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History Homework

2010-11-12T18:01:20Z

Libby the Librarian:

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Newspapers'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 Chicago Tribune], 1850-1985     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=26 Chicago Tribune], 1985-present     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=28 Indiana Newspapers], 1980s-present     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=51 NewspaperARCHIVE]     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=29 New York Times], 1980-present     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune], 1998-present     Use with Library card

'''Government Sources'''
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html Library of Congress - American Memory]
*[http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/ National Archives - America's Historical Documents]
*[http:///www.archives.gov/education/ National Archives - Digital Classroom]
*[http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/ National Archives - Online Exhibits]

'''University Sources'''
*[http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html African-American Women Online Archival Collections]
*[http://digital.lib.csus.edu/curr/ California Underground Railroad Digital Archive]
*[http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/h/dla Digital Activities & Collections]
*[http://docsouth.unc.edu Documenting the American South]
*[http://historymatters.gmu.edu/browse/manypasts/ History Matters - Many Pasts]
*[http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/ Valley of the Shadow]

'''Historical Society Sources'''
*[http://www.studsterkel.org/index.html Studs Terkel - Conversations with America]

|}
== History Homework Help ==
By [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]]

"Help! I'm working on a history project and I can't find primary sources!" Never fear, the Library is here! If you are a student or the parent of a student, you can relate to this problem. During the school year we see many students in the Library who are working on history projects and need to find primary sources. Don't despair! There are plenty of places to look. 

[[Image:sbtornado.jpg|left]] The newspaper is a good first stop. We have the South Bend Tribune on microfilm going all the way back to May of 1873, and all the way forward until the present. Stop into [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] on the second floor of Main Library and ask for help in finding information on your topic. We also have the New York Times on microfilm all the way back to 1851, which is a great source of national and international news. The [http://www.libraryforlife.org/mnf/ Magazines, Newspapers, Fiction Department] also has indexes to the Times, so you can search for your research topic and go directly to the right issue. 

What if you can't make it downtown? You can go to your nearest computer, or right to your home computer if you have one, and look at the Chicago Tribune online. Just go to [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History]'s [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#databases "Digital Collections and Databases"] section. We have the [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 historical Chicago Tribune] from about 1850 to 1985, and also the more [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=26 current Chicago Tribune] from 1985 to this month. We also have the [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=29 New York Times] available online from 1980 through the present, many [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=28 Indiana newspapers] from this same time period, and the [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune] from about 1998 to the present. To use these databases from home, you just need a valid St. Joseph County Public Library card. 

Another useful newspaper resource is [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=51 NewspaperARCHIVE], which can also be used from home with an SJCPL card. This searchable database contains actual images of articles and pages from a wide variety of American newspapers from all time periods. It also has some issues of English newspapers. This database is an excellent place to look for primary sources from around the country. 

When I worked as a history instructor, I also relied on several government and university web sites that are great sources of primary documents. They are reputable, authoritative web sites. They serve up actual photographs, letters, interviews, documents, and more, so you can look at and print out good quality copies of the original items. 

The biggest site is the [http://www.loc.gov Library of Congress]'s [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory] project. You can find old advertisements, maps, photographs, sheet music, letters, diaries, and all manner of government documents. It includes material on the Revolutionary War, slavery, the Civil War, the huge immigration to American in the late 1800s and early 1900s, World War II, women's suffrage, the Civil Rights Movement, and so much more. There is a search box you can use to search for a name, place, topic, or even a date! 

[[Image:wwiiposter.gif|left]] The National Archives also provides a wealth of history materials. They have three major sites that are of interest to students, parents, and teachers. First, they have a site that hosts their [http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/ Online Exhibits]. You can view, online, digital copies of the charters of freedom (Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights), documents about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, photographs and digital copies of artwork from the New Deal, World War II posters, and a mind-blowing variety of other topics. Their [http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/ America's Historical Documents] site showcases some famous and unusual letters (check out [http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/document.html?doc=20&title.raw=Elvis%20Presley%26%238217%3Bs%20Letter%20to%20President%20Richard%20Nixon Elvis's letter to President Nixon]), patents, court cases, and more. The [http://www.archives.gov/education/ Digital Classroom] section has information and help for students--as well as lesson plans and activity ideas for teachers. 

More good websites for material about a variety of regions and times in American history are George Mason University's [http://historymatters.gmu.edu/browse/manypasts/ History Matters - Many Pasts] and the University of Chicago Library's [http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/h/dla Digital Activities & Collections]. The former showcases a wide variety of primary documents. The University of Chicago site has primary documents and historic photographs from around the world, with an emphasis on America and the Midwest. Pay special attention to their [http://ead.lib.uchicago.edu/ Archives and Manuscripts Finding Aids] listing, which does not sound promising but actually includes digitized documents attached to finding aids. A search for Ida B. Wells, for example, turns up a finding aid to the [http://ead.lib.uchicago.edu/rs3.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.IBWELLS&q=ida+b.+wells Guide to the Ida B. Wells Papers, 1884-1976]. The guide has links to digital versions of all the papers in the collection. 

Four other sites have primary resources from the slavery and Civil War periods. [http://docsouth.unc.edu Documenting the American South] and [http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/ Valley of the Shadow] both showcase books, diaries, letters, illustrations, other documents--even songs--from this time period. Documenting the American South can be searched by date, and Valley of the Shadow is arranged by time period and then by topic. [http://www.duke.edu Duke University]'s [http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html African-American Women Online Archival Collections] feature rare memoirs and letters of African American women who lived under and after slavery. The [http://digital.lib.csus.edu/curr/ California Underground Railroad Digital Archive] is a unique resource of primary source documents on slavery in California (yes, there was slavery in California), from California State University at Sacramento. 

The last century is history now too! The famed twentieth-century interviewer Studs Terkel talked with people from all walks of life, and his website [http://www.studsterkel.org/index.html Studs Terkel - Conversations with America] contains interviews with "ordinary" twentieth-century Americans from a variety of backgrounds. The [http://www.chicagohistory.org/ Chicago Historical Society] created this site. 

[[Local History | Back to the Local History page]]

 
 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], October 2006 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], November 12, 2010

[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]] [[Category:Education]]

History Homework

2010-11-12T17:18:33Z

Libby the Librarian:

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Newspapers'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 Chicago Tribune], 1850-1985     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=26 Chicago Tribune], 1985-present     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=28 Indiana Newspapers], 1980s-present     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=51 NewspaperARCHIVE]     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=29 New York Times], 1980-present     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune], 1998-present     Use with Library card

'''Government Sources'''
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html Library of Congress - American Memory]
*[http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/ National Archives - America's Historical Documents]
*[http:///www.archives.gov/education/ National Archives - Digital Classroom]
*[http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/ National Archives - Online Exhibits]

'''University Sources'''
*[http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html African-American Women Online Archival Collections]
*[http://ead.lib.uchicago.edu/ Archives and Manuscripts Finding Aids]
*[http://digital.lib.csus.edu/curr/ California Underground Railroad Digital Archive]
*[http://docsouth.unc.edu Documenting the American South]
*[http://historymatters.gmu.edu/browse/manypasts/ History Matters - Many Pasts]
*[http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/ Valley of the Shadow]

'''Historical Society Sources'''
*[http://www.studsterkel.org/index.html Studs Terkel - Conversations with America]

|}
== History Homework Help ==
By [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]]

"Help! I'm working on a history project and I can't find primary sources!" Never fear, the Library is here! If you are a student or the parent of a student, you can relate to this problem. During the school year we see many students in the Library who are working on history projects and need to find primary sources. Don't despair! There are plenty of places to look. 

[[Image:sbtornado.jpg|left]] The newspaper is a good first stop. We have the South Bend Tribune on microfilm going all the way back to May of 1873, and all the way forward until the present. Stop into [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] on the second floor of Main Library and ask for help in finding information on your topic. We also have the New York Times on microfilm all the way back to 1851, which is a great source of national and international news. The [http://www.libraryforlife.org/mnf/ Magazines, Newspapers, Fiction Department] also has indexes to the Times, so you can search for your research topic and go directly to the right issue. 

What if you can't make it downtown? You can go to your nearest computer, or right to your home computer if you have one, and look at the Chicago Tribune online. Just go to [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History]'s [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#databases "Digital Collections and Databases"] section. We have the [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 historical Chicago Tribune] from about 1850 to 1985, and also the more [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=26 current Chicago Tribune] from 1985 to this month. We also have the [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=29 New York Times] available online from 1980 through the present, many [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=28 Indiana newspapers] from this same time period, and the [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune] from about 1998 to the present. To use these databases from home, you just need a valid St. Joseph County Public Library card. 

Another useful newspaper resource is [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=51 NewspaperARCHIVE], which can also be used from home with an SJCPL card. This searchable database contains actual images of articles and pages from a wide variety of American newspapers from all time periods. It also has some issues of English newspapers. This database is an excellent place to look for primary sources from around the country. 

When I worked as a history instructor, I also relied on several government and university web sites that are great sources of primary documents. They are reputable, authoritative web sites. They serve up actual photographs, letters, interviews, documents, and more, so you can look at and print out good quality copies of the original items. 

The biggest site is the [http://www.loc.gov Library of Congress]'s [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory] project. You can find old advertisements, maps, photographs, sheet music, letters, diaries, and all manner of government documents. It includes material on the Revolutionary War, slavery, the Civil War, the huge immigration to American in the late 1800s and early 1900s, World War II, women's suffrage, the Civil Rights Movement, and so much more. There is a search box you can use to search for a name, place, topic, or even a date! 

[[Image:wwiiposter.gif|left]] The National Archives also provides a wealth of history materials. They have three major sites that are of interest to students, parents, and teachers. First, they have a site that hosts their [http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/ Online Exhibits]. You can view, online, digital copies of the charters of freedom (Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights), documents about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, photographs and digital copies of artwork from the New Deal, World War II posters, and a mind-blowing variety of other topics. Their [http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/ America's Historical Documents] site showcases some famous and unusual letters (check out [http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/document.html?doc=20&title.raw=Elvis%20Presley%26%238217%3Bs%20Letter%20to%20President%20Richard%20Nixon Elvis's letter to President Nixon]), patents, court cases, and more. The [http://www.archives.gov/education/ Digital Classroom] section has information and help for students--as well as lesson plans and activity ideas for teachers. 

More good websites for material about a variety of regions and times in American history are George Mason University's [http://historymatters.gmu.edu/browse/manypasts/ History Matters - Many Pasts] and the University of Chicago Library's [http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/h/dla Digital Activities & Collections]. The former showcases a wide variety of primary documents. The University of Chicago site has primary documents and historic photographs from around the world, with an emphasis on America and the Midwest. Pay special attention to their [http://ead.lib.uchicago.edu/ Archives and Manuscripts Finding Aids] listing, which does not sound promising but actually includes digitized documents attached to finding aids. A search for Ida B. Wells, for example, turns up a finding aid to the [http://ead.lib.uchicago.edu/rs3.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.IBWELLS&q=ida+b.+wells Guide to the Ida B. Wells Papers, 1884-1976]. The guide has links to digital versions of all the papers in the collection. 

Four other sites have primary resources from the slavery and Civil War periods. [http://docsouth.unc.edu Documenting the American South] and [http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/ Valley of the Shadow] both showcase books, diaries, letters, illustrations, other documents--even songs--from this time period. Documenting the American South can be searched by date, and Valley of the Shadow is arranged by time period and then by topic. [http://www.duke.edu Duke University]'s [http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html African-American Women Online Archival Collections] feature rare memoirs and letters of African American women who lived under and after slavery. The [http://digital.lib.csus.edu/curr/ California Underground Railroad Digital Archive] is a unique resource of primary source documents on slavery in California (yes, there was slavery in California), from California State University at Sacramento. 

The last century is history now too! The famed twentieth-century interviewer Studs Terkel talked with people from all walks of life, and his website [http://www.studsterkel.org/index.html Studs Terkel - Conversations with America] contains interviews with "ordinary" twentieth-century Americans from a variety of backgrounds. The [http://www.chicagohistory.org/ Chicago Historical Society] created this site. 

[[Local History | Back to the Local History page]]

 
 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], October 2006 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], November 12, 2010

[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]] [[Category:Education]]

History Homework

2010-11-12T17:17:05Z

Libby the Librarian:

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Newspapers'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 Chicago Tribune], 1850-1985     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=26 Chicago Tribune], 1985-present     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=28 Indiana Newspapers], 1980s-present     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=51 NewspaperARCHIVE]     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=29 New York Times], 1980-present     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune], 1998-present     Use with Library card

'''Government Sources'''
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html Library of Congress - American Memory]
*[http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/ National Archives - America's Historical Documents]
*[http:///www.archives.gov/education/ National Archives - Digital Classroom]
*[http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/ National Archives - Online Exhibits]

'''University Sources'''
*[http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html African-American Women Online Archival Collections]
*[http://digital.lib.csus.edu/curr/ California Underground Railroad Digital Archive]
*[http://docsouth.unc.edu Documenting the American South]
*[http://historymatters.gmu.edu/browse/manypasts/ History Matters - Many Pasts]
*[http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/ Valley of the Shadow]

'''Historical Society Sources'''
*[http://www.studsterkel.org/index.html Studs Terkel - Conversations with America]

|}
== History Homework Help ==
By [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]]

"Help! I'm working on a history project and I can't find primary sources!" Never fear, the Library is here! If you are a student or the parent of a student, you can relate to this problem. During the school year we see many students in the Library who are working on history projects and need to find primary sources. Don't despair! There are plenty of places to look. 

[[Image:sbtornado.jpg|left]] The newspaper is a good first stop. We have the South Bend Tribune on microfilm going all the way back to May of 1873, and all the way forward until the present. Stop into [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] on the second floor of Main Library and ask for help in finding information on your topic. We also have the New York Times on microfilm all the way back to 1851, which is a great source of national and international news. The [http://www.libraryforlife.org/mnf/ Magazines, Newspapers, Fiction Department] also has indexes to the Times, so you can search for your research topic and go directly to the right issue. 

What if you can't make it downtown? You can go to your nearest computer, or right to your home computer if you have one, and look at the Chicago Tribune online. Just go to [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History]'s [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#databases "Digital Collections and Databases"] section. We have the [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 historical Chicago Tribune] from about 1850 to 1985, and also the more [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=26 current Chicago Tribune] from 1985 to this month. We also have the [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=29 New York Times] available online from 1980 through the present, many [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=28 Indiana newspapers] from this same time period, and the [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune] from about 1998 to the present. To use these databases from home, you just need a valid St. Joseph County Public Library card. 

Another useful newspaper resource is [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=51 NewspaperARCHIVE], which can also be used from home with an SJCPL card. This searchable database contains actual images of articles and pages from a wide variety of American newspapers from all time periods. It also has some issues of English newspapers. This database is an excellent place to look for primary sources from around the country. 

When I worked as a history instructor, I also relied on several government and university web sites that are great sources of primary documents. They are reputable, authoritative web sites. They serve up actual photographs, letters, interviews, documents, and more, so you can look at and print out good quality copies of the original items. 

The biggest site is the [http://www.loc.gov Library of Congress]'s [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory] project. You can find old advertisements, maps, photographs, sheet music, letters, diaries, and all manner of government documents. It includes material on the Revolutionary War, slavery, the Civil War, the huge immigration to American in the late 1800s and early 1900s, World War II, women's suffrage, the Civil Rights Movement, and so much more. There is a search box you can use to search for a name, place, topic, or even a date! 

[[Image:wwiiposter.gif|left]] The National Archives also provides a wealth of history materials. They have three major sites that are of interest to students, parents, and teachers. First, they have a site that hosts their [http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/ Online Exhibits]. You can view, online, digital copies of the charters of freedom (Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights), documents about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, photographs and digital copies of artwork from the New Deal, World War II posters, and a mind-blowing variety of other topics. Their [http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/ America's Historical Documents] site showcases some famous and unusual letters (check out [http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/document.html?doc=20&title.raw=Elvis%20Presley%26%238217%3Bs%20Letter%20to%20President%20Richard%20Nixon Elvis's letter to President Nixon]), patents, court cases, and more. The [http://www.archives.gov/education/ Digital Classroom] section has information and help for students--as well as lesson plans and activity ideas for teachers. 

More good websites for material about a variety of regions and times in American history are George Mason University's [http://historymatters.gmu.edu/browse/manypasts/ History Matters - Many Pasts] and the University of Chicago Library's [http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/h/dla Digital Activities & Collections]. The former showcases a wide variety of primary documents. The University of Chicago site has primary documents and historic photographs from around the world, with an emphasis on America and the Midwest. Pay special attention to their [http://ead.lib.uchicago.edu/ Archives and Manuscripts Finding Aids] listing, which does not sound promising but actually includes digitized documents attached to finding aids. A search for Ida B. Wells, for example, turns up a finding aid to the [http://ead.lib.uchicago.edu/rs3.php?eadid=ICU.SPCL.IBWELLS&q=ida+b.+wells Guide to the Ida B. Wells Papers, 1884-1976]. The guide has links to digital versions of all the papers in the collection. 

Four other sites have primary resources from the slavery and Civil War periods. [http://docsouth.unc.edu Documenting the American South] and [http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/ Valley of the Shadow] both showcase books, diaries, letters, illustrations, other documents--even songs--from this time period. Documenting the American South can be searched by date, and Valley of the Shadow is arranged by time period and then by topic. [http://www.duke.edu Duke University]'s [http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html African-American Women Online Archival Collections] feature rare memoirs and letters of African American women who lived under and after slavery. The [http://digital.lib.csus.edu/curr/ California Underground Railroad Digital Archive] is a unique resource of primary source documents on slavery in California (yes, there was slavery in California), from California State University at Sacramento. 

The last century is history now too! The famed twentieth-century interviewer Studs Terkel talked with people from all walks of life, and his website [http://www.studsterkel.org/index.html Studs Terkel - Conversations with America] contains interviews with "ordinary" twentieth-century Americans from a variety of backgrounds. The [http://www.chicagohistory.org/ Chicago Historical Society] created this site. 

[[Local History | Back to the Local History page]]

 
 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], October 2006 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], May 12, 2009

[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]] [[Category:Education]]

Finding Living People

2010-08-24T22:17:31Z

Libby the Librarian:

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
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|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Getting Started'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Finding_Birth_Families Finding Birth Families]
*[http://www.libraryforlife.org/subjectguides/index.php/Genealogy#Getting_Started_with_Your_Family_History Getting Started with Your Family History]

'''SJCPL Links'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]  [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index]

'''St. Joseph County Links'''
*[http://www.macoggis.com/ Michiana Area Council of Governments GIS System]
*[http://www.sjcba.org/memberdir.htm St. Joseph County Bar Association]

'''Indiana Links'''
*[http://www.in.gov/ai/services/#q27 Indiana Government Databases]
*[http://208.119.135.17/db/in_marriages_1993_2002/in_marriages_search.asp Indiana Marriages, 1993-2002]
*[http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/ Indiana Sheriff's Sex Offender Registry]

'''National Links'''
*[http://www.brbpub.com/ BRB Publications, Inc.]
*[http://www.birthdatabase.com/ Birthdatabase.com]
*[http://www.criminalsearches.com/ CriminalSearches]
*[http://www.doenetwork.org/ The Doe Network]
*[http://www.militarybrat.com/locating_individuals.cfm Federal Government Locators]
*[http://stevemorse.org/birthday/birthday2.html Finding Birthdays]
*[http://find.intelius.com/ Intelius]
*[http://pipl.com/ Pipl]
*[http://radaris.com/ Radaris]
*[http://www.reunion.com Reunion.com]
*[http://boards.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb Genealogy Message Boards]
*[http://www.searchsystems.net Searchsystems.net Public Records Directory]
*[http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]
*[http://www.spokeo.com/ Spokeo]
*[http://ussearch.com/ USSearch]
*[http://whitepages.com/ Whitepages.com]
*[http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Phone_Numbers_and_Addresses/ Yahoo Name and Address Directory]
*[http://www.zabasearch.com/ ZabaSearch]
*[http://www.zoominfo.com/ ZoomInfo]

|}
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== Finding Living People ==
By [[User:Sara| Sara Allen]]

Are you searching for a long-lost cousin, an elementary school classmate, a former neighbor, your birth family, a missing heir, a first love, or anyone else you'd like to find? All hope is not lost. Check out the links on this page for a multitude of excellent online and print sources that may provide you with the clues you need to find your missing person. St. Joseph County Public Library's [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services,] located at the Main Library in downtown South Bend, stands by ready to assist you in your search. (If you are engaged in adoption research, please go to our page on [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Finding_Birth_Families Finding Birth Families.])

You may want to start with a how-to manual. Then, determine if the person is living somewhere in St. Joseph County or in another known or unknown location. Come on into Local & Family History Services for library resources, which are useful both for finding local people and finding people worldwide. Contact libraries and organizations all over the United States by phone, mail or email for assistance in finding missing persons in other localities. Use internet websites from the library or from home to round out your research. Some internet websites do charge a fee for information. Use national websites and search engines to find people in unknown locations.

==Resources at SJCPL==

How-to manuals are available for checkout at SJCPL.

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|[[Image:nakedincyberspace.gif|nakedincyberspace.gif]]
|[[Image:lostandfound.gif|lostandfound.gif]]
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[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=locating+lost+family+members&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 1) Locating Lost Family Members & Friends] by Kathleen W. Hinckley.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=find+anyone+fast&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 2) Find Anyone Fast] by Richard S. Johnson.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=naked+in+cyberspace&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 3) Naked in Cyberspace] by Carole A. Lane.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=lost+and+found+the+guide&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 4) Lost and Found: the Guide to Finding Family, Friends, and Loved Ones] by Troy Dunn.

City directories are a great resource to use to track an individual year by year. Local & Family History Services has Mishawaka and South Bend city directories from 1867 to 2007 available for in-library use. From 1945-2007 they are available in book format, while the earlier directories are on microfilm. All directories are searchable by the name of the head of household; spouses and other employed adults in the household are also listed. Beginning in 1900, city directories are also searchable by street and house number, which is useful if you only know the address, because it will give the name of the family who lived in a particular house. [http://www.libraryforlife.org/reference/ SJCPL's Reference Department] has recent years of city directories for some cities in our region, while Local & Family History Services has some older years of city directories for various nearby cities.

Yearbooks - Local & Family History Services has South Bend high school yearbooks for all high schools for most years available for in-library use. We also have many Mishawaka and some other St. Joseph County high school yearbooks for some years. Online, you can find a PDF [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/guides/Yearbook_list.pdf list of all the yearbooks available] in Local & Family History. [http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library's Heritage Room] has most Mishawaka high school yearbooks and Bethel College yearbooks. Notre Dame, Saint Mary's, IUSB, Bethel, and other local colleges and universities have their own collegiate yearbook collections, usually found in their campus library or archives. Yearbooks can help you determine the approximate age of the person you seek, point to potential siblings, friends, interests, and more that may help you find the person today.

Databases 
[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] From any branch of SJCPL, you can search Ancestry's databases of vital statistics, public records, directories, and more. Click on the "Search" tab, at the top of the page to go to the subsections listed on the right-hand side of the webpage. "Birth, Marriage & Death" and "Directories & Member Lists" are good choices to search for recent information on the person you seek. Available only in branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] This free online database is an index to obituaries that appeared in the South Bend Tribune for people with ties to St. Joseph County from 1913 to the present. Once you find a citation to an obituary in the index, you may look up the full-text obituary on our microfilmed copies of the South Bend Tribune available at Local & Family History Services. You can use this database to search for obituaries of relatives of the person you seek and often gain the city of residence for living descendants. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index] Search an index to the Service Notes that were printed in the South Bend Tribune during the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War eras. Once you find a citation to a Service Notes entry in the index, you may look up the full-text Service Notes on our microfilmed copies of the South Bend Tribune. Service Notes often mentioned spouses, parents, and in-laws and their names and addresses. 

==Resources Available at Other Libraries==

Locate the library in the last known location of the missing person. Search for the name, contact information and web address for the public library in that town on the [http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/ Libweb directory.] If you are unable to find the library you seek in the Libweb directory, call or visit your local library to use the print resource, [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=american+library+directory&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D American Library Directory,] which lists all U.S. libraries. 

Contact the library. Start by searching the library website; also be prepared to contact the library or visit in person to research local obituaries, city directories, marriage indexes, yearbooks and other sources that could provide a clue to the missing person's current whereabouts. When you ask the library a question, provide them with as much information as you have, and don't expect them to do your research for you. Ask for specific records for specific years. If they don't have the record you seek, they may be able to point you in the right direction. They may charge you a photocopying or research fee.

==St. Joseph County Websites==
[http://www.macoggis.com/ Michiana Area Council of Governments GIS System] Research particular houses and neighborhoods using this free public source of current homeowner information for St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties, Indiana. If the person you seek is a homeowner, you may find them on this website. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] See description above. 

[http://www.sjcba.org/memberdir.htm St. Joseph County Bar Association] If the person you seek is an attorney, search the membership directory of the St. Joseph County Bar Association. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index] See description above. 

==Indiana Websites==

[http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/ Indiana Sheriff's Sex Offender Registry] You may freely search by name, address, city, zip code and more. You can limit your search by town, address or zipcode. 

==National Websites==
===Public Records Websites===

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] See description above. 

[http://www.brbpub.com/ BRB Publications, Inc.] BRB's Free Resource Center has a comprehensive directory of free public record sites, reference material, and public record vendors available. Locate resources for civil records, criminal records, driving records, real estate records, licensing boards, public record vendors, record retrievers, legislation and much more. Click on the link to "Free Resources" from the homepage and explore the free options available on this site. This site also has a fee-based component. 

[http://www.criminalsearches.com/ CriminalSearches] Type in a person's name and view publicly accessible information about their criminal history; includes non-criminal records also such as civil filings, traffic tickets, and more. 

[http://www.doenetwork.org/ The Doe Network] Search records at the Doe Network to find information about unidentified and missing persons in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Europe. 

[http://www.searchsystems.net Searchsystems.net Public Records Directory] Use this website to search a directory of online record sources or websites for localities in the United States and worldwide. This site charges a fee to retrieve the records. However, we've found that if you note the exact name of the record source listed on this site, and do a [http://www.google.com Google search] for the exact same source name, you may find links to access the same information for free. So we advise you to use this site as an index, and then search for and find listed websites for free using Google. 

