Indiana Genealogy

GUIDES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Beatty, John D. Research in Indiana. Arlington, VA: National Genealogical Society, 1992. Call No. F525.B43 1992 (2nd floor open shelf).

Carty, Mickey Dimon. Searching in Indiana: A Reference Guide to Public and Private Records. Costa Mesa, CA: ISC Publications, 1985. Call No. Local History Ref F525.C37 1985 (2nd floor open shelf). General sources by county with particular strength in adoption search sources.

Pumroy, Eric with Paul Brockman. A Guide to Manuscript Collections of the Indiana Historical Society and Indiana State Library. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1986. Call No. Local History Ref Z1281 .P85 1986 (2nd floor open shelf).

ATLASES

Atlas of Historical County Boundaries: Indiana. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1996. Call Local History Ref G1201.F7 A8 1993 (2nd floor open shelf).

CENSUS

Entire census available on computer through Ancestry.com and HeritageQuest in library.  Microfilm holdings complete for 1820-1880. Published statewide indexes for 1820-1850. 1860 statewide every name index on microfiche. Microfilm Soundex index for 1880. Mortality schedules index for 1850-1880. Census of Indiana Territory 1807. All available on 2nd floor; ask at genealogy reference desk.

SOURCE MATERIALS & LOCAL HISTORIES

The Newberry is very strong in Indiana county histories and published records. Researchers should check both the card and computer catalogs for materials cataloged under the name of the locality (county and city or town) . Also, the Mormon Family History Library Catalog available at the 2nd floor CD-ROM station or at www.familysearch.org is a good source of local records. Microfilm records held by the Family History Library can be loaned through the Newberry Library. Inquire at the genealogy desk if you are interested in this option.

Franklin, Charles H. Index to Indiana Wills: Phase I through 1850. Call No. Local History Ref F525.F728 1986 (2nd floor open shelf). Index to Indiana Wills: Phase II, 1850-1880.
Call No. Local History Ref F525.F7282 1987 (2nd floor open shelf).

Heiss, Willard, ed. Abstracts of the Records of the Society of Friends in Indiana. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1975. Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy Series; vol. 7, pt. 1-6. Call No. Local History Ref E184.F89 E5 1936 (2nd floor open shelf).

Indiana biographical index. West Bountiful, UT: Genealogical Indexing Associates, 1983. Call No. Microfiche 371. Index to biographical sketches in 537 works, including county histories.

Indiana Biography Index. Created by the Indiana State Library, this source indexes select books and periodicals published in or after 1990 with information about people with strong connections to Indiana.

The Indiana State Marriage Index includes Indiana marriages up to 1850. Maintained by the Indiana State Library.

Indiana Naturalization Database. Provided by the Indiana State Archives, this database is a statewide index of pre-1951 naturalizations.

LAND RECORDS

Index: Records of General Land Offices Located in Indiana: Acts of 1847, 1850 and 1852. Indianapolis: State Library, [n.d.]. Call No. folio F 895 .4326

Walters, Margaret R. Indiana Land Entries. Indianapolis, 1948.
Call No. E 69404 .959. v. 1 Cincinnati District, 1801-1840. v. 2 Vincennes District, 1807-1877.

PERIODICALS

Hoosier Genealogist (Ontario Genealogical Society).
Call No. Local History Ref F525.A2 H7 (2nd floor open shelf). Indiana Source Book: Genealogical Material from the Hoosier Genealogist includes select sections from this periodical and provides every name indexing to those sections. 7 volumes, plus cummulative index for volumes 1-3. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, Genealogy Section, 1977-<1994>. Call No. Local History Ref F525.I54 1977 (2nd floor open shelf).

Hoosier Journal of Ancestry. North Vernon, IN: The Letter Mart, 1969-.
Call No. F525.H63

MILITARY

Franklin, Charles M. Indiana, War of 1812 Soldiers Militia. Indianapolis: Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe, 1984. Call No. Local History Ref E359.5.I53 F7 1984 (2nd floor open shelf).

Indiana World War Records: Gold Star Honor Roll. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Commission, 1921.
Call No. F 895 .435 volume 6.

Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana: Containing Indiana in the War of the Rebellion, and Statistics and Documents. Indianapolis: A.H. Connor State Printer, 1865-69.
Call No. Local History Ref E506.2.I393 1865 (2nd floor open shelf). Every name indexing for volumes I-IV.

Northcott, Dennis. Indiana Civil War Veterans : Transcription of the Death Rolls of the Department of Indiana, Grand Army of the Republic, 1882-1948 . St. Louis, Mo. : D. Northcott, 2005. Call No. Local History Ref E462.1.I6 N67 2005 (2nd foor open shelf.)

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