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12/9/2024: We will be closed the MONTH of JANUARY.  If the weather is bad, odds are we will be closed.  We don’t have our volunteers to travel in snow, ice or extreme cold.  Call at 10 a.m. to see if we are open during Months of February and March.  

2025 SCGSI Research Room Schedules

NEW Hours and NEW Days at the Research Rooms

Appointments are available by calling 812.752.3388 or 812.889.2044 and leaving a message.

  • Mondays: CLOSED
  • Tuesdays: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Wednesdays: CLOSED
  • Thursdays: CLOSED
  • Fridays: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Saturdays: 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  • Sundays: CLOSED

Location
The Research Rooms are located at 1050 South Main Street, Scottsburg, Indiana, in the back of the Scott County Heritage Center and Museum.
We are exactly 1 mile south of the Scott County Courthouse.
The Research Rooms are on the first floor and are handicapped accessible.

11/21/2024: The Endowment for the Genealogical Society’s (Indiana) Fund is $71,538.50 as of November, 2024, but fluctuates with the Market. Anyone wishing to help us reach our goal, please send a tax deductible donation to: Scott County Community Foundation in Scott County Genealogical Society’s name. You may mail to: Scott County Community Foundation, PO Box 25, Scottsburg, IN 47170-0025 or you may pay online at the following: ZEFFY.COM

11/20/2024: BLACK FRIDAY is Friday, November 29th! We will be open from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. HUGE BOOK SALE that day ONLY!

Volume #1 Collings, Richeys and the Pigeon Roost Massacre book originally printed in 1980, has been copied. The Payne family that was involved with the Pigeon Roost Massacre will be reduced to the same price that day ONLY, too. NORMALLY sells for $100.00 but on BLACK FRIDAY, ONLY, it will be at the special price of $75.00 plus $5.25 IN sales tax and if you want to SHIP by mail, plus $10.00 postage; send a check or Money order so it arrives by BEFORE November 29th to SCGSI, PO Box 23, Scottsburg, IN 47170-0023 OR pay with paypal.com using our email address: researchrooms@scgsi.org and all books will be on sale. If you are local, come to Scott County Museum, 1050 S. Main Street, Scottsburg, IN and come into the Genealogical Society, Inc. Research Rooms in the West end of the museum, and we will have books available for your purchase. We have books available that are reduced in price. List will follow:

Collings, Richeys and the Pigeon Roost Massacre, book 1, originally printed in 1980, is an exact reprint. $100 reduced for Black Friday, $75.00, $5.25 for 7% IN Sales Tax and to mail book, add $10.00 for postage and shipping fees.

Paynes of Pigeon Roost Massacre (Elias Payne was murdered by one of the Native Americans while hunting a honey tree). He was able to identify the one that shot him before he died. This book is another large, hard bound book that is the same price as above, dropped to $75.00 for November 29, 2024 ONLY.

Scott County Pioneers is a $35.00 book but selling for $25.00 plus $1.75 IN Sales Tax and to mail add $8.00.

19th Century Obituary book is normally $35.00 and is reduced to $25.00 plus $1.75 IN Sales Tax and to mail $10.00. (This book is obituaries from the 1800s for people in Scott County, Indiana and the old obituaries may go on for 2 or 3 pages. They were much more detailed and even people that are not doing family histories have found this book interesting, as they are obits from people they have known, or heard of from the past. A lot of these obits ARE NOT in Scott County Newspapers. Some are as far away as the Carolinas, New York, and other areas of the country. We do not know why they weren’t in our local newspapers, but they are not.

There are several other books that are only $1.00 plus tax. If you have a question what they are, just email us for a list of these smaller books and cemetery books. 812.752.3388 or email researchrooms@SCGSI.org.

10/31/2024: SPECIAL rate for memberships paid prior to December 31, 2024. Your new membership will be good from now until December 31, 2026! Single person $20.00 (savings of $4.00), Couples $25.00 (savings of $10.00). Newsletters are sent via email or text. Please provide your Name, postal address, email, landline phone, and phone number for text.

10/18/2024: 2025 Programs for SCGSI

Sunday, April 27, 2025  2 – 4 p.m.

Sunday, June 22, 2025 2-4 p.m.

Sunday, August 17, 2025 2-4 p.m.

Sunday, October 26, 2025 3-5 p.m.  Annual Meeting 

Speakers will be announced later.

Last Meeting for 2024 is Saturday, October 26, 2024, 3 – 5 p.m. Our Annual Meeting and all local membership are asked to come. Location: Smith Room, Scott County Heritage Center and Museum, 1050 South Main Street, Scottsburg, Indiana. Refreshments will be served and donations accepted to help fund the refreshments and our programs.

We are still working on our Endowment for the Genealogical Society’s (Indiana) future rent payments. We have $70,000.13 as of this week but fluctuates with the Market but anyone wishing to help us reach our goal, please send a tax deductible donation to Scott County Community Foundation in Scott County Genealogical Society’s name. You may mail to Scott County Community Foundation, PO Box 25, Scottsburg, IN 47170-0025 or you may pay online at the following: ZEFFY.COM

10/17/2024: The Scott County Genealogical Society will have home made pies for the 2024 Thanksgiving season. Orders will be taken until November 15, 2024, 4 p.m. and they will be available the week of Thanksgiving. To order, call the SCGSI at 812.752.3388 or Jeannie Noe Carlisle 812.889.2044. If there is no answer please leave a message with your name and phone number and we will return your call.