[http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index] Investigate whether the person you seek has died by searching the Social Security Death Index. This index will provide you with death information for persons who had a Social Security number and whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Bear in mind that many people do not fall into that category, so the absence of a name from this index does not prove that the person is still living. 

===Name/Address Websites===

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] See description above. 

[http://www.birthdatabase.com/ Birthdatabase.com] Site that allows you to enter a person's name and approximate age and find out their birthdate. 

[http://stevemorse.org/birthday/birthday2.html Finding Birthdays] This search engine, written by genealogy and computer guru Stephen Morse, searches several different name/address websites and compiles results for you. The search engine is specifically looking for birthdates available on the internet. I found my exact birthdate through this search engine. See what you can do! See Steve Morse's [http://stevemorse.org/ website] for more One-Step search engines he wrote that will search all different kinds of websites for you. 

[http://find.intelius.com/ Intelius] This free name/address site lists previous cities/states associated with a particular person, along with potential relatives who have been linked to this person in public records. The site charges a fee for more detailed searches and information. 

[http://pipl.com/ Pipl] Search "the deep web" including information from databases such as personal profiles, court records, scientific publications, member directories, and genealogical information. 

[http://radaris.com/ Radaris] Like Intelius, this free site notes other residences and people associated with a person, then charges a fee to provide more detailed information such as contact information, age, and more. 

[http://boards.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb Genealogy Message Boards] Search these message boards for postings regarding a family name, a locality, or a topic, such as adoption. Post a message on the appropriate board with information about the person you seek. Someone may answer your post with a clue or even contact information. 

[http://www.spokeo.com/ Spokeo] Search this database, which includes not only publicly available information from the same sources as Intelius and Radaris, but also information from social networking sites. You may find someone's current address, phone number, age, marital status, occupation, hobbies, and even whether they have children. 

[http://ussearch.com/ USSearch] Use this site to do a preliminary search for free listings by name, age, and city. More detailed information is available for a fee. 

[http://whitepages.com/ Whitepages.com] This free site will allow you to search for names beginning with a certain letter or combination of letters, find neighbors, reverse search on an address or telephone number, and search an entire metropolitan area, rather than one city at a time. 

[http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Phone_Numbers_and_Addresses/ Yahoo Name and Address Directory] This directory on Yahoo.com lists a variety of other websites that provide search engines to search by name, address, telephone, and email address. 

[http://www.zabasearch.com/ ZabaSearch] Like USSearch, use this site to turn up very basic listings of individuals with addresses and phone numbers. This site differs from USSearch in including some birth dates, which can prove useful in differentiating between people with the same name. 

===Other National Websites===

[http://www.reunion.com Reunion.com] At Reunion.com, sign up and create a free profile about yourself. Add photos, create a blog, search for other registrants, join a forum for graduates of your high school, and more for free. This site also offers advanced information searches for a fee. 

[http://www.zoominfo.com/ ZoomInfo] ZoomInfo is a business information search engine, with profiles on more than 35 million people and 3.8 million companies. ZoomInfo collects and organizes information from the internet. Use this search engine to search for people engaged in business or linked to a particular job or occupation. You may search by name, job title, occupation, state or region, keyword, and company name. 

===Government Websites===

[http://www.militarybrat.com/locating_individuals.cfm Federal Government Locators] This site details how to find someone through the Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Military, Department of State and the Salvation Army. Be sure to read the site's guidelines, which detail the types of missing persons they will assist you in searching for. 

Thanks to [http://www.roots4u.com/Roots4u.com.html Dr. Michael Lacopo] for giving us permission to use some of his ideas and sources on this page.

[[Genealogy | Back to the Genealogy page]] 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Sara| Sara Allen]], June 2007 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], August 24, 2010

[[Category:Hobbies]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Finding Living People

2010-08-19T13:57:11Z

Libby the Librarian: /* Government Websites */

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|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Getting Started'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Finding_Birth_Families Finding Birth Families]
*[http://www.libraryforlife.org/subjectguides/index.php/Genealogy#Getting_Started_with_Your_Family_History Getting Started with Your Family History]

'''SJCPL Links'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]  [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index]

'''St. Joseph County Links'''
*[http://www.macoggis.com/ Michiana Area Council of Governments GIS System]
*[http://www.sjcba.org/memberdir.htm St. Joseph County Bar Association]

'''Indiana Links'''
*[http://www.in.gov/ai/services/#q27 Indiana Government Databases]
*[http://208.119.135.17/db/in_marriages_1993_2002/in_marriages_search.asp Indiana Marriages, 1993-2002]
*[http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/ Indiana Sheriff's Sex Offender Registry]

'''National Links'''
*[http://www.brbpub.com/ BRB Publications, Inc.]
*[http://www.birthdatabase.com/ Birthdatabase.com]
*[http://www.criminalsearches.com/ CriminalSearches]
*[http://www.doenetwork.org/ The Doe Network]
*[http://www.militarybrat.com/locating_individuals.cfm Federal Government Locators]
*[http://stevemorse.org/birthday/birthday2.html Finding Birthdays]
*[http://find.intelius.com/ Intelius]
*[http://pipl.com/ Pipl]
*[http://radaris.com/ Radaris]
*[http://www.reunion.com Reunion.com]
*[http://boards.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb Genealogy Message Boards]
*[http://www.searchsystems.net Searchsystems.net Public Records Directory]
*[http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]
*[http://www.spokeo.com/ Spokeo]
*[http://ussearch.com/ USSearch]
*[http://whitepages.com/ Whitepages.com]
*[http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Phone_Numbers_and_Addresses/ Yahoo Name and Address Directory]
*[http://www.zoominfo.com/ ZoomInfo]

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== Finding Living People ==
By [[User:Sara| Sara Allen]]

Are you searching for a long-lost cousin, an elementary school classmate, a former neighbor, your birth family, a missing heir, a first love, or anyone else you'd like to find? All hope is not lost. Check out the links on this page for a multitude of excellent online and print sources that may provide you with the clues you need to find your missing person. St. Joseph County Public Library's [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services,] located at the Main Library in downtown South Bend, stands by ready to assist you in your search. (If you are engaged in adoption research, please go to our page on [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Finding_Birth_Families Finding Birth Families.])

You may want to start with a how-to manual. Then, determine if the person is living somewhere in St. Joseph County or in another known or unknown location. Come on into Local & Family History Services for library resources, which are useful both for finding local people and finding people worldwide. Contact libraries and organizations all over the United States by phone, mail or email for assistance in finding missing persons in other localities. Use internet websites from the library or from home to round out your research. Some internet websites do charge a fee for information. Use national websites and search engines to find people in unknown locations.

==Resources at SJCPL==

How-to manuals are available for checkout at SJCPL.

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|[[Image:findinglostfamily.gif|findinglostfamily.gif]]
|[[Image:findanyonefast.gif|findanyonefast.gif]]
|[[Image:nakedincyberspace.gif|nakedincyberspace.gif]]
|[[Image:lostandfound.gif|lostandfound.gif]]
|}

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=locating+lost+family+members&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 1) Locating Lost Family Members & Friends] by Kathleen W. Hinckley.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=find+anyone+fast&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 2) Find Anyone Fast] by Richard S. Johnson.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=naked+in+cyberspace&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 3) Naked in Cyberspace] by Carole A. Lane.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=lost+and+found+the+guide&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 4) Lost and Found: the Guide to Finding Family, Friends, and Loved Ones] by Troy Dunn.

City directories are a great resource to use to track an individual year by year. Local & Family History Services has Mishawaka and South Bend city directories from 1867 to 2007 available for in-library use. From 1945-2007 they are available in book format, while the earlier directories are on microfilm. All directories are searchable by the name of the head of household; spouses and other employed adults in the household are also listed. Beginning in 1900, city directories are also searchable by street and house number, which is useful if you only know the address, because it will give the name of the family who lived in a particular house. [http://www.libraryforlife.org/reference/ SJCPL's Reference Department] has recent years of city directories for some cities in our region, while Local & Family History Services has some older years of city directories for various nearby cities.

Yearbooks - Local & Family History Services has South Bend high school yearbooks for all high schools for most years available for in-library use. We also have many Mishawaka and some other St. Joseph County high school yearbooks for some years. Online, you can find a PDF [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/guides/Yearbook_list.pdf list of all the yearbooks available] in Local & Family History. [http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library's Heritage Room] has most Mishawaka high school yearbooks and Bethel College yearbooks. Notre Dame, Saint Mary's, IUSB, Bethel, and other local colleges and universities have their own collegiate yearbook collections, usually found in their campus library or archives. Yearbooks can help you determine the approximate age of the person you seek, point to potential siblings, friends, interests, and more that may help you find the person today.

Databases 
[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] From any branch of SJCPL, you can search Ancestry's databases of vital statistics, public records, directories, and more. Click on the "Search" tab, at the top of the page to go to the subsections listed on the right-hand side of the webpage. "Birth, Marriage & Death" and "Directories & Member Lists" are good choices to search for recent information on the person you seek. Available only in branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] This free online database is an index to obituaries that appeared in the South Bend Tribune for people with ties to St. Joseph County from 1913 to the present. Once you find a citation to an obituary in the index, you may look up the full-text obituary on our microfilmed copies of the South Bend Tribune available at Local & Family History Services. You can use this database to search for obituaries of relatives of the person you seek and often gain the city of residence for living descendants. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index] Search an index to the Service Notes that were printed in the South Bend Tribune during the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War eras. Once you find a citation to a Service Notes entry in the index, you may look up the full-text Service Notes on our microfilmed copies of the South Bend Tribune. Service Notes often mentioned spouses, parents, and in-laws and their names and addresses. 

==Resources Available at Other Libraries==

Locate the library in the last known location of the missing person. Search for the name, contact information and web address for the public library in that town on the [http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/ Libweb directory.] If you are unable to find the library you seek in the Libweb directory, call or visit your local library to use the print resource, [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=american+library+directory&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D American Library Directory,] which lists all U.S. libraries. 

Contact the library. Start by searching the library website; also be prepared to contact the library or visit in person to research local obituaries, city directories, marriage indexes, yearbooks and other sources that could provide a clue to the missing person's current whereabouts. When you ask the library a question, provide them with as much information as you have, and don't expect them to do your research for you. Ask for specific records for specific years. If they don't have the record you seek, they may be able to point you in the right direction. They may charge you a photocopying or research fee.

==St. Joseph County Websites==
[http://www.macoggis.com/ Michiana Area Council of Governments GIS System] Research particular houses and neighborhoods using this free public source of current homeowner information for St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties, Indiana. If the person you seek is a homeowner, you may find them on this website. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] See description above. 

[http://www.sjcba.org/memberdir.htm St. Joseph County Bar Association] If the person you seek is an attorney, search the membership directory of the St. Joseph County Bar Association. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index] See description above. 

==Indiana Websites==

[http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/ Indiana Sheriff's Sex Offender Registry] You may freely search by name, address, city, zip code and more. You can limit your search by town, address or zipcode. 

==National Websites==
===Public Records Websites===

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] See description above. 

[http://www.brbpub.com/ BRB Publications, Inc.] BRB's Free Resource Center has a comprehensive directory of free public record sites, reference material, and public record vendors available. Locate resources for civil records, criminal records, driving records, real estate records, licensing boards, public record vendors, record retrievers, legislation and much more. Click on the link to "Free Resources" from the homepage and explore the free options available on this site. This site also has a fee-based component. 

[http://www.criminalsearches.com/ CriminalSearches] Type in a person's name and view publicly accessible information about their criminal history; includes non-criminal records also such as civil filings, traffic tickets, and more. 

[http://www.doenetwork.org/ The Doe Network] Search records at the Doe Network to find information about unidentified and missing persons in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Europe. 

[http://www.searchsystems.net Searchsystems.net Public Records Directory] Use this website to search a directory of online record sources or websites for localities in the United States and worldwide. This site charges a fee to retrieve the records. However, we've found that if you note the exact name of the record source listed on this site, and do a [http://www.google.com Google search] for the exact same source name, you may find links to access the same information for free. So we advise you to use this site as an index, and then search for and find listed websites for free using Google. 

[http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index] Investigate whether the person you seek has died by searching the Social Security Death Index. This index will provide you with death information for persons who had a Social Security number and whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Bear in mind that many people do not fall into that category, so the absence of a name from this index does not prove that the person is still living. 

===Name/Address Websites===

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] See description above. 

[http://www.birthdatabase.com/ Birthdatabase.com] Site that allows you to enter a person's name and approximate age and find out their birthdate. 

[http://stevemorse.org/birthday/birthday2.html Finding Birthdays] This search engine, written by genealogy and computer guru Stephen Morse, searches several different name/address websites and compiles results for you. The search engine is specifically looking for birthdates available on the internet. I found my exact birthdate through this search engine. See what you can do! See Steve Morse's [http://stevemorse.org/ website] for more One-Step search engines he wrote that will search all different kinds of websites for you. 

[http://find.intelius.com/ Intelius] This free name/address site lists previous cities/states associated with a particular person, along with potential relatives who have been linked to this person in public records. The site charges a fee for more detailed searches and information. 

[http://pipl.com/ Pipl] Search "the deep web" including information from databases such as personal profiles, court records, scientific publications, member directories, and genealogical information. 

[http://radaris.com/ Radaris] Like Intelius, this free site notes other residences and people associated with a person, then charges a fee to provide more detailed information such as contact information, age, and more. 

[http://boards.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb Genealogy Message Boards] Search these message boards for postings regarding a family name, a locality, or a topic, such as adoption. Post a message on the appropriate board with information about the person you seek. Someone may answer your post with a clue or even contact information. 

[http://www.spokeo.com/ Spokeo] Search this database, which includes not only publicly available information from the same sources as Intelius and Radaris, but also information from social networking sites. You may find someone's current address, phone number, age, marital status, occupation, hobbies, and even whether they have children. 

[http://ussearch.com/ USSearch] Use this site to do a preliminary search for free listings by name, age, and city. More detailed information is available for a fee. 

[http://whitepages.com/ Whitepages.com] This free site will allow you to search for names beginning with a certain letter or combination of letters, find neighbors, reverse search on an address or telephone number, and search an entire metropolitan area, rather than one city at a time. 

[http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Phone_Numbers_and_Addresses/ Yahoo Name and Address Directory] This directory on Yahoo.com lists a variety of other websites that provide search engines to search by name, address, telephone, and email address. 

===Other National Websites===

[http://www.reunion.com Reunion.com] At Reunion.com, sign up and create a free profile about yourself. Add photos, create a blog, search for other registrants, join a forum for graduates of your high school, and more for free. This site also offers advanced information searches for a fee. 

[http://www.zoominfo.com/ ZoomInfo] ZoomInfo is a business information search engine, with profiles on more than 35 million people and 3.8 million companies. ZoomInfo collects and organizes information from the internet. Use this search engine to search for people engaged in business or linked to a particular job or occupation. You may search by name, job title, occupation, state or region, keyword, and company name. 

===Government Websites===

[http://www.militarybrat.com/locating_individuals.cfm Federal Government Locators] This site details how to find someone through the Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Military, Department of State and the Salvation Army. Be sure to read the site's guidelines, which detail the types of missing persons they will assist you in searching for. 

Thanks to [http://www.roots4u.com/Roots4u.com.html Dr. Michael Lacopo] for giving us permission to use some of his ideas and sources on this page.

[[Genealogy | Back to the Genealogy page]] 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Sara| Sara Allen]], June 2007 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], August 19, 2010

[[Category:Hobbies]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Finding Living People

2010-08-19T13:56:57Z

Libby the Librarian:

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Getting Started'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Finding_Birth_Families Finding Birth Families]
*[http://www.libraryforlife.org/subjectguides/index.php/Genealogy#Getting_Started_with_Your_Family_History Getting Started with Your Family History]

'''SJCPL Links'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]  [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index]

'''St. Joseph County Links'''
*[http://www.macoggis.com/ Michiana Area Council of Governments GIS System]
*[http://www.sjcba.org/memberdir.htm St. Joseph County Bar Association]

'''Indiana Links'''
*[http://www.in.gov/ai/services/#q27 Indiana Government Databases]
*[http://208.119.135.17/db/in_marriages_1993_2002/in_marriages_search.asp Indiana Marriages, 1993-2002]
*[http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/ Indiana Sheriff's Sex Offender Registry]

'''National Links'''
*[http://www.brbpub.com/ BRB Publications, Inc.]
*[http://www.birthdatabase.com/ Birthdatabase.com]
*[http://www.criminalsearches.com/ CriminalSearches]
*[http://www.doenetwork.org/ The Doe Network]
*[http://www.militarybrat.com/locating_individuals.cfm Federal Government Locators]
*[http://stevemorse.org/birthday/birthday2.html Finding Birthdays]
*[http://find.intelius.com/ Intelius]
*[http://pipl.com/ Pipl]
*[http://radaris.com/ Radaris]
*[http://www.reunion.com Reunion.com]
*[http://boards.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb Genealogy Message Boards]
*[http://www.searchsystems.net Searchsystems.net Public Records Directory]
*[http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]
*[http://www.spokeo.com/ Spokeo]
*[http://ussearch.com/ USSearch]
*[http://whitepages.com/ Whitepages.com]
*[http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Phone_Numbers_and_Addresses/ Yahoo Name and Address Directory]
*[http://www.zoominfo.com/ ZoomInfo]

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== Finding Living People ==
By [[User:Sara| Sara Allen]]

Are you searching for a long-lost cousin, an elementary school classmate, a former neighbor, your birth family, a missing heir, a first love, or anyone else you'd like to find? All hope is not lost. Check out the links on this page for a multitude of excellent online and print sources that may provide you with the clues you need to find your missing person. St. Joseph County Public Library's [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services,] located at the Main Library in downtown South Bend, stands by ready to assist you in your search. (If you are engaged in adoption research, please go to our page on [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Finding_Birth_Families Finding Birth Families.])

You may want to start with a how-to manual. Then, determine if the person is living somewhere in St. Joseph County or in another known or unknown location. Come on into Local & Family History Services for library resources, which are useful both for finding local people and finding people worldwide. Contact libraries and organizations all over the United States by phone, mail or email for assistance in finding missing persons in other localities. Use internet websites from the library or from home to round out your research. Some internet websites do charge a fee for information. Use national websites and search engines to find people in unknown locations.

==Resources at SJCPL==

How-to manuals are available for checkout at SJCPL.

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|[[Image:findanyonefast.gif|findanyonefast.gif]]
|[[Image:nakedincyberspace.gif|nakedincyberspace.gif]]
|[[Image:lostandfound.gif|lostandfound.gif]]
|}

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=locating+lost+family+members&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 1) Locating Lost Family Members & Friends] by Kathleen W. Hinckley.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=find+anyone+fast&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 2) Find Anyone Fast] by Richard S. Johnson.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=naked+in+cyberspace&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 3) Naked in Cyberspace] by Carole A. Lane.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=lost+and+found+the+guide&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 4) Lost and Found: the Guide to Finding Family, Friends, and Loved Ones] by Troy Dunn.

City directories are a great resource to use to track an individual year by year. Local & Family History Services has Mishawaka and South Bend city directories from 1867 to 2007 available for in-library use. From 1945-2007 they are available in book format, while the earlier directories are on microfilm. All directories are searchable by the name of the head of household; spouses and other employed adults in the household are also listed. Beginning in 1900, city directories are also searchable by street and house number, which is useful if you only know the address, because it will give the name of the family who lived in a particular house. [http://www.libraryforlife.org/reference/ SJCPL's Reference Department] has recent years of city directories for some cities in our region, while Local & Family History Services has some older years of city directories for various nearby cities.

Yearbooks - Local & Family History Services has South Bend high school yearbooks for all high schools for most years available for in-library use. We also have many Mishawaka and some other St. Joseph County high school yearbooks for some years. Online, you can find a PDF [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/guides/Yearbook_list.pdf list of all the yearbooks available] in Local & Family History. [http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library's Heritage Room] has most Mishawaka high school yearbooks and Bethel College yearbooks. Notre Dame, Saint Mary's, IUSB, Bethel, and other local colleges and universities have their own collegiate yearbook collections, usually found in their campus library or archives. Yearbooks can help you determine the approximate age of the person you seek, point to potential siblings, friends, interests, and more that may help you find the person today.

Databases 
[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] From any branch of SJCPL, you can search Ancestry's databases of vital statistics, public records, directories, and more. Click on the "Search" tab, at the top of the page to go to the subsections listed on the right-hand side of the webpage. "Birth, Marriage & Death" and "Directories & Member Lists" are good choices to search for recent information on the person you seek. Available only in branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] This free online database is an index to obituaries that appeared in the South Bend Tribune for people with ties to St. Joseph County from 1913 to the present. Once you find a citation to an obituary in the index, you may look up the full-text obituary on our microfilmed copies of the South Bend Tribune available at Local & Family History Services. You can use this database to search for obituaries of relatives of the person you seek and often gain the city of residence for living descendants. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index] Search an index to the Service Notes that were printed in the South Bend Tribune during the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War eras. Once you find a citation to a Service Notes entry in the index, you may look up the full-text Service Notes on our microfilmed copies of the South Bend Tribune. Service Notes often mentioned spouses, parents, and in-laws and their names and addresses. 

==Resources Available at Other Libraries==

Locate the library in the last known location of the missing person. Search for the name, contact information and web address for the public library in that town on the [http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/ Libweb directory.] If you are unable to find the library you seek in the Libweb directory, call or visit your local library to use the print resource, [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=american+library+directory&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D American Library Directory,] which lists all U.S. libraries. 

Contact the library. Start by searching the library website; also be prepared to contact the library or visit in person to research local obituaries, city directories, marriage indexes, yearbooks and other sources that could provide a clue to the missing person's current whereabouts. When you ask the library a question, provide them with as much information as you have, and don't expect them to do your research for you. Ask for specific records for specific years. If they don't have the record you seek, they may be able to point you in the right direction. They may charge you a photocopying or research fee.

==St. Joseph County Websites==
[http://www.macoggis.com/ Michiana Area Council of Governments GIS System] Research particular houses and neighborhoods using this free public source of current homeowner information for St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties, Indiana. If the person you seek is a homeowner, you may find them on this website. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] See description above. 

[http://www.sjcba.org/memberdir.htm St. Joseph County Bar Association] If the person you seek is an attorney, search the membership directory of the St. Joseph County Bar Association. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index] See description above. 

==Indiana Websites==

[http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/ Indiana Sheriff's Sex Offender Registry] You may freely search by name, address, city, zip code and more. You can limit your search by town, address or zipcode. 

==National Websites==
===Public Records Websites===

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] See description above. 

[http://www.brbpub.com/ BRB Publications, Inc.] BRB's Free Resource Center has a comprehensive directory of free public record sites, reference material, and public record vendors available. Locate resources for civil records, criminal records, driving records, real estate records, licensing boards, public record vendors, record retrievers, legislation and much more. Click on the link to "Free Resources" from the homepage and explore the free options available on this site. This site also has a fee-based component. 

[http://www.criminalsearches.com/ CriminalSearches] Type in a person's name and view publicly accessible information about their criminal history; includes non-criminal records also such as civil filings, traffic tickets, and more. 

[http://www.doenetwork.org/ The Doe Network] Search records at the Doe Network to find information about unidentified and missing persons in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Europe. 

[http://www.searchsystems.net Searchsystems.net Public Records Directory] Use this website to search a directory of online record sources or websites for localities in the United States and worldwide. This site charges a fee to retrieve the records. However, we've found that if you note the exact name of the record source listed on this site, and do a [http://www.google.com Google search] for the exact same source name, you may find links to access the same information for free. So we advise you to use this site as an index, and then search for and find listed websites for free using Google. 

[http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index] Investigate whether the person you seek has died by searching the Social Security Death Index. This index will provide you with death information for persons who had a Social Security number and whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Bear in mind that many people do not fall into that category, so the absence of a name from this index does not prove that the person is still living. 

===Name/Address Websites===

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] See description above. 

[http://www.birthdatabase.com/ Birthdatabase.com] Site that allows you to enter a person's name and approximate age and find out their birthdate. 

[http://stevemorse.org/birthday/birthday2.html Finding Birthdays] This search engine, written by genealogy and computer guru Stephen Morse, searches several different name/address websites and compiles results for you. The search engine is specifically looking for birthdates available on the internet. I found my exact birthdate through this search engine. See what you can do! See Steve Morse's [http://stevemorse.org/ website] for more One-Step search engines he wrote that will search all different kinds of websites for you. 

[http://find.intelius.com/ Intelius] This free name/address site lists previous cities/states associated with a particular person, along with potential relatives who have been linked to this person in public records. The site charges a fee for more detailed searches and information. 

[http://pipl.com/ Pipl] Search "the deep web" including information from databases such as personal profiles, court records, scientific publications, member directories, and genealogical information. 

[http://radaris.com/ Radaris] Like Intelius, this free site notes other residences and people associated with a person, then charges a fee to provide more detailed information such as contact information, age, and more. 

[http://boards.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb Genealogy Message Boards] Search these message boards for postings regarding a family name, a locality, or a topic, such as adoption. Post a message on the appropriate board with information about the person you seek. Someone may answer your post with a clue or even contact information. 

[http://www.spokeo.com/ Spokeo] Search this database, which includes not only publicly available information from the same sources as Intelius and Radaris, but also information from social networking sites. You may find someone's current address, phone number, age, marital status, occupation, hobbies, and even whether they have children. 

[http://ussearch.com/ USSearch] Use this site to do a preliminary search for free listings by name, age, and city. More detailed information is available for a fee. 

[http://whitepages.com/ Whitepages.com] This free site will allow you to search for names beginning with a certain letter or combination of letters, find neighbors, reverse search on an address or telephone number, and search an entire metropolitan area, rather than one city at a time. 

[http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Phone_Numbers_and_Addresses/ Yahoo Name and Address Directory] This directory on Yahoo.com lists a variety of other websites that provide search engines to search by name, address, telephone, and email address. 

===Other National Websites===

[http://www.reunion.com Reunion.com] At Reunion.com, sign up and create a free profile about yourself. Add photos, create a blog, search for other registrants, join a forum for graduates of your high school, and more for free. This site also offers advanced information searches for a fee. 

[http://www.zoominfo.com/ ZoomInfo] ZoomInfo is a business information search engine, with profiles on more than 35 million people and 3.8 million companies. ZoomInfo collects and organizes information from the internet. Use this search engine to search for people engaged in business or linked to a particular job or occupation. You may search by name, job title, occupation, state or region, keyword, and company name. 

