Evansville History Online!

Check out the corresponding Evansville History Online! Class on Monday, May 19 in Central Library's Tech Center.

Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

• Browning Genealogical Database: Summarizes information from obituaries in Evansville newspapers on people from Vanderburgh County and surrounding southwestern Indiana from early 1900's to present. Data on each deceased person usually includes age, date of death, survivors, funeral information, cemetery, occupation, and activities.
• Local History Database: Includes newspaper clippings from the Evansville Press archives; Charles Browning's People of Evansville in World War II (about 40,000 cards), and his People Study (about 537,000 cards), some Evansville high school yearbook pictures, and indexes current articles from the Evansville Courier Press.
• Evansville Electronic Books Database: full text of public domain books from the Indiana Collection about Evansville and Vanderburgh County.
• Evansville Courier Press Newspaper: archive of locally copyrighted material from 6/19/1991 to current issue. (You need a current EVPL Borrowers Card to access this licensed database)
• Evansville Media: videos on Evansville history include documentaries from Feel The History programs and a tour of the Charles Browning Obituary.
  

Rice Library, University of Southern Indiana

• University of Southern Indiana Special Collections and University Archives: list of types of regional history in archives collection, online images from photos collection. Many of the photos can be found by searching the library catalog.
• USI Rice Library Catalog: find photos by searching Keywords and using the Search Limits button to choose Location=Special Collections and Item Type=Visual Materials.
  

Willard Library

• Vanderburgh County Marriage Index: an index to 1920-1979 marriage license information in Vanderburgh County Clerk's office.
• Vanderburgh County Biography Index: people in Vanderburgh County from mid-1800's to 1990's
• Vanderburgh County Company Index: companies in Vanderburgh County from mid-1800's to 1990's
• Postcard Index: images of postcards showing local scenes
• Historic Photo Index: images from the late 1800's to early 2000's
• Index of High School Photos: index to high school photos taken by Koch Studio from mid-'50's to mid-'80's
• Radio Scripts Index: WEOA and WGBF radio scripts on local stories, 1941-1974
• Newspaper Index: index of articles in historic newspapers from 1821 - 1860
• Church Index: search by church name or affiliation to find address and years of operation for Evansville churches existing 1858 - 1910.
• Minister Index: search by minister's name, church name or affiliation for Evansville churches existing 1858 - 1910.
  

Other Evansville History Sites

• American Local History Network: A collection of historical essays and databases about Vanderburgh County by Christopher D. Myersincluding biographies, schools, military and genealogy information (souvenirs - http://www.usgennet.org/usa/in/county/vanderburgh/junk/index_8.htm)
• The County History Preservation Society has a page on Vanderburgh County. ($10 membership to see images)
• Evansville Boneyard: an online journal of opinions, history, adventures and ideas published by John Baburnich
• Evansville Museum of Arts and Science: current exhibits, permanent Virtual Museum exhibit of Evansville Shipyard.
• Feel the History: short historical documentaries on Evansville history researched and produced by history and technology students of F. J Reitz High School and Helfrich Park Middle School.
• Historic Southern Indiana by University of Southern Indiana: Southern Indiana historic sites, links, information, history of place names.
• USS LST Ship Memorial: history of USS LST 325, voyage back to US from Greece, tour information at http://www.evansvillecvb.org/visitor-information/lst.tpl
• Vanderburgh County Assessor: find property records accessed by owner's name, address, or map location giving history of sales, also images from 2001 plat archive.
• Vanderburgh County Historical Society: research projects on local history including digital copy of Evansville Shipyard, 1943-1944, lecture on Evansville during the Civil War.
  

Buildings and Historic Sites

• Angel Mounds State Historic Site: history, programs, exhibit images, links - - links to one of Dr Glenn Black's reports on Angel Mounds http://www.floridahistory.com/indiana2.html - Mississippian Moundbuilders and Their Artifacts http://www.mississippian-artifacts.com/
• Got Mesker? by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency: history of 2 Mesker companies in Evansville and St. Louis, catalogs and photos of Mesker building facades and architectural components.
• Greyhound Bus Station: pictures and postcards of Indiana Greyhound Bus Stations including Evansville's. (Report on reuse suggestions: http://www.wku.edu/~Tracy.Pace/Folk/Greyhound/Greyhound_files/frame.htm)
• HistoricEvansville.com: provides information on Evansville landmarks including a timeline of important events, location, architect, history, photos, comments, and related links. Search by map location or general category.
• Movie Theaters Past, Evansville, Indiana by Terry W. Hughes and John Story:history, photos, and maps of local movie theaters.
• Reitz Home: A Victorian house museum with extensive information on the Reitz family and Victorian times in Evansville.
  

Evansville Genealogy

• Evansville Cemeteries: a list of local cemeteries and contact information
• Evansville City Directory, 1922(name directory only)
• Oak Hill and Locust Hill Cemeteries Database: lists names, date of death, age, birth date, cause of death, doctor, location of grave
• Tri-State Genealogical Society
• Vanderburgh County History and Genealogy Research Guide links to Evansville and Indiana Genealogy information by Ann Mensch
• Willard Library offers two licensed genealogy databases online: Ancestry.comand Heritage Quest Online (Willard Library patron barcode required).
  

Pictures of Historical Interest

• Scenes of the Twentieth Century Through Picture Postcards: extensive collection of historical postcards showing Evansville buildings, schools, parks, scenes.
• A Little Vanderburgh County History includes 339 Evansville postcards.
• Taking the Long View: enter "Evansville" in the search box to see four panoramic riverfront photographs of Evansville. Try "Evansville" in the search box in the upper right corner to find other images, including a hand-drawn panoramic map of the city in 1888.
• Willard Library offers two image databases online: postcardsshowing local scenes, and selected images from their historic photograph collection.
• The "virtual Evansville shipyard museum" (Evansville Museum of Arts and Science) includes photos of the Evansville Shipyard