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Updates 2001

December 30, 2001 Added The Keesling Family 1901 and Shane Surname Index, Shane Family History, Shane Family History #2 and Shane Family History #3 to the Families page.
December 15, 2001 Added Early Methodism In New Castle, Indiana to the Old Churches page. Also added Joseph Abrams to the Families page.
December 13, 2001 Added Descendants of Jefferson Lamb to the Families page.
December 1, 2001 Added 5 photos to the Pioneer Photo Album courtesy of Shirley Tyson.
November 27, 2001 Added a link to This Far By Faith: Black Hoosier Heritage to the Black History page.
November 26, 2001 Added Rene Julian 1st Court Clerk of Henry County to the Public Records page. Also added 2 pictures to the Historic Buildings page.
November 13, 2001 Added New Castle, Ind. 1901 History and Growth to the Henry Township page.
November 10, 2001 Added Veterans Day 2001 to the Military page. Added Henry County, IN Probate Records Book C 1836 - 1844 and Deaths of the Old Settlers 1898 - 1899 to the Public Records page.
November 4, 2001 Added Veterans 1894 Census Records to the Public Records and the Military page.
October 30, 2001 Added a compilation page of Henry County Courthouse pictures. Also added a picture to the Pioneer Photo Album.
October 29, 2001 Added A Cemetery Sensation to the Cemetery page and the Henry Township page.
October 19, 2001 Added Veterans 1890 Census Records to the Public Records and the Military page.
October 14, 2001 Added Probate Court Records of Henry County, IN to the Public Records page. Also add a Photo to the Pioneer Photo Album.
October 11, 2001 Added Fall Creek Malitia 1878 to the Fall Creek Township page and the Military History page.
October 9, 2001 Added Downtown Spiceland, IN 1883 to the Spiceland Township page.
September 30, 2001 Added William L. Houston Dry Goods Store & Home to the Franklin Township page.
September 28, 2001 Added Lewisville, Ind. Fifty Years of Progress to the Franklin Township page.
September 25, 2001 Added and article titled County cemetery commission a step closer to reality to the Cemeteries page.
September 12, 2001 Added New Castle, IN 1903 - Our Prosperity to the Henry Township page.
September 2, 2001 Added 2 pictures of the completed Henry County Courts Building (2). Also added K of P Temple Dedication to the Henry Township page. Also updated the Pioneer Photo Album.
August 26, 2001 Added 1890 Enrollment of Persons who served in the Armies of The United States of America to the Military page. Also configured the menu to work correctly with Netscape browsers. Internet Explorer users will not notice a difference. Netscape users have the same options in the menu except the search box. Those users must click the search button to go to the old Search page.
August 25, 2001 Added an article from the Courier Times titled Forgotten cemeteries focus of concern.
August 18, 2001 Added an article about Seth Hinshaw to the Greensboro Township page. Also posted pictures taken during the Collins Cemetery Restoration - Deleware County.
August 12, 2001 Added various records to the Hillsboro Christian Cemetery page and to the Prairie Township page. Also added another picture to the Pioneer Photo Album.
August 10, 2001 Added Spiceland Orphans' Home - 1887 to the Spiceland Township and County Home pages.
August 2, 2001 Added another photo to the Pioneer Photo Album
July 31, 2001 Added First Courthouse in Henry County to the Henry Township and the Historic Buildings page. Also added a list of known War of 1812 veterans to the Military History page.
July 26, 2001 Added Messick Cemetery to the Blue River Township page. Also added 2 more pictures to the Pioneer Photo Album.
July 23, 2001 Added Donnelly History, Painter Family and Bouslog Reunion to the Families page. Also added 3 pictures to the Pioneer Photo Album.
July 22, 2001 Added Dudley Township - 1902 to the Dudley Township page.
July 18, 2001 Added Social Security Death Index to the Resources page. Also added Jarrett Family History to the Families page.
July 15, 2001 Just returned from vacation. Click HERE to see vacation photos. Added Whitewater Canal Company to the Dudley Township page.
July 8, 2001 Added The Town of Mooreland - 1902 to the Blue River Township page. Also added The Monticue/Montague Line to the Families page.
July 2, 2001 Added an article titled New Castle man doubles as genealogy expert by Carolina Proctor of The Herald Bulletin, Anderson Indiana.
July 1, 2001 Added Henry County, IN Cemeteries Driving Directions to the Cemetery Index and the Cemetery Links page.
June 30, 2001 Updated the Pioneer Photo Album.
June 23, 2001 Added an article about Stephen Elliot to the Henry Township page. Also updated the Pioneer Photo Album.
June 20, 2001 Updated the Pioneer Photo Album.