All pies will be $12.00 per 9 inch pie except for Pecan, which is $15.00 per pie.

9″ Pies offered are the following:
Pumpkin
Sugar Cream
Peanut Butter
Apple
Cherry
Rhubarb
Raisin
Blackberry
Pecan

Pies will be available on Wednesday, November 27, noon-4:00 p.m. at the Scott County Heritage Center and Museum 1050 S. Main St., Scottsburg, IN. Anyone purchasing a cream pie will need to pick up on Wednesday. Of course, we realize those of you living away from Scott County cannot order, but if you would like to donate $5.00 or so to help with the expenses of preparing the pies, we would be appreciative.

09/30/2024: LIMITED HOURS THIS WEEK, ONLY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 10 AM TO 4 PM ALSO CANCELLED BREAKFAST FOR 10/05/2024 AND SUNDAY MEETING CANCELLED

08/24/2024: REMINDER of the UP coming Pigeon Roost Annual Reunion & Pitch-In* to be held on September 8th at noon. Don’t forget to bring any family history and pictures to share. Plus, if you aren’t sure of, bring and ask Jackie Krohmer or Ed Cozart to help on identifying. Jackie lives in the greater L.A. area in California but she is a descendant of the Collings, Richey’s families and will be here for the reunion weekend. Also, reminder the Museum will be open until 4 p.m. for you to visit, see the displays and come into the Research Rooms on that day free of charge. We are a library of course, so any photo copies made via digital means of any kind (i.e. your own devices, or ours) we must charge $5.00 per day for members, or otherwise. *Note: A pitch-in is similar to a pot luck just bring what you would like to share.

UPDATE: Yesterday’s program for Scott County Genealogical Society, Inc. was attended by 15 people and we learned a lot. Mark Kreps, Janet Kreps, and Barbara Adams all from Muncie, came dressed in the part and presented a great program. In fact, one of Barbara’s family members are the Boicourts that lived in Charlestown area during 1812. The Research Rooms now have more information on the Boicourts in our files. THANK YOU to all that attended to hear about the War of 1812 in Southern Indiana.

08/23/2024: UPDATE This program turned out wonderfully! THANKS to all of you that attended and supported the Museum. The TIPS to the Cooks was taken to the Scott County Community Foundation and placed in the Museum’s endowment to help them for years to come. 08/13/2024: The Scott County Museum’s History Dinner is SOLD OUT! We are limited to 42 people to be comfortable in the room. Thank you to those who purchased tickets for the History Program of Scott County, IN.

… Next meeting and program for SCGSI is Saturday, August 24th, 2024 3:00-5:00 p.m. Location: 1050 South Main St., Scottsburg, IN in the Smith Room. The public is invited to hear our Free Program: An Overview of the War of 1812 in Indiana. The program will be presented by Mark and Janet Kreps. Refreshments of finger foods will be available. A donation box will be available for help with paying the speakers and providing the refreshments.

…Saturday August 31, 2024: SCGSI cooks will again be serving breakfast for the Farmer’s Market customers. Once again, we will have the homemade sausage gravy and biscuits. Also, there will be several breakfast casseroles for you to try also. Later at near lunchtime we will have baked beans with hot dogs. Dessert will be available also. Come see us in the Museum parking lot, next to the bridge. 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 a.m.

…Pigeon Roost History Reunion is on Sunday, September 8th, at NOON. Bring your chair, table service, and food to share. After the reunion, plan to stop by the Museum and SCGSI rooms. We will have Pigeon Roost display along with The Collings, Richeys & The Pigeon Roost Massacre historical and genealogical books will be available . All three books are available at a price of $107.00 (including IN Sales Tax) per book, Number 1, 2, or 3. Also, the SCGS has a lot of new family files plus several Richey and Collings papers for many to see. Normally there is a $5.00 fee per person researching, who are not members, the fee is WAIVED THE DAY OF THE REUNION!

07/18/2024: If you are interested in attending the Country Style History Dinner on Friday, August 16th at the Scott County Museum, 1050 S. Main St., Scottsburg, Indiana, you will want to buy your tickets this week. The museum is open on Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 10-4 and on Sunday Noon – 4. Tickets are $23.00 per person. Mr. Ed Cozart will present the program “Sheik Bandits the Gangster of Southern Indiana” following the meal. There are only 40 spaces available to serve a meal, therefore most of the tickets are already sold. Only 18 are left as of Thursday, July 18th. Don’t delay. NO tickets will be sold at the door. If you have questions, call the Museum at 812.752.1050. No tickets will be held without payment.

05/24/2024: The Research Rooms have added quite a bit of new information including Heacock, Righthouse, Johnson, Lightcap, Van Buskirk, Presiden Kennedy, President Eisenhauer, Storms, Mace, and several others. Information is added monthly. We have a lot of information on Indiana counties and surrounding states. You don’t have to be a Scott Countian to find your family roots.