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History remembers only the celebrated, genealogy remembers them all
Laurence Overmire - Genealogist Poet

Vermillion County Public Library
385 E Market St, PO Box 100
Newport, IN 47966
Phone: 765-492-3555
Fax: 765-492-9588
Email: genealogy@newportlibrary.info

HOURS
Mon, Wed, & Fri 9AM - 5PM
Tue & Thurs 10 AM - 6PM
Sat 10AM - 2PM  

Research Request Guidelines

The Vermillion County Public Library will do research for you at the library. All fees collected are use to maintain and improve our Genealogy Department  Please use the research outline below to ensure a prompt and accurate reply. You can contact us via mail at the address above, or you can email genealogy@newportlibrary.info, to request research.  Genealogy research is done on a “as time permits” basis so please be patient.

 The fee for a name search is $5.00 per name; there will be a charge of $0.25 each for photocopies of information in the library.  There is a fee of $7.50 each for uncertified birth or death record or $10.00 if the record is certified. Fee for marriage record is $5.00. If only records are requested, the search fee may be waived. Other charges may apply for official document copying, court house visits and mailing.   More detailed information about research is available by email if you are unsure about fees.

Please Use the Following Outline as a Guide as to What to Include in Your Request!

1. Name of Person: List the first, middle, and last name of the person you are requesting information about.
2. Place of Residence:  List the town, township, and county where person resided
3. Time Frame: List of dates relating to your request.
4. Information needed: Indicate Birth, Marriage, Wills, Death or other information.  Please be as specific as possible about the information you need.
5. Your information… REQUIRED  Include your name, address, city, state, zip code and email address

 Fee can be sent to:
Vermillion County Public Library
385 E. Market St. /P.O. Box 100
Newport, IN 47966
Attn: Genealogy
 

“Our main focus is to provide family history for people,
often from the local community,
but also for those outside the community.”
Mary Karnes

Newport Hill Climb 1909

The Genealogy Department of the Newport Library is committed to preserving the history and local "facts & legends" of Vermillion County.

Materials Available at Newport Library
CD's
Federal Census for Vermillion County for Years 1900,1910, & 1920
Indiana Birth Index 1850 to 1920
Indiana Marriage Index 1850 to 1920
Indiana Death Index 1850 to 1941

INDEXES
1850 Mortality Schedule for Indiana
Index to Indiana Wills1850 thru 1861
Index to Indiana Marriages 1958 -1966

OF LOCAL INTEREST
Harold O'Donnell's books on Vermillion County,
The First Hundred Years 1822 -1924
A listing of Vermillion County Cemeteries with a partial index of
persons buried
Miscellaneous Collett Home Records
Frist Funeral Home Records 1909 -2006
Baumgartner Funeral Home Ledger 1927-1930
Extracts from Hoosier State Newspaper 1878-1881
Dana News Newspapers partial years 1923-1963 

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