===Government Websites===

[http://www.militarybrat.com/locating_individuals.cfm Federal Government Locators] This site details how to find someone through the Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Military, Department of State and the Salvation Army. Be sure to read the site's guidelines, which detail the types of missing persons they will assist you in searching for. 

Thanks to [http://www.roots4u.com/Roots4u.com.html Dr. Michael Lacopo] for giving us permission to use some of his ideas and sources on this page.

[[Genealogy | Back to the Genealogy page]] 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Sara| Sara Allen]], June 2007 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], August 18, 2010

[[Category:Hobbies]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Finding Living People

2010-08-18T21:50:06Z

Libby the Librarian:

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|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Getting Started'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Finding_Birth_Families Finding Birth Families]
*[http://www.libraryforlife.org/subjectguides/index.php/Genealogy#Getting_Started_with_Your_Family_History Getting Started with Your Family History]

'''SJCPL Links'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]  [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index]

'''St. Joseph County Links'''
*[http://www.macoggis.com/ Michiana Area Council of Governments GIS System]
*[http://www.sjcba.org/memberdir.htm St. Joseph County Bar Association]

'''Indiana Links'''
*[http://www.in.gov/ai/services/#q27 Indiana Government Databases]
*[http://208.119.135.17/db/in_marriages_1993_2002/in_marriages_search.asp Indiana Marriages, 1993-2002]
*[http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/ Indiana Sheriff's Sex Offender Registry]

'''National Links'''
*[http://www.brbpub.com/ BRB Publications, Inc.]
*[http://www.birthdatabase.com/ Birthdatabase.com]
*[http://www.criminalsearches.com/ CriminalSearches]
*[http://www.doenetwork.org/ The Doe Network]
*[http://www.militarybrat.com/locating_individuals.cfm Federal Government Locators]
*[http://stevemorse.org/birthday/birthday2.html Finding Birthdays]
*[http://find.intelius.com/ Intelius]
*[http://pipl.com/ Pipl]
*[http://radaris.com/ Radaris]
*[http://www.reunion.com Reunion.com]
*[http://boards.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb Genealogy Message Boards]
*[http://www.searchsystems.net Searchsystems.net Public Records Directory]
*[http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]
*[http://www.spokeo.com/ Spokeo]
*[http://ussearch.com/ USSearch]
*[http://whitepages.com/ Whitepages.com]
*[http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Phone_Numbers_and_Addresses/ Yahoo Name and Address Directory]
*[http://www.zoominfo.com/ ZoomInfo]

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== Finding Living People ==
By [[User:Sara| Sara Allen]]

Are you searching for a long-lost cousin, an elementary school classmate, a former neighbor, your birth family, a missing heir, a first love, or anyone else you'd like to find? All hope is not lost. Check out the links on this page for a multitude of excellent online and print sources that may provide you with the clues you need to find your missing person. St. Joseph County Public Library's [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services,] located at the Main Library in downtown South Bend, stands by ready to assist you in your search. (If you are engaged in adoption research, please go to our page on [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Finding_Birth_Families Finding Birth Families.])

You may want to start with a how-to manual. Then, determine if the person is living somewhere in St. Joseph County or in another known or unknown location. Come on into Local & Family History Services for library resources, which are useful both for finding local people and finding people worldwide. Contact libraries and organizations all over the United States by phone, mail or email for assistance in finding missing persons in other localities. Use internet websites from the library or from home to round out your research. Some internet websites do charge a fee for information. Use national websites and search engines to find people in unknown locations.

==Resources at SJCPL==

How-to manuals are available for checkout at SJCPL.

{| cellpadding=10
|[[Image:findinglostfamily.gif|findinglostfamily.gif]]
|[[Image:findanyonefast.gif|findanyonefast.gif]]
|[[Image:nakedincyberspace.gif|nakedincyberspace.gif]]
|[[Image:lostandfound.gif|lostandfound.gif]]
|}

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=locating+lost+family+members&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 1) Locating Lost Family Members & Friends] by Kathleen W. Hinckley.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=find+anyone+fast&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 2) Find Anyone Fast] by Richard S. Johnson.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=naked+in+cyberspace&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 3) Naked in Cyberspace] by Carole A. Lane.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=lost+and+found+the+guide&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 4) Lost and Found: the Guide to Finding Family, Friends, and Loved Ones] by Troy Dunn.

City directories are a great resource to use to track an individual year by year. Local & Family History Services has Mishawaka and South Bend city directories from 1867 to 2007 available for in-library use. From 1945-2007 they are available in book format, while the earlier directories are on microfilm. All directories are searchable by the name of the head of household; spouses and other employed adults in the household are also listed. Beginning in 1900, city directories are also searchable by street and house number, which is useful if you only know the address, because it will give the name of the family who lived in a particular house. [http://www.libraryforlife.org/reference/ SJCPL's Reference Department] has recent years of city directories for some cities in our region, while Local & Family History Services has some older years of city directories for various nearby cities.

Yearbooks - Local & Family History Services has South Bend high school yearbooks for all high schools for most years available for in-library use. We also have many Mishawaka and some other St. Joseph County high school yearbooks for some years. Online, you can find a PDF [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/guides/Yearbook_list.pdf list of all the yearbooks available] in Local & Family History. [http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library's Heritage Room] has most Mishawaka high school yearbooks and Bethel College yearbooks. Notre Dame, Saint Mary's, IUSB, Bethel, and other local colleges and universities have their own collegiate yearbook collections, usually found in their campus library or archives. Yearbooks can help you determine the approximate age of the person you seek, point to potential siblings, friends, interests, and more that may help you find the person today.

Databases 
[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] From any branch of SJCPL, you can search Ancestry's databases of vital statistics, public records, directories, and more. Click on the "Search" tab, at the top of the page to go to the subsections listed on the right-hand side of the webpage. "Birth, Marriage & Death" and "Directories & Member Lists" are good choices to search for recent information on the person you seek. Available only in branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] This free online database is an index to obituaries that appeared in the South Bend Tribune for people with ties to St. Joseph County from 1913 to the present. Once you find a citation to an obituary in the index, you may look up the full-text obituary on our microfilmed copies of the South Bend Tribune available at Local & Family History Services. You can use this database to search for obituaries of relatives of the person you seek and often gain the city of residence for living descendants. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index] Search an index to the Service Notes that were printed in the South Bend Tribune during the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War eras. Once you find a citation to a Service Notes entry in the index, you may look up the full-text Service Notes on our microfilmed copies of the South Bend Tribune. Service Notes often mentioned spouses, parents, and in-laws and their names and addresses. 

==Resources Available at Other Libraries==

Locate the library in the last known location of the missing person. Search for the name, contact information and web address for the public library in that town on the [http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/ Libweb directory.] If you are unable to find the library you seek in the Libweb directory, call or visit your local library to use the print resource, [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=american+library+directory&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D American Library Directory,] which lists all U.S. libraries. 

Contact the library. Start by searching the library website; also be prepared to contact the library or visit in person to research local obituaries, city directories, marriage indexes, yearbooks and other sources that could provide a clue to the missing person's current whereabouts. When you ask the library a question, provide them with as much information as you have, and don't expect them to do your research for you. Ask for specific records for specific years. If they don't have the record you seek, they may be able to point you in the right direction. They may charge you a photocopying or research fee.

==St. Joseph County Websites==
[http://www.macoggis.com/ Michiana Area Council of Governments GIS System] Research particular houses and neighborhoods using this free public source of current homeowner information for St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties, Indiana. If the person you seek is a homeowner, you may find them on this website. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] See description above. 

[http://www.sjcba.org/memberdir.htm St. Joseph County Bar Association] If the person you seek is an attorney, search the membership directory of the St. Joseph County Bar Association. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index] See description above. 

==Indiana Websites==

[http://www.in.gov/ai/services/#q27 Indiana Government Databases] Search a plethora of online informational databases compiled by the state of Indiana, including business filings and entities, holders of state professional licenses, and much more. Basic information is retrieved for free, but for full information, most databases charge an access fee. Background checks such as driver licenses, vehicle registrations & liens, and criminal records are also available from this site for a fee. 

[http://208.119.135.17/db/in_marriages_1993_2002/in_marriages_search.asp Indiana Marriages, 1993-2002] Search by the name of either the bride or the groom to access statewide marriage records for the years 1993-2002. This marriage record abstract gives ages, birth state, number of marriages, and date of marriage; so if you've lost someone in Indiana around that time period, check out this index for new leads. 

[http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/ Indiana Sheriff's Sex Offender Registry] You may freely search by name, address, city, zip code and more. You can limit your search by town, address or zipcode. 

==National Websites==
===Public Records Websites===

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] See description above. 

[http://www.brbpub.com/ BRB Publications, Inc.] BRB's Free Resource Center has a comprehensive directory of free public record sites, reference material, and public record vendors available. Locate resources for civil records, criminal records, driving records, real estate records, licensing boards, public record vendors, record retrievers, legislation and much more. Click on the link to "Free Resources" from the homepage and explore the free options available on this site. This site also has a fee-based component. 

[http://www.criminalsearches.com/ CriminalSearches] Type in a person's name and view publicly accessible information about their criminal history; includes non-criminal records also such as civil filings, traffic tickets, and more. 

[http://www.doenetwork.org/ The Doe Network] Search records at the Doe Network to find information about unidentified and missing persons in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Europe. 

[http://www.searchsystems.net Searchsystems.net Public Records Directory] Use this website to search a directory of online record sources or websites for localities in the United States and worldwide. This site charges a fee to retrieve the records. However, we've found that if you note the exact name of the record source listed on this site, and do a [http://www.google.com Google search] for the exact same source name, you may find links to access the same information for free. So we advise you to use this site as an index, and then search for and find listed websites for free using Google. 

[http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index] Investigate whether the person you seek has died by searching the Social Security Death Index. This index will provide you with death information for persons who had a Social Security number and whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Bear in mind that many people do not fall into that category, so the absence of a name from this index does not prove that the person is still living. 

===Name/Address Websites===

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] See description above. 

[http://www.birthdatabase.com/ Birthdatabase.com] Site that allows you to enter a person's name and approximate age and find out their birthdate. 

[http://stevemorse.org/birthday/birthday2.html Finding Birthdays] This search engine, written by genealogy and computer guru Stephen Morse, searches several different name/address websites and compiles results for you. The search engine is specifically looking for birthdates available on the internet. I found my exact birthdate through this search engine. See what you can do! See Steve Morse's [http://stevemorse.org/ website] for more One-Step search engines he wrote that will search all different kinds of websites for you. 

[http://find.intelius.com/ Intelius] This free name/address site lists previous cities/states associated with a particular person, along with potential relatives who have been linked to this person in public records. The site charges a fee for more detailed searches and information. 

[http://pipl.com/ Pipl] Search "the deep web" including information from databases such as personal profiles, court records, scientific publications, member directories, and genealogical information. 

[http://radaris.com/ Radaris] Like Intelius, this free site notes other residences and people associated with a person, then charges a fee to provide more detailed information such as contact information, age, and more. 

[http://boards.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb Genealogy Message Boards] Search these message boards for postings regarding a family name, a locality, or a topic, such as adoption. Post a message on the appropriate board with information about the person you seek. Someone may answer your post with a clue or even contact information. 

[http://www.spokeo.com/ Spokeo] Search this database, which includes not only publicly available information from the same sources as Intelius and Radaris, but also information from social networking sites. You may find someone's current address, phone number, age, marital status, occupation, hobbies, and even whether they have children. 

[http://ussearch.com/ USSearch] Use this site to do a preliminary search for free listings by name, age, and city. More detailed information is available for a fee. 

[http://whitepages.com/ Whitepages.com] This free site will allow you to search for names beginning with a certain letter or combination of letters, find neighbors, reverse search on an address or telephone number, and search an entire metropolitan area, rather than one city at a time. 

[http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Phone_Numbers_and_Addresses/ Yahoo Name and Address Directory] This directory on Yahoo.com lists a variety of other websites that provide search engines to search by name, address, telephone, and email address. 

===Other National Websites===

[http://www.reunion.com Reunion.com] At Reunion.com, sign up and create a free profile about yourself. Add photos, create a blog, search for other registrants, join a forum for graduates of your high school, and more for free. This site also offers advanced information searches for a fee. 

[http://www.zoominfo.com/ ZoomInfo] ZoomInfo is a business information search engine, with profiles on more than 35 million people and 3.8 million companies. ZoomInfo collects and organizes information from the internet. Use this search engine to search for people engaged in business or linked to a particular job or occupation. You may search by name, job title, occupation, state or region, keyword, and company name. 

===Government Websites===

[http://www.militarybrat.com/locating_individuals.cfm Federal Government Locators] This site details how to find someone through the Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Military, Department of State and the Salvation Army. Be sure to read the site's guidelines, which detail the types of missing persons they will assist you in searching for. 

Thanks to [http://www.roots4u.com/Roots4u.com.html Dr. Michael Lacopo] for giving us permission to use some of his ideas and sources on this page.

[[Genealogy | Back to the Genealogy page]] 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Sara| Sara Allen]], June 2007 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], August 18, 2010

[[Category:Hobbies]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Finding Living People

2010-08-18T19:05:54Z

Libby the Librarian: /* Name/Address Websites */

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Getting Started'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Finding_Birth_Families Finding Birth Families]
*[http://www.libraryforlife.org/subjectguides/index.php/Genealogy#Getting_Started_with_Your_Family_History Getting Started with Your Family History]

'''SJCPL Links'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]  [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index]

'''St. Joseph County Links'''
*[http://www.macoggis.com/ Michiana Area Council of Governments GIS System]
*[http://www.sjcba.org/memberdir.htm St. Joseph County Bar Association]

'''Indiana Links'''
*[http://www.in.gov/ai/services/#q27 Indiana Government Databases]
*[http://208.119.135.17/db/in_marriages_1993_2002/in_marriages_search.asp Indiana Marriages, 1993-2002]
*[http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/ Indiana Sheriff's Sex Offender Registry]

'''National Links'''
*[http://www.brbpub.com/ BRB Publications, Inc.]
*[http://www.birthdatabase.com/ Birthdatabase.com]
*[http://www.criminalsearches.com/ CriminalSearches]
*[http://www.doenetwork.org/ The Doe Network]
*[http://www.militarybrat.com/locating_individuals.cfm Federal Government Locators]
*[http://stevemorse.org/birthday/birthday2.html Finding Birthdays]
*[http://find.intelius.com/ Intelius]
*[http://pipl.com/ Pipl]
*[http://www.reunion.com Reunion.com]
*[http://boards.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb Genealogy Message Boards]
*[http://www.searchsystems.net Searchsystems.net Public Records Directory]
*[http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]
*[http://ussearch.com/ USSearch]
*[http://whitepages.ca/ Whitepages.ca]
*[http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Phone_Numbers_and_Addresses/ Yahoo Name and Address Directory]
*[http://www.zoominfo.com/ ZoomInfo]

|}
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== Finding Living People ==
By [[User:Sara| Sara Allen]]

Are you searching for a long-lost cousin, an elementary school classmate, a former neighbor, your birth family, a missing heir, a first love, or anyone else you'd like to find? All hope is not lost. Check out the links on this page for a multitude of excellent online and print sources that may provide you with the clues you need to find your missing person. St. Joseph County Public Library's [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services,] located at the Main Library in downtown South Bend, stands by ready to assist you in your search. (If you are engaged in adoption research, please go to our page on [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Finding_Birth_Families Finding Birth Families.])

You may want to start with a how-to manual. Then, determine if the person is living somewhere in St. Joseph County or in another known or unknown location. Come on into Local & Family History Services for library resources, which are useful both for finding local people and finding people worldwide. Contact libraries and organizations all over the United States by phone, mail or email for assistance in finding missing persons in other localities. Use internet websites from the library or from home to round out your research. Some internet websites do charge a fee for information. Use national websites and search engines to find people in unknown locations.

==Resources at SJCPL==

How-to manuals are available for checkout at SJCPL.

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|[[Image:findinglostfamily.gif|findinglostfamily.gif]]
|[[Image:findanyonefast.gif|findanyonefast.gif]]
|[[Image:nakedincyberspace.gif|nakedincyberspace.gif]]
|[[Image:lostandfound.gif|lostandfound.gif]]
|}

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=locating+lost+family+members&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 1) Locating Lost Family Members & Friends] by Kathleen W. Hinckley.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=find+anyone+fast&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 2) Find Anyone Fast] by Richard S. Johnson.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=naked+in+cyberspace&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 3) Naked in Cyberspace] by Carole A. Lane.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=lost+and+found+the+guide&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 4) Lost and Found: the Guide to Finding Family, Friends, and Loved Ones] by Troy Dunn.

City directories are a great resource to use to track an individual year by year. Local & Family History Services has Mishawaka and South Bend city directories from 1867 to 2007 available for in-library use. From 1945-2007 they are available in book format, while the earlier directories are on microfilm. All directories are searchable by the name of the head of household; spouses and other employed adults in the household are also listed. Beginning in 1900, city directories are also searchable by street and house number, which is useful if you only know the address, because it will give the name of the family who lived in a particular house. [http://www.libraryforlife.org/reference/ SJCPL's Reference Department] has recent years of city directories for some cities in our region, while Local & Family History Services has some older years of city directories for various nearby cities.

Yearbooks - Local & Family History Services has South Bend high school yearbooks for all high schools for most years available for in-library use. We also have many Mishawaka and some other St. Joseph County high school yearbooks for some years. Online, you can find a PDF [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/guides/Yearbook_list.pdf list of all the yearbooks available] in Local & Family History. [http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library's Heritage Room] has most Mishawaka high school yearbooks and Bethel College yearbooks. Notre Dame, Saint Mary's, IUSB, Bethel, and other local colleges and universities have their own collegiate yearbook collections, usually found in their campus library or archives. Yearbooks can help you determine the approximate age of the person you seek, point to potential siblings, friends, interests, and more that may help you find the person today.

Databases 
[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] From any branch of SJCPL, you can search Ancestry's databases of vital statistics, public records, directories, and more. Click on the "Search" tab, at the top of the page to go to the subsections listed on the right-hand side of the webpage. "Birth, Marriage & Death" and "Directories & Member Lists" are good choices to search for recent information on the person you seek. Available only in branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] This free online database is an index to obituaries that appeared in the South Bend Tribune for people with ties to St. Joseph County from 1913 to the present. Once you find a citation to an obituary in the index, you may look up the full-text obituary on our microfilmed copies of the South Bend Tribune available at Local & Family History Services. You can use this database to search for obituaries of relatives of the person you seek and often gain the city of residence for living descendants. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index] Search an index to the Service Notes that were printed in the South Bend Tribune during the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War eras. Once you find a citation to a Service Notes entry in the index, you may look up the full-text Service Notes on our microfilmed copies of the South Bend Tribune. Service Notes often mentioned spouses, parents, and in-laws and their names and addresses. 

==Resources Available at Other Libraries==

Locate the library in the last known location of the missing person. Search for the name, contact information and web address for the public library in that town on the [http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/ Libweb directory.] If you are unable to find the library you seek in the Libweb directory, call or visit your local library to use the print resource, [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=american+library+directory&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D American Library Directory,] which lists all U.S. libraries. 

Contact the library. Start by searching the library website; also be prepared to contact the library or visit in person to research local obituaries, city directories, marriage indexes, yearbooks and other sources that could provide a clue to the missing person's current whereabouts. When you ask the library a question, provide them with as much information as you have, and don't expect them to do your research for you. Ask for specific records for specific years. If they don't have the record you seek, they may be able to point you in the right direction. They may charge you a photocopying or research fee.

==St. Joseph County Websites==
[http://www.macoggis.com/ Michiana Area Council of Governments GIS System] Research particular houses and neighborhoods using this free public source of current homeowner information for St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties, Indiana. If the person you seek is a homeowner, you may find them on this website. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] See description above. 

[http://www.sjcba.org/memberdir.htm St. Joseph County Bar Association] If the person you seek is an attorney, search the membership directory of the St. Joseph County Bar Association. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index] See description above. 

==Indiana Websites==

[http://www.in.gov/ai/services/#q27 Indiana Government Databases] Search a plethora of online informational databases compiled by the state of Indiana, including business filings and entities, holders of state professional licenses, and much more. Basic information is retrieved for free, but for full information, most databases charge an access fee. Background checks such as driver licenses, vehicle registrations & liens, and criminal records are also available from this site for a fee. 

[http://208.119.135.17/db/in_marriages_1993_2002/in_marriages_search.asp Indiana Marriages, 1993-2002] Search by the name of either the bride or the groom to access statewide marriage records for the years 1993-2002. This marriage record abstract gives ages, birth state, number of marriages, and date of marriage; so if you've lost someone in Indiana around that time period, check out this index for new leads. 

[http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/ Indiana Sheriff's Sex Offender Registry] You may freely search by name, address, city, zip code and more. You can limit your search by town, address or zipcode. 

==National Websites==
===Public Records Websites===

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] See description above. 

[http://www.brbpub.com/ BRB Publications, Inc.] BRB's Free Resource Center has a comprehensive directory of free public record sites, reference material, and public record vendors available. Locate resources for civil records, criminal records, driving records, real estate records, licensing boards, public record vendors, record retrievers, legislation and much more. Click on the link to "Free Resources" from the homepage and explore the free options available on this site. This site also has a fee-based component. 

[http://www.criminalsearches.com/ CriminalSearches] Type in a person's name and view publicly accessible information about their criminal history; includes non-criminal records also such as civil filings, traffic tickets, and more. 

[http://www.doenetwork.org/ The Doe Network] Search records at the Doe Network to find information about unidentified and missing persons in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Europe. 

[http://www.searchsystems.net Searchsystems.net Public Records Directory] Use this website to search a directory of online record sources or websites for localities in the United States and worldwide. This site charges a fee to retrieve the records. However, we've found that if you note the exact name of the record source listed on this site, and do a [http://www.google.com Google search] for the exact same source name, you may find links to access the same information for free. So we advise you to use this site as an index, and then search for and find listed websites for free using Google. 

[http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index] Investigate whether the person you seek has died by searching the Social Security Death Index. This index will provide you with death information for persons who had a Social Security number and whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Bear in mind that many people do not fall into that category, so the absence of a name from this index does not prove that the person is still living. 

===Name/Address Websites===

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] See description above. 

[http://www.birthdatabase.com/ Birthdatabase.com] Site that allows you to enter a person's name and approximate age and find out their birthdate. 

[http://stevemorse.org/birthday/birthday2.html Finding Birthdays] This search engine, written by genealogy and computer guru Stephen Morse, searches several different name/address websites and compiles results for you. The search engine is specifically looking for birthdates available on the internet. I found my exact birthdate through this search engine. See what you can do! See Steve Morse's [http://stevemorse.org/ website] for more One-Step search engines he wrote that will search all different kinds of websites for you. 

[http://find.intelius.com/ Intelius] This free name/address site lists previous cities/states associated with a particular person, along with potential relatives who have been linked to this person in public records. The site charges a fee for more detailed searches and information. 

[http://pipl.com/ Pipl] Search "the deep web" including information from databases such as personal profiles, court records, scientific publications, member directories, and genealogical information. 

[http://radaris.com/ Radaris] Like Intelius, this free site notes other residences and people associated with a person, then charges a fee to provide more detailed information such as contact information, age, and more. 

[http://boards.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb Genealogy Message Boards] Search these message boards for postings regarding a family name, a locality, or a topic, such as adoption. Post a message on the appropriate board with information about the person you seek. Someone may answer your post with a clue or even contact information. 

[http://www.spokeo.com/ Spokeo] Search this database, which includes not only publicly available information from the same sources as Intelius and Radaris, but also information from social networking sites. You may find someone's current address, phone number, age, marital status, occupation, hobbies, and even whether they have children. 

[http://ussearch.com/ USSearch] Use this site to do a preliminary search for free listings by name, age, and city. More detailed information is available for a fee. 

[http://whitepages.com/ Whitepages.com] This free site will allow you to search for names beginning with a certain letter or combination of letters, find neighbors, reverse search on an address or telephone number, and search an entire metropolitan area, rather than one city at a time. 

[http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Phone_Numbers_and_Addresses/ Yahoo Name and Address Directory] This directory on Yahoo.com lists a variety of other websites that provide search engines to search by name, address, telephone, and email address. 

===Other National Websites===

[http://www.reunion.com Reunion.com] At Reunion.com, sign up and create a free profile about yourself. Add photos, create a blog, search for other registrants, join a forum for graduates of your high school, and more for free. This site also offers advanced information searches for a fee. 

[http://www.zoominfo.com/ ZoomInfo] ZoomInfo is a business information search engine, with profiles on more than 35 million people and 3.8 million companies. ZoomInfo collects and organizes information from the internet. Use this search engine to search for people engaged in business or linked to a particular job or occupation. You may search by name, job title, occupation, state or region, keyword, and company name. 

===Government Websites===

[http://www.militarybrat.com/locating_individuals.cfm Federal Government Locators] This site details how to find someone through the Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Military, Department of State and the Salvation Army. Be sure to read the site's guidelines, which detail the types of missing persons they will assist you in searching for. 

Thanks to [http://www.roots4u.com/Roots4u.com.html Dr. Michael Lacopo] for giving us permission to use some of his ideas and sources on this page.

