe County School Census 1914

access anywhereList of Monroe County School Students by township as transcribed by the Indiana Room; includes names of parent or guardian. Available in PDF or Excel. Original book is held by the Monroe County History Center.

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Rootsweb for Monroe County

access anywhereResearch Monroe County history on Rootsweb, the Internet's oldest and largest genealogy community. Powered by ancestry.com.

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