Thank you to everyone who attended the January meeting of the Wells County Genealogy Society held recently at the public library in Bluffton. Wells County resident Matt Day was the featured speaker and his topic was his Native American genealogy. Matt shared his genealogy and family history about the Shadle family and their Indian heritage.... Continue Reading →
Wells County Public Library staff person Jason Habegger reports that for some time the library has wanted to make all of the scanned obituaries available to the public. Currently the library staff are slowly adding each obituary to software called Portfolio, this will make obituaries available through our card catalog. The process is tedious and... Continue Reading →
Nicholas H. Raber (left in photo) compiled and recently donated six history books to the Indiana Room at the Wells County Public Library. The first two, “Relatives of Maria (Lucabaugh) Raber 1856-1948” and “Joseph McClure & Madella Fishbaugh Family History,” cover many families from Rockcreek Township. The third book, “Coolman Family History,” focuses on the... Continue Reading →
Wells County Historical Society and Museum 