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==Description of Collections== | ==Description of Collections== | ||
'''Genealogy Room -''' | '''Genealogy Room (Middle Level) -''' | ||
Collection focus is Lake County, Indiana resources with some Porter County materials. Subject area focus of the entire collection is East Coast early America to the Midwest States, with some Southern State coverage. | Collection focus is Lake County, Indiana resources with some Porter County materials. Subject area focus of the entire collection is East Coast early America to the Midwest States, with some Southern State coverage. | ||
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- Major online subscription databases at LCPL that patrons may use onsite include: HeritageQuest, Ancestry.com Library Edition, Fold3, Access Newspaper Archive, Post Tribune Newspaper 1986 to current, Proquest African American Genealogy, Proquest Historical Newspapers, Chicago Tribune (1849-1990). | - Major online subscription databases at LCPL that patrons may use onsite include: HeritageQuest, Ancestry.com Library Edition, Fold3, Access Newspaper Archive, Post Tribune Newspaper 1986 to current, Proquest African American Genealogy, Proquest Historical Newspapers, Chicago Tribune (1849-1990). | ||
'''Indiana Room (Upper Level) -''' | |||
(closed collection - call ahead) | |||
Collection focus is Lake County, Indiana resources with some Porter County materials and the State of Indiana including histories, government, statistics, authors, biographies and more. | |||
- Maps including survey, plat, flood plain and atlases. | |||
- Local phone books starting in the late 1930's. | |||
- Haines Criss Cross Directories from 1977 to current. | |||
- Polk City Directories from 1999 to 2016. Note: both Lake and Porter counties are represented in these sources. A few are from Chicago (Cook County) Illinois | |||
- A variety of histories, indexes and directories for many Indiana counties. These items can be used for genealogical purposes. Each county collection is unique. | |||
- Local Vertical File on various topics including Cities and Towns. | |||
- The Chicago Tribune (1971-2008) and the New York Times (1851-2008) on microfilm with some book indexes. | |||
- Indiana Resources including books by Indiana authors, biographies of famous people and general State history. | |||
- A variety of State and local statistics, data, government census and city/town codes. | |||
==Services== | ==Services== | ||