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Indiana County Records and Histories

  • Allen County
    • Allen Co. Poor Asylum Inmate Index
      Register of residents of the Allen County Home, 1853-1973, is on two rolls of microfilm, #81 and #82, found in the Allen County Public Library. The Allen County Poor Asylum became the Allen County Home about 1958. It is currently (1989 on) known as the Byron Health Care Center. The records contain a chronological register (some volumes being alphabetical) of inmates, showing name, race, age, sex, marital status, occupation, place of birth, date and reason for admittance, date of birth, health & fitness to labor, length of time in asylum, date and reason of discharge, date of death, name of undertaker, and a remarks column. Not all names have all information. Don Weber has indexed roll 81, items 2, 3, and 4, for the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana.
    • Fort Wayne Electric Corp. Payroll Ledger
      This ledger, which covers the period Aug. 1894-Sep. 1896, served as a record of time cards and monthly pay for approximately 570 factory employees of the Fort Wayne Electric Corporation. The factory was at the intersection of Broadway and the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railroad in Fort Wayne. The corporation was later acquired by the General Electric Company.
    • General Electric Quarter Century Club
      This database, compiled by Richard Wells, contains information about General Electric retirees whose service to the company lasted at least 25 years. The data is gleaned from General Electric records, local newspapers, the Social Security Death Index, and other sources.
    • Records of Lawless Citizens
      In this section, are featured records of Allen County’s less well-behaved citizens
    • Monroe Twp. Road Laborers (1859)
      Residents Liable to Labor on the Public Road, 1859
    • Monroe Twp. Road Sup. Petition (1915)
    • New Haven Incorporation Petition
    • School Records
      • Fort Wayne H. S. Alumni (1865-1912)
        This data was published in the 1914 Caldron yearbook in recognition of the fiftieth anniversary of the Fort Wayne High School.
      • Miner School Histories (1882-1962)
        This web page contains two different manuscripts, “On Common Ground, 1886-1952, A History of Miner School”, and “A School to Remember: a revised history of Miner School, 1886-1962,” both by Elva Jackson Gaskill.
      • Monroe Twp. School Elections (1859-60)
      • One-Room School Records (1858-1958)
        The Allen County, Indiana One-Room School Records dated 1858-1958 were collected and compiled during the period of 2006-2009 by Deborah Eidson of Monroeville, Indiana. These records were transcribed “as is” from school directories, teachers’ attendance records, 8th grade graduation programs, souvenir booklets, photographs, newspaper clippings, and trustees’ ledgers.
      • School Souvenir Collection (1895-1928)
        School Souvenir Booklet Collection of Deborah Eidson
      • Tri State College Alumni (pre-1952)
        Tri State College Alumni from Allen County, Indiana, pre-1952. Records are organized by residence and then by name.
    • Voting Records
      • Allen Co. Deceased Voters (1934-1975)
        View Voter Registration Cards by Name
      • Monroe Township Poll Books (1859-64)
        Monroe Township, Allen County, Indiana, Voting Records and Expense Accounts November 27, 1858 to October 16, 1872
      • School Land Election Poll Lists (1838-42, 1875)
        The Land Ordinance of 1785, adopted by the U.S. Congress (under the Articles of Confederation), set aside one square-mile section of each township (Section #16) for the maintenance of public schools in that township. These poll records, filmed from the files of the Allen County Auditor, were created during special township elections on the question of selling the school lands. The proceeds were used to fund the township schools.
  • Boone County
  • History of Hancock County, Indiana
    “From its earliest settlement by the “Pale Face” in 1818, down to 1882. Illustrated with Views, Maps, Charts, Plats, Portraits, Sketches and Diagrams. First edition.”
  • History of Jay County, Indiana
    History of Jay County, Indiana mainly focusing on its Early Settlement and the War against the Rebellion.
  • History of Johnson County, Indiana
    Indiana history, information on cities and towns, county buildings, journalism, etc.
  • History of Madison County Indiana
    The book presently being added is volume 2 of John Forkner’s “History of Madison County, Indiana.” This volume contains the biographies submitted by “subscribers” to the manuscript prior to its publication. Generally, most county biographical volumes of history provide a rich view of the life of inhabitants in said county.
  • History of Perry County, Indiana
    Also referred to as “Perry County: a history (1916)” contains information on war, Indiana Centennial, mining, Cannelton, famous steamboats, etc
  • Decatur County Indiana History
    • A History of Sheridan Indiana
      In June of 1960, the Sheridan Indiana Centennial celebration took place and in the commemorative fashion of the day, a book was published about the history of the town of Sheridan up to that day. Sheridan started out as Millwood in 1866, a part of the township of Adams, but had to be renamed when they applied for a Post Office and found that the name of Millwood Indiana had already been taken. They then chose Sheridan after the Civil war general Phil Sheridan in about 1881 to 1885. This manuscript takes you on the journey of forming the town of Sheridan from George Boxley’s 1827 settlement in what was to become Adams township up until 1960. This review of the history is replete with photographs of the village and its people, in and of themselves, an enjoyable view.
  • Posey County
  • Steuben County
    • 1923 Historical and Pictorial Directory of Angola Indiana
      Luedders’ historical and pictorial city directory of Angola, Indiana for the year 1923, containing an historical compilation of items of local interest, a complete canvass of names in the city, which includes every member of the family, college students, families on rural lines, directory of officers of county, city, lodges, churches, societies, a directory of streets, and a classified business directory.
  • Sullivan County
  • Vanderburgh County
    • Evansville High School Senior Pictures
      High school senior pictures taken from the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s at Koch’s Studio, 118 S.E. First Street, Evansville, Indiana, were donated to Willard Library and are contained in the library’s High School Photos Database. Photos are indexed alphabetically by the name of the graduate, the school, and the year of graduation. Copies of the photos listed in this index are available to the public in Willard Library’s Special Collections Department.
    • Vanderburgh County IN Biography Annotated Index
      The Biography Annotated Index contains the names of many individuals associated with Vanderburgh County, Indiana (of which Evansville, Indiana, is the county seat) from the mid-1850s to the 1990s. Through the index, researchers can access miscellaneous information about individuals.
    • Vanderburgh County IN Churches Index
      The Churches Index is designed to lead researchers to genealogical information found in church records, such as baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths. This is a valuable alternative source for information, since the state of Indiana did not officially begin keeping birth and death records until 1882, and there are no marriage applications for Vanderburgh County before 1882. The index includes church names and minister names, and includes the churches of the Catholic Diocese. Discovering a church address could lead to knowledge of a family’s church affiliation.
    • Vanderburgh County Companies
      The Companies Annotated Index contains the names of many companies and businesses associated with Vanderburgh County, Indiana (of which Evansville, Indiana, is the county seat). Through this index, researchers can access miscellaneous information about individual companies in the area, past and present. The earliest references date back to the mid 1800s.
    • 1920 – 1979 Vanderburgh County IN Marriage Index
      The Marriage Index, provided free of charge, contains book and page numbers for all marriages occurring in Vanderburgh County, Indiana (of which Evansville, Indiana is the county seat) between 1920 and 1979. Names are cross-indexed by both bride and groom names.
    • Vanderburgh County IN Ministers Index
      The Ministers Index is designed to lead researchers to genealogical information found in church records, such as baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and deaths. This is a valuable alternative source for information, since the state of Indiana did not officially begin keeping birth and death records until 1882, and there are no marriage applications for Vanderburgh County before 1882. The index includes minister names and church names, and includes the churches of the Catholic Diocese. Discovering a minister’s name could lead to knowledge of a family’s church affiliation.
    • Vanderburgh County IN Newspaper Index
      The Newspaper Index includes microfilmed articles from Evansville, Indiana, newspapers published from 1821 to 1860. Newspaper Indexed include: Evansville Enquirer, Evansville Gazette, Evansville Weekly Journal, Evansville Tri-Weekly Journal, and the Evansville Daily Journal.
      • Evansville Press
        The Local History Database contains articles from 1850 – 2012 from the following sources:
        1. Evansville Press clipping archive
          Browning People Study
          People of Evansville in World War II
          Some indexed magazine titles available in the Indiana Room.

