Local History & Genealogy Research Requests

If you cannot visit our library, we will be happy to answer your research requests  by e-mail at lhgresearch@munpl.org

We can do “lookups” for Muncie/Delaware County ancestors in our obituary index, city directories, birth and death indexes,  marriage, deed, and cemetery indexes and other sources.   We will make photocopies of the information we find, so be sure to send us your postal address.

We do charge for this service at $15.00 per hour with a $8.00 minimum charge. Most requests are billed at the minimum fee.

Submit a research request using our form

8 comments to Local History & Genealogy Research Requests

  1. Nancy A. Sanden says:

    Was at your library on May 9 researching NELSON line, everyone was very helpful. I look forward to my next visit.

  2. Jordan Smith says:

    Dear Whomever It May Concern-

    Do you know any body that can take pictures of these stones for me I do not live in Delaware County, and I do not drive but people drive me I am never in Delaware County area and do not even know nothing but downtowen Muncie, so it would be useless for me
    do them.

    God Bless You,
    Jordan Smith
    jandbsmith@embarqmail.com

    Strong

    Marshall Gwen Fields
    Born: Nov. 25, 1906
    Death: Apr. 16, 1967

    Velma Irene Hunt Fields
    Born: Oct. 06, 1912
    Died: Apr. 21, 1997

    Mooreland
    Theola Lee Fields
    Born: Dec. 20, 1937
    Died: 2000

    Gardens of Memory

    James Edward Hamilton
    Born: Jul. 17, 1938
    Died: Aug. 14, 2006

    Harry Clyde Hartley, Jr
    Born: Jan. 13, 1922
    Aug. 09, 1988

    Ada Geraldine Coryell Hedges
    Born: Jul. 10, 1904
    Died: May 06, 1989

    Lester Donald Hedges
    Born: Aug. 10, 1899
    Died: Sep. 15, 1977

    Charlotte Laconda “Shorty” Richey
    Born: Dec. 18, 1926
    Died: Jun. 03, 2002

    Black

    Clayton Earl Richey (C. Earl Richey)
    Born: Jan. 24, 1890
    Died: Feb. 14, 1971

    Iva Mae Overla Richey
    Born: Nov. 17, 1891
    Died: Feb. 22, 1960

  3. John Deeds says:

    I would like to know if I can purchase a copy of “Rettie Burk Lehrschall” obit from the Muncie newspaper. She died 23 May 1929 in Muncie. Thank you for your cooperation.

    Yours truly, John Deeds

  4. Curt says:

    Trying to locate Muncie School Yearbooks around 1938-1943 time period +- year. My mother (Betty M. J. Armstrong) Maiden Name: Lipscomb attended Central Hige, Muncie Burris and Eaton around those times. My mother lost all child hood pictures in a fire some years ago. I am trying to collect what I can any where I can for her upcoming 83rd birthday. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks.
    Curt – Glendale, Az

  5. Curt says:

    Trying to locate Muncie School Yearbooks around 1938-1943 time period +- year. My mother (Betty M. J. Armstrong) Maiden Name: Lipscomb attended Central Hige, Muncie Burris and Eaton around those times. My mother lost all child hood pictures in a fire some years ago. I am trying to collect what I can any where I can for her upcoming 83rd birthday. Any help in any way would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks.
    Curt – Glendale, Az

  6. Jenifer Williams says:

    My father, James David Sharkitt, passed in 1984 and was buried in beechgrove. I know that he was buried in sunrise oval and ive looked for his grave site several times and have been unable to locate it. Could you please send me a map, with the location of his gravesite. It is very important to me.

  7. Toni Penix Meyers says:

    I am attempting to find information regarding my grandfather Watt Penix. I do not live in Muncie Indiana and therefore cannot get a library card. Please contact me and let me know as to how I can get information regarding this. I am trying to find the name of my grandmother’s first name, she died giving birth to my father. Thank you

  8. Shirley Pearson says:

    Beth: Have someone wanting to know where to find land records in Delaware County as far back as 1850.

    BTW, send your email addy. My cat ate my address book a couple of weeks ago. (Don’t ask)
    Thanks,
    Shirley Pearson

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