Indiana Newspapers: Difference between revisions

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Newspapers provide valuable information for family historians. They publish notices of marriage, divorce, death, funerals, obituaries, and probate matters. Since about 1880 they may also publish birth notices. Notices include the names of the persons involved, dates, and places. Marriage and death notices may contain maiden names, names of parents, and names of other living relatives. Legal notices, such as the settlement of estates, appointment of guardians, filing for divorce, coroner inquests, delinquent tax lists, and other legal advertising, can be of great help, especially when a fire destroyed the records in the courthouse.

Newspapers also include local and national news, advertisements for commodities, and advertisements for services. All of this material can help to add substance to a family history.

Inventory on Internet. The Indiana Division of the Indiana State Library has the state’s largest newspaper collection. They have many newspapers on microfilm and an index of names and obituaries in Indianapolis newspapers since 1898. Their newspaper microfilms are available through interlibrary loan. For a county-by-county inventory of their 16,500 reels of Indiana newspaper microfilms, see their Internet site:

http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/WWW/isl/whatwehave/npindex.html

Printed Inventories. A guide for locating newspapers published from 1804 to 1980 is:

Miller, John W. Indiana Newspaper Bibliography: Historical Accounts of All Indiana Newspapers Published from 1804 to 1980 and Locational Information for All Available Copies, Both Original and Manuscript. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society, 1982. (Family History Library book 977.2 B32m; film 2055588 item 5; fiche 6087603.) The newspapers are listed by county and then by town. The history of the newspaper is given along with the names of the repositories or libraries that keep original or microfilm copies. There is also an index to the towns, editors, and publishers.

To identify microfilms you can order on interlibrary loan through your local public library, see United States Newspapers for Newspapers in Microform: United States, 1948–1983. This includes newspapers published from the early 1700s to 1983.

For a list of newspaper indexes, see:

"Indexes and Abstracts of Indiana Newspapers at Indiana State Library." The Hoosier Genealogist 36, no.1 (March 1996): 1-28. (Family History Library book 977.2 B2h.) This lists 229 indexes or abstracts by county, then by the name of the newspaper. Shows Indiana State Library call numbers, authors, titles, a brief description of what is indexed or abstracted, years covered, and citations to the original source.

In the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog, you will find newspapers listed under:

INDIANA- NEWSPAPERS

INDIANA, [COUNTY]- NEWSPAPERS

INDIANA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- NEWSPAPERS

Online Resources

The Indiana State Library has an online Vincennes newspaper index covering the years 1804-1827, and includes the earliest newspapers published in the state of Indiana: Indiana Gazette (1804-1806) and Western Sun (1807-1827).
The New Albany newspaper index covers the years 1848-1855 for Logansport. The Logansport Journal/Logansport Weekly Journal and the Logansport Democratic Pharos are included.
http://www.indianahistory.org/conservation/pid.html
http://www.cyndislist.com/in.htm#Newspapers
There is a large collection of Indiana newspapers digitized, indexed and online at www.ancestry.com which is a subscription website that may be available at your local public or academic library.

Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Hendricks County Obituary Database and Card File Online from the Plainfield Public Library. The index includes Plainfield and Hendricks County obituaries which were gleaned from the Plainfield and Hendricks County newspapers in the library's collection. The newspaper collection spans from 1866-current.
The Vigo County Library has online indexes to obituaries published in Terre Haute newspapers from 1900-2007. Coverage is most complete for Vigo County, but does include obituaries from the surrounding Wabash Valley Counties.
http://browning.evpl.org/

