The Official site for the
Crawford County Historical and Genealogical Society
of Indiana.

 

Mission Statement:

To collect and preserve the material of the local history of Crawford County Indiana; to secure
and document the recollections of those who have helped build the County and its
communities; to promote the study of Crawford County history; to mark historical
sites; to stimulate public interest in the vital and historical facts of Crawford County’s
past and present.

 

CCHGS building, hours of operation: Tuesday 11am to 2pm

Mailing Address:

PO Box 162, Leavenworth, IN 47137

 

Physical Address of CCHGS Headquarters:

310 Oak Hill Circle, English, IN 47118 (mail is not received there!)

 

Upcoming Schedule:

 

Fund Raiser indoor "yard" sale - VFW building in English (313 Oak Hill Circle)
Starts at 8:30am on June 1st!!

 

 

 

Officers 2018-2019:

William Piper Jr - President

 - Vice President

Carol Tomlinson - Secretary

Sharon Morris - Treasurer

Roberta Toby - County Historian

Louie Mitchell - Director (Sterling-Patoka-Johnson)

Robin Piper - Director (Union-Boone-Ohio)

Dan Crecelius - Director (Jennings-Whiskey Run-Liberty)

Don Standiford - Director (Crawford County at Large)

For more INFORMATION, click HERE.

 

Current newsletter:

 

Become a member to receive this via e-mail or snail mail! 

Membership form HERE.

Rates for membership: $15 single member / $20 family (two vote privilege) / $25 organization (two vote privilege)

 

Books for Sale:

Click HERE for what is available!!

 

Interview with CC native, John Flanigan:

 

More CCHGS videos can be found by clicking HERE.

 

Help support the Veterans Memorial project!

Click on the PDF for more info.

Click here for ORDER FORM & Logos.

 

 

The Proctor House

The only Crawford County building on the

National Registry of Historical Places!

Find out more info on this house HERE.

 

 

First Familes of Crawford County project:

The CCHGS is putting together a "First Families of Crawford County" book for our upcoming bicentennial. 
If you have ancestral roots in the county dating back to 1840 or earlier,
we request you fill out the document below and send it in to the county historian (address on form). 
Any photos or family stories are also welcomed.

Download the DOCUMENT

 

Research Information:

 

 

CC Vets - Info and Pics HERE.

 

Archives information HERE.

 

Cemetery information HERE.

 

Surname Research - see who's researching who!

 

 

 

 

 

 

updated 4/3/19

 

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