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The Periodical Source Index (PERSI) is the largest subject index to genealogical and local history periodical articles in the world with more than 1.8 million index entries from nearly ten thousand periodicals written in English and French (Canada) since 1800. Searchable via HeritageQuestOnline.com, the index covers magazines, journals, or newsletters published primarily the United States, Canada, England, and Ireland. This index, created in 1985 by the [[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]] in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is updated with entries from current periodicals, although the index lags approximately 18 months from article publication date<ref name="ACPL">"Ask a Genealogy Librarian" Service, Historical Genealogy Department, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 2010.</ref> | The Periodical Source Index (PERSI) is the largest subject index to genealogical and local history periodical articles in the world with more than 1.8 million index entries from nearly ten thousand periodicals written in English and French (Canada) since 1800. Searchable via HeritageQuestOnline.com, the index covers magazines, journals, or newsletters published primarily the United States, Canada, England, and Ireland. This index, created in 1985 by the [[Allen County Public Library|Allen County Public Library]] in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is updated with entries from current periodicals, although the index lags approximately 18 months from article publication date<ref name="ACPL">"Ask a Genealogy Librarian" Service, Historical Genealogy Department, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 2010.</ref> | ||
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PERSI is widely recognized as an important source for high-quality genealogy research. Periodicals may contain about 20 percent of published genealogical material. Genealogical periodicals often included articles about local cemeteries, census, church, land, naturalizations, and probate records. So, PERSI is most useful as a genealogical subject index for a selected state, province, county, or town. | PERSI is widely recognized as an important source for high-quality genealogy research. Periodicals may contain about 20 percent of published genealogical material. Genealogical periodicals often included articles about local cemeteries, census, church, land, naturalizations, and probate records. So, PERSI is most useful as a genealogical subject index for a selected state, province, county, or town. | ||