[[Genealogy | Back to the Genealogy page]] 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Sara| Sara Allen]], June 2007 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], August 18, 2010

[[Category:Hobbies]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Finding Living People

2010-08-18T19:02:52Z

Libby the Librarian:

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Getting Started'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Finding_Birth_Families Finding Birth Families]
*[http://www.libraryforlife.org/subjectguides/index.php/Genealogy#Getting_Started_with_Your_Family_History Getting Started with Your Family History]

'''SJCPL Links'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]  [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index]

'''St. Joseph County Links'''
*[http://www.macoggis.com/ Michiana Area Council of Governments GIS System]
*[http://www.sjcba.org/memberdir.htm St. Joseph County Bar Association]

'''Indiana Links'''
*[http://www.in.gov/ai/services/#q27 Indiana Government Databases]
*[http://208.119.135.17/db/in_marriages_1993_2002/in_marriages_search.asp Indiana Marriages, 1993-2002]
*[http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/ Indiana Sheriff's Sex Offender Registry]

'''National Links'''
*[http://www.brbpub.com/ BRB Publications, Inc.]
*[http://www.birthdatabase.com/ Birthdatabase.com]
*[http://www.criminalsearches.com/ CriminalSearches]
*[http://www.doenetwork.org/ The Doe Network]
*[http://www.militarybrat.com/locating_individuals.cfm Federal Government Locators]
*[http://stevemorse.org/birthday/birthday2.html Finding Birthdays]
*[http://find.intelius.com/ Intelius]
*[http://pipl.com/ Pipl]
*[http://www.reunion.com Reunion.com]
*[http://boards.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb Genealogy Message Boards]
*[http://www.searchsystems.net Searchsystems.net Public Records Directory]
*[http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]
*[http://ussearch.com/ USSearch]
*[http://whitepages.ca/ Whitepages.ca]
*[http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Phone_Numbers_and_Addresses/ Yahoo Name and Address Directory]
*[http://www.zoominfo.com/ ZoomInfo]

|}
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== Finding Living People ==
By [[User:Sara| Sara Allen]]

Are you searching for a long-lost cousin, an elementary school classmate, a former neighbor, your birth family, a missing heir, a first love, or anyone else you'd like to find? All hope is not lost. Check out the links on this page for a multitude of excellent online and print sources that may provide you with the clues you need to find your missing person. St. Joseph County Public Library's [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services,] located at the Main Library in downtown South Bend, stands by ready to assist you in your search. (If you are engaged in adoption research, please go to our page on [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Finding_Birth_Families Finding Birth Families.])

You may want to start with a how-to manual. Then, determine if the person is living somewhere in St. Joseph County or in another known or unknown location. Come on into Local & Family History Services for library resources, which are useful both for finding local people and finding people worldwide. Contact libraries and organizations all over the United States by phone, mail or email for assistance in finding missing persons in other localities. Use internet websites from the library or from home to round out your research. Some internet websites do charge a fee for information. Use national websites and search engines to find people in unknown locations.

==Resources at SJCPL==

How-to manuals are available for checkout at SJCPL.

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|[[Image:findinglostfamily.gif|findinglostfamily.gif]]
|[[Image:findanyonefast.gif|findanyonefast.gif]]
|[[Image:nakedincyberspace.gif|nakedincyberspace.gif]]
|[[Image:lostandfound.gif|lostandfound.gif]]
|}

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=locating+lost+family+members&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 1) Locating Lost Family Members & Friends] by Kathleen W. Hinckley.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=find+anyone+fast&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 2) Find Anyone Fast] by Richard S. Johnson.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=naked+in+cyberspace&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 3) Naked in Cyberspace] by Carole A. Lane.

[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=lost+and+found+the+guide&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D 4) Lost and Found: the Guide to Finding Family, Friends, and Loved Ones] by Troy Dunn.

City directories are a great resource to use to track an individual year by year. Local & Family History Services has Mishawaka and South Bend city directories from 1867 to 2007 available for in-library use. From 1945-2007 they are available in book format, while the earlier directories are on microfilm. All directories are searchable by the name of the head of household; spouses and other employed adults in the household are also listed. Beginning in 1900, city directories are also searchable by street and house number, which is useful if you only know the address, because it will give the name of the family who lived in a particular house. [http://www.libraryforlife.org/reference/ SJCPL's Reference Department] has recent years of city directories for some cities in our region, while Local & Family History Services has some older years of city directories for various nearby cities.

Yearbooks - Local & Family History Services has South Bend high school yearbooks for all high schools for most years available for in-library use. We also have many Mishawaka and some other St. Joseph County high school yearbooks for some years. Online, you can find a PDF [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/guides/Yearbook_list.pdf list of all the yearbooks available] in Local & Family History. [http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library's Heritage Room] has most Mishawaka high school yearbooks and Bethel College yearbooks. Notre Dame, Saint Mary's, IUSB, Bethel, and other local colleges and universities have their own collegiate yearbook collections, usually found in their campus library or archives. Yearbooks can help you determine the approximate age of the person you seek, point to potential siblings, friends, interests, and more that may help you find the person today.

Databases 
[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] From any branch of SJCPL, you can search Ancestry's databases of vital statistics, public records, directories, and more. Click on the "Search" tab, at the top of the page to go to the subsections listed on the right-hand side of the webpage. "Birth, Marriage & Death" and "Directories & Member Lists" are good choices to search for recent information on the person you seek. Available only in branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] This free online database is an index to obituaries that appeared in the South Bend Tribune for people with ties to St. Joseph County from 1913 to the present. Once you find a citation to an obituary in the index, you may look up the full-text obituary on our microfilmed copies of the South Bend Tribune available at Local & Family History Services. You can use this database to search for obituaries of relatives of the person you seek and often gain the city of residence for living descendants. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index] Search an index to the Service Notes that were printed in the South Bend Tribune during the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War eras. Once you find a citation to a Service Notes entry in the index, you may look up the full-text Service Notes on our microfilmed copies of the South Bend Tribune. Service Notes often mentioned spouses, parents, and in-laws and their names and addresses. 

==Resources Available at Other Libraries==

Locate the library in the last known location of the missing person. Search for the name, contact information and web address for the public library in that town on the [http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/ Libweb directory.] If you are unable to find the library you seek in the Libweb directory, call or visit your local library to use the print resource, [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=american+library+directory&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D American Library Directory,] which lists all U.S. libraries. 

Contact the library. Start by searching the library website; also be prepared to contact the library or visit in person to research local obituaries, city directories, marriage indexes, yearbooks and other sources that could provide a clue to the missing person's current whereabouts. When you ask the library a question, provide them with as much information as you have, and don't expect them to do your research for you. Ask for specific records for specific years. If they don't have the record you seek, they may be able to point you in the right direction. They may charge you a photocopying or research fee.

==St. Joseph County Websites==
[http://www.macoggis.com/ Michiana Area Council of Governments GIS System] Research particular houses and neighborhoods using this free public source of current homeowner information for St. Joseph and Elkhart Counties, Indiana. If the person you seek is a homeowner, you may find them on this website. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] See description above. 

[http://www.sjcba.org/memberdir.htm St. Joseph County Bar Association] If the person you seek is an attorney, search the membership directory of the St. Joseph County Bar Association. 

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index] See description above. 

==Indiana Websites==

[http://www.in.gov/ai/services/#q27 Indiana Government Databases] Search a plethora of online informational databases compiled by the state of Indiana, including business filings and entities, holders of state professional licenses, and much more. Basic information is retrieved for free, but for full information, most databases charge an access fee. Background checks such as driver licenses, vehicle registrations & liens, and criminal records are also available from this site for a fee. 

[http://208.119.135.17/db/in_marriages_1993_2002/in_marriages_search.asp Indiana Marriages, 1993-2002] Search by the name of either the bride or the groom to access statewide marriage records for the years 1993-2002. This marriage record abstract gives ages, birth state, number of marriages, and date of marriage; so if you've lost someone in Indiana around that time period, check out this index for new leads. 

[http://www.insor.org/insasoweb/ Indiana Sheriff's Sex Offender Registry] You may freely search by name, address, city, zip code and more. You can limit your search by town, address or zipcode. 

==National Websites==
===Public Records Websites===

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] See description above. 

[http://www.brbpub.com/ BRB Publications, Inc.] BRB's Free Resource Center has a comprehensive directory of free public record sites, reference material, and public record vendors available. Locate resources for civil records, criminal records, driving records, real estate records, licensing boards, public record vendors, record retrievers, legislation and much more. Click on the link to "Free Resources" from the homepage and explore the free options available on this site. This site also has a fee-based component. 

[http://www.criminalsearches.com/ CriminalSearches] Type in a person's name and view publicly accessible information about their criminal history; includes non-criminal records also such as civil filings, traffic tickets, and more. 

[http://www.doenetwork.org/ The Doe Network] Search records at the Doe Network to find information about unidentified and missing persons in the USA, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Europe. 

[http://www.searchsystems.net Searchsystems.net Public Records Directory] Use this website to search a directory of online record sources or websites for localities in the United States and worldwide. This site charges a fee to retrieve the records. However, we've found that if you note the exact name of the record source listed on this site, and do a [http://www.google.com Google search] for the exact same source name, you may find links to access the same information for free. So we advise you to use this site as an index, and then search for and find listed websites for free using Google. 

[http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index] Investigate whether the person you seek has died by searching the Social Security Death Index. This index will provide you with death information for persons who had a Social Security number and whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Bear in mind that many people do not fall into that category, so the absence of a name from this index does not prove that the person is still living. 

===Name/Address Websites===

[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] See description above. 

[http://www.birthdatabase.com/ Birthdatabase.com] Site that allows you to enter a person's name and approximate age and find out their birthdate. 

[http://stevemorse.org/birthday/birthday2.html Finding Birthdays] This search engine, written by genealogy and computer guru Stephen Morse, searches several different name/address websites and compiles results for you. The search engine is specifically looking for birthdates available on the internet. I found my exact birthdate through this search engine. See what you can do! See Steve Morse's [http://stevemorse.org/ website] for more One-Step search engines he wrote that will search all different kinds of websites for you. 

[http://find.intelius.com/ Intelius] This free name/address site lists previous cities/states associated with a particular person, along with potential relatives who have been linked to this person in public records. The site charges a fee for more detailed searches and information. 

[http://pipl.com/ Pipl] Search "the deep web" including information from databases such as personal profiles, court records, scientific publications, member directories, and genealogical information. 

[http://radaris.com/ Radaris] Like Intelius, this free site notes other residences and people associated with a person, then charges a fee to provide more detailed information such as contact information, age, and more. 

[http://boards.rootsweb.com/ Rootsweb Genealogy Message Boards] Search these message boards for postings regarding a family name, a locality, or a topic, such as adoption. Post a message on the appropriate board with information about the person you seek. Someone may answer your post with a clue or even contact information. 

[http://www.spokeo.com/ Spokeo] Search this database, which includes not only publicly available information from the same sources as Intelius and Radaris, but also information from social networking sites. You may find someone's current address, phone number, age, marital status, occupation, hobbies, and even photographs. 

[http://ussearch.com/ USSearch] Use this site to do a preliminary search for free listings by name, age, and city. More detailed information is available for a fee. 

[http://whitepages.ca/ Whitepages.ca] This free site will allow you to search for names beginning with a certain letter or combination of letters, find neighbors, reverse search on an address or telephone number, and search an entire metropolitan area, rather than one city at a time. 

[http://dir.yahoo.com/Reference/Phone_Numbers_and_Addresses/ Yahoo Name and Address Directory] This directory on Yahoo.com lists a variety of other websites that provide search engines to search by name, address, telephone, and email address. 

===Other National Websites===

[http://www.reunion.com Reunion.com] At Reunion.com, sign up and create a free profile about yourself. Add photos, create a blog, search for other registrants, join a forum for graduates of your high school, and more for free. This site also offers advanced information searches for a fee. 

[http://www.zoominfo.com/ ZoomInfo] ZoomInfo is a business information search engine, with profiles on more than 35 million people and 3.8 million companies. ZoomInfo collects and organizes information from the internet. Use this search engine to search for people engaged in business or linked to a particular job or occupation. You may search by name, job title, occupation, state or region, keyword, and company name. 

===Government Websites===

[http://www.militarybrat.com/locating_individuals.cfm Federal Government Locators] This site details how to find someone through the Social Security Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Military, Department of State and the Salvation Army. Be sure to read the site's guidelines, which detail the types of missing persons they will assist you in searching for. 

Thanks to [http://www.roots4u.com/Roots4u.com.html Dr. Michael Lacopo] for giving us permission to use some of his ideas and sources on this page.

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Local Authors

2010-06-12T16:30:13Z

Libby the Librarian: /* David Small */

Did you know there were so many writers from St. Joseph County, Michiana, and Indiana? Support these local authors by checking out some of their books!

You will find even more books by local authors in the new [[Local Authors Collection | Local Authors Collection]] in [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory Local & Family History Services] at Main Library. We specialize in St. Joseph County authors. (And we accept book donations!)

=== Tasha Alexander ===
A St. Joseph High School grad now living in Tennessee, Tasha writes intriguing romantic suspense novels set in Victorian England.

Find materials by Tasha Alexander in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=alexander%2C+tasha&searchscope=2&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=dGlobal+warming+--+Popular+works. catalog].

=== Izola Bird ===
Local resident and SJCPL regular Izola Bird has two books in the library's collection, ''Burning the Mattress'' and ''The Witch Who Stole My Husband''. You can find them in [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=bird%2C+izola&sortdropdown=-&searchscope=2 our catalog].

=== Jeanne Dams ===
Find mysteries by South Bend native Jeanne Dams in the [http://tinyurl.com/ls89l catalog]. We have books from both of her acclaimed series. The first book in Dams's Dorothy Martin series, set in England, won a prestigious Agatha Award for Best First Novel. Dams's other series, featuring Swedish immigrant Hilda Johansson, takes place in South Bend in its heyday, the early 1900s.

Find out more at [http://www.jeannedams.com/ Jeanne Dams's] official website.

=== Julie Ferraro ===
Julie Ferraro, a life-long area resident, is a writer (for 35 years), an accountant, a mother, and a grandmother. A prolific author, Ferraro has written many articles for magazines and newspapers, as well as fiction and nonfiction under pseudonyms. Ferraro's nonfiction pen name is Quill Mastercraft, and we have two of these titles [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/?searchtype=a&searcharg=mastercraft%2C+quill&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Xsears+roebuck%26SORT%3DDZ on our shelves]. Her nom de plume for fiction is Eugenia Lucas, and you can find this writing on the website [http://eugenialucas.8k.com eugenialucas.8k.com].

=== Johnnie Griffin ===
Find novels by IUSB sociology professor Johnnie Griffin in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=griffin+johnnie&searchscope=2 catalog].

=== Gene Ha ===
Prominent comic artist Gene Ha has been a hit at several of SJCPL's [http://www.libraryforlife.org/openbook/ Open Book] and Free Comic Book Day events. Ha graduated from Clay High School and now lives in Chicago. You can find materials illustrated by Gene Ha in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=ha%2C+gene&searchscope=2 catalog].

You can find out more about Gene Ha and his work at [http://www.geneha.com/ his official website].

=== John Kovach ===
We can't get much more local than former Library employee John Kovach. Until recently he provided valuable service in [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services], but now he'll be haunting [http://www.saintmarys.edu/~library/Archives/archives.htm Saint Mary's College Archives] instead. When not poring over old documents, John can usually be found on a baseball diamond. Click [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/a?SEARCH=kovach%2C+john&searchscope=2 here] for a list of his books available in the catalog.

=== Ralph McInerny ===
We have books from Notre Dame Professor McInerny's two famous mystery series, Father Dowling and the Notre Dame mysteries, as well as some of his books on the Catholic faith and his recent memoir. Check our [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/aMcInerny%2C+Ralph+M./amcinerny+ralph+m/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=amcinerny+ralph+m&1%2C77%2C catalog].

=== Patricia Pollacco ===
A children's author and illustrator from Union City, Michigan, Patricia Pollacco has books in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=polacco%2C+patricia&searchscope=2&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=apolacco collection].

=== John Palmer ===
Another local author with ties to the Library is John Palmer; John also worked in [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History]. He has put together several binders about [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/X?SEARCH=(john%20palmer%20family)+and+not+(mulcahy)&SORT=D&m=b local families] and also has written books about [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/q?author=palmer&title=south+bend&searchscope=2 South Bend]. His book [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/aPalmer,+John+(John+Francis),+1948-/apalmer+john+john+francis+1948/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=apalmer+john+john+francis+1948&17%2C%2C21 ''South Bend: Crossroads of Commerce''] is a well-written and well-researched introduction to the history of this area.

=== April Pulley Sayre ===
Natural history children's author from South Bend. Make sure to note the dedication in her book Africa: "Thanks especially to the librarians and other staff of the St. Joseph County Public Library, my local gold mine." Well, thank you, April!

Find materials by April Sayre in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=sayre%2C+april&SORT=D&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search catalog]. Find out more about her on [http://www.aprilsayre.com/ her website] and [http://www.aprilsayre.com/blog/ blog].

=== Franklin Sheneman ===
Yet another author who is also a former employee of the Library's [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] department. Franklin, a native of North Liberty, has written a book about that area: [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/t?SEARCH=southern+st.+joseph+county&searchscope=2 Southern St. Joseph County].

=== David Small ===

David Small, author and illustrator, spent childhood summers in Indiana, so we're making him an honorary Hoosier. He and his wife Sarah Stewart have written (Stewart) and illustrated (Small) [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/X?SEARCH=(sarah%20stewart%20david%20small)&SORT=D&m=b several wonderful and award-winning children's books], including favorites [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/q?author=Stewart%2C+Sarah&title=The+Library&searchscope=2 ''The Library''] and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/q?author=Stewart%2C+Sarah&title=The+Gardener&searchscope=2 ''The Gardener'']. In addition, Small has written and illustrated many books of his own, and has worked as an illustrator with other authors. Here's a list of [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=Small%2C+David&sortdropdown=-&searchscope=2 all his books that we have].

This [http://www.nccil.org/experience/artists/smalld/index.htm biography] of David Small is from the [http://www.nccil.org/ National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature].

Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], June 12, 2010

[[Category:Books]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Local Authors

2010-06-12T16:26:45Z

Libby the Librarian:

Did you know there were so many writers from St. Joseph County, Michiana, and Indiana? Support these local authors by checking out some of their books!

You will find even more books by local authors in the new [[Local Authors Collection | Local Authors Collection]] in [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory Local & Family History Services] at Main Library. We specialize in St. Joseph County authors. (And we accept book donations!)

=== Tasha Alexander ===
A St. Joseph High School grad now living in Tennessee, Tasha writes intriguing romantic suspense novels set in Victorian England.

Find materials by Tasha Alexander in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=alexander%2C+tasha&searchscope=2&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=dGlobal+warming+--+Popular+works. catalog].

=== Izola Bird ===
Local resident and SJCPL regular Izola Bird has two books in the library's collection, ''Burning the Mattress'' and ''The Witch Who Stole My Husband''. You can find them in [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=bird%2C+izola&sortdropdown=-&searchscope=2 our catalog].

=== Jeanne Dams ===
Find mysteries by South Bend native Jeanne Dams in the [http://tinyurl.com/ls89l catalog]. We have books from both of her acclaimed series. The first book in Dams's Dorothy Martin series, set in England, won a prestigious Agatha Award for Best First Novel. Dams's other series, featuring Swedish immigrant Hilda Johansson, takes place in South Bend in its heyday, the early 1900s.

Find out more at [http://www.jeannedams.com/ Jeanne Dams's] official website.

=== Julie Ferraro ===
Julie Ferraro, a life-long area resident, is a writer (for 35 years), an accountant, a mother, and a grandmother. A prolific author, Ferraro has written many articles for magazines and newspapers, as well as fiction and nonfiction under pseudonyms. Ferraro's nonfiction pen name is Quill Mastercraft, and we have two of these titles [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/?searchtype=a&searcharg=mastercraft%2C+quill&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Xsears+roebuck%26SORT%3DDZ on our shelves]. Her nom de plume for fiction is Eugenia Lucas, and you can find this writing on the website [http://eugenialucas.8k.com eugenialucas.8k.com].

=== Johnnie Griffin ===
Find novels by IUSB sociology professor Johnnie Griffin in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=griffin+johnnie&searchscope=2 catalog].

=== Gene Ha ===
Prominent comic artist Gene Ha has been a hit at several of SJCPL's [http://www.libraryforlife.org/openbook/ Open Book] and Free Comic Book Day events. Ha graduated from Clay High School and now lives in Chicago. You can find materials illustrated by Gene Ha in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=ha%2C+gene&searchscope=2 catalog].

You can find out more about Gene Ha and his work at [http://www.geneha.com/ his official website].

=== John Kovach ===
We can't get much more local than former Library employee John Kovach. Until recently he provided valuable service in [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services], but now he'll be haunting [http://www.saintmarys.edu/~library/Archives/archives.htm Saint Mary's College Archives] instead. When not poring over old documents, John can usually be found on a baseball diamond. Click [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/a?SEARCH=kovach%2C+john&searchscope=2 here] for a list of his books available in the catalog.

=== Ralph McInerny ===
We have books from Notre Dame Professor McInerny's two famous mystery series, Father Dowling and the Notre Dame mysteries, as well as some of his books on the Catholic faith and his recent memoir. Check our [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/aMcInerny%2C+Ralph+M./amcinerny+ralph+m/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=amcinerny+ralph+m&1%2C77%2C catalog].

=== Patricia Pollacco ===
A children's author and illustrator from Union City, Michigan, Patricia Pollacco has books in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=polacco%2C+patricia&searchscope=2&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=apolacco collection].

=== John Palmer ===
Another local author with ties to the Library is John Palmer; John also worked in [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History]. He has put together several binders about [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/X?SEARCH=(john%20palmer%20family)+and+not+(mulcahy)&SORT=D&m=b local families] and also has written books about [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/q?author=palmer&title=south+bend&searchscope=2 South Bend]. His book [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/aPalmer,+John+(John+Francis),+1948-/apalmer+john+john+francis+1948/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=apalmer+john+john+francis+1948&17%2C%2C21 ''South Bend: Crossroads of Commerce''] is a well-written and well-researched introduction to the history of this area.

=== April Pulley Sayre ===
Natural history children's author from South Bend. Make sure to note the dedication in her book Africa: "Thanks especially to the librarians and other staff of the St. Joseph County Public Library, my local gold mine." Well, thank you, April!

Find materials by April Sayre in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=sayre%2C+april&SORT=D&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search catalog]. Find out more about her on [http://www.aprilsayre.com/ her website] and [http://www.aprilsayre.com/blog/ blog].

=== Franklin Sheneman ===
Yet another author who is also a former employee of the Library's [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] department. Franklin, a native of North Liberty, has written a book about that area: [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/t?SEARCH=southern+st.+joseph+county&searchscope=2 Southern St. Joseph County].

=== David Small ===

David Small, author and illustrator, spent childhood summers in Indiana, so we're making him an honorary Hoosier. He and his wife Sarah Stewart have written (Stewart) and illustrated (Small) [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/X?SEARCH=(sarah%20stewart%20david%20small)&SORT=D&m=b several wonderful and award-winning children's books], including favorites [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/q?author=Stewart%2C+Sarah&title=The+Library&searchscope=2 ''The Library''] and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/q?author=Stewart%2C+Sarah&title=The+Gardener&searchscope=2 ''The Gardener'']. In addition, Small has written and illustrated many books of his own, and has worked as an illustrator with other authors. Here's a list of [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=Small%2C+David&sortdropdown=-&searchscope=2 all his books that we have].

This [http://www.nccil.org/experience/artists/smalld/index.htm biography] of David Small is from the [http://www.nccil.org/ National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature].

Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], November 7, 2009

[[Category:Books]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

History-Genealogy Websites

2010-02-27T19:42:23Z

Libby the Librarian: /* Research Tools */

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==Recommended Local and Family History Websites==

===St. Joseph County Research===
[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/gmd:@field(NUMBER+@band(g4094s+pm002020)) 1866 Map of South Bend] Browse a digital version of this early map of South Bend, found on the Library of Congress website, [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory collection.] 
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[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/gmd:@field(NUMBER+@band(g4094s+pm002030)) 1874 Map of South Bend] Browse a digital version of this early map of South Bend, found on the Library of Congress website, [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory collection.] 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 St. Joseph County Atlas] Search or browse through SJCPL's digital version of the 1875 Illustrated Historical Atlas of St. Joseph County, Indiana, including plat maps, biographies, and engravings. 
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[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/gmd:@field(NUMBER+@band(g4094s+pm002040)) 1890 Map of South Bend] Browse a digital version of this early map of South Bend, found on the Library of Congress website, [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory collection.] 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=52 ca. 1910 South Bend YMCA Book] Search or browse through SJCPL's digital version of A Manhood Factory in the Center of South Bend's Greatest Industries, featuring text and illustrations of people, the YMCA, and the community. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=49 1910 South Bend and Mishawaka Elks Convention Book] Search or browse through SJCPL's digital version of Official Souvenir, 9th Annual Convention, Indiana State Association, B.P.O.E., South Bend, Indiana, featuring text and illustrations of people, businesses, and the community. 
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[http://www.archive.org/stream/polksouthbendind00polk#page/n7/mode/2up 1921 South Bend & Mishawaka City Directory] Search or browse through a digital version of Polk's South Bend & Mishawaka City Directory for 1921. Searchable by personal or business name or by reverse lookup by street name and house number. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936 St. Joseph County Plat Book] Search or browse through SJCPL's digital version of the 1936 Index Map of St. Joseph County, Indiana, which shows all landowners in the unincorporated areas of the county at that time. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Finding_Birth_Families Adoption Information] Read a how-to article by SJCPL librarians on how to find birth families for adoptees. This article contains links to helpful websites and pointers for researching this important event. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Foreign_Births Finding Birth Dates for Foreign-Born Relatives] Read a how-to article by SJCPL librarians on how to find birth dates for foreign-born relatives. This article contains links to helpful websites and pointers for tracing your family back to the "old country." 
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[http://www.hlcm.org/htlm/archives.html Hannah Lindahl Children's Museum - Archives] Find out about the resources at the Children's Museum, including an online database of Mishawaka school records and online photographs. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online - Online books] Read digital versions of the following books: ''Marriage Records St Joseph County [index 1830-1882]''; ''South Bend and the Men Who Have Made It''; ''Historic Background of South Bend and St. Joseph County''; ''History of St. Joseph County Indiana (1880)''; ''Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties Indiana'' and more. Choose the "Search Books" option from the homepage. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://www.historicnewcarlisle.org/ Historic New Carlisle] Read about the history of New Carlisle, historic preservation activities in the community, and find links to the museum and a list of some of its collections. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/House_Research House Research] Read a how-to article by SJCPL librarians on how to research the history of your house. This article contains links to helpful websites and pointers for the research process. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~instjose/immigration/hungarian/Chris_Kovach/hungarian-chris-kovach.htm Hungarian Records - St. Joseph Co.] Search for your St. Joseph County Hungarian ancestors in these abstracts of vital records, church records, immigration records, obituaries, funeral home and cemetery records compiled by genealogist Chris Kovach. 
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[http://www.iusb.edu/~libg/archives/index.shtml IUSB Archives] Visit the Archives of Indiana University at South Bend to learn about the history of IUSB, the history of the Torrington Company, and local notable James Lewis Casaday and his theater-related collection. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] of the [http://www.sjcpl.org St. Joseph County Public Library] See the historical and genealogical databases we have put online, use subscription databases in the library or from home with a St. Joseph County Public Library card, and see what we have in our collection. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/LadewskiPapers/lucky.htm Lucky Ladewski Papers] Search through digitized papers on Polish residents of South Bend from the collection amassed by genealogist Gertrude T. (Stachowiak) "Lucky" Ladewski. 
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[http://www.macoggis.com/ Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG) GIS System] Research your house and neighborhood using this free public source of homeowner information. See an aerial picture of your St. Joseph County or Elkhart County home. 
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[http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library - Heritage Room] See a listing of MPHPL's genealogy and local history resources. Search through the Hannah Lindahl Children's Museum and MPHPL Online Archive, which includes many photographs. 
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[http://www.centerforhistory.org/ Northern Indiana Center for History] Find information on South Bend's Center for History. Read about the people, places, and events that have shaped St. Joseph County history and Northern Indiana. 
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[http://www.nd.edu/~archives Notre Dame University - Archives] Search the collections of Notre Dame's Archives, including Notre Dame records and local manuscript collections. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] This free online database is an index to obituaries that appeared in the ''South Bend Tribune'' for people who died in St. Joseph County from 1913 to the present. 
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[http://www.pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America] Search the database of Polish burials in South Bend's Cedar Grove Cemetery or post research queries about Polish ancestors. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemetery.htm St. Joseph County Cemeteries] Find a list of the cemeteries in St. Joseph County, along with directions. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose St. Joseph County GenWeb] See how to obtain vital records in St. Joseph County, find information about your Polish immigrant ancestors, search free local databases, and much more. 
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[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/ St. Joseph County Government] Get contact information for the County Clerk and County Archives, where you can find guardianship, marriage, divorce, and probate records; the County Health Department, where you can get birth and death records; and the County Recorder, where you can locate land records. 
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[http://www.saintmarys.edu/%7Elibrary/Archives/archives.htm Saint Mary's College - Archives] See how to find photographs, scrapbooks, and manuscripts about Saint Mary's College. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 - Digital] View, navigate, print, and download historic maps of Indiana cities, showing streets and buildings. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index] Search an index to the Service Notes that were printed in the ''South Bend Tribune'' during the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War eras. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~insbags/ South Bend Area Genealogical Society (SBAGS)] Browse the home page of the South Bend Area Genealogical Society. Search an online index to St. Joseph County marriages from 1924 to 1957. View historic and modern photographs of the South Bend and Mishawaka area, along with maps and many other databases and indexes. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune's Online Archives] Search this online database of ''South Bend Tribune'' articles published since March 1998. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://southlawn.palmerfuneralhomes.com/genealogy.htm Southlawn Cemetery] Search for individual's names and burial plot locations in Southlawn Cemetery in South Bend. 
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[http://www.walkerton.org/history.html Walkerton Area Historical Society] Search for local information on southern St. Joseph County, as well as photographs of the area.
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===Indiana Research===
[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/index.html Allen County Public Library - Genealogy Center] Search the catalog of the Allen County Public Library at Fort Wayne, the second-largest genealogy library in the world. Look at their online databases, including vital statistics indexes and cemetery transcriptions for the Allen County area. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~inelkhar/ecgs.htm Elkhart County Genealogical Society] Find out about the Society and its library, events, and publications. 
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[http://www.elkhartcountyparks.org/properties_locations/rush_memorial_center.htm Elkhart County Historical Society Museum] Find out about the Society and its museum in Bristol, one of the top ten local history museums in Indiana. 
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[http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Genealogy/fulcogenealogyfrontpage.htm Fulton County Public Library] Read digitized copies of books compiled by Jean and Wendall Tombough for Fulton County and other counties including: cemetery records for Fulton, Marshall, Miami and Kosciusko Counties; Fulton County obituaries; federal censuses; poor farm records; school enumerations; newspaper excerpts; marriage and death indexes; and will abstracts.
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[http://www.hoosierheritage.net/HH.html Hoosier Heritage: Indiana History and Genealogy Online] View a listing of links to libraries in the state of Indiana who have online genealogical or historical indexes, digital collections and more. Use this website to quickly see an alphabetical list by library name of local history collections on the internet in Indiana. Site search available. 
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[http://www.indgensoc.org/ Indiana Genealogical Society] Find information about the Indiana Genealogical Society. Post and search research queries. 
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[http://www.ingenweb.org/ Indiana GenWeb] Find online information about Indiana genealogy. Search indexes to vital records, see cemetery transcriptions, get research help, and more. Look at information about Indiana as a whole or about particular counties. 
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[http://129.79.145.7/arcims/IHAPI/index.html Indiana Historical Aerial Photo Index] View aerial photos dating from the 1930s to 1980s of Indiana land parcels. Search function is available by street address, township and range, coordinates or by map number, if known. Order copies of the maps for a fee. 
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[http://www.indianahistory.org/ Indiana Historical Society] Find information on the Indiana Historical Society. To view digitized books, choose "Family History" from the homepage, then "Family History Publications," then "Online Family History Publications. Currently, they have Quaker church records and U.S. District Court records online. 
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[http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/inmh/ Indiana Magazine of History Online Index] Search an index to the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/tIndiana+magazine+of+history./tindiana+magazine+of+history/1%2C2%2C7%2CB/frameset&FF=tindiana+magazine+of+history&1%2C%2C6/indexsort=- ''Indiana Magazine of History''], from 1905 to 2004. Find a reference to an interesting article, then come to [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] to read it. 
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[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1410397;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959] View transcriptions of Indiana marriage records for the following counties: Adams, Blackford, Decatur, Franklin, Henry, Huntington, Owen, Rush, and Sullivan. All counties in Indiana will eventually be added. These records are made available on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch,] from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 
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[http://www.in.gov/icpr/index.htm Indiana State Archives] View information about their collections. Search the Indiana State Archives' online indexes, including naturalization, land, court, and children's home records. 
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[http://www.in.gov/library/genealogy.htm Indiana State Library - Genealogy Division] Search the ISL's online databases, including indexes to pre-1851 and 1993-2002 Indiana marriage records and nineteenth-century Indianapolis newspapers. Choose reels of microfilmed newspapers from their collection, and borrow them through interlibrary loan here at the St. Joseph County Public Library. 
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[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/indiana.htm Indiana Vital Records] Find out how to order Indiana birth, death, marriage and divorce records. 
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[http://fizkid.tripod.com/ Indiana's World War II Dead in the South Pacific] Browse a volunteer-run web site about Indiana's World War II servicemen who died in the South Pacific. The site features photographs of the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines, along with lists of the soldiers and sailors honored there. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 - Digital] View, navigate, print, and download historic maps of Indiana cities, showing streets and buildings. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://208.119.135.17/db/vine/vine_home.asp VINE - Vital INformation Exchange] Search for your family names in vital records, local history, and other genealogical sources in this state-wide surname index. 
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===Midwestern Region Research===
[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 Chicago Tribune (1858-1985)] Search this database of articles and pages from the ''Chicago Tribune'', going back as far as the 1850s and continuing through 1985. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#r=0;p=allCollections Cook County, Illinois Vital Records] View digitized [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1462519;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable birth certificates] from 1878-1915 and [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1463145;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable marriage records] from 1900-1920. These records are made available on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch,] from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 
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[http://lincolnnet.net/ijgs/ Illiana Jewish Genealogical Society] Get information on Jewish genealogy in the Illinois-Indiana area, and find out about membership and projects. 
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[http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/archives.html Illinois State Archives] Learn about the holdings of the State Archives, read guides and tips on how to use the collections, search [http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/databases.html online indexes,] including military, land and vital records from all over the state.
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[http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/ Kentucky Vital Record Indexes] Look up your Kentucky ancestors in vital record indexes. View death indexes from 1911-1992, marriage indexes from 1973-1993, and divorce indexes from 1973-1993. 
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[http://mmm.lib.msu.edu/search/index.cfm Making of Modern Michigan] Search through digital images, diaries, newspaper clippings, indexes and more. Find a Michigan ancestor or town in this digital library project, created by a coalition of Michigan public libraries. 
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[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#r=0;p=allCollections Michigan Vital Records] View digitized birth, marriage and death records from the state of Michigan. View [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1459684;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable birth registrations] from 1867-1902; [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1452395;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable marriage records] from 1868-1925; and [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1452402;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable death registrations] from 1867-1897. These records are made available on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch,] from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=51 NewspaperARCHIVE] View online newspapers from across the United States for many time periods. Searchable by personal name, keyword, location, date, and title. The archive includes some newspapers from Anderson, Cambridge City, Chester, Ft. Wayne, Gary, Hammond, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Logansport, Montpelier, and Valparaiso, Indiana; from various Michigan cities, including Benton Harbor, Holland, Saint Joseph, and Traverse City; and from 31 Illinois cities, including Chicago’s suburbs. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://www.nileslibrary.com/history_genealogy.cfm Niles District Library - Local History Room] 
Search the online catalog for books in the Niles Library's Local History Room and learn about other aspects of the collections so you can plan your visit. Search an online obituary index to obituaries from Niles newspaper. Use Footnote.com and worldvitalrecords.com, two unique and valuable genealogical databases available locally at NDL.
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[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1307272;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable Ohio Death Records] View digitized death certificates for the state of Ohio from 1908-1953. These records are made available on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch,] from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 
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[http://www.kansasheritage.org/pbp/gen/g_intro.html Potawatomi Genealogy] Find out how to search for Potawatomi ancestors, on this site created by volunteers from the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Kansas. Read about the Potawatomi people and language. 
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[http://seekingmichigan.org/ Seeking Michigan] Search for digital photographs, records, books and more related to the history and culture of Michigan. View digitized death certificates from 1897-1920, Civil War Service records, Michigan Polish American collection and much more. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~mivanbur/SWMIObitIndex/SWMIObit.htm Southwest Michigan Obituary Index] Search an index of over 76,000 obituaries for Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, and Van Buren counties.
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===National Research===
[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] From any branch of the Library, search databases of vital statistics, passenger lists, military service records, all available United States censuses, and more. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 
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[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office] Search the BLM's database of federal government land records, going back to the 1800s. 
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[http://www.castlegarden.org/ Castle Garden] Search a database of immigration records for people who entered this country through New York City between 1855 and 1892. 
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[http://www.ancestry.com/learn/ContentCenters/contentCenter.aspx?page=trees&sp=forms Charts and Forms] View and print out blank pedigree charts, family group sheets, census forms, research calendars, and source summaries. 
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[http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List] Look through a comprehensive, searchable collection of hundreds of thousands of genealogy-related links. 
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[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes] Search this directory of online death indexes, obituaries, death records, cemetery records, and more. 
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[http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/ Ellis Island Foundation] Search immigration records for people who entered the country through New York City between 1892 and 1924. 
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[http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch, from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints] Access the Mormon Church's library catalog to see what microfilm you can have delivered to your nearest Family History Center. Search the 1880 United States Census. Find your ancestors in the International Genealogical Index or Ancestral File. See free digitized records online at [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=0 FamilySearch Record Search.] Content is updated often, but currently includes Michigan vital records 1867-1925, Ohio deaths 1908-1953, Cook County, Illinois vital records 1871-1922, West Virginia deaths and marriages, 1853-1970, Philadelphia death certificates, 1803-1915, and much more from the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. 
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[http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php Family History Archives] Read over 30,000 digitized family and local history books owned by the Family History Library, Allen County Public Library, Brigham Young University Library and more. You may search by family name, author, title, keyword, full-text, and also use a browse function to see all the books in the collection. 
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[http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave] Search 34 million worldwide grave records by decedent's name, by the name of the cemetery, or browse by a location to see all cemeteries in a certain location. Read transcriptions of tombstone inscriptions, view pictures of the stones, and sometimes, obituaries at this volunteer-maintained site. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online] Search databases covering most available United States censuses, digitized local history and genealogy books, PERSI (the PERiodical Source Index to genealogy magazines), digitized Revolutionary War pension and bounty land records, and Freedman's Bank files. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress - Local History & Genealogy] Find tips on genealogy and local history research and locate sources. Get access to the Library of Congress's famous American Memory web site, with more than 5 million digital photographs, diaries, song scores, pamphlets, and other materials. 
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[http://www.linkpendium.com/ Linkpendium] View thousands of links to genealogy websites for the United States, the United Kingdom and surnames. 
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[http://www.archives.gov/genealogy National Archives - Genealogy] Find information on doing genealogical research, locating and ordering records, and more. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=24 New England Ancestors] Search the New England Historic Genealogical Society's extensive databases of town, church, family Bible, vital, land, tax, and other records pertaining to New England as well as New York, Ireland, England, and eastern Canada. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=51 NewspaperARCHIVE] View online newspapers from across the United States for many time periods. Searchable by personal name, keyword, location, date, and title. The archive includes some newspapers from Anderson, Cambridge City, Chester, Ft. Wayne, Gary, Hammond, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Logansport, Montpelier, and Valparaiso, Indiana; from various Michigan cities, including Benton Harbor, Holland, Saint Joseph, and Traverse City; and from 31 Illinois cities, including Chicago’s suburbs. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://www.pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America] Search the database of Polish burials in South Bend's Cedar Grove Cemetery or post research queries about Polish ancestors. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb] Find and share information with other genealogists. Search free databases, including World Connect family trees and vital statistics indexes. Post to message boards or join e-mail lists. View thousands of genealogy-related web pages hosted on the site. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 - Digital] View, navigate, print, and download historic maps of Indiana cities, showing streets and buildings. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index (SSDI)] Find individuals in the Social Security Death Index, which runs from 1962 through the present; the free index gives name, date of death, last known address, and social security number. 
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[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb] Look at web sites and search databases for the whole country, various regions, particular states, and many counties on this volunteer-run web site. 
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[http://worldcat.org/ WorldCat] Search this catalog of materials held in more than 7,600 libraries in the United States and the rest of the world, including public, academic, state, and national libraries; archives; and historical societies. 
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===Vital Records, Local===
[http://www.burgenland-bunch.org/homepage.htm Burgenland Genealogy] Search through surnames, village names, queries, maps, censuses and much more data on former residents of the Burgenland, a province in Austria, that is home to Germans, Austrians, Hungarians, and Croats. View a [http://www.burgenland-bunch.org/BH&R/sb-home.htm list] of Burgenlanders buried in South Bend. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~instjose/immigration/hungarian/Chris_Kovach/hungarian-chris-kovach.htm Hungarian Records - St. Joseph Co.] Search for your St. Joseph County Hungarian ancestors in these abstracts of vital records, church records, immigration records, obituaries, funeral home and cemetery records compiled by genealogist Chris Kovach. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/LadewskiPapers/lucky.htm Lucky Ladewski Papers] Search through digitized family group sheets for Polish residents of St. Joseph County from the collection amassed by genealogist Gertrude T. (Stachowiak) "Lucky" Ladewski. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] This free online database is an index to obituaries that appeared in the ''South Bend Tribune'' for people who died in St. Joseph County from 1913 to the present. 
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[http://www.pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America] Search the database of Polish burials in South Bend's Cedar Grove Cemetery. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose St. Joseph County GenWeb] See how to obtain vital records in St. Joseph County and browse free indexes. 
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[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/ St. Joseph County Government] Get contact information for the County Clerk and County Archives, where you can find guardianship, marriage, divorce, and probate records, and the County Health Department, where you can get birth and death records. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org:16080/subjectguides/index.php/St._Joseph_Co._Vital_Records St.Joseph County Vital Records] Read a how-to article by SJCPL librarians on how to find vital records for St. Joseph County, Indiana. This article contains links to helpful websites and pointers for researching births, marriages and deaths. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~insbags/ South Bend Area Genealogical Society (SBAGS)] Browse the home page of the South Bend Area Genealogical Society. Search an online index to St. Joseph County marriages from 1924 to 1957. 
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[http://southlawn.palmerfuneralhomes.com/genealogy.htm Southlawn Cemetery] Search for individual's names and burial plot locations in Southlawn Cemetery in South Bend. 
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===Vital Records, Indiana===
[http://www.ingenweb.org/ Indiana GenWeb] Search indexes to vital records, see cemetery transcriptions, get research help, and more. Look at information about Indiana as a whole or about particular counties. 
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[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1410397;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959] View transcriptions of Indiana marriage records for the following counties: Decatur, Franklin, Henry and Sullivan. All counties in Indiana will eventually be added. These records are made available on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch,] from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 
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[http://www.in.gov/library/3076.htm Indiana State Library - Genealogy Division] Search the ISL's online databases, including indexes to pre-1851 and 1993-2002 Indiana marriage records and nineteenth-century Indianapolis newspapers. Choose reels of microfilmed newspapers from their collection, and borrow them through interlibrary loan here at the St. Joseph County Public Library. 
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[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/indiana.htm Indiana Vital Records] Find out how to order Indiana birth, death, marriage and divorce records. 
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===Vital Records, National===
[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Finding_Birth_Families Adoption Information] Read a how-to article by SJCPL librarians on how to find birth families for adoptees. This article contains links to helpful websites and pointers for researching this important event. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] Search databases of vital statistics, passenger lists, military service records, all available United States censuses, and more. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 
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[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes] Search this directory of online death indexes, obituaries, death records, cemetery records, and more. 
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[http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave] Search 34 million worldwide grave records by decedent's name, by the name of the cemetery, or browse by a location to see all cemeteries in a certain location. Read transcriptions of tombstone inscriptions, view pictures of the stones, and sometimes, obituaries at this volunteer-maintained site. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Foreign_Births Finding Birth Dates for Foreign-Born Relatives] Read a how-to article by SJCPL librarians on how to find birth dates for foreign-born relatives. This article contains links to helpful websites and pointers for tracing your family back to the "old country."
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=24 New England Ancestors] Search the New England Historic Genealogical Society's extensive databases of town, church, family Bible, vital, land, tax, and other records pertaining to New England as well as New York, Ireland, England, and eastern Canada. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb] Find and share information with other genealogists. Search free databases, including World Connect family trees and vital statistics indexes. Post to message boards or join e-mail lists. View thousands of genealogy-related web pages hosted on the site. 
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[http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index] Find individuals in the Social Security Death Index, which runs from 1962 through the present; the free index gives name, date of death, last known address, and social security number. 
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===Ethnic Research===
[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] Search databases of vital statistics, passenger lists, military service records, all available United States censuses, and more. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 
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[http://bahsc.org/ Belgian American Historical Society of Chicago] Explore this site which documents the history of Belgian immigration to the Midwest, and send a query about Belgian surnames.
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[http://www.burgenland-bunch.org/homepage.htm Burgenland Genealogy] Search through surnames, village names, queries, maps, censuses and much more data on former residents of the Burgenland, a province in Austria, that is home to Germans, Austrians, Hungarians, and Croats. View a [http://www.burgenland-bunch.org/BH&R/sb-home.htm list] of Burgenlanders buried in South Bend. 
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[http://www.castlegarden.org/ Castle Garden] Search a database of immigration records for people who entered this country through New York City between 1855 and 1892. 
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[http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/ Ellis Island Foundation] Search immigration records for people who entered the country through New York City between 1892 and 1924. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Foreign_Births Finding Birth Dates for Foreign-Born Relatives] Read a how-to article by SJCPL librarians on how to find birth dates for foreign-born relatives. This article contains links to helpful websites and pointers for tracing your family back to the "old country."
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online] Search the Freedman's Bank records, which are bank account applications for former slaves from 1865-1874. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~instjose/immigration/hungarian/Chris_Kovach/hungarian-chris-kovach.htm Hungarian Records - St. Joseph Co.] Search for your St. Joseph County Hungarian ancestors in these abstracts of vital records, church records, immigration records, obituaries, funeral home and cemetery records compiled by genealogist Chris Kovach. 
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[http://lincolnnet.net/ijgs/ Illiana Jewish Genealogical Society] Get information on Jewish genealogy in the Illinois-Indiana area, and find out about membership and projects. 
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[http://www.in.gov/icpr/2301.htm Indiana State Archives - Online Indexes] Search the Indiana State Archives' online indexes, including naturalization, land, court, and children's home records. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/LadewskiPapers/lucky.htm Lucky Ladewski Papers] Search through digitized papers on Polish residents of St. Joseph County from the collection amassed by genealogist Gertrude T. (Stachowiak) "Lucky" Ladewski. 
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[http://www.archives.gov/genealogy National Archives - Genealogy] Find information on doing genealogical research, locating and ordering immigration records, and more. 
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[http://www.pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America] Search the database of Polish burials in South Bend's Cedar Grove Cemetery or post research queries about Polish ancestors. 
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[http://www.kansasheritage.org/pbp/gen/g_intro.html Potawatomi Genealogy] Find out how to search for Potawatomi ancestors, on this site created by volunteers from the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Kansas. Read about the Potawatomi people and language. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose St. Joseph County GenWeb] See how to obtain vital records in St. Joseph County, find information about your immigrant ancestors, and search free local databases. 
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===Land and Property Research===
[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/gmd:@field(NUMBER+@band(g4094s+pm002020)) 1866 Map of South Bend] Browse a digital version of this early map of South Bend, found on the Library of Congress website, [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory collection.] 
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[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/gmd:@field(NUMBER+@band(g4094s+pm002030)) 1874 Map of South Bend] Browse a digital version of this early map of South Bend, found on the Library of Congress website, [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory collection.] 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 St. Joseph County Atlas] Search or browse through SJCPL's digital version of the 1875 Illustrated Historical Atlas of St. Joseph County, Indiana, including plat maps, biographies, and engravings. 
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[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/gmd:@field(NUMBER+@band(g4094s+pm002040)) 1890 Map of South Bend] Browse a digital version of this early map of South Bend, found on the Library of Congress website, [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory collection.] 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936 St. Joseph County Plat Book] Search or browse through SJCPL's digital version of the 1936 Index Map of St. Joseph County, Indiana, which shows all landowners in the unincorporated areas of the county at that time. 
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[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office] Search the BLM's database of federal government land records, going back to the 1800s. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/House_Research House Research] Read a how-to article by SJCPL librarians on how to research the history of your house. This article contains links to helpful websites and pointers for the research process.
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[http://129.79.145.7/arcims/IHAPI/index.html Indiana Historical Aerial Photo Index] View aerial photos dating from the 1930s to 1980s of Indiana land parcels. Search function is available by street address, township and range, coordinates or by map number, if known. Order copies of the maps for a fee. 
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[http://www.in.gov/icpr/2301.htm Indiana State Archives - Online Indexes] Search the Indiana State Archives' online indexes, including naturalization, land, court, and children's home records. 
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[http://www.macoggis.com/ Michiana Area Council of Governments GIS System] Research your house and neighborhood using this free public source of homeowner information. See an aerial picture of your St. Joseph County or Elkhart County home! 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=24 New England Ancestors] Search the New England Historic Genealogical Society's extensive databases of town, church, family Bible, vital, land, tax, and other records pertaining to New England as well as New York, Ireland, England, and eastern Canada. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 - Digital] View, navigate, print, and download historic maps of Indiana cities, showing streets and buildings. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/ St. Joseph County Government] Get contact information for the County Recorder, where you can locate land records. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~insbags/ South Bend Area Genealogical Society (SBAGS)] Browse the home page of the South Bend Area Genealogical Society. View historic and modern photographs of the South Bend and Mishawaka area, along with maps and other databases. 
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===Research Tools===
[http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/public_domain/ Copyright Explanation] If you are thinking of publishing your own family history book, and are wondering whether you can use particular documents, consult this frequently updated information from noted copyright expert Peter Hirtle at Cornell University. 
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[http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/ Perpetual calendar] Need to know what day of the week a particular date fell on? Visit this site, type in the year you are interested in, and see the calendar for that year. 
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[http://babelfish.altavista.com/ Translation] Having trouble reading that old family document in a foreign language? Try Babel Fish to translate Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish into English. But beware: the translation is very literal and basic. 
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==Recommended Local and Family History Websites==

