1. Putnam County Sesquicentennial Committee. A Journey Through Putnam County History.1966. Uses subject arrangement F532.P9P8x

2. Weik, Jesse. Weik's History of Putnam County. 1910. Uses subject arrangement, written by a historian and DePauw alumnus. F532.P9W4x

3. Biographical and Historical Record of Putnam County, Indiana. 1887. Narrative history. F532.P9B6

4. Zenor, Carl. Putnam County in the Civil War. 1956. Includes statistical tables for occupation, residence and military service. F532.P9Z46

5. Atlas of Putnam County, Indiana. 1879. First history of Putnam County is included; recent reprint added an index of all names. G1403.P9A8

6. Putnam County Interim Report. 1982. Histories of individual communities are included with inventory of historic structures in county; these have been written for most Indiana counties. F532.P9P98

7. Pierce, George W. The History of Greencastle. 1934. Written by an alumnus while a student. F534.G8P5 DEPAUW THESIS

8. Sweet, William Warren. Greencastle, A Hundred Years View, 1823-1923. 1923. F534.G8S8x

9. Banta, R. E. First 90 Years of a Hoosier Town, A History of Roachdale. 1969. Roachdale is a fairly recent town founded during the railroad expansion. F534.R63B36

10. Schools in Your Hand, A History of Education in Putnam County. 1976. History of county's schools found in no other secondary source in such detail. LA284.P9P9

11. Indiana Gazetteers and Directories, 1858-1898. (Greencastle sections copied from the original) Includes businesses and industries in the city. Reading Room (RR)

12. Illustrated Historical Atlas, State of Indiana. 1876. Maps of individual counties. RR

13. Putnam County Newspapers: (Microfilm) 1836-Present; first 50 years are incomplete. For a complete listing of titles and dates, consult the catalog. Available on main floor of library

County Record Indexes

1. Putnam County Birth Records Index, 1882-1920.  RR

2. Putnam County Census Indexes, 1830-1880, 1900-1920. The 1860, 1880 and 1920 indexes list every name while the others are of heads of household only. NOTE: Putnam County, Ind. Census Indexes are now on-line. RR

3. Putnam County Death Records Index, 1880-1976. RR

4. Putnam County Marriage Records Index, 1822-1843, 1850-1920. RR

County Records

1. United States Bureau of Census. Census of Population, Putnam County, Indiana. (Microfilm) HA361.5 (marked with a red dot)

1830 v.30 1860 v 30 1900 v.399

1840 v.91 1870 v.353 1910 v.375

1850 v.167 1880 v.306 1920 v.461

1930 v.623

2. United States Bureau of Census. Census of Agriculture, Putnam County, Indiana. (Microfilm) HA362.C46 (red dot)

1850 v.3895 1870 v.3923

1860 v.3908 1880 v.3957

3. United States Bureau of Census. Census of Manufactures, Putnam County, Indiana. (Microfilm) HA362.C462 (red dot)

1850 v.3779 1870 v.3775

1860 v.3777 1880 v.3770

4. Putnam County, Indiana Birth Records. (Microfilm) Legitimacy, age of mother, occupation. P14-P17, P24

5. Putnam County, Indiana Death Records. (Microfilm) Cause of death and occupation. P18-P21, P25

6. Putnam County, Indiana Marriage Records. (Microfilm) P23, P26-P38

7. Putnam County, Indiana Records, 1834-1974 (from Courthouse) See Inventory in Reading Room (collection moved to Putnam County Public Library)

8. City of Greencastle Records, 1849-1970 (from City Hall) See Inventory (collection moved to Putnam County Public Library)

9. Greencastle City Directories, 1895, 1901, 1902, 1937-38. Lists name, address and occupation; includes business directory. F532.G8

10. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, City of Greencastle, Indiana. ca.1880-1930. Maps include outlines of buildings and a note on their composition (Microfilm) G1400.S3v.11

11. Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, City of Roachdale, Indiana. ca.1880-1930. Same as above. (Microfilm) G1400.S3v.25

United Methodist Records

Collections of records of Methodist Episcopal, United Brethren and Evangelical Association churches can be found in the Archives. Many of these collections contain membership lists which can be used in comparisons of denominations, churches in similar-sized towns, members' occupations or other subjects. The records can also be used in conjunction with other records listed above in various studies. Consult with an Archives and Special Collections staff member. For example, records could be compared for churches in Greencastle and Crawfordsville along with census for both counties (census for counties surrounding Putnam are available at the Putnam County Public Library.) Comprehensive Search from Archives home page: www.depauw.edu/library/archives

1.    Conference journals for the Indiana Conference, North Indiana Conference, Southeast Indiana Conference and Northwest Indiana Conference, 1832-Present. These journals list the proceedings of the annual meetings of the bishop, ministers and lay representatives of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Indiana including annual appointments of the ministers to individual churches. Conference journals also exist for the other denominations that now make up the United Methodist Church.

2.  Lists of ministers appointments in Indiana from 1800-1900 for the Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Protestant Church, United Brethren in Christ and Evangelical Association. NOTE: This resource is now available on-line: www.depauw.edu/library/archives/find/databases/minister.asp

DePauw University Records

1. Alumni Directories, 1900, 1910, 1915, 1920*, 1962, 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2007. Lists name, birth date, birth place, degrees, occupation and residence. LD1615.5.A3

* The 1920 directory lists all occupations of the alumnus and contains an index to alumni who did not graduate, giving their year of entrance and school.

2. Bulletin and catalog, 1839-Present. These contain student's name, home town and class rank. RR

3. Faculty and Student Directories, 1918-Present. These contain student's name, campus and home address, and class rank. RR

4. Rector Scholarship directories, 1919-1968. RR

                and a List of Possible Topics for Papers


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