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These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Indiana. | These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in Indiana. | ||
=== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Indiana | ===Wiki Articles on Major Repositories in Indiana=== | ||
[[Indiana Genealogical Society]]{{·}} [[Willard Library]]{{·}} [[Allen County Public Library]]{{·}} [[National Archives at Chicago]]{{·}} [[Newberry Library]] | [[Indiana Genealogical Society]]{{·}} [[Willard Library]]{{·}} [[Allen County Public Library]]{{·}} [[National Archives at Chicago]]{{·}} [[Newberry Library]] | ||
=== Online Records of Indiana === | ===Online Records of Indiana=== | ||
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=== National Repositories === | ===National Repositories=== | ||
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| [[Image:NARA Chicago.jpg|right|280px|NARA Chicago.jpg]]'''[[National Archives at Chicago]]<br>'''7358 South Pulaski Road<br>Chicago, IL 60629<br>Telephone: 773-948-9001<br>Fax: 773-948-9050 <br>[http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/ Website]<br>[mailto:chicago.archives@nara.gov/ Email]<br> | |[[Image:NARA Chicago.jpg|right|280px|NARA Chicago.jpg]]'''[[National Archives at Chicago]]<br>'''7358 South Pulaski Road<br>Chicago, IL 60629<br>Telephone: 773-948-9001<br>Fax: 773-948-9050 <br>[http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/ Website]<br>[mailto:chicago.archives@nara.gov/ Email]<br> | ||
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=== Statewide Repositories === | ===Statewide Repositories=== | ||
[[Image:Allen County Public Library.jpg|right|175px|Allen County Public Library.jpg]]'''[[Allen County Public Library]]'''<br>Genealogy Center<br>900 Webster Street<br>Fort Wayne, IN 46802<br>Telephone: 219-421-1225<br>[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ Website]<br>[mailto:genealogy@acpl.info/ Email]<br> | [[Image:Allen County Public Library.jpg|right|175px|Allen County Public Library.jpg]]'''[[Allen County Public Library]]'''<br>Genealogy Center<br>900 Webster Street<br>Fort Wayne, IN 46802<br>Telephone: 219-421-1225<br>[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ Website]<br>[mailto:genealogy@acpl.info/ Email]<br> | ||
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TollFree 1-866-683-0008<br> | TollFree 1-866-683-0008<br> | ||
This Library has three significant sections helpful to genealogical researchers:<ref name="DB43" /> | This Library has three significant sections helpful to genealogical researchers:<ref name="DB43" /> | ||
:*'''''Genealogy Section''''' Telephone: 317-232-6839; <br> Internet: [http://www.in.gov/library/databases.htm ISL Genealogy Division]; Great collection with great indexes.<br> | |||
:*'''''Indiana Section''''' Telephone: 317-232-3670; Internet [http://www.in.gov/library/genealogy.htm ISL Indiana Division]; Extensive Indiana manuscripts, published histories of counties, towns, churches, and organizations. Also has biographies and image indexes.<br> | '''Hancock County Public Library''' | ||
900 W McKenzie Rd, Greenfield, IN Phone: (317) 462-5141 | |||
'''Hancock County Public Library - Sugar Creek Branch''' | |||
5087 West US 52. New Palestine, IN 46163. Phone: (317) 861-6618 | |||
:*'''''Genealogy Section''''' Telephone: 317-232-6839; <br> Internet: [http://www.in.gov/library/databases.htm ISL Genealogy Division]; Great collection with great indexes.<br> | |||
:*'''''Indiana Section''''' Telephone: 317-232-3670; Internet [http://www.in.gov/library/genealogy.htm ISL Indiana Division]; Extensive Indiana manuscripts, published histories of counties, towns, churches, and organizations. Also has biographies and image indexes.<br> | |||
:*'''''Newspapers Section'''''<br> | :*'''''Newspapers Section'''''<br> | ||