===St. Joseph County Research===
[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/gmd:@field(NUMBER+@band(g4094s+pm002020)) 1866 Map of South Bend] Browse a digital version of this early map of South Bend, found on the Library of Congress website, [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory collection.] 
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[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/gmd:@field(NUMBER+@band(g4094s+pm002030)) 1874 Map of South Bend] Browse a digital version of this early map of South Bend, found on the Library of Congress website, [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory collection.] 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 St. Joseph County Atlas] Search or browse through SJCPL's digital version of the 1875 Illustrated Historical Atlas of St. Joseph County, Indiana, including plat maps, biographies, and engravings. 
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[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/gmd:@field(NUMBER+@band(g4094s+pm002040)) 1890 Map of South Bend] Browse a digital version of this early map of South Bend, found on the Library of Congress website, [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory collection.] 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=52 ca. 1910 South Bend YMCA Book] Search or browse through SJCPL's digital version of A Manhood Factory in the Center of South Bend's Greatest Industries, featuring text and illustrations of people, the YMCA, and the community. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=49 1910 South Bend and Mishawaka Elks Convention Book] Search or browse through SJCPL's digital version of Official Souvenir, 9th Annual Convention, Indiana State Association, B.P.O.E., South Bend, Indiana, featuring text and illustrations of people, businesses, and the community. 
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[http://www.archive.org/stream/polksouthbendind00polk#page/n7/mode/2up 1921 South Bend & Mishawaka City Directory] Search or browse through a digital version of Polk's South Bend & Mishawaka City Directory for 1921. Searchable by personal or business name or by reverse lookup by street name and house number. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936 St. Joseph County Plat Book] Search or browse through SJCPL's digital version of the 1936 Index Map of St. Joseph County, Indiana, which shows all landowners in the unincorporated areas of the county at that time. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Finding_Birth_Families Adoption Information] Read a how-to article by SJCPL librarians on how to find birth families for adoptees. This article contains links to helpful websites and pointers for researching this important event. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Foreign_Births Finding Birth Dates for Foreign-Born Relatives] Read a how-to article by SJCPL librarians on how to find birth dates for foreign-born relatives. This article contains links to helpful websites and pointers for tracing your family back to the "old country." 
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[http://www.hlcm.org/htlm/archives.html Hannah Lindahl Children's Museum - Archives] Find out about the resources at the Children's Museum, including an online database of Mishawaka school records and online photographs. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online - Online books] Read digital versions of the following books: ''Marriage Records St Joseph County [index 1830-1882]''; ''South Bend and the Men Who Have Made It''; ''Historic Background of South Bend and St. Joseph County''; ''History of St. Joseph County Indiana (1880)''; ''Pictorial and Biographical Memoirs of Elkhart and St. Joseph Counties Indiana'' and more. Choose the "Search Books" option from the homepage. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://www.historicnewcarlisle.org/ Historic New Carlisle] Read about the history of New Carlisle, historic preservation activities in the community, and find links to the museum and a list of some of its collections. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/House_Research House Research] Read a how-to article by SJCPL librarians on how to research the history of your house. This article contains links to helpful websites and pointers for the research process. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~instjose/immigration/hungarian/Chris_Kovach/hungarian-chris-kovach.htm Hungarian Records - St. Joseph Co.] Search for your St. Joseph County Hungarian ancestors in these abstracts of vital records, church records, immigration records, obituaries, funeral home and cemetery records compiled by genealogist Chris Kovach. 
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[http://www.iusb.edu/~libg/archives/index.shtml IUSB Archives] Visit the Archives of Indiana University at South Bend to learn about the history of IUSB, the history of the Torrington Company, and local notable James Lewis Casaday and his theater-related collection. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] of the [http://www.sjcpl.org St. Joseph County Public Library] See the historical and genealogical databases we have put online, use subscription databases in the library or from home with a St. Joseph County Public Library card, and see what we have in our collection. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/LadewskiPapers/lucky.htm Lucky Ladewski Papers] Search through digitized papers on Polish residents of South Bend from the collection amassed by genealogist Gertrude T. (Stachowiak) "Lucky" Ladewski. 
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[http://www.macoggis.com/ Michiana Area Council of Governments (MACOG) GIS System] Research your house and neighborhood using this free public source of homeowner information. See an aerial picture of your St. Joseph County or Elkhart County home. 
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[http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library - Heritage Room] See a listing of MPHPL's genealogy and local history resources. Search through the Hannah Lindahl Children's Museum and MPHPL Online Archive, which includes many photographs. 
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[http://www.centerforhistory.org/ Northern Indiana Center for History] Find information on South Bend's Center for History. Read about the people, places, and events that have shaped St. Joseph County history and Northern Indiana. 
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[http://www.nd.edu/~archives Notre Dame University - Archives] Search the collections of Notre Dame's Archives, including Notre Dame records and local manuscript collections. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] This free online database is an index to obituaries that appeared in the ''South Bend Tribune'' for people who died in St. Joseph County from 1913 to the present. 
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[http://www.pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America] Search the database of Polish burials in South Bend's Cedar Grove Cemetery or post research queries about Polish ancestors. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/cemetery.htm St. Joseph County Cemeteries] Find a list of the cemeteries in St. Joseph County, along with directions. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose St. Joseph County GenWeb] See how to obtain vital records in St. Joseph County, find information about your Polish immigrant ancestors, search free local databases, and much more. 
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[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/ St. Joseph County Government] Get contact information for the County Clerk and County Archives, where you can find guardianship, marriage, divorce, and probate records; the County Health Department, where you can get birth and death records; and the County Recorder, where you can locate land records. 
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[http://www.saintmarys.edu/%7Elibrary/Archives/archives.htm Saint Mary's College - Archives] See how to find photographs, scrapbooks, and manuscripts about Saint Mary's College. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 - Digital] View, navigate, print, and download historic maps of Indiana cities, showing streets and buildings. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index] Search an index to the Service Notes that were printed in the ''South Bend Tribune'' during the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War eras. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~insbags/ South Bend Area Genealogical Society (SBAGS)] Browse the home page of the South Bend Area Genealogical Society. Search an online index to St. Joseph County marriages from 1924 to 1957. View historic and modern photographs of the South Bend and Mishawaka area, along with maps and many other databases and indexes. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune's Online Archives] Search this online database of ''South Bend Tribune'' articles published since March 1998. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://southlawn.palmerfuneralhomes.com/genealogy.htm Southlawn Cemetery] Search for individual's names and burial plot locations in Southlawn Cemetery in South Bend. 
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[http://www.walkerton.org/history.html Walkerton Area Historical Society] Search for local information on southern St. Joseph County, as well as photographs of the area.
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===Indiana Research===
[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/index.html Allen County Public Library - Genealogy Center] Search the catalog of the Allen County Public Library at Fort Wayne, the second-largest genealogy library in the world. Look at their online databases, including vital statistics indexes and cemetery transcriptions for the Allen County area. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~inelkhar/ecgs.htm Elkhart County Genealogical Society] Find out about the Society and its library, events, and publications. 
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[http://www.elkhartcountyparks.org/properties_locations/rush_memorial_center.htm Elkhart County Historical Society Museum] Find out about the Society and its museum in Bristol, one of the top ten local history museums in Indiana. 
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[http://www.fulco.lib.in.us/Genealogy/fulcogenealogyfrontpage.htm Fulton County Public Library] Read digitized copies of books compiled by Jean and Wendall Tombough for Fulton County and other counties including: cemetery records for Fulton, Marshall, Miami and Kosciusko Counties; Fulton County obituaries; federal censuses; poor farm records; school enumerations; newspaper excerpts; marriage and death indexes; and will abstracts.
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[http://www.hoosierheritage.net/HH.html Hoosier Heritage: Indiana History and Genealogy Online] View a listing of links to libraries in the state of Indiana who have online genealogical or historical indexes, digital collections and more. Use this website to quickly see an alphabetical list by library name of local history collections on the internet in Indiana. Site search available. 
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[http://www.indgensoc.org/ Indiana Genealogical Society] Find information about the Indiana Genealogical Society. Post and search research queries. 
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[http://www.ingenweb.org/ Indiana GenWeb] Find online information about Indiana genealogy. Search indexes to vital records, see cemetery transcriptions, get research help, and more. Look at information about Indiana as a whole or about particular counties. 
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[http://129.79.145.7/arcims/IHAPI/index.html Indiana Historical Aerial Photo Index] View aerial photos dating from the 1930s to 1980s of Indiana land parcels. Search function is available by street address, township and range, coordinates or by map number, if known. Order copies of the maps for a fee. 
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[http://www.indianahistory.org/ Indiana Historical Society] Find information on the Indiana Historical Society. To view digitized books, choose "Family History" from the homepage, then "Family History Publications," then "Online Family History Publications. Currently, they have Quaker church records and U.S. District Court records online. 
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[http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/inmh/ Indiana Magazine of History Online Index] Search an index to the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/tIndiana+magazine+of+history./tindiana+magazine+of+history/1%2C2%2C7%2CB/frameset&FF=tindiana+magazine+of+history&1%2C%2C6/indexsort=- ''Indiana Magazine of History''], from 1905 to 2004. Find a reference to an interesting article, then come to [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] to read it. 
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[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1410397;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959] View transcriptions of Indiana marriage records for the following counties: Adams, Blackford, Decatur, Franklin, Henry, Huntington, Owen, Rush, and Sullivan. All counties in Indiana will eventually be added. These records are made available on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch,] from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 
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[http://www.in.gov/icpr/index.htm Indiana State Archives] View information about their collections. Search the Indiana State Archives' online indexes, including naturalization, land, court, and children's home records. 
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[http://www.in.gov/library/genealogy.htm Indiana State Library - Genealogy Division] Search the ISL's online databases, including indexes to pre-1851 and 1993-2002 Indiana marriage records and nineteenth-century Indianapolis newspapers. Choose reels of microfilmed newspapers from their collection, and borrow them through interlibrary loan here at the St. Joseph County Public Library. 
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[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/indiana.htm Indiana Vital Records] Find out how to order Indiana birth, death, marriage and divorce records. 
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[http://fizkid.tripod.com/ Indiana's World War II Dead in the South Pacific] Browse a volunteer-run web site about Indiana's World War II servicemen who died in the South Pacific. The site features photographs of the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines, along with lists of the soldiers and sailors honored there. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 - Digital] View, navigate, print, and download historic maps of Indiana cities, showing streets and buildings. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://208.119.135.17/db/vine/vine_home.asp VINE - Vital INformation Exchange] Search for your family names in vital records, local history, and other genealogical sources in this state-wide surname index. 
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===Midwestern Region Research===
[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 Chicago Tribune (1858-1985)] Search this database of articles and pages from the ''Chicago Tribune'', going back as far as the 1850s and continuing through 1985. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#r=0;p=allCollections Cook County, Illinois Vital Records] View digitized [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1462519;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable birth certificates] from 1878-1915 and [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1463145;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable marriage records] from 1900-1920. These records are made available on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch,] from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 
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[http://lincolnnet.net/ijgs/ Illiana Jewish Genealogical Society] Get information on Jewish genealogy in the Illinois-Indiana area, and find out about membership and projects. 
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[http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/archives.html Illinois State Archives] Learn about the holdings of the State Archives, read guides and tips on how to use the collections, search [http://www.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/databases.html online indexes,] including military, land and vital records from all over the state.
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[http://ukcc.uky.edu/vitalrec/ Kentucky Vital Record Indexes] Look up your Kentucky ancestors in vital record indexes. View death indexes from 1911-1992, marriage indexes from 1973-1993, and divorce indexes from 1973-1993. 
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[http://mmm.lib.msu.edu/search/index.cfm Making of Modern Michigan] Search through digital images, diaries, newspaper clippings, indexes and more. Find a Michigan ancestor or town in this digital library project, created by a coalition of Michigan public libraries. 
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[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#r=0;p=allCollections Michigan Vital Records] View digitized birth, marriage and death records from the state of Michigan. View [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1459684;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable birth registrations] from 1867-1902; [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1452395;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable marriage records] from 1868-1925; and [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1452402;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable death registrations] from 1867-1897. These records are made available on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch,] from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=51 NewspaperARCHIVE] View online newspapers from across the United States for many time periods. Searchable by personal name, keyword, location, date, and title. The archive includes some newspapers from Anderson, Cambridge City, Chester, Ft. Wayne, Gary, Hammond, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Logansport, Montpelier, and Valparaiso, Indiana; from various Michigan cities, including Benton Harbor, Holland, Saint Joseph, and Traverse City; and from 31 Illinois cities, including Chicago’s suburbs. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://www.nileslibrary.com/history_genealogy.cfm Niles District Library - Local History Room] 
Search the online catalog for books in the Niles Library's Local History Room and learn about other aspects of the collections so you can plan your visit. Search an online obituary index to obituaries from Niles newspaper. Use Footnote.com and worldvitalrecords.com, two unique and valuable genealogical databases available locally at NDL.
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[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1307272;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable Ohio Death Records] View digitized death certificates for the state of Ohio from 1908-1953. These records are made available on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch,] from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 
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[http://www.kansasheritage.org/pbp/gen/g_intro.html Potawatomi Genealogy] Find out how to search for Potawatomi ancestors, on this site created by volunteers from the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Kansas. Read about the Potawatomi people and language. 
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[http://seekingmichigan.org/ Seeking Michigan] Search for digital photographs, records, books and more related to the history and culture of Michigan. View digitized death certificates from 1897-1920, Civil War Service records, Michigan Polish American collection and much more. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~mivanbur/SWMIObitIndex/SWMIObit.htm Southwest Michigan Obituary Index] Search an index of over 76,000 obituaries for Allegan, Berrien, Cass, Kalamazoo, and Van Buren counties.
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===National Research===
[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] From any branch of the Library, search databases of vital statistics, passenger lists, military service records, all available United States censuses, and more. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 
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[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office] Search the BLM's database of federal government land records, going back to the 1800s. 
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[http://www.castlegarden.org/ Castle Garden] Search a database of immigration records for people who entered this country through New York City between 1855 and 1892. 
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[http://www.ancestry.com/learn/ContentCenters/contentCenter.aspx?page=trees&sp=forms Charts and Forms] View and print out blank pedigree charts, family group sheets, census forms, research calendars, and source summaries. 
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[http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List] Look through a comprehensive, searchable collection of hundreds of thousands of genealogy-related links. 
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[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes] Search this directory of online death indexes, obituaries, death records, cemetery records, and more. 
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[http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/ Ellis Island Foundation] Search immigration records for people who entered the country through New York City between 1892 and 1924. 
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[http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch, from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints] Access the Mormon Church's library catalog to see what microfilm you can have delivered to your nearest Family History Center. Search the 1880 United States Census. Find your ancestors in the International Genealogical Index or Ancestral File. See free digitized records online at [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=0 FamilySearch Record Search.] Content is updated often, but currently includes Michigan vital records 1867-1925, Ohio deaths 1908-1953, Cook County, Illinois vital records 1871-1922, West Virginia deaths and marriages, 1853-1970, Philadelphia death certificates, 1803-1915, and much more from the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. 
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[http://www.lib.byu.edu/fhc/index.php Family History Archives] Read over 30,000 digitized family and local history books owned by the Family History Library, Allen County Public Library, Brigham Young University Library and more. You may search by family name, author, title, keyword, full-text, and also use a browse function to see all the books in the collection. 
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[http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave] Search 34 million worldwide grave records by decedent's name, by the name of the cemetery, or browse by a location to see all cemeteries in a certain location. Read transcriptions of tombstone inscriptions, view pictures of the stones, and sometimes, obituaries at this volunteer-maintained site. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online] Search databases covering most available United States censuses, digitized local history and genealogy books, PERSI (the PERiodical Source Index to genealogy magazines), digitized Revolutionary War pension and bounty land records, and Freedman's Bank files. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Library of Congress - Local History & Genealogy] Find tips on genealogy and local history research and locate sources. Get access to the Library of Congress's famous American Memory web site, with more than 5 million digital photographs, diaries, song scores, pamphlets, and other materials. 
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[http://www.linkpendium.com/ Linkpendium] View thousands of links to genealogy websites for the United States, the United Kingdom and surnames. 
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[http://www.archives.gov/genealogy National Archives - Genealogy] Find information on doing genealogical research, locating and ordering records, and more. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=24 New England Ancestors] Search the New England Historic Genealogical Society's extensive databases of town, church, family Bible, vital, land, tax, and other records pertaining to New England as well as New York, Ireland, England, and eastern Canada. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=51 NewspaperARCHIVE] View online newspapers from across the United States for many time periods. Searchable by personal name, keyword, location, date, and title. The archive includes some newspapers from Anderson, Cambridge City, Chester, Ft. Wayne, Gary, Hammond, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Logansport, Montpelier, and Valparaiso, Indiana; from various Michigan cities, including Benton Harbor, Holland, Saint Joseph, and Traverse City; and from 31 Illinois cities, including Chicago’s suburbs. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://www.pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America] Search the database of Polish burials in South Bend's Cedar Grove Cemetery or post research queries about Polish ancestors. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb] Find and share information with other genealogists. Search free databases, including World Connect family trees and vital statistics indexes. Post to message boards or join e-mail lists. View thousands of genealogy-related web pages hosted on the site. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 - Digital] View, navigate, print, and download historic maps of Indiana cities, showing streets and buildings. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index (SSDI)] Find individuals in the Social Security Death Index, which runs from 1962 through the present; the free index gives name, date of death, last known address, and social security number. 
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[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb] Look at web sites and search databases for the whole country, various regions, particular states, and many counties on this volunteer-run web site. 
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[http://worldcat.org/ WorldCat] Search this catalog of materials held in more than 7,600 libraries in the United States and the rest of the world, including public, academic, state, and national libraries; archives; and historical societies. 
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===Vital Records, Local===
[http://www.burgenland-bunch.org/homepage.htm Burgenland Genealogy] Search through surnames, village names, queries, maps, censuses and much more data on former residents of the Burgenland, a province in Austria, that is home to Germans, Austrians, Hungarians, and Croats. View a [http://www.burgenland-bunch.org/BH&R/sb-home.htm list] of Burgenlanders buried in South Bend. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~instjose/immigration/hungarian/Chris_Kovach/hungarian-chris-kovach.htm Hungarian Records - St. Joseph Co.] Search for your St. Joseph County Hungarian ancestors in these abstracts of vital records, church records, immigration records, obituaries, funeral home and cemetery records compiled by genealogist Chris Kovach. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/LadewskiPapers/lucky.htm Lucky Ladewski Papers] Search through digitized family group sheets for Polish residents of St. Joseph County from the collection amassed by genealogist Gertrude T. (Stachowiak) "Lucky" Ladewski. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] This free online database is an index to obituaries that appeared in the ''South Bend Tribune'' for people who died in St. Joseph County from 1913 to the present. 
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[http://www.pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America] Search the database of Polish burials in South Bend's Cedar Grove Cemetery. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose St. Joseph County GenWeb] See how to obtain vital records in St. Joseph County and browse free indexes. 
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[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/ St. Joseph County Government] Get contact information for the County Clerk and County Archives, where you can find guardianship, marriage, divorce, and probate records, and the County Health Department, where you can get birth and death records. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org:16080/subjectguides/index.php/St._Joseph_Co._Vital_Records St.Joseph County Vital Records] Read a how-to article by SJCPL librarians on how to find vital records for St. Joseph County, Indiana. This article contains links to helpful websites and pointers for researching births, marriages and deaths. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~insbags/ South Bend Area Genealogical Society (SBAGS)] Browse the home page of the South Bend Area Genealogical Society. Search an online index to St. Joseph County marriages from 1924 to 1957. 
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[http://southlawn.palmerfuneralhomes.com/genealogy.htm Southlawn Cemetery] Search for individual's names and burial plot locations in Southlawn Cemetery in South Bend. 
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===Vital Records, Indiana===
[http://www.ingenweb.org/ Indiana GenWeb] Search indexes to vital records, see cemetery transcriptions, get research help, and more. Look at information about Indiana as a whole or about particular counties. 
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[http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1410397;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable Indiana Marriages, 1811-1959] View transcriptions of Indiana marriage records for the following counties: Decatur, Franklin, Henry and Sullivan. All counties in Indiana will eventually be added. These records are made available on [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp FamilySearch,] from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. 
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[http://www.in.gov/library/3076.htm Indiana State Library - Genealogy Division] Search the ISL's online databases, including indexes to pre-1851 and 1993-2002 Indiana marriage records and nineteenth-century Indianapolis newspapers. Choose reels of microfilmed newspapers from their collection, and borrow them through interlibrary loan here at the St. Joseph County Public Library. 
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[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/indiana.htm Indiana Vital Records] Find out how to order Indiana birth, death, marriage and divorce records. 
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===Vital Records, National===
[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Finding_Birth_Families Adoption Information] Read a how-to article by SJCPL librarians on how to find birth families for adoptees. This article contains links to helpful websites and pointers for researching this important event. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] Search databases of vital statistics, passenger lists, military service records, all available United States censuses, and more. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 
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[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes] Search this directory of online death indexes, obituaries, death records, cemetery records, and more. 
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[http://www.findagrave.com/ Find A Grave] Search 34 million worldwide grave records by decedent's name, by the name of the cemetery, or browse by a location to see all cemeteries in a certain location. Read transcriptions of tombstone inscriptions, view pictures of the stones, and sometimes, obituaries at this volunteer-maintained site. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Foreign_Births Finding Birth Dates for Foreign-Born Relatives] Read a how-to article by SJCPL librarians on how to find birth dates for foreign-born relatives. This article contains links to helpful websites and pointers for tracing your family back to the "old country."
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=24 New England Ancestors] Search the New England Historic Genealogical Society's extensive databases of town, church, family Bible, vital, land, tax, and other records pertaining to New England as well as New York, Ireland, England, and eastern Canada. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb] Find and share information with other genealogists. Search free databases, including World Connect family trees and vital statistics indexes. Post to message boards or join e-mail lists. View thousands of genealogy-related web pages hosted on the site. 
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[http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index] Find individuals in the Social Security Death Index, which runs from 1962 through the present; the free index gives name, date of death, last known address, and social security number. 
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===Ethnic Research===
[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] Search databases of vital statistics, passenger lists, military service records, all available United States censuses, and more. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 
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[http://bahsc.org/ Belgian American Historical Society of Chicago] Explore this site which documents the history of Belgian immigration to the Midwest, and send a query about Belgian surnames.
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[http://www.burgenland-bunch.org/homepage.htm Burgenland Genealogy] Search through surnames, village names, queries, maps, censuses and much more data on former residents of the Burgenland, a province in Austria, that is home to Germans, Austrians, Hungarians, and Croats. View a [http://www.burgenland-bunch.org/BH&R/sb-home.htm list] of Burgenlanders buried in South Bend. 
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[http://www.castlegarden.org/ Castle Garden] Search a database of immigration records for people who entered this country through New York City between 1855 and 1892. 
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[http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/ Ellis Island Foundation] Search immigration records for people who entered the country through New York City between 1892 and 1924. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/Foreign_Births Finding Birth Dates for Foreign-Born Relatives] Read a how-to article by SJCPL librarians on how to find birth dates for foreign-born relatives. This article contains links to helpful websites and pointers for tracing your family back to the "old country."
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online] Search the Freedman's Bank records, which are bank account applications for former slaves from 1865-1874. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~instjose/immigration/hungarian/Chris_Kovach/hungarian-chris-kovach.htm Hungarian Records - St. Joseph Co.] Search for your St. Joseph County Hungarian ancestors in these abstracts of vital records, church records, immigration records, obituaries, funeral home and cemetery records compiled by genealogist Chris Kovach. 
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[http://lincolnnet.net/ijgs/ Illiana Jewish Genealogical Society] Get information on Jewish genealogy in the Illinois-Indiana area, and find out about membership and projects. 
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[http://www.in.gov/icpr/2301.htm Indiana State Archives - Online Indexes] Search the Indiana State Archives' online indexes, including naturalization, land, court, and children's home records. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose/LadewskiPapers/lucky.htm Lucky Ladewski Papers] Search through digitized papers on Polish residents of St. Joseph County from the collection amassed by genealogist Gertrude T. (Stachowiak) "Lucky" Ladewski. 
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[http://www.archives.gov/genealogy National Archives - Genealogy] Find information on doing genealogical research, locating and ordering immigration records, and more. 
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[http://www.pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America] Search the database of Polish burials in South Bend's Cedar Grove Cemetery or post research queries about Polish ancestors. 
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[http://www.kansasheritage.org/pbp/gen/g_intro.html Potawatomi Genealogy] Find out how to search for Potawatomi ancestors, on this site created by volunteers from the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation in Kansas. Read about the Potawatomi people and language. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose St. Joseph County GenWeb] See how to obtain vital records in St. Joseph County, find information about your immigrant ancestors, and search free local databases. 
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===Land and Property Research===
[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/gmd:@field(NUMBER+@band(g4094s+pm002020)) 1866 Map of South Bend] Browse a digital version of this early map of South Bend, found on the Library of Congress website, [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory collection.] 
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[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/gmd:@field(NUMBER+@band(g4094s+pm002030)) 1874 Map of South Bend] Browse a digital version of this early map of South Bend, found on the Library of Congress website, [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory collection.] 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 St. Joseph County Atlas] Search or browse through SJCPL's digital version of the 1875 Illustrated Historical Atlas of St. Joseph County, Indiana, including plat maps, biographies, and engravings. 
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[http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/gmd:@field(NUMBER+@band(g4094s+pm002040)) 1890 Map of South Bend] Browse a digital version of this early map of South Bend, found on the Library of Congress website, [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory collection.] 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936 St. Joseph County Plat Book] Search or browse through SJCPL's digital version of the 1936 Index Map of St. Joseph County, Indiana, which shows all landowners in the unincorporated areas of the county at that time. 
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[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Bureau of Land Management - General Land Office] Search the BLM's database of federal government land records, going back to the 1800s. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/House_Research House Research] Read a how-to article by SJCPL librarians on how to research the history of your house. This article contains links to helpful websites and pointers for the research process.
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[http://129.79.145.7/arcims/IHAPI/index.html Indiana Historical Aerial Photo Index] View aerial photos dating from the 1930s to 1980s of Indiana land parcels. Search function is available by street address, township and range, coordinates or by map number, if known. Order copies of the maps for a fee. 
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[http://www.in.gov/icpr/2301.htm Indiana State Archives - Online Indexes] Search the Indiana State Archives' online indexes, including naturalization, land, court, and children's home records. 
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[http://www.macoggis.com/ Michiana Area Council of Governments GIS System] Research your house and neighborhood using this free public source of homeowner information. See an aerial picture of your St. Joseph County or Elkhart County home! 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=24 New England Ancestors] Search the New England Historic Genealogical Society's extensive databases of town, church, family Bible, vital, land, tax, and other records pertaining to New England as well as New York, Ireland, England, and eastern Canada. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library. 
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[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 - Digital] View, navigate, print, and download historic maps of Indiana cities, showing streets and buildings. Available at all branches of the St. Joseph County Public Library, and from your home computer with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library Card. 
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[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/ St. Joseph County Government] Get contact information for the County Recorder, where you can locate land records. 
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[http://www.rootsweb.com/~insbags/ South Bend Area Genealogical Society (SBAGS)] Browse the home page of the South Bend Area Genealogical Society. View historic and modern photographs of the South Bend and Mishawaka area, along with maps and other databases. 
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===Research Tools===
[http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/public_domain/ Copyright Explanation] If you are thinking of publishing your own family history book, and are wondering whether you can use particular documents, consult this frequently updated information from noted copyright expert Peter Hirtle at Cornell University. 
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[http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/ Perpetual calendar] Need to know what day of the week a particular date fell on? Visit this site, type in the year you are interested in, and see the calendar for that year. 
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[http://babelfish.altavista.com/ Translation] Having trouble reading that old family document in a foreign language? Try Babel Fish to translate Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish into English. But beware: the translation is very literal and basic. 
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=About Local & Family History Services=
[[Image:Localhistorysjcplreduced.jpg]] 
==Local & Family History hours==
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
Friday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Sunday, CLOSED 
The entire SJCPL system, including Local & Family History. is closed on the following holidays: 
New Year's Eve and Day 
Easter 
Memorial Day 
Mother's Day 
Independence Day 
Labor Day 
Thanksgiving 
Christmas Eve and Day 

==Contact information==

===Visit us in person===
Our department is on the second floor of the [http://www.sjcpl.org St. Joseph County Public Library]'s [http://www.libraryforlife.org/main/ Main Library], 304 S. Main St., South Bend, IN. 
Here is a [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Indiana&f=s&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-syn-gm&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=indiana%20maps map] of South Bend. 
Here is another map showing Main Library's location in South Bend: 
[[Image:mqmapgend.gif]] 
Parking is free in the lot that adjoins the Library. 