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+Newspapers provide valuable information for family historians. They publish notices of marriage, divorce, death, funerals, obituaries, and probate matters. Since about 1880 they may also publish birth notices. Notices include the names of the persons involved, dates, and places. Marriage and death notices may contain maiden names, names of parents, and names of other living relatives. Legal notices, such as the settlement of estates, appointment of guardians, filing for divorce, coroner inquests, delinquent tax lists, and other legal advertising, can be of great help, especially when a fire destroyed the records in the courthouse.
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+Newspapers also include local and national news, advertisements for commodities, and advertisements for services. All of this material can help to add substance to a family history.
+'''Inventory on Internet'''. The Indiana Division of the Indiana State Library has the state’s largest newspaper collection. They have many newspapers on microfilm and an index of names and obituaries in Indianapolis newspapers since 1898. Their newspaper microfilms are available through interlibrary loan. For a county-by-county inventory of their 16,500 reels of Indiana newspaper microfilms, see their Internet site:
-== Online Resources ==
+http://www.statelib.lib.in.us/WWW/isl/whatwehave/npindex.html
-*'''1800s-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62116/ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999] at Ancestry - index ($)
-*'''1847-2009''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10613/indiana-newspapers-1847-2009 Indiana Newspapers, 1847-2009] at MyHeritage ($)
-*'''1800-Current''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=50039 Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
-*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/united-states-online-historical-newspapers/indiana-online-historical-newspapers Indiana Online Historical Newspapers]
-*[http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/explore/USA/Indiana/?kbid=10435&m=13 Indiana Newspaper Archives (1804–1992) at Genealogy Bank], index.
-*[https://newspapers.library.in.gov/ Hoosier State Chronicles, Indiana State Library]
-*[http://www.mcusa-archives.org/MennObits/index2.html Mennonite Church USA Archives: MennObits]
-*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-12017/names-stories-in-newspapers-from-oldnewscom-ohio-indiana-michigan?s=275764761 Names and Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com (Ohio, Indiana, Michigan)] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
-*[http://www.deathindexes.com/indiana/ Online Indiana Death Indexes and Obituaries]
-*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/IN/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Indiana Newspapers and Obituaries]
-*{{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} — index & images - [[United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
-*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10613/indiana-newspapers-1847-2009 Indiana Newspapers, 1847-2009] $ Index and images.
-== Resources for Indiana Newspapers  ==
+'''Printed Inventories'''. A guide for locating newspapers published from 1804 to 1980 is:
-=== Libraries and Archives  ===
+Miller, John W. ''Indiana Newspaper Bibliography:'' ''Historical Accounts of All Indiana Newspapers Published from 1804 to 1980 and Locational Information for All Available Copies, Both Original and Manuscript''. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society, 1982. (Family History Library book {{FHL|75110|title-id|disp=977.2 B32m}};&nbsp;film {{FHL|75110|title-id|disp=2055588 item&nbsp;5}};&nbsp;fiche {{FHL|75110|title-id|disp=6087603}}.) The newspapers are listed by county and then by town. The history of the newspaper is given along with the names of the repositories or libraries that keep original or microfilm copies. There is also an index to the towns, editors, and publishers.
-The Indiana Division of the Indiana State Library has the state’s largest newspaper collection. They have many newspapers on microfilm and an index of names and obituaries in Indianapolis newspapers since 1898. Their newspaper microfilms are available through inter-library loan. For a county-by-county inventory of their 16,500 reels of Indiana newspaper microfilms, see their [http://www.in.gov/library/newspapers.htm ''Indiana Collection'']
-=== Newspaper Directory  ===
-The [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present] is a national directory from the Library of Congress of over 140,000 newspaper titles. The directory provides a list of libraries from around the country that have the newspapers in their collections.
-=== Printed Inventories  ===
-A guide for locating newspapers published from 1804 to 1980 is:
-Miller, John W. ''Indiana Newspaper Bibliography:'' ''Historical Accounts of All Indiana Newspapers Published from 1804 to 1980 and Locational Information for All Available Copies, Both Original and Manuscript''. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society, 1982. (FS Library book {{FSC|75110|title-id|disp=977.2 B32m}}; film {{FSC|75110|title-id|disp=2055588 item 5}}; fiche {{FSC|75110|title-id|disp=6087603}}.) The newspapers are listed by county and then by town. The history of the newspaper is given along with the names of the repositories or libraries that keep original or microfilm copies. There is also an index to the towns, editors, and publishers.
 To identify microfilms you can order on interlibrary loan through your local public library, see [[United States Newspapers]] for Newspapers in Microform: United States, 1948–1983. This includes newspapers published from the early 1700s to 1983.
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 For a list of newspaper indexes, see:
-"Indexes and Abstracts of Indiana Newspapers at Indiana State Library." ''The Hoosier Genealogist'' 36, no.1 (March 1996): 1-28. {{FSC|875274|item|disp=977.2 B2h}} This lists 229 indexes or abstracts by county, then by the name of the newspaper. Shows Indiana State Library call numbers, authors, titles, a brief description of what is indexed or abstracted, years covered, and citations to the original source.
+"Indexes and Abstracts of Indiana Newspapers at Indiana State Library." ''The Hoosier Genealogist'' 36, no.1 (March 1996): 1-28. (Family History Library book {{FHL|1364508|title-id|disp=977.2 B2h}}.) This lists 229 indexes or abstracts by county, then by the name of the newspaper. Shows Indiana State Library call numbers, authors, titles, a brief description of what is indexed or abstracted, years covered, and citations to the original source.
-In the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog, you will find newspapers listed under:
+In the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog, you will find newspapers listed under:
 INDIANA- NEWSPAPERS
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 INDIANA, [COUNTY]- NEWSPAPERS
-INDIANA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- NEWSPAPERS
+INDIANA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- NEWSPAPERS&nbsp;
-=== Digital Issues Online  ===
-{{wikipedia|Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}}
+'''Online Resources'''
-*NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of [http://www.newspaperarchive.com/BrowseLocations.aspx?co=7&s=38 Indiana newspapers] online. This database is sometimes free at libraries under the name AccessNewspaperArchive.
+*The Indiana State Library has an online Vincennes newspaper&nbsp;index covering the years 1804-1827, and includes the earliest newspapers published in the state of Indiana: [http://208.119.72.68/vincennes/ Indiana Gazette (1804-1806) and Western Sun (1807-1827)].
-*Search [http://www.indianahistory.org/our-services/conservation/indiana-newspapers-on-microfilm CyndisList] for Indiana newspapers
+*The [http://208.119.72.68/NewAlbany/ New Albany newspaper&nbsp;index] covers the years 1848-1855 for Logansport. The Logansport Journal/Logansport Weekly Journal and the Logansport Democratic Pharos are included.
-*There is a large collection of Indiana newspapers digitized, indexed and online at [http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] ($)which is a subscription website that may be available at your local public or academic library.
+*[http://www.indianahistory.org/conservation/pid.html http://www.indianahistory.org/conservation/pid.html]
+*http://www.cyndislist.com/in.htm#Newspapers
+*There is a large collection of Indiana newspapers digitized, indexed and online at [http://www.ancestry.com www.ancestry.com] which is a subscription website that may be available at your local public or academic library.
-=== Indexes  ===
+=== Obituaries  ===
-*[https://libraries.indiana.edu/newspaperarchive Newspaper Archive] at Indiana University Bloomington Library, for authorized IU Bloomington users.
+*[http://www.plainfieldlibrary.net/indiana/obit.html Hendricks County Obituary Database] and Card File Online from&nbsp;the&nbsp;Plainfield Public Library.&nbsp;The index includes Plainfield and Hendricks County obituaries which were gleaned from the Plainfield and Hendricks County newspapers in the library's collection. The newspaper collection spans from 1866-current.&nbsp;
-*[http://www.plainfieldlibrary.net/indiana/obit.html Hendricks County Obituary Database] and Card File Online from the Plainfield Public Library. The index includes Plainfield and Hendricks County obituaries which were gleaned from the Plainfield and Hendricks County newspapers in the library's collection. The newspaper collection spans from 1866-current.
 *The Vigo County Library has online indexes to obituaries published in [http://obituaries.vigo.lib.in.us/ Terre Haute newspapers] from 1900-2007. Coverage is most complete for Vigo County, but does include obituaries from the surrounding Wabash Valley Counties.
-*[http://browning.evpl.org/ Browning Genealogy], Evansville, Indiana area obituary search
+*[http://browning.evpl.org/ http://browning.evpl.org/]<br>
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