:*[http://www.in.gov/library/genealogy.htm Indiana State Library], In the site index at the left, click on Databases and Indexes and scroll down to Resources Provided by the Indiana State Library. There, search indexes to marriages (1811-2013), commercial newspaper death listings, biographies and newspapers. Indiana Memory has digitized images of many resources, including county histories, oral histories, plat books, city directories, photos, newspapers, yearbooks and more. The VINE database has local history and vital records from libraries, historical societies and genealogical societies.<br> | :*[http://www.in.gov/library/genealogy.htm Indiana State Library], In the site index at the left, click on Databases and Indexes and scroll down to Resources Provided by the Indiana State Library. There, search indexes to marriages (1811-2013), commercial newspaper death listings, biographies and newspapers. Indiana Memory has digitized images of many resources, including county histories, oral histories, plat books, city directories, photos, newspapers, yearbooks and more. The VINE database has local history and vital records from libraries, historical societies and genealogical societies.<br> | ||
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:See also [[Indiana, United States Genealogy]] for information about Ruth Dorrel’s book ''Pioneer Ancestors of Members of the Society of Indiana Pioneers''. The records of the Society of Indiana Pioneers are in the basement of the Indiana Historical Society. | :See also [[Indiana, United States Genealogy]] for information about Ruth Dorrel’s book ''Pioneer Ancestors of Members of the Society of Indiana Pioneers''. The records of the Society of Indiana Pioneers are in the basement of the Indiana Historical Society. | ||
=== Regional Repositories === | ===Regional Repositories=== | ||
'''Anderson Public Library''' | '''Anderson Public Library''' | ||
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:A specialized genealogical collection including biographies, genealogies, and family histories.<ref name="DB43" /><br><br> | :A specialized genealogical collection including biographies, genealogies, and family histories.<ref name="DB43" /><br><br> | ||
=== Outside of Indiana Respoistories | ===Outside of Indiana Respoistories=== | ||
'''[[Newberry Library]]''' [[Image:Newberry Library.jpg|right|280px|Newberry Library.jpg]] <br> 60 West Waltron Street<br> Chicago, IL 60610<br> Telephone: 312-255-3512<br>Email: [mailto:genealogy@newberry.org reference@newberry.org.]<br>Internet: [http://www.newberry.org/ Newberry Library] <br><br> | '''[[Newberry Library]]''' [[Image:Newberry Library.jpg|right|280px|Newberry Library.jpg]] <br> 60 West Waltron Street<br> Chicago, IL 60610<br> Telephone: 312-255-3512<br>Email: [mailto:genealogy@newberry.org reference@newberry.org.]<br>Internet: [http://www.newberry.org/ Newberry Library] <br><br> | ||
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:A large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records '''some from Indiana''', the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and the British Isles.<ref>[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> They have over 17,000 printed genealogies. The collection is noteworthy for its colonial America, especially New England holdings. They have church, town, and county histories from all parts of the United States, Canada, and the British Isles. This includes a comprehensive set of New England town histories, and strong collection of county histories from the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states. Their Civil War unit histories collection is one of the best.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> This library has research guides on various subjects related to genealogy and library holdings cataloged from 1978. See | :A large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records '''some from Indiana''', the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, and the British Isles.<ref>[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-and-local-history Genealogy and Local History] in ''The Newberry'' (accessed 27 February 2015).</ref> They have over 17,000 printed genealogies. The collection is noteworthy for its colonial America, especially New England holdings. They have church, town, and county histories from all parts of the United States, Canada, and the British Isles. This includes a comprehensive set of New England town histories, and strong collection of county histories from the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic states. Their Civil War unit histories collection is one of the best.<ref name="DB39">Dollarhide and Bremer, 39.</ref> This library has research guides on various subjects related to genealogy and library holdings cataloged from 1978. See | ||
