Corning
Heritage Center
Our mission is to preserve the cultural legacy of nineteenth-century Irish immigrants in Southern Indiana.
Murphy-Nolan Library
The Corning Heritage Center is proud to be a source of Irish history and heritage books, including many genealogies of local families. We encourage donations of materials that can encrich our library, especially family histories and documents pertaining to Corning.
| Title | Author | Copyright | Donated by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 Daviess Co. Atlas | |||
| All Saints Catholic Church and Missions | 1982 | Marlene Ashby | |
| All Saints Centennial 1891-1991 | 1991 | ||
| Ancestors and Descendants of James Leo McDonald and Beatrice Odetta Brown McDonald | Heather Elaine McDonald | 2019 | Heather Elaine McDonald |
| The Art of Irish Cooking | Monica Sheridan | 1965 | Evan C. Hand |
| The Batsford Colour Book of Ireland | Kenneth McNally | 1975 | |
| Blarney Castle | Mary Penelope Hillyard | 1974 | |
| Book of Irish Names | Ronan Coghlan | 1990 | Mary R. Ringwald |
| Castles, Houses, and Gardens of Ireland Open to the Public | 1974 | Evan C. Hand | |
| Celebrating St. Peter Catholic Church: 200th Anniversary | 2018 | Erin A. Doyle | |
| Celtic Fire | Robert Van de Weyer | 1990 | Evan C. Hand |
| Celtic Wonder-Tales | Ella Young | 1995 | Evan C. Hand |
| The Centenary of Catholicity in Kentucky (excerpts) | Ben J. Webb | 1884 | Erin A. Doyle |
| Cemeteries of Daviess County, Indiana: compiled 1986-1988 vol. II | Barbara Sims | ||
| Cemeteries of Daviess County, Indiana: compiled 1990-1992 vol. V | Barbara Sims Waggoner | 1992 | |
| Clans and Families of Ireland | John Grenham | 2014 | Erin A. Doyle |
| The Course of Irish History | T.W. Moody and F.X. Martin | 2001 | Evan C. Hand |
| Danny Boy: the legend of the beloved Irish ballad | Malachy McCourt | 1975 | |
| Daviess County Deaths 2001-2010 | Merle Peachee | 2010 | Merle P. Peachee |
| Daviess County, Indiana 1850 Census and Marriages 1817-1850 | Erin A. Doyle | ||
| Daviess County, Indiana Plat Book | Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, Daviess County | 2003 | Marlene Ashby |
| Daviess County Interim Report | Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory | 1987 | Marlene Ashby |
| Daviess County Interim Report (copy 2) | Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory | 1987 | Erin A. Doyle |
| Daviess County Plat Books | Lynn Goodwin | ||
| Daviess-Martin Counties, Indiana: plat book index of owners, city street maps | T & C Publication, Co. | 1977 | |
| Delaney Family | Marie Elaine Delaney | 2017 | Marie Elaine Delaney |
| Descendants of Arthur Hughes | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. | 2016 | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. |
| Descendants of Crormick Farrell | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. | 2016 | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. |
| Descendants of James Hart | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. | 2016 | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. |
| Descendants of (James) Patrick Hand | Evan C. Hand | 2015 | Evan C. Hand |
| Descendants of John A. Hughes | 2016 | Bill Hughes | |
| Descendants of Michael Murphy | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. | 2016 | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. |
| Descendants of Oliver Britch | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. | 2016 | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. |
| Descendants of Patrick Doyle | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. | 2016 | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. |
| Descendants of Patrick Kavena Kavenaugh | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. | 2016 | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. |
| Descendants of Phillip McKabe | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. | 2016 | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. |
| Descendants of Thomas Lonergan | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. | 2016 | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. |
| Doyle-Howard, Strange Family | Erin A. Doyle | 2016 | Erin A. Doyle |
| The Everything Celtic Wisdom Book | Jennifer Emick | 2009 | Evan C. Hand |
| Family Maps of Daviess County, Indiana | Gregory A. Boyd, J.D. | 2010 | Erin A. Doyle |