===Contact us from home===
Phone: (574) 282-4621 

E-mail: [mailto:local.history@sjcpl.org local.history@sjcpl.org] 

IM (chat): 
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Mailing address: 
St. Joseph County Public Library 
Local & Family History Services 
304 S. Main St. 
South Bend, IN 46601 

===Use our website===
Visit our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website]. 
Find out what we have in our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/guides/brochure.pdf collection]. 
See our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#databases databases and digital collections]. If you have a valid SJCPL library card, those databases marked with a library card symbol will be available to you free from home. (You can [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/screens/getacard.html register for an SJCPL library card online] or [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/files/LH_FeeCardRegistrationForm.pdf obtain a non-resident SJCPL fee card].) 
Check to see what http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastprograms classes, programs, and events] are coming up, and to see notes and slides from past classes. 
View detailed [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#howtoguides guides] to our special collections and also [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#howtoguides articles] on history and genealogy research. 
See our list of [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/History-Genealogy_Websites recommended historical and genealogical websites.] 
Read our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastenewsletters e-newsletters] to find out news. 

==Services==

===Events, classes, and programs===
Check for our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastprograms classes and programs] about local history, family history/genealogy, and related topics. 

===Obituary and local history searches===
Our department can answer some St. Joseph County questions for out-of-area patrons, for a fee, as well as for homebound local patrons. Our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/queryform.pdf Obituary and Local History Search form] has guidelines and instructions. 

==Local & Family History Staff==
[[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:l.feil@sjcpl.org l.feil@sjcpl.org] 

[[User:Sara | Sara Allen]], Assistant Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:s.allen@sjcpl.org s.allen@sjcpl.org] 

Kevin Wadzinski, Paraprofessional Librarian 
[mailto:k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org] 

 
 

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=About Local & Family History Services=

==Local & Family History hours==
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
Friday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Sunday, CLOSED 
The entire SJCPL system, including Local & Family History. is closed on the following holidays: 
New Year's Eve and Day 
Easter 
Memorial Day 
Mother's Day 
Independence Day 
Labor Day 
Thanksgiving 
Christmas Eve and Day 

==Contact information==

===Visit us in person===
Our department is on the second floor of the [http://www.sjcpl.org St. Joseph County Public Library]'s [http://www.libraryforlife.org/main/ Main Library], 304 S. Main St., South Bend, IN. 
Here is a [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Indiana&f=s&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-syn-gm&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=indiana%20maps map] of South Bend. 
Here is another map showing Main Library's location in South Bend: 
[[Image:mqmapgend.gif]] 
Parking is free in the lot that adjoins the Library. 

===Contact us from home===
Phone: (574) 282-4621 

E-mail: [mailto:local.history@sjcpl.org local.history@sjcpl.org] 

IM (chat): 
AIM asksjcpllh 
Hotmail asksjcpllh@hotmail.com 
Yahoo! asksjcpllh 

Mailing address: 
St. Joseph County Public Library 
Local & Family History Services 
304 S. Main St. 
South Bend, IN 46601 

===Use our website===
Visit our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website]. 
Find out what we have in our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/guides/brochure.pdf collection]. 
See our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#databases databases and digital collections]. If you have a valid SJCPL library card, those databases marked with a library card symbol will be available to you free from home. (You can [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/screens/getacard.html register for an SJCPL library card online] or [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/files/LH_FeeCardRegistrationForm.pdf obtain a non-resident SJCPL fee card].) 
Check to see what http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastprograms classes, programs, and events] are coming up, and to see notes and slides from past classes. 
View detailed [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#howtoguides guides] to our special collections and also [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#howtoguides articles] on history and genealogy research. 
See our list of [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/History-Genealogy_Websites recommended historical and genealogical websites.] 
Read our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastenewsletters e-newsletters] to find out news. 

==Services==

===Events, classes, and programs===
Check for our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastprograms classes and programs] about local history, family history/genealogy, and related topics. 

===Obituary and local history searches===
Our department can answer some St. Joseph County questions for out-of-area patrons, for a fee, as well as for homebound local patrons. Our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/queryform.pdf Obituary and Local History Search form] has guidelines and instructions. 

==Local & Family History Staff==
[[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:l.feil@sjcpl.org l.feil@sjcpl.org] 

[[User:Sara | Sara Allen]], Assistant Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:s.allen@sjcpl.org s.allen@sjcpl.org] 

Kevin Wadzinski, Paraprofessional Librarian 
[mailto:k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org] 

 
 

Created by: [[User:Sara | Sara Allen]] and [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], February 21, 2009 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], January 9, 2010

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Libby the Librarian:

=About Local & Family History Services=

==Local & Family History hours==
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
Friday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Sunday, CLOSED 
The entire SJCPL system, including Local & Family History. is closed on the following holidays: 
New Year's Eve and Day 
Easter 
Memorial Day 
Mother's Day 
Independence Day 
Labor Day 
Thanksgiving 
Christmas Eve and Day 

==Contact information==

===Visit us in person===
Our department is on the second floor of the [http://www.sjcpl.org St. Joseph County Public Library]'s [http://www.libraryforlife.org/main/ Main Library], 304 S. Main St., South Bend, IN. 
Here is a [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Indiana&f=s&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-syn-gm&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=indiana%20maps map] of South Bend. 
Here is another map showing Main Library's location in South Bend: 
[[Image:mqmapgend.gif]] 
Parking is free in the lot that adjoins the Library. 

===Contact us from home===
Phone: (574) 282-4621 

E-mail: [mailto:local.history@sjcpl.org local.history@sjcpl.org] 

IM (chat): 
AIM asksjcpllh 
Hotmail asksjcpllh@hotmail.com 
Yahoo! asksjcpllh 

Mailing address: 
St. Joseph County Public Library 
Local & Family History Services 
304 S. Main St. 
South Bend, IN 46601 

===Use our website===
Visit our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website]. 
Find out what we have in our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/guides/brochure.pdf collection]. 
See our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#databases databases and digital collections]. If you have a valid SJCPL library card, those databases marked with a library card symbol will be available to you free from home. (You can [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/screens/getacard.html register for an SJCPL library card online] or [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/files/LH_FeeCardRegistrationForm.pdf obtain a non-resident SJCPL fee card].) 
Check to see what http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastprograms classes, programs, and events] are coming up, and to see notes and slides from past classes. 
View detailed [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#howtoguides guides] to our special collections and also [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#howtoguides articles] on history and genealogy research. 
See our list of [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/History-Genealogy_Websites recommended historical and genealogical websites.] 
Read our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastenewsletters e-newsletters] to find out news. 

==Services==

===Events, classes, and programs===
Check the schedule for our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes and programs] about local history, family history/genealogy, and related topics. 

===Obituary and local history searches===
Our department can answer some St. Joseph County questions for out-of-area patrons, for a fee, as well as for homebound local patrons. Our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/queryform.pdf Obituary and Local History Search form] has guidelines and instructions. 

==Local & Family History Staff==
[[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:l.feil@sjcpl.org l.feil@sjcpl.org] 

[[User:Sara | Sara Allen]], Assistant Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:s.allen@sjcpl.org s.allen@sjcpl.org] 

Kevin Wadzinski, Paraprofessional Librarian 
[mailto:k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org] 

 
 

Created by: [[User:Sara | Sara Allen]] and [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], February 21, 2009 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], January 9, 2010

[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

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Libby the Librarian:

=About Local & Family History Services=

==Local & Family History hours==
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
Friday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Sunday, CLOSED 
The entire SJCPL system, including Local & Family History. is closed on the following holidays: 
New Year's Eve and Day 
Easter 
Memorial Day 
Mother's Day 
Independence Day 
Labor Day 
Thanksgiving 
Christmas Eve and Day 

==Contact information==

===Visit us in person===
Our department is on the second floor of the [http://www.sjcpl.org St. Joseph County Public Library]'s [http://www.libraryforlife.org/main/ Main Library], 304 S. Main St., South Bend, IN. 
Here is a [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Indiana&f=s&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-syn-gm&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=indiana%20maps map] of South Bend. 
Here is another map showing Main Library's location in South Bend: 
[[Image:mqmapgend.gif]] 
Parking is free in the lot that adjoins the Library. 

===Contact us from home===
Phone: (574) 282-4621 

E-mail: [mailto:local.history@sjcpl.org local.history@sjcpl.org] 

IM (chat): 
AIM asksjcpllh 
Hotmail asksjcpllh@hotmail.com 
Yahoo! asksjcpllh 

Mailing address: 
St. Joseph County Public Library 
Local & Family History Services 
304 S. Main St. 
South Bend, IN 46601 

===Use our website===
Visit our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website]. 
Find out what we have in our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/guides/brochure.pdf collection]. 
See our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#databases databases and digital collections]. If you have a valid SJCPL library card, those databases marked with a library card symbol will be available to you free from home. (You can [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/screens/getacard.html register for an SJCPL library card online] or [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/files/LH_FeeCardRegistrationForm.pdf obtain a non-resident SJCPL fee card].) 
Check to see what [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes, programs, and events] are coming up. 
View detailed [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#howtoguides resource guides] on various topics. 
See our list of [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/History-Genealogy_Websites recommended historical and genealogical websites.] 
Read our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastenewsletters e-newsletters] to find out news. 

==Services==

===Events, classes, and programs===
Check the schedule for our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes and programs] about local history, family history/genealogy, and related topics. 

===Obituary and local history searches===
Our department can answer some St. Joseph County questions for out-of-area patrons, for a fee, as well as for homebound local patrons. Our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/queryform.pdf Obituary and Local History Search form] has guidelines and instructions. 

==Local & Family History Staff==
[[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:l.feil@sjcpl.org l.feil@sjcpl.org] 

[[User:Sara | Sara Allen]], Assistant Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:s.allen@sjcpl.org s.allen@sjcpl.org] 

Kevin Wadzinski, Paraprofessional Librarian 
[mailto:k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org] 

 
 

Created by: [[User:Sara | Sara Allen]] and [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], February 21, 2009 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], January 9, 2010

[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

About Local & Family History Services

2009-12-30T23:14:15Z

Libby the Librarian: /* Local & Family History hours */

=About Local & Family History Services=

==Local & Family History hours==
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
Friday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Sunday, CLOSED 
The entire SJCPL system, including Local & Family History. is closed on the following holidays: 
New Year's Eve and Day 
Easter 
Memorial Day 
Mother's Day 
Independence Day 
Labor Day 
Thanksgiving 
Christmas Eve and Day 

==Contact information==

===Visit us in person===
Our department is on the second floor of the [http://www.sjcpl.org St. Joseph County Public Library]'s [http://www.libraryforlife.org/main/ Main Library], 304 S. Main St., South Bend, IN. 
Here is a [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Indiana&f=s&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-syn-gm&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=indiana%20maps map] of South Bend. 
Here is another map showing Main Library's location in South Bend: 
[[Image:mqmapgend.gif]] 
Parking is free in the lot that adjoins the Library. 

===Contact us from home===
Phone: (574) 282-4621 

E-mail: [mailto:local.history@sjcpl.org local.history@sjcpl.org] 

IM (chat): 
AIM asksjcpllh 
Hotmail asksjcpllh@hotmail.com 
Yahoo! asksjcpllh 

Mailing address: 
St. Joseph County Public Library 
Local & Family History Services 
304 S. Main St. 
South Bend, IN 46601 

===Use our website===
Visit our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website.] 
Find out what we have in our collection: go to our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website] and scroll down to "Our Collection." 
See our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#databases databases and digital collections]. If you have a valid SJCPL library card, those databases marked with a library card symbol will also be available to you free from home. (You can [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/screens/getacard.html register for an SJCPL library card online] or [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/files/LH_FeeCardRegistrationForm.pdf obtain a non-resident SJCPL fee card].) 
Check to see what [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes, programs, and events] are coming up. 
View detailed [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#howtoguides resource guides] on various topics. 
See our list of [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/History-Genealogy_Websites recommended historical and genealogical websites.] 
Read our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastenewsletters e-newsletters] to find out news. 

==Services==

===Events, classes, and programs===
Check the schedule for our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes and programs] about local history, family history/genealogy, and related topics. 

===Obituary and local history searches===
Our department can answer some St. Joseph County questions for out-of-area patrons, for a fee, as well as for homebound local patrons. Our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/queryform.pdf Obituary and Local History Search form] has guidelines and instructions. 

==Local & Family History Staff==
[[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:l.feil@sjcpl.org l.feil@sjcpl.org] 

[[User:Sara | Sara Allen]], Assistant Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:s.allen@sjcpl.org s.allen@sjcpl.org] 

Kevin Wadzinski, Paraprofessional Librarian 
[mailto:k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org] 

 
 

Created by: [[User:Sara | Sara Allen]] and [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], February 21, 2009 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], December 30, 2009

[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

About Local & Family History Services

2009-12-30T23:13:50Z

Libby the Librarian:

=About Local & Family History Services=

==Local & Family History hours==
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
Friday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Sunday, CLOSED 
The entire SJCPL system is closed on the following holidays: 
New Year's Eve and Day 
Easter 
Memorial Day 
Mother's Day 
Independence Day 
Labor Day 
Thanksgiving 
Christmas Eve and Day 

==Contact information==

===Visit us in person===
Our department is on the second floor of the [http://www.sjcpl.org St. Joseph County Public Library]'s [http://www.libraryforlife.org/main/ Main Library], 304 S. Main St., South Bend, IN. 
Here is a [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Indiana&f=s&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-syn-gm&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=indiana%20maps map] of South Bend. 
Here is another map showing Main Library's location in South Bend: 
[[Image:mqmapgend.gif]] 
Parking is free in the lot that adjoins the Library. 

===Contact us from home===
Phone: (574) 282-4621 

E-mail: [mailto:local.history@sjcpl.org local.history@sjcpl.org] 

IM (chat): 
AIM asksjcpllh 
Hotmail asksjcpllh@hotmail.com 
Yahoo! asksjcpllh 

Mailing address: 
St. Joseph County Public Library 
Local & Family History Services 
304 S. Main St. 
South Bend, IN 46601 

===Use our website===
Visit our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website.] 
Find out what we have in our collection: go to our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website] and scroll down to "Our Collection." 
See our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#databases databases and digital collections]. If you have a valid SJCPL library card, those databases marked with a library card symbol will also be available to you free from home. (You can [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/screens/getacard.html register for an SJCPL library card online] or [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/files/LH_FeeCardRegistrationForm.pdf obtain a non-resident SJCPL fee card].) 
Check to see what [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes, programs, and events] are coming up. 
View detailed [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#howtoguides resource guides] on various topics. 
See our list of [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/History-Genealogy_Websites recommended historical and genealogical websites.] 
Read our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastenewsletters e-newsletters] to find out news. 

==Services==

===Events, classes, and programs===
Check the schedule for our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes and programs] about local history, family history/genealogy, and related topics. 

===Obituary and local history searches===
Our department can answer some St. Joseph County questions for out-of-area patrons, for a fee, as well as for homebound local patrons. Our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/queryform.pdf Obituary and Local History Search form] has guidelines and instructions. 

==Local & Family History Staff==
[[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:l.feil@sjcpl.org l.feil@sjcpl.org] 

[[User:Sara | Sara Allen]], Assistant Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:s.allen@sjcpl.org s.allen@sjcpl.org] 

Kevin Wadzinski, Paraprofessional Librarian 
[mailto:k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org] 

 
 

Created by: [[User:Sara | Sara Allen]] and [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], February 21, 2009 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], December 30, 2009

[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

About Local & Family History Services

2009-12-30T23:13:11Z

Libby the Librarian:

=About Local & Family History Services=

==Local & Family History hours==
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
Friday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Sunday, CLOSED 
The entire SJCPL system is closed on the following holidays: 
New Year's Eve and Day 
Easter 
Memorial Day 
Mother's Day 
Independence Day 
Labor Day 
Thanksgiving 
Christmas Eve and Day 

==Contact information==

===Visit us in person===
Our department is on the second floor of the [http://www.sjcpl.org St. Joseph County Public Library]'s [http://www.libraryforlife.org/main/ Main Library], 304 S. Main St., South Bend, IN. 
Here is a [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Indiana&f=s&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-syn-gm&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=indiana%20maps map] of South Bend. 
Here is another map showing Main Library's location in South Bend: 
[[Image:mqmapgend.gif]] 
Parking is free in the lot that adjoins the Library. 

===Contact us from home===
Phone: (574) 282-4621 

E-mail: [mailto:local.history@sjcpl.org local.history@sjcpl.org] 

IM (chat): 
AIM asksjcpllh 
Hotmail asksjcpllh@hotmail.com 
Yahoo! asksjcpllh 

Mailing address: 
St. Joseph County Public Library 
Local & Family History Services 
304 S. Main St. 
South Bend, IN 46601 

===Use our website===
Visit our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website.] 
Find out what we have in our collection: go to our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website] and scroll down to "Our Collection." 
See our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#databases databases and digital collections]. If you have a valid SJCPL library card, those databases marked with a library card symbol will also be available to you free from home. (You can [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/screens/getacard.html register for an SJCPL library card online] or [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/files/LH_FeeCardRegistrationForm.pdf obtain a non-resident SJCPL fee card].) 
Check to see what [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes, programs, and events] are coming up. 
View detailed [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#howtoguides resource guides] on various topics. 
See our list of [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/History-Genealogy_Websites recommended historical and genealogical websites.] 
Read our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastenewsletters e-newsletters] to find out news. 

==Services==

===Events, classes, and programs===
Check the schedule for our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes and programs] about local history, family history/genealogy, and related topics. 

===Obituary and local history searches===
Our department can answer some St. Joseph County questions for out-of-area patrons, for a fee, as well as for homebound local patrons. Our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/queryform.pdf Obituary and Local History Search form] has guidelines and instructions. 

==Local & Family History Staff==
[[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:l.feil@sjcpl.org l.feil@sjcpl.org] 

[[User:Sara | Sara Allen]], Assistant Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:s.allen@sjcpl.org s.allen@sjcpl.org] 

Kevin Wadzinski, Paraprofessional Librarian 
[mailto:k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org] 

 
 

Created by: [[User:Sara | Sara Allen]] and [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], February 21, 2009 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], December 30, 2009

[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Talk:About Local & Family History Services

2009-12-30T23:10:39Z

Libby the Librarian:

Please [mailto:local.history@sjcpl.org email Local & Family History] with questions, comments, or suggestions.

You also may call the Local & Family History Desk at (574) 282-4621. Or, you may contact Local & Family History directly via [http://www.libraryforlife.org/askalibrarian/askalibrarian.html Instant Messaging].

About Local & Family History Services

2009-11-07T16:08:40Z

Libby the Librarian: /* Local & Family History Staff */

=About Local & Family History Services=

==Local & Family History hours==
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
Friday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Sunday, CLOSED 

==Contact information==

===Visit us in person===
Our department is on the second floor of the [http://www.sjcpl.org St. Joseph County Public Library]'s [http://www.libraryforlife.org/main/ Main Library], 304 S. Main St., South Bend, IN. 
Here is a [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Indiana&f=s&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-syn-gm&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=indiana%20maps map] of South Bend. 
Here is another map showing Main Library's location in South Bend: 
[[Image:mqmapgend.gif]] 
Parking is free in the lot that adjoins the Library. 

===Contact us from home===
Phone: (574) 282-4621 

E-mail: [mailto:local.history@sjcpl.org local.history@sjcpl.org] 

IM (chat): 
AIM asksjcpllh 
Hotmail asksjcpllh@hotmail.com 
Yahoo! asksjcpllh 

Mailing address: 
St. Joseph County Public Library 
Local & Family History Services 
304 S. Main St. 
South Bend, IN 46601 

===Use our website===
Visit our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website.] 
Find out what we have in our collection: go to our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website] and scroll down to "Our Collection." 
See our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#databases databases and digital collections]. If you have a valid SJCPL library card, those databases marked with a library card symbol will also be available to you free from home. (You can [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/screens/getacard.html register for an SJCPL library card online] or [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/files/LH_FeeCardRegistrationForm.pdf obtain a non-resident SJCPL fee card].) 
Check to see what [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes, programs, and events] are coming up. 
View detailed [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#howtoguides resource guides] on various topics. 
See our list of [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/History-Genealogy_Websites recommended historical and genealogical websites.] 
Read our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastenewsletters e-newsletters] to find out news. 

==Services==

===Events, classes, and programs===
Check the schedule for our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes and programs] about local history, family history/genealogy, and related topics. 

===Obituary and local history searches===
Our department can answer some questions for out-of-area and homebound patrons, for a fee. Our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/queryform.pdf Obituary and Local History Search form] has guidelines and instructions. 

==Local & Family History Staff==
[[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:l.feil@sjcpl.org l.feil@sjcpl.org] 

[[User:Sara | Sara Allen]], Assistant Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:s.allen@sjcpl.org s.allen@sjcpl.org] 

Kevin Wadzinski, Paraprofessional Librarian 
[mailto:k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org] 

 
 

Created by: [[User:Sara | Sara Allen]] and [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], February 21, 2009 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], November 7, 2009

[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

About Local & Family History Services

2009-11-07T16:08:18Z

Libby the Librarian: /* Local & Family History hours */

=About Local & Family History Services=

==Local & Family History hours==
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
Friday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Sunday, CLOSED 

==Contact information==

===Visit us in person===
Our department is on the second floor of the [http://www.sjcpl.org St. Joseph County Public Library]'s [http://www.libraryforlife.org/main/ Main Library], 304 S. Main St., South Bend, IN. 
Here is a [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Indiana&f=s&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-syn-gm&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=indiana%20maps map] of South Bend. 
Here is another map showing Main Library's location in South Bend: 
[[Image:mqmapgend.gif]] 
Parking is free in the lot that adjoins the Library. 

===Contact us from home===
Phone: (574) 282-4621 

E-mail: [mailto:local.history@sjcpl.org local.history@sjcpl.org] 

IM (chat): 
AIM asksjcpllh 
Hotmail asksjcpllh@hotmail.com 
Yahoo! asksjcpllh 

Mailing address: 
St. Joseph County Public Library 
Local & Family History Services 
304 S. Main St. 
South Bend, IN 46601 

===Use our website===
Visit our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website.] 
Find out what we have in our collection: go to our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website] and scroll down to "Our Collection." 
See our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#databases databases and digital collections]. If you have a valid SJCPL library card, those databases marked with a library card symbol will also be available to you free from home. (You can [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/screens/getacard.html register for an SJCPL library card online] or [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/files/LH_FeeCardRegistrationForm.pdf obtain a non-resident SJCPL fee card].) 
Check to see what [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes, programs, and events] are coming up. 
View detailed [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#howtoguides resource guides] on various topics. 
See our list of [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/History-Genealogy_Websites recommended historical and genealogical websites.] 
Read our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastenewsletters e-newsletters] to find out news. 

==Services==

===Events, classes, and programs===
Check the schedule for our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes and programs] about local history, family history/genealogy, and related topics. 

===Obituary and local history searches===
Our department can answer some questions for out-of-area and homebound patrons, for a fee. Our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/queryform.pdf Obituary and Local History Search form] has guidelines and instructions. 

==Local & Family History Staff==
[[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:l.feil@sjcpl.org l.feil@sjcpl.org] 

[[User:Sara | Sara Allen]], Assistant Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:s.allen@sjcpl.org s.allen@sjcpl.org] 

Kevin Wadzinski, Paraprofessional Librarian 
[mailto:k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org] 

 
 

Created by: [[User:Sara | Sara Allen]] and [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], February 21, 2009 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], August 17, 2009

[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Local Authors

2009-11-07T15:23:41Z

Libby the Librarian: /* David Small */

Did you know there were so many writers from St. Joseph County, Michiana, and Indiana? Support these local authors by checking out some of their books!

You will find even more books by local authors in the new [[Local Authors Collection | Local Authors Collection]] in [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory Local & Family History Services] at Main Library. We specialize in St. Joseph County authors. (And we accept book donations!)

=== Tasha Alexander ===
A St. Joseph High School grad now living in Tennessee, Tasha writes intriguing romantic suspense novels set in Victorian England.

Find materials by Tasha Alexander in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=alexander%2C+tasha&searchscope=2&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=dGlobal+warming+--+Popular+works. catalog].

=== Jeanne Dams ===
Find mysteries by South Bend native Jeanne Dams in the [http://tinyurl.com/ls89l catalog]. We have books from both of her acclaimed series. The first book in Dams's Dorothy Martin series, set in England, won a prestigious Agatha Award for Best First Novel. Dams's other series, featuring Swedish immigrant Hilda Johansson, takes place in South Bend in its heyday, the early 1900s.

Find out more at [http://www.jeannedams.com/ Jeanne Dams's] official website.

=== Julie Ferraro ===
Julie Ferraro, a life-long area resident, is a writer (for 35 years), an accountant, a mother, and a grandmother. A prolific author, Ferraro has written many articles for magazines and newspapers, as well as fiction and nonfiction under pseudonyms. Ferraro's nonfiction pen name is Quill Mastercraft, and we have two of these titles [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/?searchtype=a&searcharg=mastercraft%2C+quill&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Xsears+roebuck%26SORT%3DDZ on our shelves]. Her nom de plume for fiction is Eugenia Lucas, and you can find this writing on the website [http://eugenialucas.8k.com eugenialucas.8k.com].

=== Johnnie Griffin ===
Find novels by IUSB sociology professor Johnnie Griffin in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=griffin+johnnie&searchscope=2 catalog].

=== Gene Ha ===
Prominent comic artist Gene Ha has been a hit at several of SJCPL's [http://www.libraryforlife.org/openbook/ Open Book] and Free Comic Book Day events. Ha graduated from Clay High School and now lives in Chicago. You can find materials illustrated by Gene Ha in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=ha%2C+gene&searchscope=2 catalog].

You can find out more about Gene Ha and his work at [http://www.geneha.com/ his official website].

=== John Kovach ===
We can't get much more local than former Library employee John Kovach. Until recently he provided valuable service in [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services], but now he'll be haunting [http://www.saintmarys.edu/~library/Archives/archives.htm Saint Mary's College Archives] instead. When not poring over old documents, John can usually be found on a baseball diamond. Click [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/a?SEARCH=kovach%2C+john&searchscope=2 here] for a list of his books available in the catalog.

