We invite you to find your family history in our Genealogy Department!
You are welcome to browse our collection on site. We do not have a designated genealogy research expert on staff. Our Genealogy Room’s collection contains:
- Periodicals
- Local newspapers
- High School and Other Institutes Yearbooks
- Some records from neighboring counties
- Family Histories (books and files)
- Marriage Index
- Death Index
- Census records
- Cemetery records
- Oral Histories
- Plat Books
- General Genealogy Books
Our Library’s Genealogy Area Rules
Most books and materials in the genealogy department are REFERENCE ONLY and may not be checked out of the library.
- Please leave all books on the table after you are done with them. The library staff will re-shelve.
- No food or drinks allowed.
- Please keep your cell phone on “Mute” while in the library (calls may be made out in the hallway.)
- Anything printed or published after 1923 is copyrighted by law; items do not have to be marked as copyrighted to be copyrighted. The library is not legally liable for you to make copies of these documents under copyright. The library will not take responsibility if you choose not to check copyright dates and law when making copies of genealogical and historical materials. We have two printers: one that prints black and white copies for 15 cents page and one that prints color copies for 25 cents per page.
The Orange County Courthouse (on the square) has marriage and probate records from 1816. Their phone number is 1-812-723-3600.
The Orange County Health Office has birth and death records from 1888. Their phone number is 1-812-723-7112.
The Orange County Recorder’s Office has land / deed records from 1816. Their phone number is 1-812-723-2649.
