Simpson
County Archives and Museum is located in the old
jail and jailers residence and is the
repository of old circuit court and county court
documents, tax records, marriage records, wills,
and deeds. With the addition of the Simpson County
History Center across the street,extensive family
history files and genealogical collections for
Simpson, Allen, Logan, and Warren Counties in
Kentucky and Robertson and Sumner Counties in
Tennessee are also maintained in these facilities.
Many old scrapbooks,collections, family Bibles,
assorted manuscripts,census records, funeral home
records, local paper on microfilm, maps, picture
files, obituary files,local history files, and
memorabilia, as well as a spacious museum and
an extensive genealogical library are available.
Tours are conducted by the staff of the Simpson
County Historical Society who maintain these
facilities. Ancestry.com, newspapers.com, and
fold3.com are also available at no charge. |