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USING NEWSPAPERS IN
YOUR FAMILY HISTORY
RESEARCH
Presented by Leigh Anne JohnsonIndiana Division Newspaper LibrarianIndiana State Library
TYPICAL USES FOR NEWSPAPERS IN RESEARCH
Obituaries and death notices
Articles
Vital Records columns
ADDITIONAL USESAnniversary, engagement, and wedding announcementsLegal noticesSociety columnsLocal news columnsPhotographsArticles related to current local and national eventsAdvertisements for stores or businesses
PHOTOGRAPHS
Surprising FindsSurprising Finds
ANNIVERSARY
LOCAL NEWS COLUMNFROM BLO O MING TO N TELEPHO NE MARCH 8, 1889
-Hospital news
-Visiting or relatives in town
-New babies
-Job news
ADVERTISEMENTS
STATE AND NATIONAL NEWS
SOCIETY COLUMNS
OBITUARIES AND DEATH NOTICES
Usually, obituaries did not appear in newspapers often before the 1920’s
There are exceptions, of course
From the Lo c o m o tive (Indianapolis) August 25, 1849:
PROMINENT CITIZEN IN WEEKLY PAPER
Because Mike Sweeney was a State Senator, he was given a full obituary.
INDIANAPOLIS COMMERCIAL
OPTIONS FOR FINDING DEATH DATESSocial Security Death Index, 1935-2014- available through Ancestry Library Edition Findagrave.com - photos of grave stones and possible obitsInternet search- sometimes leads to newspaper citations or actual obituaries
ISL’S PHOTOGRAPH COLLECTION
ISL ONLINE DATABASESCREATED IN-HOUSE Indianapolis Newspaper Index, 1848-1991
Indiana Biography Index
Marion County (Indianapolis) Death Index- from the Indianapolis Commercial
Logansport Newspaper Index (1848-1855)
New Albany Newspaper Index (1849-1889)
Vincennes Newspaper Index (1804-1827)
Indiana Marriages 1958-2015
Indiana Cemetery Locator Index
ISL SUBSCRIPTION DATABASES
Ancestry Library Edition- the library version of Ancestry.com
Genealogists Newspaper Search American Ancestors HeritageQuest NewspaperArchive ProQuest- Ind ia na p o lis Sta r, 1903-present Fold3 Newspapers.com
DATABASES FROM OTHER LIBRARIES
Indiana Genealogy Databases, Indexes, & Internet Resources by Co unty
http://www.in.gov/library/3023.htm Example: Vigo County
Cemetery and Obituaries •Vigo County Cemeteries•Wabash Valley Obituary Index
Marriage Records •Marriage Record Database, 1818-1958•Marriages, 1800-1810 and 1818-1830
Military•Military Index
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Indiana Newspaper Bibliography by John W. Miller (ISLI O16 M648i)
Ind ia na Bio g ra phy Ind e x on website or in card catalog Ind ia na p o lis Ne ws p a p e r Ind e x , 1 8 48 -1 9 9 1 -on website or in card catalog
ISL’s Genealogy Division has a number of Indiana county newspaper indexes within their county collections.
INSPIRE
INSPIRE: A free set of databases for Indiana residents
INSPIRE
INSPIRE- NEWS AND HISTORY HIGHLIGHTS:
McClatchy-Tribune Collection 90-day archive of 100 national newspapersIncludes the Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune and Sacramento Bee
Newspaper Source Select coverage of about 10 Indiana papers 389 US newspapers
Hoosier State ChroniclesHundreds of historical (mostly pre -1923) newspaper titles from Indiana- digitizedDoes have OCR capabilitiesNow includes the Ind ia na p o lis Ne ws , 1869-1920
HOOSIER STATE CHRONICLES
HOOSIER STATE CHRONICLES
SEARCHING HOOSIER STATE CHRONICLES
Hoosier State Chronicles
IF I CAN’T VISIT THE STATE LIBRARY, WHAT CAN I DO TO OBTAIN
NEWSPAPER ARTICLES?
REQUESTING ARTICLES
Name, date of death or date obit appeared in newspaper, city, and title of newspaper of which you would like us to check.
5.00 per name for obituaries; Other copies $5.00 for 1-10 pages, each additional page, $.50
Articles can be emailed. Invoice sent by email, as well. We can also print out photocopies and mail them with an invoice.
ASK-A-LIBRARIAN
INTERLIBRARY LOAN FROM ISL (THROUGH YOUR LOCAL PUBLIC OR ACADEMIC LIBRARY)Loan up to 5 reels of newspaper microfilm for 6 weeks
Arranged by and delivered to your local public library
Free for patrons.
NEWSPAPERS ON MICROFILM AT ISL
•Indiana County Newspaper Holdings Guides Indiana Newspaper Holdings Guides by County
•Newspapers filed by City- A to Z -except Indianapolis
•County Collections filed under County Seat- •Example- Hendricks County Collection films will be filed Danville
•Original print papers- can be pulled if microfilm not available for use
MICROFILM READERS/SCANNERS
HOURS Monday 8:00am-4:30pm
Tuesday 8:00am-4:30pm
Wednesday 8:00am- 4:30pm
Thursday 8:00am-7:00pm
Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
Saturday 10:00am-4:00pm
Please check our website (www.in.gov/library) for closing information. ISL is closed on all State and most Federal holidays.
QUESTIONS?
Don’t forget to check out programs and events at the Indiana State Library! www.in.gov/library
THANK YOU!Leigh Anne JohnsonIndiana Division Newspaper [email protected]