Floyd County Indiana History

11/25/2025

More than 1,250 3rd graders in Floyd County are receiving a copy of This is Our Community, a history book of Floyd County. The Floyd County Historical Society has been publishing and distributing this teaching aid for local history since 1956. The project is supported by the New Albany-Floyd County Schools, the Floyd County Historical Society, community members, and corporate sponsors: Graphic Packaging International, NYX Inc., Samtec New Albany.

11/23/2025

In 1859, New Albany built a state-of-the art (for the time) jail. Why does the Padgett Museum have a door from the jail? And, how did it come to be in the collection? Find out the answer to this and more at the next meeting of the Floyd County Historical Society on Tuesday, Nov 25th. Join us at 6:30 PM, in the auditorium of the Floyd County Library in New Albany when Historical Society board members present "Hidden Treasures from the Padgett Museum".

11/23/2025

Many thanks to Carnegie Inc. for the generous donation to the Padgett Museum.

11/22/2025

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10/30/2025

Congratulations to Floyd County Historical Society board member Pam Peters. Well-deserved.

NEW ALBANY — The Piankeshaw Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution is pleased to announce that member Pam Peters is the recipient of the Dorothy Riker Hoosier Historian

10/30/2025

David Barksdale is the previous president of the Floyd County Historical Society and a current board member, as well as the state-appointed county historian. He has dedicated so much of his time and talent to the preservation of our local history.

NEW ALBANY — Dave Barksdale’s knowledge of New Albany is perhaps unsurpassed.

10/11/2025

It's spooky season. Do tales of ghostly happenings, hauntings, and things that go bump in the night give you a shiver? Don't miss Haunted Houses of Louisville and Southern Indiana at our next Floyd County Historical Society meeting. Join us on Tuesday, October 28th, 6:30 PM. We will be at the Cultural Arts Center (formerly the Carnegie Center), 201 E Spring St., New Albany. Enter at the Bank Street Door.

10/10/2025

Great event for history lovers tomorrow. Make it a complete day by also stopping by the Padgett Museum. Open 1-3 PM, 509 W Market St, New Albany.

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09/22/2025

History lovers, check out this free workshop which will be held at IU Southwest in New Albany.

07/29/2025

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06/18/2025

Local author, Eileen Yanoviak, will discuss her book, The Tenacious Nurse Nichols: An Unsung African American Civil War Hero, with the Floyd County Historical Society at their meeting on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. The meeting and program, which is free and open to the public, will be at the Floyd County Library auditorium, 180 West Spring Street, New Albany at 6:30 PM

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05/10/2025