Genealogy Resources

The Central Community Historical Society has a large collection of hardcopy and digital research items available for use.

Newspapers dating back to 1865 (with some gaps)
Online Newspapers
Local Photos of Towns, their businesses and their people
School Yearbooks
Maps of the area
Family Scrapbooks
Family trees
County historical documents
A Card file of births, deaths, anniversaries
Cemetery index
Inquiries from other individuals
County Atlases
Civil War books
Histories of many area families
Histories of many towns
Interviews of many senior citizens

The museum is a great place to start for history projects, researching your family tree or just learning more about the past. Feel free to contact us if you have specific questions or would like to know more!