Welcome to the Howard County Memory Project

The Howard County Memory Project website was established in 2002, and was redesigned in 2008.

Within this site, you will find databases and digitized items especially for genealogy and local history researchers. We will be continuing to add items of interest and we hope you will check back often as this site evolves.

The newest additions to the website include:

•  Funeral Notices: a custom started in the 1800’s to invite friends, family, and neighbors to the funeral of a loved one via a handbill. The Funeral Notice reflects a time when death was honored and shared with friends and family members, long before modern communication arrived via daily newspapers, the telephone, and today’s Internet. See this collection of 17 funeral Notices by scrolling over "Collections," then "Local History," and select "Funeral Notices."

• The Continental Steel Files:  public files pertaining to the local steel mill AFTER it closed in 1986, and a brief history of Continental Steel with links to the mill's historical life. Scroll over "Collections" and click on "Continental Steel Files."

• The Ryan White Files: Scroll over "Collections" and click on "Ryan White Files" to view digital images of news articles revolving around this young man's short life, and the impact his story made in Howard County, Indiana, and around the world.