| Family Maps of Martin County, Indiana | Gregory A. Boyd, J.D. | 2010 | Heather McDonald |
| From Kilmuckridge to the White River Valley: Irish Catholic Settlement in Daviess County, Indiana 1821-1850 | Dr. Daniel Gahan | Evan C. Hand | |
| Frommer's Ireland's Best-loved Driving Tours | Susan Poole and Lyn Gallagher | 2004 | Evan C. Hand |
| General Index Probate Records 1817-1860 in Daviess County, Indiana | Merle P. Peachee | ||
| History of the Catholic Church in Indiana (excerpts) | Charles Blanchard | 1898 | Erin A. Doyle |
| Hughes Family | 2016 | Bill Hughes | |
| Ireland | Bill Doyle and Sonya Newland | 1998 | |
| Ireland: a tourist's guide | Edwin Deale and Son, Ltd. | ||
| Irish Cooking: classic and modern recipes | Ethel Minogue | 1988 | Erin A. Doyle |
| An Irish Country Village | Patrick Taylor | 2008 | |
| Irish Folk Tales | Henry Glassie, ed. | 1985 | |
| Irish Immigrants in the Hoosier Hills | Dr. Daniel Gehan | March 2019 | |
| Irish Legends | Iain Zaczek | 1998 | Vincent Sellers |
| Irish Parishes of Origin of some Irish Immigrants Buried Cemeteries in Eastern Daviess and Western Martin Counties, Indiana | Dr. Daniel Gahan | ||
| Irish Pedigrees: volume I | John O'Hart | 1915 | Vincent Sellers |
| Irish Pedigrees: volume II | John O'Hart | 1915 | Vincent Sellers |
| Kane Family | 2014 | Connie Carroll | |
| Kinship Report for Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. | 2016 | Thomas Earl Doyle, Jr. |
| Kinship Report for Vincent A. Sellers | Vincent Sellers | 2016 | Vincent Sellers |
| Martin County Births, 1882-1889 | Natalie (Montgomery) Baker | ||
| Martin County Births, 1895-1902 | Natalie (Montgomery) Baker | ||
| Meath Family | 2014 | Connie Carroll | |
| Nolan Family | Erin A. Doyle | 2016 | Erin A. Doyle |
| NWSC Crane Listing of Center Cemeteries | George Patterson | 1990 | Erin A. Doyle |
| Once There Was a Town: an Account of Hindostan, Indiana | Diane J. Zolper | 1984 | Erin A. Doyle |
| The Red-Haired Girl from the Bog | Patricia Monaghan | 2003 | |
| Register of St. Michael Church, Daviess Co., IN | 1982 | ||
| Remembering Our Past: Reeve Township, Alfordville Schools | Erin A. Doyle | ||
| St. Patrick Church | Vincent Sellers | ||
| St. Patrick Corning Church Archives | Evan C. Hand | 2015 | Evan C. Hand |
| St. Patrick's Church 1840-1990 | 1990 | Bob Delaney | |
| St. Peter Catholic Church & All Saints Catholic Church | 2000 | ||
| St. Peter's Church 1818-1993 | 1993 | ||
| Strange of Eastern America | John R. Mayer | 2000 | Erin A. Doyle |
| Surnames and Christian Names in Ireland | Robert E. Matheson | 1901 | Erin A. Doyle |
| Teach Yourself Irish: a complete course for beginners | Diarmuid Ó Sé and Joseph Sheils | 1993 | Erin A. Doyle |
| Wexford Emigrants and the Irish Experience in Canal Construction in Nineteenth-Century America | Dr. Daniel Gahan | 2016 |
Periodicals
We have a growing collection of magazines that feature Ireland and Irish Americans. Below is a list of the periodicals we have in our library.
| Title | Year(s) | Volume(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Ancient Order of Hibernians: Kevin Barry #3 (Indianapolis, IN) | March 11, 2012
March 15, 2015 March 12, 2017 March 11, 2018 |
142nd Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration
145th Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration 147th Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration 148th Annual St. Patrick's Day Celebration |
| Connections: the Hoosier Genealogist | Fall/Winter 2018
Spring/Summer 2019 |
Vol. 58, Issue 2
Vol. 59, Issue 1 |
| Ireland of the Welcomes | May-June 1995
January-February 1997 November-December 1997 September-October 2002 March-April 2003 July-August 2005 November-December 2005 January-February 2006 July-August 2006 November-December 2006 July-August 2007 September-October 2007 May-June 2010 January-February 2011 September-October 2011 July-August 2012 September-October 2012 January-February 2013 |
Vol. 44, No. 3
Vol. 46, No. 1 Vol. 46, No. 6 Vol. 51, No. 5 Vol. 52, No. 2 Vol. 54, No. 4 Vol. 54, No. 6 Vol. 55, No. 1 Vol. 55, No. 4 Vol. 55, No. 6 Vol. 56, No. 4 Vol. 56, No. 5 Vol. 59, No. 3 Vol. 60, No. 1 Vol. 60, No. 5 Vol. 61, No. 4 Vol. 61, No. 5 Vol. 62, No. 1 |
| Irish America | September-October 1993
March-April 1994 July-August 1994 September-October 1994 November-December 1994 April-May 2005 |
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| Irish Life | July-August 1989 |