Saturday, October 3, 2015

New Databases: Tax lists, high school yearbooks and more

The latest databases we've added to the Indiana Genealogical Society website include businesses, tax lists, high school yearbooks and Civil War rosters of some Indiana Legion units. Take a look!

FREE Database:

Monroe County
- Businesses in Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana (1976)
An index of 178 businesses in Bloomington and their owners, as listed in a 1976 newspaper. This database was contributed by Randi Richardson.

Premium Databases:

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County Records:

Floyd County:
- Students of New Albany High School, Floyd County, Indiana (1927)
An index of 735 students in grades 9-12, as listed in the school's 1927 yearbook, Senior Blotter. This database also includes digital images. Contributed by Meredith Thompson.

Fulton County:
- Students of Rochester High School, Fulton County, Indiana (1948)
Browseable digital images of students in grades 9-12, as listed in the school's 1948 yearbook, Manitou Ripples. This database was contributed by Ron Darrah.
- Teachers of Rochester High School, Fulton County, Indiana (1948)
Browseable digital images of teachers in grades 9-12, as listed in the school's 1948 yearbook, Manitou Ripples. This database was contributed by Ron Darrah.

Jasper County:
- Delinquent Taxpayers of Jasper County, Indiana (1874)
An index of 270 residents who had not paid their property taxes, as listed in an 1874 newspaper. This database was contributed by Sue Caldwell.

Vanderburgh County:
- Roster of Brownlow Guards, Indiana Legion, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (1863)
- Roster of Gray Jaegers, Indiana Legion, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (1863)
These are browseable digital images of rosters of Indiana Legion units, which were formed to protect the state’s borders during the Civil War. These rosters are in the collection of the Indiana State Archives and were contributed by Ron Darrah.

Some of the senior class in the Rochester High School yearbook, Manitou Ripples, 1948.




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