Bryant Area Centennial $25.00 temporarily out of stock
Dorothy’s Dunkirk $20.00
Dunkirk Sesquicentennial $15.00
Early Post Offices $5.00
Ghost Towns $10.00
History of Redkey, Indiana $25.00
Historic Penn Township $25.00
Jack Imel Story $10.00
Jay County Sesquicentennial 1836-1986 $10.00
Jewish Families in Jay County $10.00
Recollections by Wm G. Sutton of Dunkirk $10.00
Through My Camera Lens – Frank Kenyon Photos $10.00
Detailed descriptions of these materials follow.
Bryant Area Centennial was compiled from newspaper clippings, pictures, maps, and recollections of the past for the 1975 Bryant Centennial celebration, there are many ads and snippits of information included. The 1910 Bryant Directory is interesting to genealogists.
To purchase materials contact the Jay County Historical Society at 903 East Main Street, Portland, IN 47371. You may call 1-260-726-7168 or e-mail research@jaycountyhistory.org .
Dorothy’s Dunkirk was compiled by Janice Stucky in 2006 for the Jay County Historical Society Inc. In Dorothy’s words, “I have tried to write about our town as I have seen it through the years.” Born December 4, 1900, she lived to the age of 99.
The book begins with recollections she wrote in recognition of the Sesquicentennial of Jay County in 1986. She wrote memories again between 1988 and 1993. Included are memories of her farm life in Zion School District in Knox Township. Pictures of many of the sites she describes are shown. An index of names is included. Original manuscripts used to compile this book were found in the Dunkirk City Public Library, including some articles from Dunkirk News & Sun and The Observer newspapers. To purchase materials contact the Jay County Historical Society at 903 East Main Street, Portland, IN 47371. You may call 1-260-726-7168 or e-mail research@jaycountyhistory.org .
Compiled by Oma Scruggs, Dunkirk -the Glass Capital of Indiana-Sesquicentennial is a review of the founders, early churches and schools, the discovery of natural gas, businesses and the glass factories.
To purchase materials contact the Jay County Historical Society at 903 East Main Street, Portland, IN 47371. You may call 1-260-726-7168 or e-mail research@jaycountyhistory.org .
Early Post Offices was originally compiled by Mrs. Robert [Treva] DePoy in 1966 as a report at the time of our state of Indiana’s Sesquicentennial. This book begins with information identifying early mail routes. Samuel Hawkins’ experience with some fugitive slaves is recounted. A table showing Jay County information from the mid-1850s includes post offices, postmasters, compensation and net proceed. To purchase materials contact the Jay County Historical Society at 903 East Main Street, Portland, IN 47371. You may call 1-260-726-7168 or e-mail research@jaycountyhistory.org .
Ghost Towns – Miriam’s description means these towns no longer have business places even though they may have churches and residences, or they may be in existence, but by the name given here they no longer exist. The revised edition has them listed in alphabetical order by townships. Some photos have been included. The 1864 county map and a later hand-drawn county map are included. There is an index of individual names mentioned concerning the towns. J. Walter Fiers tells of New Charleston in Wabash Township that “died a-borning”. To purchase materials contact the Jay County Historical Society at 903 East Main Street, Portland, IN 47371. You may call 1-260-726-7168 or e-mail research@jaycountyhistory.org .
Historic Penn Township is a compilation of eight small books about Penn Township for the former Jay County Genealogy Society by Janice Stucky in 2003.
Titles included are as follows:
A. EARLY DAYS IN PENN TOWNSHIP PUBLISHED IN 1926-1927
B. SOUVENIR BOOKLET, INDIANA SESQUICENTENNIAL 1816-1966
C. GRIEST 1915-1923 HISTORY Balbec and Vicinity
D. YE OLD SCRAP BOOK Issue XII
E. RUBY CROSBIE’S HISTORY
F. UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
G. FROM RUBY CROSBIE’S SCRAPBOOK…
H. PERSONALITIES
I. PHOTO ALBUM
J. INDEX
Some original materials may be seen in the Indiana Room at the Jay County Public Library, the Pennville Public Library, the Genealogy Department of the Jay County Historical Society, Inc. To purchase materials contact the Jay County Historical Society at 903 East Main Street, Portland, IN 47371. You may call 1-260-726-7168 or e-mail research@jaycountyhistory.org .