:*[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-collection-guides-and-research-tools Genealogy Collection Guides and Research Tools] for more information about the collections. ''<br>'' | :*[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy-collection-guides-and-research-tools Genealogy Collection Guides and Research Tools] for more information about the collections. ''<br>'' | ||
:*A surname index to genealogical periodicals and local history books in the Newberry Library was completed in 1915 and published as ''The Genealogical Index of the Newberry Library''<ref>''The Genealogical Index of the Newberry Library''. Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall, 1960. {{WorldCat|83367401}} {{FHL|130151|item|disp=FHL films 928135–928137}} and {{FHL|130151|item|disp=FHL book 973 D22n vols. 1–4}}</ref> Since this index is old, be sure to use the [http://www.newberry.org/sites/default/files/textpage-attachments/Genealogical%20Index.pdf online guide sheet] to this collection before using the source.<br><br> | :*A surname index to genealogical periodicals and local history books in the Newberry Library was completed in 1915 and published as ''The Genealogical Index of the Newberry Library''<ref>''The Genealogical Index of the Newberry Library''. Boston, Massachusetts: G.K. Hall, 1960. {{WorldCat|83367401}} {{FHL|130151|item|disp=FHL films 928135–928137}} and {{FHL|130151|item|disp=FHL book 973 D22n vols. 1–4}}</ref> Since this index is old, be sure to use the [http://www.newberry.org/sites/default/files/textpage-attachments/Genealogical%20Index.pdf online guide sheet] to this collection before using the source.<br><br> | ||
=== Courthouse Record Losses | ===Courthouse Record Losses=== | ||
[[Image:Fire.png|right|65px|Fire.png]]There have been over 50 courthouse fires and other natural disasters in Indiana that have caused significant losses of records. A list of these lost records was prepared by John J. Newman of the Indiana Supreme Court in 1988. In the list, the date in parentheses following the county name is the year the county was organized. A fire in one parent county might have affected other counties that were later divided off from it. | [[Image:Fire.png|right|65px|Fire.png]]There have been over 50 courthouse fires and other natural disasters in Indiana that have caused significant losses of records. A list of these lost records was prepared by John J. Newman of the Indiana Supreme Court in 1988. In the list, the date in parentheses following the county name is the year the county was organized. A fire in one parent county might have affected other counties that were later divided off from it. | ||
*Boone (1830) 1856–loss of deed records (partially re-recorded), tax, and commissioner records | *Boone (1830) 1856–loss of deed records (partially re-recorded), tax, and commissioner records | ||
*Brown (1836) 1873–loss of deed and mortgage records (partially re-recorded) | *Brown (1836) 1873–loss of deed and mortgage records (partially re-recorded) | ||
*Clark (1801) 1937–flood, loss of original court, marriage, and probate files | *Clark (1801) 1937–flood, loss of original court, marriage, and probate files | ||
*Clay (1825) 1851–early probate and marriage records were destroyed (all deeds and mortgages survived) | *Clay (1825) 1851–early probate and marriage records were destroyed (all deeds and mortgages survived) | ||
*Daviess (1817) 1891, 1927, 1985; 1891–fire heavily damaged deeds, mortgages, and commissioner records (fragments were re-recorded from original ledgers) | *Daviess (1817) 1891, 1927, 1985; 1891–fire heavily damaged deeds, mortgages, and commissioner records (fragments were re-recorded from original ledgers) | ||
*Dearborn (1803) 1826–loss of virtually all courthouse records | *Dearborn (1803) 1826–loss of virtually all courthouse records | ||
*DeKalb (1837) 1913–loss of Clerk’s records, including naturalization, some marriages, most probate, and nearly all civil records | *DeKalb (1837) 1913–loss of Clerk’s records, including naturalization, some marriages, most probate, and nearly all civil records | ||
*Dubois (1818) 1839–loss of all courthouse records (some court and deed records were re-recorded) | *Dubois (1818) 1839–loss of all courthouse records (some court and deed records were re-recorded) | ||
