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Many eloping couples went to Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana to be married as there was no waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage. Eloping couples from Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and Ohio were married in Crown Point, Indiana. | Many eloping couples went to Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana to be married as there was no waiting period between the time of issuing a license and the performance of the marriage. Eloping couples from Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and Ohio were married in Crown Point, Indiana. | ||
Since 1958, marriages also have been registered both at the county level, and at the state level at the [http://www.in.gov/isdh/index.htm Indiana State Department of Health] in Indianapolis. | Since 1958, marriages also have been registered both at the county level, and at the state level at the [http://www.in.gov/isdh/index.htm Indiana State Department of Health] in Indianapolis. You must use [http://vitalchek.com VitalChek.com] to obtain a marriage record registered with the state. For more affordable prices, obtain the marriage from the county courthouse. | ||
The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=577292&subject_disp=Indiana++-++Vital++records&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library] and the [http://www.in.gov/library/countyrecords.htm Indiana State Library Genealogy Collection] have microfilm copies of many Indiana marriage records. The Genealogy Collection of the Allen County Public Library has microfim copies of marriage records for 31 of the state's 92 counties. Check the [http://friendsofallencounty.org/search_microtext.php ACPL Microfilm Catalog] under "States" to determine the collection's holdings for specific counties and years. | The [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=577292&subject_disp=Indiana++-++Vital++records&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library] and the [http://www.in.gov/library/countyrecords.htm Indiana State Library Genealogy Collection] have microfilm copies of many Indiana marriage records. The Genealogy Collection of the Allen County Public Library has microfim copies of marriage records for 31 of the state's 92 counties. Check the [http://friendsofallencounty.org/search_microtext.php ACPL Microfilm Catalog] under "States" to determine the collection's holdings for specific counties and years. | ||
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*''Indiana Source Book: Genealogical Material from the Hoosier Genealogist,'' This source encompasses more than just marriage records. It includes more than 175,000 indexed names. {{FHL|360073|}} The [http://www.in.gov/library/ Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library] has microfilm indexes of Indiana marriage records from 1958 to the present. The [http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ Allen County Public Library] has these microfilm indexes for 1962 to 1992. | *''Indiana Source Book: Genealogical Material from the Hoosier Genealogist,'' This source encompasses more than just marriage records. It includes more than 175,000 indexed names. {{FHL|360073|}} The [http://www.in.gov/library/ Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library] has microfilm indexes of Indiana marriage records from 1958 to the present. The [http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ Allen County Public Library] has these microfilm indexes for 1962 to 1992. | ||
<br>The Indiana State Board of Health published abstracts of post-1958 marriage records annually from 1958 to 1965. These published volumes are available at the [http://www.in.gov/library/ Indiana State Library] and the [http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ Allen County Public Library]. The Family History Library has them for 1960 and 1964. | <br>The Indiana State Board of Health published abstracts of post-1958 marriage records annually from 1958 to 1965. These published volumes are available at the [http://www.in.gov/library/ Indiana State Library] and the [http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ Allen County Public Library]. The Family History Library has them for 1960 and 1964. | ||
== Death Records == | == Death Records == | ||
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