
Our archives contain a wide variety of printed material dating back to the early 1800s. There are assorted books, records, and photographs. Use of the archives is included in your admission fee. Our archivist will help you with research for up to 30 minutes for free, with a $5.00 charge for every additional half hour of assistance. Photo identification is required for all research. Contact Heather Allen, our archivist, for information.
ARCHIVE HOURS
Tuesday Noon to 4:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am to 1:00 pm
Other hours by appointment.
Available in the archives:
(We reserve the right to limit or deny access to some items due to their fragility and the rareness of the collection.)
Assorted books, including:
Wabash County History 1976 (also for sale in Gift Shop @ $25)
Faces and Places of Wabash County
1884 History of Wabash County and Complete Name Index
1875 Wabash County Atlas
1901 Weesner’s History of Wabash County Volumes 1 and 2 and complete name index
1914 Weesner’s History of Wabash County Volumes 1 and 2 and complete name index
Meet Mr. Wabash at Mid-Century
Shadows of Wabash
Census records for 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1870
Enrollment of Wabash Co. 1890
Marriage Records of Wabash County 1835-1881, 1900-1925
Wabash County Grantors Books 1836-1847
Wabash County Obituaries in Books 1848-1878, 1873-1899
North Manchester Obituaries 1877-1894, 2003
Obituary Scrapbook 1998-2003 (McPhearson)
John Tipton Papers I, II, III
Wabash County Cemeteries (all cemeteries listed by township)
Marriage Records from Weekly Gazette 1848-1857
Marriage Records from Weekly Intelligencer 1854-1864
Will Records 1842-1894 (bound)
Church Records on file for Wabash County
Directories 1894-2004
School records and year books
Wabash High School Alumni Directories
Civil War Books, including:
Indiana at Civil War Time
War of the Rebellion (complete collection)
Indiana Civil War Veterans: Death Rolls
GAR Records
Civil War Photos
Civil War Diaries
Wabash County Roll of Honor (all wars)
Bible Collection
Medical Book collection
Wabash Clubs and Organizations
Federal Census 1880
Tax Duplicates Early 1800’s
Photographs / many subjects
Wabash and Erie Canal Booklets
Wabash County Interim Reports
Lincoln Lore scrapbooks and various items on Abraham Lincoln and other presidents
Papers of James Madison
Thomas Edison files
Personal diaries of Samuel David Reniker
Personal Diaries of Calvin Stephens Hutchens 1897-1918
Family histories, including:
Bloomer, Bosch, Bowman, Harrison Burns, Burr, Burton, Calhoun, H. Clay, Clevenger, Dunn, Finfrock-Rhoades, Flectcher, Ford, Fox, Fremont, Freeman, Garfield, Grant, Hanks, Hackleman, Harrison, Heeter, Honeywell, Irving, Jackson, James (Frank and Jessie), Johnson (Andrew), LaSalle, A. Lincoln, Lutz, Lydston, McCune, MccCulloch, McKinley, Machir, Madison, Marshall, Meade, Morgan, Morton, Ogden, Owen, Pattie, Pike Lumber Co., Quayle, Remington, J. Riley, T. Roosevelt, Ross Schooley, Sherman, Shultz, Simmons, Slocum, Smith, Somerville, Stanley, Steller, Stinson, Tarkington, Taylor, Thomas, Wallace, Ward, Washington, White, Wilson, Winger, Winter
Family history of Lewis and Clark
Junk Dealers licenses of Wabash Co. 1919-1948
Poultry Dealers of Wabash County 1928-1934
Life in Wabash County, Annotated Diary of Newton Fowler for the year 1865
Over 60,000 paper documents on file alphabetically
Newspapers 1848-1990 (also available at the Wabash Carnegie Library on microfilm)
Miami Indian Records
Various railroad photos and train schedules
Mary O’Hair files
Wabash County Burial Records 1990-2004
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