Our publications and merchandise are all available by mail. To order a product, please send a check payable to the Montgomery County Historical Society and enclose $4.50 for shipping and handling. Our mailing address is PO Box 127, Crawfordsville, IN 47933. Please contact us for items not priced.

Books

Battles, Skirmishes, Events: $25
Sgt. Ambrose Remley relates battles, skirmishes, events and scenes noted while he was in the U. S. Army beginning Aug, 4, 1862 and ending July 6, 1865. Remley was a volunteer Union soldier in the 72nd Indiana Volunteer Infantry and kept a diary as well as writing many letters to friends and family. The book is an interesting adventure into the everyday life of a Union soldier. Hardbound. 190 pages.

Corn Family
C. Pauline Walters details the genealogy of the Corn family. She traces the family’s migration through Virginia, Kentucky and Indiana beginning with the birth of George Corn’s son, Timothy, in Mercer County, Ken., in 1760. Booklet. 39 pages.

Crawfordsville: Athens of Indiana
Author Karen Bazzani Zach’s account of the founding of Crawfordsville in 1823 by Ambrose Whitlock is a fascinating beginning to the history of “Athens of Indiana”. Zach takes us through the years to native Joe Allen’s ascent into space on a shuttle in 1982 and beyond. Paperback. 160 pages.

CSX Transportation: Volume One
This paperback book includes 70 pages of color illustrations of engines and support equipment used by CSX through the years by Allen Hepler.

Family Histories of Montgomery County
This 413 page, completely indexed, embossed hardbound book is an absolute must for anyone interested in the genealogy or history of the areas. Over 1,000 family histories are included plus numerous historical articles.

Gift of our County History
A brief history of Montgomery County given in a speech presented to the Leadership Academy on Sept. 14, 2001, by Michael Hall, former Montgomery County Historical Society Executive Director. Booklet. 44 pages

Indians of Montgomery County
Bridgie Brelsford, local history librarian, answers many questions concerning the Indians of Montgomery County, Indiana Mostly fact, the 221 page fully indexed hardbound book adds interesting tales of local Indian legend.

Kirtley Kronicles: $25
An autobiography by James Marion Kirtley, M.D., a prominent physician in Montgomery County, includes interesting stories about life in the Midwest from the early 1900s. Kirtley relates his experiences as he began his medical practice and was then called to duty in 1940 in the U. S. Army. He brings his military service to life as he recounts historical as well as personal accounts of World War II. Kirtley tells why restoring the tower that was removed from the Montgomery County Courthouse became an important crusade for him. Hardbound. 230 pages.

Lost Tribe of Ben Hur: $6
An informative account of the order known as “The Tribe of Ben Hur” by David Gerard Iliff, Jr. The order was founded in 1904 by David w. Gerard. He stated that the order was built upon “Tale of the Christ” and the teachings of the Nazarene was its chief cornerstone. Booklet. 42 pages.

Martha Hutchings Griffith: $5
Prof. James and Patience Barnes depict a beautiful tale about one of Indiana’s pioneer women doctors. Public health and children were her special love in Montgomery County. Booklet. 12 pages.

Meredith Nicholson: A Writing Life
Author Ralph D. Gray notes in this biography that Nicholson stands as the most Hoosier of all Indiana writers, serving as an outspoken advocate for his state. Indiana literary historian Arthur S. Shumaker called Nicholson the “most rabid” of Indiana’s major authors. Nicholson is best known for national best sellers Zelda Dameron and The House of a Thousand Candles.

Montgomery County Courthouse: $15
This lovely hardbound 239 page book written by Rebecca Neideffer, County Clerk, annotates the construction of Montgomery County’s interesting court house, its unique clock tower, and the people involved in its history.

Montgomery County Legend & Lore: $15
Thirty-five contributing writers present stories, legend, lore and local history about Montgomery County. Hardbound. 384 pages.

Montgomery County Medicine Men and Women: $5
Karen Bazzani Zach paints a history of physicians from John Yeaman, the first doctor listed in Montgomery County in 1831, to those who served during the Civil War and beyond. The book covers those physicians born 1850 or before. Paperback 102 pages.

One Hundred Years of Public Power Crawfordsville Electric Light and Power 1890-1990
An interesting ‘how, what and when’ account of electric power in Crawfordsville through the years. Author Pat Cline enlightens the reader as to how Crawfordsville residents were startled at seeing the night sky lit up and pouring through the trees when it was first introduced. Hardbound. 341 pages.

Sugar Creek through the years and how it developed
Helen Collar, local historian, tells about Montgomery County’s cherished natural landmark, Sugar Creek. Booklet. 23 pages.

Survey of Montgomery County – Interim Report: $25
This book is a comprehensive inventory of Historic Sites and Structures of Montgomery County in an Interim Report published in May 1986. The survey is part of a program of Indiana’s Division of Historic Perseveration and Archaeology. It includes towns, townships and scattered township sites.

Willis Thompson May
Colonel May’s Personal Reminiscences provides images of what life was like in Montgomery County over 100 years ago. Booklet. 38 pages.