Henderson, Kentucky Genealogy

06/23/2025

The HCPL Veteran Resource Fair provides valuable resources and information to active-duty military personnel, veterans, and their families.

Kentucky Department of Veteran Affairs Field Representatives will be on hand to answer questions about benefits and claims. Two dozen agencies will be available to discuss how their services can help with health, wellness, home services, and so much more.

The Veteran Resource Fair is free, and no registration is required! Enter the library from the Water Street parking lot.

06/16/2025

The HCPL Veteran Resource Fair provides valuable resources and information to active-duty military personnel, veterans, and their families.

Kentucky Department of Veteran Affairs Field Representatives will be on hand to answer questions about benefits and claims. Two dozen agencies will be available to discuss how their services can help with health, wellness, home services, and so much more.

The Veteran Resource Fair is free, and no registration is required. Enter the library from the Water Street parking lot.

Attending Organizations:
American Legion
Audubon Area Community Services
Black Pearl Home Care
Brentwood Springs
Coffee With A Vet
Evansville VA Clinic
Evansville Vet Center
Freedom Senior Services
GFE
Healing Reins
Hives for Heroes
Homeplace Of Henderson
Hometown Vision Care
Horses for Heroes
Kentucky Department of Veteran Affairs
ME Project
Mustang Ranch
Oak Street Health
Rolling Hill Equestrian Center
Senior Helpers
St. Anthony's
Tri-State Women Veterans
Wounded Warrior

06/06/2025

Check out these highlights of familysearch.org:

🌳 The FamilySearch Family Tree has over 1.67 billion people recorded.
🌳 FamilySearch has over 20.5 billion genealogical records accessible.
🌳 FamilySearch has over 630,000+ digital books online to peruse.

06/05/2025

Did you know…

🌳 You can create a family tree at familysearch.org?
🌳 Henderson County Public Library, an Affiliate Library, can access over 400 million records/images from FamilySearch’s digital genealogical collections that are not available from home?
🌳 You can meet with a staff member to learn more about FamilySearch?

Contact our staff at 270-826-3712 ext. 214 for more information.

06/04/2025

The Browning Genealogy and Local History Database has been one of the most used genealogical databases in the Evansville area for decades.

Please join us for a brief overview of the brand new website where you'll find all of the genealogical data you've been searching all these years, but on an updated and more user-friendly website. You'll learn about the wealth of genealogical data they have available that you can use to fill out your family tree and they will show you how to navigate the new advanced and overall search options and give you some tips for finding what you are looking for in this genealogical database.

05/14/2025

☕Thanks to everyone who came out for Coffee with a Vet!

Coffee With A Vet is a round-table discussion led by a Veterans Benefit Field Representative for the Kentucky Department of Veterans Affairs. Each month, the Field Representative will be answering veterans' questions and sharing information to support veterans and their families.

05/11/2025

To all the women who provide a motherly influence, Happy Mother’s Day!

Did you know? Mary Towles Sasseen, principal of the primary department at Center Street School in Henderson, Kentucky, first observed Mother's Day on April 20, 1887, in honor of her mother's birthday. She advocated for a national holiday. In 1893, she published a "how to" booklet outlining a Mother's Day program for schools.

Sasseen continued to promote Mother's Day until her unexpected passing during childbirth in 1906. Because of Mary’s early advocacy and a later campaign by Anna Jarvis, President Woodrow Wilson, in 1914, declared Mother's Day to be the second Sunday in May.

05/09/2025

⏱You have 15 minutes before you need to _____________ (pick up the grandchildren / wash the dog / make dinner). Is it really possible to do meaningful genealogy research in that short time period?

Are you putting off researching an ancestor because you believe you need a two or three hour block of time? Learn how to use the Genealogy Pit Stop concept to succeed in the research race!

05/01/2025

Thanks to everyone who came out for the monument rededication ceremony last Saturday for Sgt. Thomas Payne and Rev. Lewis Posey. It was a beautiful day to see these two veterans' markers restored to their original glory. 🇺🇸

04/26/2025

Have a favorite board or card game that your family has enjoyed playing over the years? Bring it to Family Game Night hosted by your Genealogy and Local History Department!

This after-library hours event will be an opportunity to socialize, network, and play games in a causal setting. Bring your family and friends to join in the fun! All participants need to arrive by 5 pm and enter from the Water Street parking lot! Register here 👇
https://hendersoncounty.librarycalendar.com/event/family-game-night-9334

04/25/2025

Please join us at Fernwood Cemetery for the monument rededication of Sgt. Thomas Payne and Rev. Lewis Posey at 1 PM, on Saturday, April 26th. Please help us honor these two brave men with newly restored monuments to mark their passing for generations to come. 🇺🇸

12/03/2023