Indiana Compiled Genealogies

Most archives, historical societies, and genealogical societies have special collections and indexes of genealogical value. You may wish to write to these organizations for help and suggestions in your search.

Nationwide Indexes
You will find information on the following important nationwide genealogical indexes in the United States Research Outline, in the sections indicated.


 * Ancestral File – "Genealogy" section of this outline. Also available on the FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service at www.familysearch.org.
 * FamilyFinder Index – "Census" section of this outline. Also available on the Internet at www.familytreemaker.com . FamilyFinder is a trademark of Brøderbund Software, Inc.
 * Family History Library Catalog, Surname section – "Introduction" and "Genealogy" sections. Also available on the FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service at www.familysearch.org.
 * Newberry Library, Genealogical Index – "Genealogy" section at http://www.newberry.org/.
 * Index to American Genealogies – "Genealogy" section of this outline.
 * Index to National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections (NUCMC) – "Genealogy" section of this outline. This is available on the Internet at http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/
 * International Genealogical Index (IGI) – "Genealogy" section of this outline. Also available on the Internet at www.familysearch.org.
 * Old Surname Index File – "Genealogy" section of this outline.
 * Periodical Source Index (PERSI) – "Periodicals" section of this outline. Also available on the Internet at www.ancestry.com.

These indexes are available at the Family History Library and many libraries with family history collections:

Statewide Collections and Publications
Indiana Genealogical Society Ancestor File. Two Volumes. Fort Wayne, Indiana: Indiana Genealogical Society, 1994, 1997. (FHL book 977.2 D22m) This publication lists the names of ancestors of members of the Indiana Genealogical Society, including the dates and places of their birth, marriage, and death and the addresses of over 100 members.

Daughters of the American Revolution (Indiana). Genealogical Collection. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970. (On 33 FHL films, beginning with 849931.) This collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriages, deaths, genealogies, obituaries, and wills. The volumes are generally arranged by county, and many have individual indexes. A surname index to these microfilms is found in:

Kirkham, E. Kay. An Index to Some of the Bibles and Family Records of the United States. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1984. (FHL book 973 D22kk Volume 2; fiche 6089184). Section two lists the surname and the corresponding microfilm numbers for the Bible records from Indiana and neighboring states.

Dorrel, Ruth. ''Pioneer Ancestors of Members of the Society of Indiana Pioneers. ''Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1983. (FHL book 977.2 D2do) This book lists information about more than 7,500 Indiana pioneers from the applications of society members. (See the "Archives and Libraries" section of this outline for the address of this society.) For a small fee, the society will supply photocopies of the applications you request. The application papers may contain minimal or extensive family information, including birth dates and places, the county and date of settlement in Indiana, and a state and county of previous residence.

Indiana Source Book: Genealogical Material From the Hoosier Genealogist includes over 175,000 indexed names.

Indiana State Library. ''Indiana Family Exchange File. ''This is not available at the Family History Library. This file provides a means for bringing together persons who are researching Indiana families. Only Indiana families are listed. The information is placed on a 3" X 5" file card that lists the family name, Indiana location, approximate dates, submitter’s name, address, telephone number, and date of submission. The Indiana State Library’s address is listed in the "Archives and Libraries" section of this outline.

Miller, Barbara E. Allen. County Genealogical Society of Indiana Surname Volumes I-III,  1976–1986. Fort Wayne, Indiana: Allen County Genealogical Society, 1983–1993. (FHL book 977.274 D22m.) These contain information taken from pedigree charts and submitted to the Allen County Genealogical Society by its members. It includes an index of about 1,500 ancestors and the names and addresses of over 500 submitters.

Northern Indiana Historical Society (South Bend, Indiana). ''Family File. ''Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (FHL films 1672976–78 and 1671780–81). This contains an alphabetical listing of family histories for hundreds of families, primarily of northern Indiana.

Once a Hoosier. Fort Wayne, Indiana: Indiana Genealogical Society, 1996. This is not available at the Family History Library. This has information about Indiana families who moved to other states. It includes information on birth, marriage, death, spouse, and children. It also gives the name and address of the submitter. This book can be ordered from the society, whose address is given under the "Archives and Libraries" section of this outline.

''WPA Card File. ''The Work Projects Administration prepared an extensive card file of over 150,000 index cards for many state-level land, court, and military records in the pre-1850 record series at the Archives Division, Commission on Public Records. This is only available to researchers at the Indiana State Archives in Indianapolis, Indiana. About 95 percent of the sources indexed cannot be identified easily.

The genealogical column Hoosier Ancestors, later named Indiana Ancestors, was written by Pearl Brenton and later by Betty McCay Roth. It was published in the Indianapolis Sunday Star newspaper from 1963 to 1977. The queries, responses, and every-name indexes for some years are on microfilm.

Brenton, Pearl. Hoosier Ancestors, 1963–1973. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987. (FHL films 1502589 item10; 1502590) FHL film 1502590 (last item) has every-name indexes for the 1963 to 1973 columns.

Roth, Betty McCay. Hoosier Ancestors, 1973–1977. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987. (FHL film 1502591 items 1–3.) The column was published from 1973 to 1977. An index for the 1973 to 30 June 1974 queries is at the end of item one on the film. There is no index after 1974.

Example of a Regional Collection
Family Group Sheets, 1979–1981. Four volumes. New Albany, Indiana: Southern Indiana Genealogical Society, 1982. (FHL book 977.2 D2f). These volumes contain over 800 family group forms submitted from 1979 to 1981 with birth, marriage, and death dates, and places for the father and mother (often with names of the father’s and mother’s parents and children). Sources are given, and each volume is indexed.

For listings of other genealogy sources, see the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:

INDIANA- GENEALOGY

INDIANA, [COUNTY]- GENEALOGY

INDIANA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- GENEALOGY

Online Resources

http://www.someindianagenealogy.com/pioneers.htm

http://www.indgensoc.org/