Northwest Indiana Genealogy

Lake County Indiana Genealogy

Porter County Indiana Genealogy

Indiana Court Records

Indiana Directories

  • Fort Wayne Indiana Directories
    These directories represent a large collection of Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana directories covering the years of 1858-1923 (not inclusive). These 15 volumes may provide the researcher with valuable data on their Fort Wayne ancestors such as specific address, occupation, business name. These directories are most valuable during the years of 1881-1899 as they can serve to supplement the missing 1890 census. 8 of the 24 directories listed cover that specific period, with 6 of those in the 1890-1899 time span. One of the listings is a Bell Telephone Directory for Fort Wayne. As such, it will only contain a listing for those residences and business which had a telephone at the time.
  • 1896 Art souvenir of leading citizens and farmers’ directory of Sullivan County, Indiana
  • 1920 Boone County, Indiana, Farm Directory

Indiana Genealogy

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United States Genealogy

United States GenWeb Project

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Indiana’s Gore – Genealogy Resources

Dearborn, Franklin, Ohio, Randolph, Switzerland, Union, Wayne

American History and Genealogy Project

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New Indiana Genealogy

History of Kentland Indiana, 1860-1960

The book “History of Kentland Indiana, 1860-1960,” published to commemorate the Kentland-Newton County centennial, offers a comprehensive look into the rich tapestry of life in Kentland, Indiana, over a hundred years. Compiled by the Centennial History Committee, this volume spans a wide array of topics, from the early trails and…
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Elder James Martin of the District of Orangeburg South Carolina

Steve Malone’s work, “Elder James Martin of the Districts of Orangeburg, Lower Ninety-Six, Edgefield and Barnwell, South Carolina; Warren County, Kentucky; and Knox, Gibson, Posey and Vanderburgh Counties, Indiana Territory/Indiana, and his brother, Simon Martin of the Same Districts in South Carolina,” offers a meticulous exploration into the life of…
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A History of Sheridan Indiana

