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Indiana History Book Club

The book club meets on the first Wednesday of each month at 3 pm in Room A of the Carnegie East Wing , 33 W. Broadway St. in Shelbyville, Indiana, to discuss a book related to Indiana History or written by an Indiana native.

Books are available to check out at in the Genealogy & History Department. 

Click on the selections to learn more.

 

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December 3, 2025 (Bring your own Indiana history book)
Book cover: "Spooky Indiana" features hauntings, local lore, and illustrations of a farm, owl, and cat. Retold by S.E. Schlosser.
October 1, 2025
Book cover: "The X-mas Men, An Eclectic Collection of Holiday Essays," edited by Lou Harry and Todd Tobias.
November 5, 2025

 

 

Book cover titled "Electric Indiana" by Carlos Arnaldo Schwantes, featuring a vintage train and a power pole.
September 3, 2025
Book cover: "At Home in the Hoosier Hills" by Richard F. Nation. Agriculture, politics, and religion in Southern Indiana, 1810–1870.
July 2, 2025
Cover of "Robert Wise: Shadowlands" by Wes D. Gehring, featuring a man using film equipment.
August 6, 2025

 

Book cover titled "Bones on the Ground" by Elizabeth O'Maley with an image of a skeleton and feathers.
April 2, 2025
Book cover titled "Indiana Quakers Confront the Civil War" by Jacquelyn S. Nelson, with stars and circles design.
June 4, 2025
Cover of "The Midwest Survival Guide" by Charlie Berens with illustrations of Midwest items and a humorous theme.
May 7, 2025

 

Book cover of "For Duty and Destiny" by Lloyd A. Hunter, featuring a sword and purple ribbon.
March 5, 2025
Book cover titled "Pathways to the Old Northwest," featuring the Northwest Territory seal and marking the bicentennial of the Northwest Ordinance.
January 8, 2025
Book cover titled "Pioneer History Indiana" by William Monroe Cockrum, depicting early settlers and a log cabin.
February 5, 2025