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Welcome to Genealogy!

The Princeton Library has a wealth of information for the genealogy researcher looking for information on Princeton, Gibson County and the surrounding area.

Our collection contains materials relating to the history of Gibson County from 1813 to the present. 

They include family histories; church histories and records; cemetery records; records of local clubs and organizations, Civil War diaries; newspapers from 1846; Gibson County censuses (1820-1920); city directories; various court records from 1813 to 1922; coal miner permits; early land records; delayed birth register; high school yearbooks; burial permits; funeral home records; city and township histories; early ministers' records; atlases of the county, 1881 to the present; black and mulatto register; orphans' home records; county infirmary records; and naturalization records. We also have birth, death and marriage indexes. 

We also have an assortment of records on Knox, Pike, Vanderburgh, Warrick, Greene, Sullivan, Posey, and Daviess counties in Indiana. We have holdings for various other states, please check our holdings in the on-line catalog. We subscribe to Heritage Quest database which can be accessed from all computers in the library. We also have Civil War and American Revolutionary War records.

Remote Access To Heritage Quest Online

We have a new password system to access Heritage Quest from off-site locations. To gain remote access, first, go to our homepage at www.princetonpl.lib.in.us.  Then click on the Genealogy button at the left of the page.  At the top of the Genealogy page you will find the Heritage Quest link.

http://www.heritagequestonline.com/barcode?aid=4301

Once you click the link, you will be prompted to enter an Identification number.  This will require your patron barcode listed on your library card.  You will first enter the prefix “phqo” and then only the numbers, not the p, in your barcode.  Since the Identification number requires that 10 digits be entered, you will need to fill in any remaining spaces by repeating zeros until the required spaces are filled.

 Users will need to enter zeros  and then their barcode for a total of 14 digits to access.  If their barcode is less than 10 digits long, then they can load the backend with more zeros as necessary.  Some examples:

A user with a 10 digit barcode would enter: phqo1234567890

A user with a 5 digit barcode would enter: phqo1234500000

A user with a 8 digit barcode would enter: phqo1234567800

If you require assistance, please contact us at (812) 385-4464 or email us.

Research Fees and Guidelines

1. Search of indexed source for one name will be $5.00. This fee will include up to 10 photocopied pages plus postage and handling fee of $1.50. If the photocopied pages exceed 10 pages each additional page will be $.20 per page. If postage exceeds $1.50, the person will be invoiced the difference.

2. The staff will only search newspaper records when given a specific date. The staff will search three days on either side of the date. The fee will be $10.00 and will include up to 10 copies plus postage and handling fee of $1.50. If the photocopied pages exceed 10 pages each additional page will be $.20 per page. If postage exceeds $1.50, the person will be invoiced the difference.

3. If no indexed source is stated nor a specific date given, the staff will do limited research for $10.00 an hour. Cost of each photocopy will be $.20 per page. If postage exceeds $1.50, the person will be invoiced the difference. The person can state the maximum amount they will be willing to pay and the Library will not exceed this amount.

4. No payment will be taken in advance of the research.

5. The Library will send an itemized bill and payment is required before the research is sent. Payment must be by check or money order.

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