In June of 1960, the Sheridan Indiana Centennial celebration took place and in the commemorative fashion of the day, a book was published about the history of the town of Sheridan up to that day. Sheridan started out as Millwood in 1866, a part of the township of Adams, but…
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Hoagland High School Yearbooks 1937-1968

The Hoagland High School yearbooks were published as the Ship’s log, starting with 1937 and continuing until the school was consolidated with the Monroeville High School and the new Heritage High School was created to principally serve the children of Hoagland, Monroeville, and Poe. This was during the year 1968….
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Pioneer Women of Lake County, Indiana 1834 – 1850

This small manuscript features biographical sketches of pioneer women of Lake County, Indiana who lived within the county in 1834-1850. These 45 sketches were written by their direct descendants and compiled by historians Avis Bryant Brown of Crown Point, Indiana, and Ethel Alice Vinnedge of Creston, Indiana. These biographies will…
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The Michael Fetter Family

Welcome to a journey through the annals of time, one that is deeply rooted in the lives of the Fetters family and the world they inhabited. The History of the Michael Fetters family, a culmination of a quarter-century worth of research, is an enriching tapestry of generational experiences, shared ambitions,…
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Calumet District Telephone Directories

The Merrillville Branch of the Lake County Public Library have placed online several telephone directories for the Calumet District that previously were only available on Microfilm. The communities represented are Dyer, East Chicago, Griffith, Hammond, Highland, Indiana Harbor, Munster, St. John, and West Hammond in Indiana and Burnham, Lansing, and…
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Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrants

This article helps you access the Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrants for free. Following two simple steps, one to search, and the other to browse the actual microfilms, you can quickly find your ancestors Revolutionary War pension record, or Bounty-Land record and download the images. During 1800-1900 the…
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1966-2015 Munster High School Yearbooks

The Lake County Public Library has digitized all the yearbooks of Munster High School from it’s inception up until 2015. These yearbook images they have placed online for everyone at Internet Archive. To facilitate your access we have provided links to the individual yearbooks below, by year published, oldest to…
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Threads of ancestors, Telford – Ritchie – Mize

Alexander Telford, Sr. and his family immigrated from Ireland to land near Rockbridge Virginia during or before 1760. Alexander Telford, Jr. (1760-1844), was born near Rockbridge, Virginia, served in the Revolutionary War, married twice, and moved to Ohio, settling in Miami County. Descendants and relatives lived in Virginia, Ohio, South…
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Wayne County Indiana Marriage Records 1811-1903

Wayne County Indiana Marriage Records 1811-1903 represents 23,644 marriage records for Wayne County Indiana. The range of years covers 1811-1903. For additional information on the marriage records, or for any marriage certificate, researchers should contact the local clerk office. Wayne County was created in 1811 from Clark and Dearborn Counties….
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Elkhart County Indiana Naturalization Records

This database represents those 8,265 naturalization’s indexed for the county of Elkhart in Indiana by the Friends of the Indiana State Archives. All naturalization records accessioned by the Archives are microfilmed and a portion of the information they contain is entered into a searchable database. The results of the database search will…

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Wakefield Kindred of America

Wakefield Kindred of America provides the genealogy of John Wakefield, the immigrant ancestor of the Boston Family, who was born in England in 1614-15. He was according to the best information at hand, a native of Gravesend, county Kent, England, as Thomas Wakefield, probably his brother, came from that town…
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Notes on the McCoy Family

James McCoy (1720-1802), of Scottish lineage, immigrated about 1735 from Ireland to Pennsylvania, and served with Capt. Hyte in Kentucky or Tennessee. He later returned to Pennsylvania, and married Anne Bruce (born 1725 in Leochel-Cushnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland and a descendant of Robert the Bruce), settling at Brown’s Fort (now Brownsville),…
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Indiana History

  • Indiana Magazine of History
    Published continuously since 1905, the Indiana Magazine of History is one of the nation’s oldest historical journals. Since 1913, the IMH has been edited and published quarterly at Indiana University, Bloomington. Today, the IMH features peer-reviewed historical articles, research notes, annotated primary documents, reviews, and critical essays that contribute to public understanding of midwestern and Indiana history.
  • Indiana Libraries

Indiana Maps

Indiana Military Records

Indiana Native American Records

Indiana Newspapers

Indiana Vital Records

Indiana Birth Records

Indiana Death Records

Indiana Coroner’s Records

Indiana Funeral Records

Indiana Divorce Records

Indiana Marriage Records

Indiana Yearbooks

Indiana High School Yearbooks

Allen County Indiana Yearbooks

  • Hoagland High School Yearbooks 1937-1968
    The Hoagland High School yearbooks were published as the Ship’s log, starting with 1937 and continuing until the school was consolidated with the Monroeville High School and the new Heritage High School was created to principally serve the children of Hoagland, Monroeville, and Poe. This was during the year 1968. If the title and year is linked, then the yearbook is currently online for free reading and download.

Steuben County Indiana Yearbooks


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