HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH
The BROWN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHIVES COLLECTION is open and available for researchers on Tuesdays and Fridays from 1:00-4:00 pm, as well as other times by appointment. Local history and genealogy volunteers are available during this time to assist you in your research.
The Archives are now located at the
Brown County History Center
90 E. Gould Street, Nashville, IN 47448
(Just across from the Pioneer Village)
Donations for research assistance are suggested and used to help defray the costs of document preservation materials.
ARCHIVE ASSETS:
Brown County Democrat obituaries 1921-1999
Probate Court records 1836-1945
Brown County Democrat originals 1923-present
Criminal and Civil Court records 1836-1945
High School registers 1907-1954
Index to Reeve's Brown County Family Studies Biographical info by surname
Marriage records 1882-1967
Grover Brown 8th grade letters
Oral Histories and Transcripts
Photo Collection
Property Tax Records 1848-1974
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.
The Studies themselves are available in the reference section of the Brown County Public Library. Reprints of individual Family Studies are available for purchase through a cooperative agreement between the Brown County Public Library and the Brown County Genealogical Society. These can be ordered through the Brown County Genealogical Society by contacting pauline.hoover@yahoo.com for reprint information.
Reeve's Family Study Index
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.
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RESEARCH REQUESTS:
The Archives of The Brown County Historical Society is open for your research every Tuesday from Noon - 4:00pm and by appointment. Please email: admin@browncountyhistorycenter.org
For those who wish to do their own research: Copies .25 plus donations are suggested to help maintain the archives, $5 for individual, or $15 for commercial clients per visit is suggested.
For those unable to do their own research: We will spend two hours, free of charge, to determine what sources may exist, and completing simple searches when the following are supplied in the contact form at the bottom of this page:
1. Name, address & email
2. Concise statement (50 words or less) of your immediate requirement and
ultimate objective.
3. If your research is genealogical, you will be asked to supply a pedigree chart from your starting point to your Brown County relative, to aid in identifying the correct lineage you are seeking.
If we find any documents in our Archive that you would want then there will be a copy fee of .25 per page plus postage. Should your research require longer than the free period, we ask for a $10 per hour donation. We can also recommend several qualified, paid local researchers.
For those who wish to do their own research: Copies .25 plus donations are suggested to help maintain the archives, $5 for individual, or $15 for commercial clients per visit is suggested.
For those unable to do their own research: We will spend two hours, free of charge, to determine what sources may exist, and completing simple searches when the following are supplied in the contact form at the bottom of this page:
1. Name, address & email
2. Concise statement (50 words or less) of your immediate requirement and
ultimate objective.
3. If your research is genealogical, you will be asked to supply a pedigree chart from your starting point to your Brown County relative, to aid in identifying the correct lineage you are seeking.
If we find any documents in our Archive that you would want then there will be a copy fee of .25 per page plus postage. Should your research require longer than the free period, we ask for a $10 per hour donation. We can also recommend several qualified, paid local researchers.
