| General Records Available at the Shelby County Historical Society |
| *** 10,487 obituaries, funeral cards, newspaper death announcements (and counting) |
| *** Birth and/or baptism announcements for 1,895 people |
| *** Old-Age Assistance Tax records for 10,742 people that detail birth place, birth date, and parents |
| *** 2,175 probate records spanning 1860-1924 |
| *** 7,857 probate records spanning 1925-1996 |
| *** Military records/documents for 1,290 Shelby County veteran from all conflicts since the American Civil War (and counting) |
| *** Cemetery records for 31 cemeteries across Shelby County, in some cases including names and maps |
| *** Pedigree charts for many family members |
| *** 1,818 photographs (and counting), relating to many topics of Shelby County history in a searchable database |
| *** Plat maps dating 1875-2013 which are a great source for tracking old farmsteads and land ownership |
| *** Harlan High School Yearbooks from every year (except 1899, 1918, 1922) dating to 1895 |
| *** Many pedigree charts, photographs, and other documents relating to Shelby County's 200+ Century Farms |
| *** Newspaper clippings, artifacts cataloged in a searchable database, and so much more! |