History of Redkey, Indiana was commissioned by the Redkey Chamber of Commerce in 1988. It was reprinted with permission in 2009 by the Jay County Historical Society, Inc. This book is the only know book available on the history of Redkey. The period of time covered in this book begins with the coming of the pioneers to Richland Township up until the book’s writing in 1988.
Major names included are: Appenzeller, Andrew, Andrews, Arbuckle, Arthur, Auckerman, Ayers, Bader, Baker, Beekman, Bender, Bolen, Bridgeford, Brown, Butler, Carder, Chittum, Clevenger, Coble, Coons, Crisler, Crowell, Cultice, Current, Daniels, Devlin, Downing, Dragoo, Ewing, Fiers, Grady, Gray, Hall, Hampton, Hatzell, Hoppes, Jay, Jones, Ketterman, Kistler, Lyons, Maitlen, Markley, McCord, McKennett, McKinney, Mills, Mooney, Paxson, Payne, Peters, Pierce, Porter, Powell, Racer, Rathfon, Rawlings, Redkey, Rees, Reeves, Rex, Ridgeway, Rinker, Rodkey,Rosenkans, Rowe, Runyen, Saxman, Shambarger, Shockney, Smith, Steed, Stoltz, Taylor, Thomas, Turpin, Wade, Wheat, Whipple, Williams, Williamson, Wilman, Young and Zeigler.
To purchase materials contact the Jay County Historical Society at 903 East Main Street, Portland, IN 47371. You may call 1-260-726-7168 or e-mail research@jaycountyhistory.org .
The Jack Imel Story tells the life of Jack from his childhood in Portland, Indiana to his retirement from the Lawrence Welk Show in 2008. This book was written by Jay County Historian, Jane Ann Spencer, for the 2008 Jay County Heritage Festival which honored Mr. Imel. You can see one of his marimbas at our museum.
To purchase materials contact the Jay County Historical Society at 903 East Main Street, Portland, IN 47371. You may call 1-260-726-7168 or e-mail research@jaycountyhistory.org .
Jay County Sesquicentennial was compiled from writings found in the public libraries, the Historical Museum library, and the memories of contacted individuals for our 150th anniversary in 1986. Accuracy of the articles is within a small fraction of each other.
To purchase materials contact the Jay County Historical Society at 903 East Main Street, Portland, IN 47371. You may call 1-260-726-7168 or e-mail research@jaycountyhistory.org .
Jewish Families in Jay County was compiled by Leo Glogas and Janice Stucky in 2006. We can confirm Jewish families were here as early as 1857. Prominent names are Abromson, Appenzeler, Glogas, Goldman, Goodman, Hersch, Kaplan, Kirschbaum, Leff, Mossler, Peters, Richmond, Silvernale, Smilack, and Weiler.
To purchase materials contact the Jay County Historical Society at 903 East Main Street, Portland, IN 47371. You may call 1-260-726-7168 or e-mail research@jaycountyhistory.org .
Recollections was updated by Janice Stucky in 2006 for the Jay County Historical Society, Inc.
William Garner Sutton was born August 12, 1828, and came to Jay County at the age of nine. His family was the first to have a cabin erected in what is now Dunkirk. When he was 88 years old, Wm wrote his recollections in notes. The original notes are lost to the current generation. His great-granddaughter, Janice Sutton, is credited for typing the oldest known manuscript of his notes, which appeared in the Dunkirk City Public Library. That edition was the basis for this book. An index of names is included. To purchase materials contact the Jay County Historical Society at 903 East Main Street, Portland, IN 47371. You may call 1-260-726-7168 or e-mail research@jaycountyhistory.org .
This is a collection of pictures taken by Jay County photographer, Frank Kenyon, during his career with the Graphic Printing Company, Inc. It spans the years 1949-1988. The book was compiled by Jane Spencer, Jay County Historian. It was published by The Graphic Printing Company, Inc. in 2009. Jack Ronald, president editor, and publisher of The Commercial Review, wrote the foreward.
