Originally published by the Inter-State Publishing Company in 1886, this is the first dedicated history of Clinton County, Indiana on record. Released now by Book Troll Press in association with the Clinton County Historical Society, this three-volume reproduction made from scans of the original is intended as an inexpensive, friendly version for the casual reader. … Continue reading New Paperback Edition of 1886 History
1878 Atlas Full Text Available
Back in May, we released a collection of mapped illustrations from the 1878 Combination Atlas Map of Clinton County, Indiana by Kingman Brothers of Chicago. Up to now, the full text has not been freely available in digital form--you could only access a microfilmed version by paying for an Ancestry.com subscription. But with with Archive.org, … Continue reading 1878 Atlas Full Text Available
1878 Homestead Illustrations Mapped
I am very excited to release a project I have been working on for months: the digitization and mapping of 118 illustrations of Clinton County homes and businesses from the 1878 atlas of Clinton County. If you have never seen this atlas, the illustrations are amazingly detailed and accurately portray many farms and towns as … Continue reading 1878 Homestead Illustrations Mapped
Clinton County in The Hoosier Schoolmaster
scene from The Hoosier Schoolmaster The Hoosier Schoolmaster: A Story of Backwoods Life In Indiana by Edward Eggleston was published in 1871 and is set twenty years earlier. It was a hit in its day primarily for its novel use of local dialect--Eggleston complains of writers before him using New England rural colloquialisms for backwoods … Continue reading Clinton County in The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Mulberry Veterans Honor Roll
Click below to view the November 11th, 2017 Veterans issue of Mulberry Memories, which includes a list of all known veterans connected with Mulberry. Click To View PDF
All Known Cemeteries
Below you will find an interactive map and list of all known cemeteries in Clinton County, along with their periods of activity. Click any cemetery on the map to see more information about it, or click the rectangle icon at the upper-right of the map to make it full screen, where you can search by … Continue reading All Known Cemeteries