Genealogy & Local History
Having been part of the community since 1880, we are not just part of Frankfort’s past – we are a link to it. Let us help you connect to your own past and your own stories. Explore the Frankfort community of yesteryear. Learn about your family’s roots – or dig deeper into a period of time that has always peaked your interest. The Genealogy & Local History area of the Frankfort Community Public Library has everything you need to open the pages to the past. Contact us today to get started.
Online Resources
- Ancestry Library Edition (available onsite)
- Clinton County Court Archive Database
- Fold3 Library Edition (available with your FCPL library card)
- Frankfort Yearbook Database
- Heritage Quest (available with your FCPL library card)
- Indiana Memory Collection
- James Ostler Slide Collection
- Newspapers.com (available with your FCPL library card)
- Obituary Database
Other Resources
(AVAILABLE INSIDE THE LIBRARY)
- Records for many Indiana counties
- Increasing material from Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, & Tennessee
Clinton County Resources
(AVAILABLE INSIDE THE LIBRARY)
- Microfilmed Local Newspapers (1853-present)
- Frankfort High School Yearbooks (1912-present)
- Clinton County High School Yearbooks
- Birth Indexes (1882-1920)
- Death Indexes (1882-1920)
- Marriage Indexes (1830-1920)
- Cemetery Records
- Family Files
- Census Records
- Plat Books
- Deed Records
- Ostler Slide Collection
- City Directories (1890-present)
- Family Histories