- West Branch - Local History - Young People's History of Troy,
Indiana, by Frank Baertich Accession Number: Vol. 60 Donor:
Claudine Baertich Description: One loose-leaf volume (vol. 60)
Content and Scope of Collection This history of Troy, Indiana is
the work of a renowned genealogy researcher who lived in Jasper,
Indiana. Frank Baertich was born January 19, 1901 and died May
1, 1978. Upon his death, his widow, Claudine Baertich, gave his
entire genealogical collection to the Vigo County Public
Library. The History of Troy is the story of its origin and
development; its businesses and industries; its prominent
people; its buildings and monuments; its religious
denominations; its schools; its involvement in the U. S. wars;
its fraternal orders; its crime; and its railroads. A chronology
table pinpoints chief events. See especially the last three
pages, entitled "Lest We Forget."