June 18, 2001 Added 2 pictures of the Henry County Courthouse construction to the Historic Buildings page. Also added a photo to the Pioneer Photo Album.
June 17, 2001 Added a section for Pioneer Photos to the main menu. We are requesting early Henry County history pictures to post in this section. All credit will be acknowledged.
June 16, 2001 Added Spiceland's Stone Quarry Mills to the Spiceland Township page.
June 10, 2001 Added Henry County, IN County Asylum to the County Home page. Added 1883 Henry County Pensions to the Military History page.
June 5, 2001 Added New Castle, IN Ordinances May 28, 1864 to the Henry Township page and added Knightstown, Indiana October, 1851 to the Wayne Township page.
May 26, 2001 Added Middletown Early History to the Fall Creek Township page. Also added a G. A. R. Roster to the Military History page. Remember our lost loved ones this Memorial Day.
May 16, 2001 Added Dunreith Cemetery to the Cemetery Index page and to the Spiceland Township page
May 11, 2001 Added Miller's United Brethren Church Cemetery to the Cemetery Index page and to the Fallcreek Township page. Added Simon Summers Home - Middletown to the Historic Buildings page.
May 5, 2001 Added Knightstown Pioneer Baptist Cemetery to the Cemetery Index page. Also updated Old Baptist Cemtery.
April 29, 2001 Added a link to Spiceland Preservation and Tourism Society to the Spiceland Township and the Resources page.
April 25, 2001 Added First Sherriff of Henry County to the Henry Township page.
April 19, 2001 Added Wayne Township Cemeteries to the Wayne Township page.
April 17, 2001 Added By-Laws and Ordinances of the Corporation of New Castle to the Henry Township page.
April 15, 2001 Added Articles of Association and New Castle Courier - 36 Years to the Henry Township page.
April 9, 2001 Added Civil Rights in Henry County to the Black History page. Also added Organization of the Y. M. C. A. - 1876 to the Henry Township page.
March 25, 2001 Added The Old Settler's Meeting - Woodville, IN to the Greensboro Township page. Also added Phares Descendents to the Family page.
March 21, 2001 Added Henry County, IN Base Ball - 1866 to the Henry Township page. Also updated the HCGS contact email. It is now ueb@hcgs.net. We apoligize for the site being down over the weekend. It was due to technical difficulties on our server.
March 13, 2001 Added New Castle - 1865 to the Henry Township page.
March 4, 2001 Added Letter From Woodville. Also added Thornburg Descendants to the Family page. Added Deaths of 'Old Settlers' to the Public Records page.
February 25, 2001: Added USS Sigsbee DD-502 to the Military History page. Also added Cummins Families of Henry and Madison County to the Families page.
February 20, 2001: HCGS would like to congratulate and thank Henry County Sheriff's Deputy Bill Ward for a job well done in the capture of 2 murder suspects. We are grateful for all of the men and women of law enforcement who risk thier lives every day so we can all live safely.
February 17, 2001: Added Gas or Fire Protection? a letter to the editor 1883 to the Henry Township page. Also added a link to the Henry County IN Courthouse Website to the Public Records and Resources pages.
February 16, 2001: Added School for Colored Children At Trail's Grove to the Black History and the Greensboro Township page.
February 10, 2001: Added Keesling Cemetery to the Cemtery Index page and added The Old Nixon School House to the Henry Township page.
February 5, 2001: Added
Fatic Cemetery to the Cemetery Index and the Fall Creek Townhip page.
February 3, 2001: Added Middletown Pioneer Cemetery to the Cemetery Index page and to the Fall Creek Township page.
January 26, 2001: Added information and pictures about The Henry County Circuit Court Room to the Historic Buildings page.
January 24, 2001: Updated the search option for the site. (old search page) Now you can search from the main menu on the left hand side of the screen. Just click in the brown box where it says Search Here. The words will clear automatically and allow you to type. Once you have typed your search term, click the Submit button or press the Enter/Return key on your keyboard. Your search results will appear on the right side of the screen. Click on the individual pages and the terms that you specified will be colored red. If there is more than one page, click your back button on your browser or click the submit button again to return to the search page.
Also, by special request, 2 songs have been added to the music page.
January 21, 2001: Added Revolutionary War Veterans of New Caslte IN to the Military History page. Also added 3 photos of Southmound Cemetery to the Cemetery Index and Henry Township pages.
January 13, 2001: Added African - American Pioneers of Henry County Indiana to the Black History page. Also added 2 pictures of The New Castle Militia courtesy of Charles Morris
January 11, 2001: Added Henry County Indiana Wills 1912-1949, to the Public Records page.
January 5, 2001: Added Hillsboro Church of Christ to the Prairie Township and Churches page.

1999-2000 Updates
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