Fayette County (Ind.)
Subject
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Found in 26 Collections and/or Records:
Baptist church history collection
Collection
Identifier: L189
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of records, both originals and photostat copies, of a number of Indiana Baptist churches. Included are records of Baptist churches at Attica, Fountain County (1870-1901); Aurora, Dearborn County (1871-1883); Bloomington, Monroe County (1825-1890); Brown’s Wonder Church, Boone County (1840-1873); Ebenezer and Clear Creek, Morgan County (1830-1891); Eel River District Association, Putnam County (1825-1951); Lick Creek, Fayette County (1814-1912); Little Mt. Zion Church,...
Dates:
1798-1912
Connersville, Indiana collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S1661
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two historical sketches regarding the Whitewater Canal Company building located in Connersville, Indiana. Both sketches were written in November 1938, with the first compiled from notes furnished by Mrs. Portia Vance Hanson and the second prepared by Caroline Dunn. A page from a periodical with an undated picture of "Elmhurst," a historic mansion in Connersville, is also included. The Connersville, Indiana oversize collection (OBC237) is also part of this...
Dates:
circa 1884, 1938, undated
Daniel Yandes indentures
Collection — Folder S1924
Identifier: S1924
Scope and Contents
This collection includes official copies of two indentures certified and signed on February 22, 1918 by William J. Cain, recorder of Fayette County, Indiana, for land purchased by Daniel Yandes. The first indenture was originally dated September 11, 1819 and conveyed ownership of 50 acres from Asa Heaton to Yandes for two hundred dollars. The second indenture, originally dated February 11, 1820, transferred ownership of lot 49 in the town of Connersville from Benjamin and Margaret Salor to...
Dates:
1918
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Daniel Yandes indentures
Elisha Cockefair collection
Collection
Identifier: L035
Scope and Contents
The collection includes letters of the Cockefair family in Everton, Indiana principally to Alice Keltner in Anderson, Madison County (1895-1911); papers of Charles Masters of Connersville, Fayette County, including his cancelled checks (1917-1939) and his papers relating to his work raising money in Fayette County for the Indiana University Memorial Fund (1922); and letters of Mary Alice Masters from Connersville (1922), Washington D.C. (1938), and California while she was serving in the...
Dates:
1851-1959
Greenbury C. and Francis A. Hanson account book
Collection — Volume V017
Identifier: V017
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an account book kept by Greenbury Clark and Francis Asberry Hanson containing entries that range from 1856-1870 regarding the wages and accounts of people who worked for them. The volume also has an undated appraisement list most likely related to their father's estate.
Dates:
1856-1870
Hankins Union Sunday school record book
Collection — Folder S2145
Identifier: S2145
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the record book of the Hankins Union Sunday school. The weekly entries by the secretary range from November 11, 1899 to October 14, 1900 and record the songs, Bible verses, sermon topics, offerings, and number of people present for each meeting. There are two additional entries for the Sunday schools held on March 13, 1904 and May 28, 1905.
Dates:
1899-1905
Harriet King diary and family photographs
Collection — Folder S3041
Identifier: S3041
Scope and Contents
The diary of Harriet King for 1864 was written in Yankeetown, Fayette County, Indiana and is made up of daily entires which average two to three sentences in length. At the time, Harriet is 20 years old and she describes a close-knit Baptist family.
The collection also includes a map of Fayette County identifying Yankeetown, endnotes written by editor, Helen Harriet Ellis, and 25 photographs of people referred to in the diary.
The collection also includes a map of Fayette County identifying Yankeetown, endnotes written by editor, Helen Harriet Ellis, and 25 photographs of people referred to in the diary.
Dates:
1864
Harrisburg Christian Church collection
Collection — Folder S1865
Identifier: S1865
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostat copies of the record book of the Harrisburg Christian Church of Fayette County, Indiana, with entries ranging from 1865 to 1917 regarding church officers, church membership rolls, the July 18, 1906 all day church meeting, and church board meeting minutes. The collection also includes a copy of "The Christian Church, Harrisburg, Fayette County, Indiana, September 23, 1865 to November 8, 1917," a typewritten 29-page transcription of the church records presented...
Dates:
1865-1917, 1975
Helen E. Fisher collection
Collection
Identifier: L270
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an autograph book from the graduating class of Shortridge High School in Indianapolis and a photograph album from Elizabeth E. Fisher in Indiana, ranging from 1879 to circa 1900, regarding Fisher's life. The photograph album has images of animals, houses, and people from the Dale, Chilton, Swift, and Hull families in Indiana, including images of the Hull, Dale, and Sam Swift residences and businesses, including the Rex Manufacturing Company, in Connersville; West Baden...
Dates:
1879-circa 1900
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Helen E. Fisher collection
Indiana Department of Natural Resources photograph collection
Collection
Identifier: P038
Scope and Contents
This collection includes the photographs from Indiana Department of Natural Resources in Indiana from 1967 and undated regarding state parks, nature sites and recreation areas, historic sites, landmarks, memorials, museums, and buildings around Indiana.
Dates:
1967, undated
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