The Indiana State Library has a number of specialized indexes
available online or for use in the building. This does not include
the hundreds of CD indexes available in the Genealogy Division,
online family
history databases from other sources, or printed indexes
available throughout the collections of the Indiana State
Library.
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Vendor license
allows access to these four subscription databases only
from the State Library building.
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Ancestry Library:
Online subscription available for use within the Indiana
State Library, allowing access to hundreds of databases including
indexes and images to US Federal Census records.
FirstSearch: Online
subscription available for use within the Indiana State
Library, allowing access to a number of databases and a
comprehensive catalog of libraries in the United States.
HeritageQuest:
Online subscription available for use within the Indiana
State Library, allowing access to hundreds of full-text books and
other sources.
New England Ancestors.org:
Online subscription New England Historic Genealogical
Society databases
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Unrestricted
access available for the following.
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Heraldry File: Card file index to illustrations of
coats of arms found in various sources in the Genealogy Division;
alphabetically arranged by name; gives call number of the book and
a brief title citation. In the Genealogy Division, first
floor.
InCat: Perform one
search on over 400 Indiana library catalogs.
Index of Member's Names in the Lineage Books of the National
Society, Daughters of the American Revolution: Card file
alphabetical listing of the members whose lineages have been
published in the DAR Lineage Books; identifies volume and page
where the lineage appears. In the Genealogy Division, first
floor.
Index to Blacks, Indians, Chinese, Mulattoes in the 1880
Census: Card file index arranged alphabetically by name;
gives county, township, and microfilm census page number. Also
available in book form. In the Genealogy Division, first
floor.
Index to Indiana Enrollments of Soldiers, Their Widows, and
Orphans 1886, 1890, 1894: Formerly available as a card
file index from the original enrollment books in the State
Archives; only the 1886 listings are indexed; an 1890 or 1894 book
was substituted for a missing 1886 listing; alphabetically
arranged by name; gives year of enrollment list, county, township
of residence. Now available in book form, in the
Genealogy Division, first floor.
Indiana Bible Records Index, compiled by the Indiana
DAR: Card file index to the various Bible and family
record books submitted annually by the Indiana DAR; copies of
these books are also in the Genealogy Division. In the
Genealogy Division, first floor.
Indiana Biography Index: Database to locate
information about Indiana people from books and magazines
published
since 1990; also a card file index with hundreds of thousands
of entries from books and periodicals published before 1990 is
available as an online
database or in the Great Hall for use in the building.
Indiana
Cemetery Locator Index: Database to locate tombstone
inscription indexes and other materials about Indiana's
cemeteries, housed in the Genealogy Division, first floor.
Indiana County Histories Indexes: Printed
indexes to county histories for all counties in Indiana. In the
Microforms Area, second floor, and in the Indiana Division
Reference Collection.
Indiana Digital Library:
digital images from libraries, archives, museums,
and allied cultural organizations from around the state of
Indiana.
Indiana
Libraries: Database to allow searching for Indiana's public
libraries.
Indiana
Marriages Database: Database for Indiana marriages
through 1850
Indiana
Marriages Database: Database
for Indiana marriages 1993 through 2002
Indiana Marriage Index 1958-1997, compiled by the
Indiana State Board of Health: Microfilmed, with separate
bride and groom indexes for each year; gives names of both
parties, county of marriage and marriage date. In the Microforms
Area, second floor.
Indiana Mortality Records Index: Formerly available as a
card file index arranged alphabetically by name; locates year,
county, and page number of the mortality schedules taken by
federal enumerators during the census years of 1850, 1860, 1870,
1880. Available in book form in the Genealogy Division, first
floor. The microfilmed mortality schedules are located in the
Microforms Area, second floor.
Indiana
World War II Servicemen: Database to locate
information about Indiana men and women who served in World War
II who were mentioned in one of the Indianapolis daily
newspapers during the war.
Indiana
Newspaper Holdings Guide by County: The county newspaper
holdings are under regular revision, as new microfilm holdings are
added. These files are not up to date; there are continuous
updates and corrections.
Indianapolis
Newspaper Index, 1848-1991: Select
articles from 1848-1888 Indianapolis daily newspapers;
heavily focused on deaths and marriages. Select
articles from 1898-1991 about people, places, events, and topics
in Indianapolis and the state of Indiana. Extremely limited for
deaths; no coverage of marriages. Card file also available
in the Microforms Area, second floor.
INSPIRE: Indiana's
virtual library, available on the Internet to anyone within the
State of Indiana. It includes full-text articles from
magazines, newspapers, encyclopedias, and more, as well as
biographical research sources, and links to catalogs from
Indiana's largest libraries.
Logansport
Newspaper Index, 1848-1855: Database to locate select
articles from 1848-1855 from Logansport newspapers; heavily
focused on deaths and marriages.
Marion
County (Indianapolis) Death Index:
Indianapolis Commercial Newspaper Death Index from 1925 to
1945, will eventually expand to 1960's.
New
Albany Newspaper Index, 1849-1889: Database to locate select
articles from 1849-1889 from New Albany newspapers; heavily
focused on deaths and marriages.
Picture Index: Card file index to photographs,
published images, and other visual images in the collections of
the Indiana Division and Manuscript Section. In the Manuscript
Section, second floor.
Post Office Index: Card file index to early Indiana
post offices; provides date established, first postmaster, and
other information. In the Microforms Area, second floor.
Reference
& Government Services CD Collection: Database to
allow searching of the hundreds of CDs from the federal government
and other sources, part of the collections of the Reference
& Government Services Division.
Resource
List for the Blind and Visually Impaired: Database to
search for resources to assist the blind and visually impaired in
Indiana.
Supplementary Index: Card file index to articles
about Indiana from a variety of magazines and journals, through
1991. In the Microforms Area, second floor.
State Documents Checklist
Database, 1990-2001: Checklists and searchable database
of Indiana government publications received by the State
Library.
USGS
Topographic Quadrangle Map Database: Database of ISL's USGS 7.5
minute and 15 minute topographic quadrangle map holdings.
Vincennes
Newspaper Index, 1804-1827: Database to locate select
articles from 1804-1827 from the Vincennes newspapers.
VINE (Vital INformation
Exchange): Statewide database consisting of local
history and vital records from Indiana public libraries.