Lawrenceburg Public Library District

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Contact Information
Directions/Parking Map:

Location Map

Visitor Parking:
 * The visitor parking lot is located on the corner of Vine Street and West High Street, to the west of the library.
 * Street parking is also available on West High Street and 150 Mary Ave.
 * Accessible parking and entrance is located on the corner of Vine Street and West High Street, to the west of the library.

Email: Send email Website: https://www.lpld.lib.in.us/ Facebook:

Address: 150 Mary Street Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 Telephone: (812) 537-2775 Fax: (812) 537-2810

'''Library Hours of Operation:
 * Monday: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm


 * Tuesday: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm


 * Wednesday: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm


 * Thursday: 9:00 am - 8:00 pm


 * Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm


 * Saturday: 10:00 pm - 5:00 pm

'''Genealogy and Local History Hours of Operation: Hours for the genealogy and local history room are different than library hours. Please check to see if we are open before your visit. Please contact us for an appointment outside of our normal hours.


 * Monday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm


 * Tuesday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm


 * Wednesday: 10:00 am - 6:00 pm


 * Thursday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm


 * Friday: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm


 * First Saturday of the Month: 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

CURRENT HOLIDAY CLOSINGS:
 * Closed all major holidays
 * Closed Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Saturday of the Month

Other Closings:
 * Closed when public services are closed due to inclement weather

'''Genealogy and Local History Manager: Cassie Blankenhorn

Description of Collections

 * Atlases/Landowner plat books for Dearborn County (1860, 1875, 1899 atlases; several plat books 1940s to present day). Early atlases of Hamilton County, OH, Ohio and Switzerland Counties, IN and Campbell and Boone Counties, KY.
 * Church and Cemetery Records for Dearborn County, Indiana.
 * Family History Files and Books (please see the Lawrenceburg Public Library District website for a list)
 * Genealogies published and donated works.
 * High School Yearbooks for Lawrenceburg from 1914 to present (some years missing).
 * Histories - Church histories, city, township, and county histories for areas surrounding Dearborn County. Eastern states histories and biographies. Please see the Lawrenceburg Public Library District website for catalog listing.
 * Directories and Telephone Books of Lawrenceburg and Aurora beginning in 1859.
 * Local historical files, including businesses, churches, homes, schools, events, and floods.
 * Marriage Records - Indexes
 * Military including Revolutionary War soldiers buried in Dearborn County, Civil War Regimental Histories, Pictorial History of World War II.
 * Naturalization Records - Indexes
 * Newspapers on microfilm, including
 * Obituaries online and hard copies.
 * Periodical subscriptions, including Indiana Historical Society and Family Tree Magazine.
 * Vital records for Hamilton County, OH and Boone County, KY, including marriage, death, cemetery, and church records, local histories and biographies.

Services

 * FamilySearch - Lawrenceburg Public Library is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library. Additional record collections are available at the library only.
 * Ancestry.com library edition is available at the library only.
 * Fold3 (military research) is available at the library only.
 * Microfilm Readers with printers
 * Computer stations

Research Assistance
Please call in advance to schedule an appointment.
 * Staff consultants are available to assist in genealogy and local history searches.


 * Inquiries are accepted through telephone, mail or e-mail.
 * Please provide as much information as possible to correctly identify the ancestor or family you wish searched.

Examples of searchable requests:
 * Please copy the obituary for John Doe who died January 17, 1956.
 * Please locate the marriage date for Alice Jones and James Campbell who were married in Dearborn County in the 1870s.
 * Please check the "History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties" volume for biographies of Tom Walton and Henry Becker.
 * Please email scanned copies of the business file about the Bauer Cooperage.

Tips for Your Visit

 * Please call our genealogy consultants ahead for information about local resources and to reserve materials for your research.
 * Please contact us for an appointment outside of our normal hours.

Additional Repositories
Lawrenceburg Public Library is conveniently located near the following repositories: Address: 165 Mary Street Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 Telephone: (812) 537-1040 Address: 508 West High Street Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 Telephone: (812) 537-4075
 * Dearborn County Courthouse
 * Dearborn County Historical Society