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Madison History

Oral and Written Histories

• Abner Bare of Milton Township

• Abraham Wilson, Esquire

• Alex McCallister of Lancaster Township

• Andrew Dinwiddie of Hanover Township

• Col. John Vawter

• Daniel Rector Sr. of Lancaster Township

• Dean Miller Walking Tour

• Elmer Crozier Diary - Winter 1917-1918

• George Ash

• George Buchanan

• Interview with Hiram Lemen

• Interview with Judge Harry E. Nichols

• James B. Lewis, Esq. of Madison

• James Burns of Madison

• Jesse Vawter of Madison Township

• John H. Wagoner of Madison

• John Smock of Hanover Township

• John Waterman of North Madison

• Mabel Lanham Wallace Schaler

• Margie Hancock Cofield-Madison Teacher

• Reuel Custer of Bellview

• Robert Miller

• Shelby Township Pioneers

• Thomas Wise of Shelby Township

• William Hoyt - A Day Late and a Dollar Short

• William Hoyt - Inventor of the Calliope

• William Robbins

River to Rail

From early riverboats to Indiana’s first railroad, Madison was uniquely caught up in the age of steam. She rode the waves and rails of prosperity that steam had brought, then experienced loss at steam’s demise. Join us for the amazing story of Madison in the age of steam.

• River to Rail

Library History Archive

Access the library's digital archives, including over 200 years of institutional history with board minutes, catalogues, scrapbooks, and photographs, plus the extensive Lemen Photography Collection featuring more than 12,000 images of Madison and Jefferson County from the 1920s through 1940s.

• Library History Archive

Miscellaneous

• Martha & Henry

• Pioneer Women

• Springdale Cemetery History