*Jasper (1838) 1865–loss of all court and marriage records (a few were re-recorded) | *Jasper (1838) 1865–loss of all court and marriage records (a few were re-recorded) | ||
*Jennings (1817) 1859–loss of some records; 1950s– man-made loss of civil complete order books and naturalization records by mold due to poor storage | *Jennings (1817) 1859–loss of some records; 1950s– man-made loss of civil complete order books and naturalization records by mold due to poor storage | ||
*Johnson (1823) 1847 and 1874–loss of original papers; marriage book one begins July 1830, but a few marriage licenses date from 1823. | *Johnson (1823) 1847 and 1874–loss of original papers; marriage book one begins July 1830, but a few marriage licenses date from 1823. | ||
*Knox (1790) 1814–loss of all deed and mortgage records | *Knox (1790) 1814–loss of all deed and mortgage records | ||
*Madison (1823) 1880–loss of marriage, court, and probate records; 1950s–disposal of commissioner and tax records | *Madison (1823) 1880–loss of marriage, court, and probate records; 1950s–disposal of commissioner and tax records | ||
*Martin (1820) 1876–loss of some tax and commissioner records | *Martin (1820) 1876–loss of some tax and commissioner records | ||
*Miami (1834) 1843–loss of all court and marriage records (deed and commissioner records generally survived) | *Miami (1834) 1843–loss of all court and marriage records (deed and commissioner records generally survived) | ||
*Morgan (1822) 1876–loss of some court, probate, tax, and commissioner records | *Morgan (1822) 1876–loss of some court, probate, tax, and commissioner records | ||
*Noble (1836) 1843–loss of all courthouse records; 1859, loss of all court, probate, and marriage records | *Noble (1836) 1843–loss of all courthouse records; 1859, loss of all court, probate, and marriage records | ||
*Parke (1821) 1833–loss of all courthouse records (some court and deed records re-recorded) | *Parke (1821) 1833–loss of all courthouse records (some court and deed records re-recorded) | ||
*Porter (1836) 1934–loss of original court and probate files, most contemporaneous to the fire, but some earlier files were destroyed | *Porter (1836) 1934–loss of original court and probate files, most contemporaneous to the fire, but some earlier files were destroyed | ||
*Randolph (1818) 1955–disposal of court and probate ledgers, including naturalization records (court order books were not destroyed) | *Randolph (1818) 1955–disposal of court and probate ledgers, including naturalization records (court order books were not destroyed) | ||
*Spencer (1818) 1833–loss of most records (some court, probate, marriage and deed records survived) | *Spencer (1818) 1833–loss of most records (some court, probate, marriage and deed records survived) | ||
*Sullivan (1817) 1850–loss of virtually all courthouse records (some deed and one probate ledger survived) | *Sullivan (1817) 1850–loss of virtually all courthouse records (some deed and one probate ledger survived) | ||
*Vermillion (1824) 1923–loss of some commissioner and tax records | *Vermillion (1824) 1923–loss of some commissioner and tax records | ||
*Warren (1827) 1907–loss of commissioner records (many re-recorded) and tax records | *Warren (1827) 1907–loss of commissioner records (many re-recorded) and tax records | ||
=== Guidebook | ===Guidebook=== | ||
*Thompson, Donald E. ''Preliminary Checklist of Archives and Manuscripts in Indiana Repositories''. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society, 1980. (Family History Library book {{FHL|246177|title-id|disp=977.2 A3p}}) This book contains lists of manuscripts, the counties they relate to, and the addresses of the libraries and archives that house them. It is arranged alphabetically by county and archive. | *Thompson, Donald E. ''Preliminary Checklist of Archives and Manuscripts in Indiana Repositories''. Indianapolis, Indiana: Indiana Historical Society, 1980. (Family History Library book {{FHL|246177|title-id|disp=977.2 A3p}}) This book contains lists of manuscripts, the counties they relate to, and the addresses of the libraries and archives that house them. It is arranged alphabetically by county and archive. | ||
=== References | ===References=== | ||
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