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Because we are a Special Collections Library and Archive, our hours may differ on short notice due to staffing and volunteers. Please check our hours carefully to make sure we will be open for your visit. Sometimes we are on tours or with previously scheduled guests and cannot answer the door or phone. Appointments are highly recommended for people traveling to visit us. (You can request an appointment by emailing us at HenryCountyMuseum@gmail.com.) We recommend making your appointment at least one week in advance.

Copyright 1887-2024 Henry County Historical Society, New Castle, Indiana

Bringing History to Life & Life to History Since 1887! Hours of Operation
Please contact us to schedule a tour and/or research during these hours: Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays 1 p.m.-4 p.m. If no appointment is made, tour and/or research cannot be guaranteed if no volunteers are available. Open through early March to late December! Admission Fees: None! Call us: 765-529-4028 Email us: HenryCountyMuseum@gmail.com Mail us: 606 South 14th Street, New Castle, IN 47362

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Open early March - December!
Open Thursdays and Fridays, 1-4 p.m. ET,
& Saturdays, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. ET
Please call ahead for tours and/or research so that we may schedule volunteers. If no appointment is made, tours and/or research cannot be guaranteed.

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3 days ago

On this day in Henry County history, Jan. 16, 1908, the first roller polo contest ever was played in New Castle at a North Main Street location that would later become well-known as the site of the city's Coca Cola Bottling Plant. The photo here shows that Coca Cola plant.The roller polo contest did not occur in the building pictured here; rather it was played in the building that preceded the construction of the Coca Cola plant at this same North Main Street location.According to the Centennial Edition of The Courier-Times, the game was between a semi-professional team of Muncie players representing New Castle versus the regular Indianapolis club. The Indianapolis team won, 2-1."The contest occurred before a crowd of 500 persons in the then-skating rink erected by the late Paul Jamison on the North Main Street site where the Coca Cola Bottling Co. is putting up a new plant," the centennial edition of the Courier reported.BASKETBALL LIVES HEREThis day in Henry County history is brought to you by Destination Henry County, Indiana. Discover slam-dunk experiences at www.HoopsInHenry.com.Visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/VisitHenryCountyINHELP US PRESERVE COMMUNITY HISTORYPlease join the Henry County Historical Society with a $25 annual membership. Visit our website at www.henrycountymuseum.orgCOME SEE US!Our Tuesday-Friday hours won't resume until spring but we're open ANYTIME by appointment. Call 765-524-0530. ... See MoreSee Less

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4 days ago

On Jan. 15, 1905, Nimrod R. Elliott, who helped organize the Farmers' State Bank in Middletown, died at the age of 78. Elliott was a Presidential elector in 1884, casting his vote for Grover Cleveland. He ran as a Democrat for Congress in 1894, but lost to Richmond Republican Henry U. Johnson.BASKETBALL LIVES HEREThis day in Henry County history is brought to you by Destination Henry County, Indiana. Discover slam-dunk experiences at www.HoopsInHenry.com.Visit the Facebook pagDestination: Henry County, IndianantyINHELP US PRESERVE COMMUNITY HISTORYPlease join the Henry County Historical Society with a $25 annual membership. Visit our website at www.henrycountymuseum.orgCOME SEE US!Our Tuesday-Friday hours won't resume until spring but we're open ANYTIME by appointment. Call 765-524-0530. ... See MoreSee Less

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5 days ago

On Jan. 14, 1982, Shenandoah's Scott Ramsey and New Castle's Steve Alford led the county in high school basketball scoring average. Ramsey's 25.1 ppg average was just one point above Alford's 24.1 average.Do you remember watching Scott Ramsey and Steve Alford play?BASKETBALL LIVES HEREThis day in Henry County history is brought to you by Destination Henry County, Indiana. Discover slam-dunk experiences at www.HoopsInHenry.com.Visit tDestination: Henry County, Indianam/VisitHenryCountyINHELP US PRESERVE COMMUNITY HISTORYPlease join the Henry County Historical Society with a $25 annual membership. Visit our website at www.henrycountymuseum.orgCOME SEE US!Our Tuesday-Friday hours won't resume until spring but we're open ANYTIME by appointment. Call 765-524-0530. ... See MoreSee Less

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6 days ago

On this date in Henry County history, Jan. 13, 1844, a legislative act decreed it was unlawful to sell or barter any spirituous or fermented liquors in the Town of Greensboro in quantities less than ten gallons at any one time for any purpose whatever except medicinal or sacramental. Fines ranged from $1 to $3.This law was likely part of the growing temperance movement and early local option laws that gave towns control over alcohol sales, with this law targeting sales in small quantities. BASKETBALL LIVES HEREThis day in Henry County history is brought to you by Destination Henry County, Indiana. Discover slam-dunk experiences at www.HoopsInHenry.com.Visit the Facebook page at Destination: Henry County, IndianaHELP US PRESERVE COMMUNITY HISTORYPlease join the Henry County Historical Society with a $25 annual membership. Visit our website at www.henrycountymuseum.orgCOME SEE US!Our Tuesday-Friday hours won't resume until spring but we're open ANYTIME by appointment. Call 765-524-0530. ... See MoreSee Less

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7 days ago

On this date in Henry County history, Jan. 12, 1962, New Castle telephone users prepared to begin the new "direct dialing" procedure. Callers now had to dial the number "1" before gaining access to the long-distance switching network.Do you remember using a rotary phone like this one?BASKETBALL LIVES HEREThis day in Henry County history is brought to you by Destination Henry County, Indiana. Discover slam-dunk experiences at www.HoopsInHenry.com.Visit the Facebook page at www.facebook.com/VisitHenryCountyINHELP US PRESERVE COMMUNITY HISTORYPlease join the Henry County Historical Society with a $25 annual membership. Visit our website at www.henrycountymuseum.orgCOME SEE US!Our Tuesday-Friday hours won't resume until spring but we're open ANYTIME by appointment. Call 765-524-0530. ... See MoreSee Less

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Because we are a Special Collections Library and Archive, our hours may differ on short notice due to staffing and volunteers. Please check our hours carefully to make sure we will be open for your visit. Sometimes we are on tours or with previously scheduled guests and cannot answer the door or phone. Appointments are highly recommended for people traveling to visit us. (You can request an appointment by emailing us at HenryCountyMuseum@gmail.com.) We recommend making your appointment at least one week in advance.

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