Ralph W. Stark
Heritage Center
DISCOVER
FAMILY & LOCAL HISTORY
The Ralph W. Stark Heritage Center promotes the collection, preservation, and interpretation of, and access to materials relating to the community, culture, heritage, and history of Boone County.
Ralph W. Stark
Virtual Heritage Center
Whether you’re researching your genealogy or want to know more about Boone County’s history, our staff is available to assist you.
Athletics
Collection of films, stats, and photos from the 1950s to the 1980s.
Cemeteries
Browse local cemetery indexes, including internment records for Oak Hill Cemetery, and see a map of all the cemeteries in Boone County.
Churches
Databases
Explore our databases, including Ancestry.com Library Edition, HistoryGeo, Newspaper Archive, and Newspapers.com.
Digitized Publications
Access a variety of resources such as directories, newspapers, veteran records, and more.
Indexes
Includes indexes of county records, magazines, obituaries, and more.
Local History
Local history resources include clippings files, government records, city directories, and more.
Maps
Explore Boone County towns past and present, and browse the inventory of maps in the Heritage Center collection.
Microform
Search indexes of newspapers, census records, vital records, and other documents available on microfilm and microfiche at the Heritage Center.
Photos
The Heritage Center maintains an extensive collection of photographs, many of which are viewable in our digital collection on Indiana Memory.
Schools
Yearbooks and Student Newspapers
Special Collections
The Special Collections are collections of papers, scrapbooks, artifacts, photographs, or other items, related to a particular topic.
Featured Resource
Travel back in time
The Heritage Center maintains a collection of original films, stats, and photos of Lebanon sports and athletic events from the 1950s-1980s. Relive some of the greatest Lebanon sports moments today.
Additional Resources
Research information
When submitting a research request, please be as precise as possible (e.g. give known names and relevant dates). The more information you provide, the better we can serve you. Please allow 4 weeks for staff to answer a research request.
Printing/copying
The library offers printers and photocopiers for patron use.
- $0.10 per black & white letter
(8.5″ x 11″) page - $0.15 per black & white legal
(8.5″ x 14″) page - $0.25 per color letter page
Prints can be made from computer stations and microfilm readers.
Ask a Librarian
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Contact Information:
Eric Spall
Local History Librarian
eric@leblib.org
(765) 482-3460 ext. 1265
Dixie Taylor
Heritage Center Assistant
dixie@leblib.org
Business Hours:
Mon-Thurs: 9 am – 8 pm
Fri: 9 am – 6 pm
Sat: 9 am – 2 pm