=== Ralph McInerny ===
We have books from Notre Dame Professor McInerny's two famous mystery series, Father Dowling and the Notre Dame mysteries, as well as some of his books on the Catholic faith and his recent memoir. Check our [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/aMcInerny%2C+Ralph+M./amcinerny+ralph+m/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=amcinerny+ralph+m&1%2C77%2C catalog].

=== Patricia Pollacco ===
A children's author and illustrator from Union City, Michigan, Patricia Pollacco has books in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=polacco%2C+patricia&searchscope=2&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=apolacco collection].

=== John Palmer ===
Another local author with ties to the Library is John Palmer; John also worked in [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History]. He has put together several binders about [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/X?SEARCH=(john%20palmer%20family)+and+not+(mulcahy)&SORT=D&m=b local families] and also has written books about [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/q?author=palmer&title=south+bend&searchscope=2 South Bend]. His book [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/aPalmer,+John+(John+Francis),+1948-/apalmer+john+john+francis+1948/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=apalmer+john+john+francis+1948&17%2C%2C21 ''South Bend: Crossroads of Commerce''] is a well-written and well-researched introduction to the history of this area.

=== April Pulley Sayre ===
Natural history children's author from South Bend. Make sure to note the dedication in her book Africa: "Thanks especially to the librarians and other staff of the St. Joseph County Public Library, my local gold mine." Well, thank you, April!

Find materials by April Sayre in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=sayre%2C+april&SORT=D&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search catalog]. Find out more about her on [http://www.aprilsayre.com/ her website] and [http://www.aprilsayre.com/blog/ blog].

=== Franklin Sheneman ===
Yet another author who is also a former employee of the Library's [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] department. Franklin, a native of North Liberty, has written a book about that area: [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/t?SEARCH=southern+st.+joseph+county&searchscope=2 Southern St. Joseph County].

=== David Small ===

David Small, author and illustrator, spent childhood summers in Indiana, so we're making him an honorary Hoosier. He and his wife Sarah Stewart have written (Stewart) and illustrated (Small) [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/X?SEARCH=(sarah%20stewart%20david%20small)&SORT=D&m=b several wonderful and award-winning children's books], including favorites [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/q?author=Stewart%2C+Sarah&title=The+Library&searchscope=2 ''The Library''] and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/q?author=Stewart%2C+Sarah&title=The+Gardener&searchscope=2 ''The Gardener'']. In addition, Small has written and illustrated many books of his own, and has worked as an illustrator with other authors. Here's a list of [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=Small%2C+David&sortdropdown=-&searchscope=2 all his books that we have].

This [http://www.nccil.org/experience/artists/smalld/index.htm biography] of David Small is from the [http://www.nccil.org/ National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature].

Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], November 7, 2009

[[Category:Books]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Local Authors

2009-11-07T15:23:22Z

Libby the Librarian: /* Jeanne Dams */

Did you know there were so many writers from St. Joseph County, Michiana, and Indiana? Support these local authors by checking out some of their books!

You will find even more books by local authors in the new [[Local Authors Collection | Local Authors Collection]] in [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory Local & Family History Services] at Main Library. We specialize in St. Joseph County authors. (And we accept book donations!)

=== Tasha Alexander ===
A St. Joseph High School grad now living in Tennessee, Tasha writes intriguing romantic suspense novels set in Victorian England.

Find materials by Tasha Alexander in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=alexander%2C+tasha&searchscope=2&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=dGlobal+warming+--+Popular+works. catalog].

=== Jeanne Dams ===
Find mysteries by South Bend native Jeanne Dams in the [http://tinyurl.com/ls89l catalog]. We have books from both of her acclaimed series. The first book in Dams's Dorothy Martin series, set in England, won a prestigious Agatha Award for Best First Novel. Dams's other series, featuring Swedish immigrant Hilda Johansson, takes place in South Bend in its heyday, the early 1900s.

Find out more at [http://www.jeannedams.com/ Jeanne Dams's] official website.

=== Julie Ferraro ===
Julie Ferraro, a life-long area resident, is a writer (for 35 years), an accountant, a mother, and a grandmother. A prolific author, Ferraro has written many articles for magazines and newspapers, as well as fiction and nonfiction under pseudonyms. Ferraro's nonfiction pen name is Quill Mastercraft, and we have two of these titles [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/?searchtype=a&searcharg=mastercraft%2C+quill&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Xsears+roebuck%26SORT%3DDZ on our shelves]. Her nom de plume for fiction is Eugenia Lucas, and you can find this writing on the website [http://eugenialucas.8k.com eugenialucas.8k.com].

=== Johnnie Griffin ===
Find novels by IUSB sociology professor Johnnie Griffin in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=griffin+johnnie&searchscope=2 catalog].

=== Gene Ha ===
Prominent comic artist Gene Ha has been a hit at several of SJCPL's [http://www.libraryforlife.org/openbook/ Open Book] and Free Comic Book Day events. Ha graduated from Clay High School and now lives in Chicago. You can find materials illustrated by Gene Ha in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=ha%2C+gene&searchscope=2 catalog].

You can find out more about Gene Ha and his work at [http://www.geneha.com/ his official website].

=== John Kovach ===
We can't get much more local than former Library employee John Kovach. Until recently he provided valuable service in [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services], but now he'll be haunting [http://www.saintmarys.edu/~library/Archives/archives.htm Saint Mary's College Archives] instead. When not poring over old documents, John can usually be found on a baseball diamond. Click [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/a?SEARCH=kovach%2C+john&searchscope=2 here] for a list of his books available in the catalog.

=== Ralph McInerny ===
We have books from Notre Dame Professor McInerny's two famous mystery series, Father Dowling and the Notre Dame mysteries, as well as some of his books on the Catholic faith and his recent memoir. Check our [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/aMcInerny%2C+Ralph+M./amcinerny+ralph+m/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=amcinerny+ralph+m&1%2C77%2C catalog].

=== Patricia Pollacco ===
A children's author and illustrator from Union City, Michigan, Patricia Pollacco has books in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=polacco%2C+patricia&searchscope=2&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=apolacco collection].

=== John Palmer ===
Another local author with ties to the Library is John Palmer; John also worked in [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History]. He has put together several binders about [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/X?SEARCH=(john%20palmer%20family)+and+not+(mulcahy)&SORT=D&m=b local families] and also has written books about [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/q?author=palmer&title=south+bend&searchscope=2 South Bend]. His book [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/aPalmer,+John+(John+Francis),+1948-/apalmer+john+john+francis+1948/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=apalmer+john+john+francis+1948&17%2C%2C21 ''South Bend: Crossroads of Commerce''] is a well-written and well-researched introduction to the history of this area.

=== April Pulley Sayre ===
Natural history children's author from South Bend. Make sure to note the dedication in her book Africa: "Thanks especially to the librarians and other staff of the St. Joseph County Public Library, my local gold mine." Well, thank you, April!

Find materials by April Sayre in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=sayre%2C+april&SORT=D&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search catalog]. Find out more about her on [http://www.aprilsayre.com/ her website] and [http://www.aprilsayre.com/blog/ blog].

=== Franklin Sheneman ===
Yet another author who is also a former employee of the Library's [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] department. Franklin, a native of North Liberty, has written a book about that area: [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/t?SEARCH=southern+st.+joseph+county&searchscope=2 Southern St. Joseph County].

=== David Small ===

David Small, author and illustrator, spent childhood summers in Indiana, so we're making him an honorary Hoosier. He and his wife Sarah Stewart have written (Stewart) and illustrated (Small) [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/X?SEARCH=(sarah%20stewart%20david%20small)&SORT=D&m=b several wonderful and award-winning children's books], including favorites [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/q?author=Stewart%2C+Sarah&title=The+Library&searchscope=2 ''The Library''] and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/q?author=Stewart%2C+Sarah&title=The+Gardener&searchscope=2 ''The Gardener'']. In addition, Small has written and illustrated many books of his own, and has worked as an illustrator with other authors. Here's a list of [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=Small%2C+David&sortdropdown=-&searchscope=2 all his books that we have].

This [http://www.nccil.org/experience/artists/smalld/index.htm biography] of David Small is from the [http://www.nccil.org/ National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature].

Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], May 12, 2009

[[Category:Books]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Antiques & Collectibles

2009-08-25T23:21:07Z

Libby the Librarian: /* Area Antique Shows & Auctions */

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Antiques & Collectibles Database'''

*[http://acdmuseum.org/ Auburn Cord Duesenberg Museum]
*[http://www.michianaantiquemall.com/ Michiana Antique Mall]
*[http://centerforhistory.org/ Northern Indiana Center for History]
*[http://www.studebakermuseum.org/ Studebaker National Museum]
'''General Information'''
*[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/ Antiques Roadshow]
*[http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/index.html History Detectives]
*[http://www.kovels.com/ Kovels' Online]
'''Special Interest Sites'''
*[http://www.abebooks.com/docs/RareBooks/ Abebooks]
*[http://www.numismatics.org/ American Numismatic Society -Coins]
*[http://www.stamps.org// American Philatelic Society - Stamps]
*[http://www.antiquebottles.com/ Antique Bottle Collector's Haven]
*[http://antiqueradio.com/ Antique Radio Classified]
*[http://www.ephemerasociety.org/ Ephemera Society of America]

'''Online Auctions''' 
Caution: Authentication is generally by sellers, not experts.
*[http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/subst/home/home.html/102-1175775-9701744 Amazon.com Auctions]
*[http://www.ebay.com/ eBay]
*[http://www.hemmings.com/ Hemmings Motor News]
*[http://www.ha.com/ Heritage Comic Auctions]
*[http://auctions.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Auctions]
'''Find an Appraiser'''
*[http://www.appraisersassoc.org/PageId/1/LId/0,7/Id/7/Find-an-Appraiser.html Appraisers Association of America]
*[http://www.isa-appraisers.org/ISA_form.html International Society of Appraisers]

|}

==Definitions==
;Antique:
:An object of aesthetic or historical value made over 100 years ago.
;Collectible:
:An artistic or historical treasure less than 100 years old.
:A mass-produced or "limited edition" object.
:An object that gains value because of its association with a famous person or event.
(Source: [http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/roadshow/speak/ Antiques Speak], the Antiques Roadshow glossary)

__TOC__
==SJCPL Resources==

=== Standard Identification & Price Guides ===
Price guide are generally buyers' guides, not sellers' guides, suggesting what you would have to pay to purchase an object. Sellers should expect to receive much less than the value listed.
*[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/t?SEARCH=antique+trader Antique Trader]
*[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/t?SEARCH=kovels Kovels']
*[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=millers+collectibles&SORT=D&SORT=R Miller's Collectibles]
*[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=schroeders&SORT=D&SORT=R Schroeder's]
*[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=warmans&SORT=D&SORT=R Warman's]

===Browsing the Library's Collection===
<table align="right"><tr><td>

 Featured Site [http://www.ephemerasociety.org/ Ephemera Society of America] Ephemera refers to anything that was not meant to last. See examples in the colorful article, ''Seed Company Advertising.''</td></tr></table>
(Dewey Decimal Numbers)
*700 The Arts
**730 Plastic Arts, Sculpture
***736 Carvings
***737 Coins, Paper Money
***738 Ceramics, Porcelain
***739 Metalwork
**Drawing & Decorative Arts
***741 Drawings
***745 Decorative Arts
****745.1 Antiques & Collectibles
***746 Textiles
***748 Glass
***749 Furniture
**750 Paintings
**760 Prints
***769 Stamps, Sports Cards, Posters
**770 Photographs

===Antiques Book Review===
{| cellpadding=5
|[[Image:Antiques 101.gif|left|Antiques 101]]
|[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/t?SEARCH=antiques+101&searchscope=2 Antiques 101: A Crash Course in Everything Antique]
||What an enjoyable way to learn the basics of antiquing! Author Frank Farmer Loomis IV concisely describes the major furniture styles from Queen Anne in the early 1700s through Retro, the semi-antiques/collectibles of the 1970s and 1980s. He gives tips on identifying woods, as well as china, silver and glass. He delights in the way the world of antiques is ever evolving. For example, we once made fun of those velvet Elvis paintings ("El on Vel"); now Elvis is the king of Retro. Though not a price guide, this book will help you distinguish what is worth collecting. 
Other books by Loomis: [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/t?SEARCH=secrets+to+affordable+antiques&searchscope=2 Secrets to Affordable Antiques] and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/t?SEARCH=is+it+antique+yet&searchscope=2 Is It Antique Yet?]
|}

=== Magazines on Antiques & Collectibles ===
*[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/t?SEARCH=antiques+and+collecting+magazine Antiques & Collecting] 
*[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/t?SEARCH=antique+week Antique Week] 
*[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/t?SEARCH=art+and+antiques Art & Antiques] 
*[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/t?SEARCH=beckett+baseball+collector Beckett Baseball Collector] 
*[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/t?SEARCH=beckett+basketball+collector Beckett Basketball Collector] 
*[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/t?SEARCH=beckett+football+collector Beckett Football Collector] 
*[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/t?SEARCH=beckett+yu+gi+oh Beckett Yu Gi Oh Unofficial Collector] 
*[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/t?SEARCH=collectible+automobile Collectible Automobile] 

==Local Clubs==
For descriptions and contact information, search [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=63 Community Connection.]
*Antique Automobile Club of America, St. Joe Valley Region
*Antique Study Group
*Northern Indiana Philatelic Society
*Questers Chapters

==Area Antique Shows & Auctions ==
*St. Joseph County Fairgrounds, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. ([http://www.4hfair.com/calendar.html Schedule])
*[http://www.shipshewanafleamarket.com/ Shipshewana Auction & Flea Market]

'''Interesting Tidbits'''
Did you know that while some members of the Studebaker family were manufacturing automobiles, others were making pocket watches? [http://www.go-star.com/antiquing/watches.htm Here] is an interesting article from ''Southeastern Antiquing and Collecting Magazine'' about Studebaker watches. For more information about early South Bend businesses, contact [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services.]

Please feel free to leave comments or suggestions in the [[Talk:Antiques & Collectibles | discussion]] page.

[[Category:Hobbies]]

About Local & Family History Services

2009-08-17T13:21:05Z

Libby the Librarian: /* Local & Family History hours */

=About Local & Family History Services=

==Local & Family History hours==
Through Saturday, August 22: 
Monday-Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. 
Thursday, 12:00 noon - 9:00 p.m. 
Friday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Sunday, closed 

Starting Monday, August 24: 
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
Friday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Sunday, closed 

==Contact information==

===Visit us in person===
Our department is on the second floor of the [http://www.sjcpl.org St. Joseph County Public Library]'s [http://www.libraryforlife.org/main/ Main Library], 304 S. Main St., South Bend, IN. 
Here is a [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Indiana&f=s&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-syn-gm&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=indiana%20maps map] of South Bend. 
Here is another map showing Main Library's location in South Bend: 
[[Image:mqmapgend.gif]] 
Parking is free in the lot that adjoins the Library. 

===Contact us from home===
Phone: (574) 282-4621 

E-mail: [mailto:local.history@sjcpl.org local.history@sjcpl.org] 

IM (chat): 
AIM asksjcpllh 
Hotmail asksjcpllh@hotmail.com 
Yahoo! asksjcpllh 

Mailing address: 
St. Joseph County Public Library 
Local & Family History Services 
304 S. Main St. 
South Bend, IN 46601 

===Use our website===
Visit our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website.] 
Find out what we have in our collection: go to our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website] and scroll down to "Our Collection." 
See our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#databases databases and digital collections]. If you have a valid SJCPL library card, those databases marked with a library card symbol will also be available to you free from home. (You can [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/screens/getacard.html register for an SJCPL library card online] or [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/files/LH_FeeCardRegistrationForm.pdf obtain a non-resident SJCPL fee card].) 
Check to see what [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes, programs, and events] are coming up. 
View detailed [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#howtoguides resource guides] on various topics. 
See our list of [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/History-Genealogy_Websites recommended historical and genealogical websites.] 
Read our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastenewsletters e-newsletters] to find out news. 

==Services==

===Events, classes, and programs===
Check the schedule for our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes and programs] about local history, family history/genealogy, and related topics. 

===Obituary and local history searches===
Our department can answer some questions for out-of-area and homebound patrons, for a fee. Our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/queryform.pdf Obituary and Local History Search form] has guidelines and instructions. 

==Local & Family History Staff==
[[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:l.feil@sjcpl.org l.feil@sjcpl.org] 

[[User:Sara | Sara Allen]], Assistant Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:s.allen@sjcpl.org s.allen@sjcpl.org] 

Kevin Wadzinski, Paraprofessional Librarian 
[mailto:k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org] 

 
 

Created by: [[User:Sara | Sara Allen]] and [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], February 21, 2009 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], August 17, 2009

[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

About Local & Family History Services

2009-08-17T13:20:47Z

Libby the Librarian: /* Local & Family History Hours */

=About Local & Family History Services=

==Local & Family History hours==
Through Saturday, August 22:
Monday-Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. 
Thursday, 12:00 noon - 9:00 p.m. 
Friday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Sunday, closed 

Starting Monday, August 24:
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
Friday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Sunday, closed 

==Contact information==

===Visit us in person===
Our department is on the second floor of the [http://www.sjcpl.org St. Joseph County Public Library]'s [http://www.libraryforlife.org/main/ Main Library], 304 S. Main St., South Bend, IN. 
Here is a [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Indiana&f=s&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-syn-gm&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=indiana%20maps map] of South Bend. 
Here is another map showing Main Library's location in South Bend: 
[[Image:mqmapgend.gif]] 
Parking is free in the lot that adjoins the Library. 

===Contact us from home===
Phone: (574) 282-4621 

E-mail: [mailto:local.history@sjcpl.org local.history@sjcpl.org] 

IM (chat): 
AIM asksjcpllh 
Hotmail asksjcpllh@hotmail.com 
Yahoo! asksjcpllh 

Mailing address: 
St. Joseph County Public Library 
Local & Family History Services 
304 S. Main St. 
South Bend, IN 46601 

===Use our website===
Visit our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website.] 
Find out what we have in our collection: go to our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website] and scroll down to "Our Collection." 
See our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#databases databases and digital collections]. If you have a valid SJCPL library card, those databases marked with a library card symbol will also be available to you free from home. (You can [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/screens/getacard.html register for an SJCPL library card online] or [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/files/LH_FeeCardRegistrationForm.pdf obtain a non-resident SJCPL fee card].) 
Check to see what [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes, programs, and events] are coming up. 
View detailed [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#howtoguides resource guides] on various topics. 
See our list of [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/History-Genealogy_Websites recommended historical and genealogical websites.] 
Read our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastenewsletters e-newsletters] to find out news. 

==Services==

===Events, classes, and programs===
Check the schedule for our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes and programs] about local history, family history/genealogy, and related topics. 

===Obituary and local history searches===
Our department can answer some questions for out-of-area and homebound patrons, for a fee. Our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/queryform.pdf Obituary and Local History Search form] has guidelines and instructions. 

==Local & Family History Staff==
[[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:l.feil@sjcpl.org l.feil@sjcpl.org] 

[[User:Sara | Sara Allen]], Assistant Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:s.allen@sjcpl.org s.allen@sjcpl.org] 

Kevin Wadzinski, Paraprofessional Librarian 
[mailto:k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org] 

 
 

Created by: [[User:Sara | Sara Allen]] and [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], February 21, 2009 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], August 17, 2009

[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

About Local & Family History Services

2009-08-17T13:20:26Z

Libby the Librarian:

=About Local & Family History Services=

==Local & Family History Hours==
Through Saturday, August 22:
Monday-Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. 
Thursday, 12:00 noon - 9:00 p.m. 
Friday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Sunday, closed 

Starting Monday, August 24:
Monday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
Friday-Saturday, 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Sunday, closed 

==Contact information==

===Visit us in person===
Our department is on the second floor of the [http://www.sjcpl.org St. Joseph County Public Library]'s [http://www.libraryforlife.org/main/ Main Library], 304 S. Main St., South Bend, IN. 
Here is a [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Indiana&f=s&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-syn-gm&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=indiana%20maps map] of South Bend. 
Here is another map showing Main Library's location in South Bend: 
[[Image:mqmapgend.gif]] 
Parking is free in the lot that adjoins the Library. 

===Contact us from home===
Phone: (574) 282-4621 

E-mail: [mailto:local.history@sjcpl.org local.history@sjcpl.org] 

IM (chat): 
AIM asksjcpllh 
Hotmail asksjcpllh@hotmail.com 
Yahoo! asksjcpllh 

Mailing address: 
St. Joseph County Public Library 
Local & Family History Services 
304 S. Main St. 
South Bend, IN 46601 

===Use our website===
Visit our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website.] 
Find out what we have in our collection: go to our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website] and scroll down to "Our Collection." 
See our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#databases databases and digital collections]. If you have a valid SJCPL library card, those databases marked with a library card symbol will also be available to you free from home. (You can [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/screens/getacard.html register for an SJCPL library card online] or [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/files/LH_FeeCardRegistrationForm.pdf obtain a non-resident SJCPL fee card].) 
Check to see what [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes, programs, and events] are coming up. 
View detailed [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#howtoguides resource guides] on various topics. 
See our list of [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/History-Genealogy_Websites recommended historical and genealogical websites.] 
Read our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastenewsletters e-newsletters] to find out news. 

==Services==

===Events, classes, and programs===
Check the schedule for our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes and programs] about local history, family history/genealogy, and related topics. 

===Obituary and local history searches===
Our department can answer some questions for out-of-area and homebound patrons, for a fee. Our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/queryform.pdf Obituary and Local History Search form] has guidelines and instructions. 

==Local & Family History Staff==
[[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:l.feil@sjcpl.org l.feil@sjcpl.org] 

[[User:Sara | Sara Allen]], Assistant Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:s.allen@sjcpl.org s.allen@sjcpl.org] 

Kevin Wadzinski, Paraprofessional Librarian 
[mailto:k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org] 

 
 

Created by: [[User:Sara | Sara Allen]] and [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], February 21, 2009 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], August 17, 2009

[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

About Local & Family History Services

2009-06-26T21:29:08Z

Libby the Librarian:

=About Local & Family History Services=

==Hours==
Monday-Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. 
Thursday, 12:00 noon - 9:00 p.m. 
Friday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. 
Sunday, closed 

==Contact information==

===Visit us in person===
Our department is on the second floor of the [http://www.sjcpl.org St. Joseph County Public Library]'s [http://www.libraryforlife.org/main/ Main Library], 304 S. Main St., South Bend, IN. 
Here is a [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Indiana&f=s&utm_campaign=en&utm_source=en-ha-na-us-syn-gm&utm_medium=ha&utm_term=indiana%20maps map] of South Bend. 
Here is another map showing Main Library's location in South Bend: 
[[Image:mqmapgend.gif]] 
Parking is free in the lot that adjoins the Library. 

===Contact us from home===
Phone: (574) 282-4621 

E-mail: [mailto:local.history@sjcpl.org local.history@sjcpl.org] 

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Hotmail asksjcpllh@hotmail.com 
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Mailing address: 
St. Joseph County Public Library 
Local & Family History Services 
304 S. Main St. 
South Bend, IN 46601 

===Use our website===
Visit our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website.] 
Find out what we have in our collection: go to our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ website] and scroll down to "Our Collection." 
See our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#databases databases and digital collections]. If you have a valid SJCPL library card, those databases marked with a library card symbol will also be available to you free from home. (You can [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/screens/getacard.html register for an SJCPL library card online] or obtain a non-resident SJCPL fee card by contacting [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]].) 
Check to see what [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes, programs, and events] are coming up. 
View detailed [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#howtoguides resource guides] on various topics. 
See our list of [http://www.sjcpl.org/subjectguides/index.php/History-Genealogy_Websites recommended historical and genealogical websites.] 
Read our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#pastenewsletters e-newsletters] to find out news. 

==Services==

===Events, classes, and programs===
Check the schedule for our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ classes and programs] about local history, family history/genealogy, and related topics. 

===Obituary and local history searches===
Our department can answer some questions for out-of-area and homebound patrons, for a fee. Our [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/queryform.pdf Obituary and Local History Search form] has guidelines and instructions. 

==Local & Family History Staff==
[[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:l.feil@sjcpl.org l.feil@sjcpl.org] 

[[User:Sara | Sara Allen]], Assistant Manager & Librarian 
[mailto:s.allen@sjcpl.org s.allen@sjcpl.org] 

Kevin Wadzinski, Paraprofessional Librarian 
[mailto:k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org k.wadzinski@sjcpl.org] 

 
 

Created by: [[User:Sara | Sara Allen]] and [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], February 21, 2009 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], June 26, 2009

[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Local History

2009-05-15T13:06:18Z

Libby the Librarian:

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|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Subscription Databases'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 Chicago Tribune (1858-1985)]     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 - Digital]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Sanborn_Maps.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]

'''St. Joseph County Links'''
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 Atlas Online]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936 Platbook Online]
*[http://www.iusb.edu/~libg/archives/index.shtml IUSB Archives]
*[http://www.hlcm.org/htlm/archives.html Lindahl Children's Museum Archives]
*[http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library]
*[http://www.centerforhistory.org/ Northern Indiana Center for History]
*[http://www.nd.edu/~archives Notre Dame University Archives]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]   [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/ St. Joseph County Government]
*[http://www.saintmarys.edu/%7Elibrary/Archives/archives.htm Saint Mary's College Archives]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.walkerton.org/history.html Walkerton Area Historical Society]

'''Indiana Links'''
*[http://elkhartcountyparks.org/properties_locations/rush_memorial_center.htm Elkhart County Historical Society]
*[http://www.indianahistory.org/ Indiana Historical Society]
*[http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/inmh/ Indiana Magazine of History Index]
*[http://www.in.gov/icpr/2355.htm Indiana State Archives Online Indexes]
*[http://www.in.gov/library/indiana.htm Indiana State Library - Genealogy Collection]
*[http://www.in.gov/library/indiana.htm Indiana State Library - Indiana Collection]
*[http://www.in.gov/ism/ Indiana State Museum]
*[http://www.in.gov/iwm/ Indiana War Memorials]
*[http://fizkid.tripod.com/ Indiana's World War II South Pacific Dead]

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==[[About Local & Family History Services | About Local & Family History Services]]==

== Help sheets for databases ==
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Digital Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (1867-1970) ] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Sanborn_Maps.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf help sheet]

== Articles ==
=== Getting Started in Local History ===
By Franklin Sheneman
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If you are interested in doing research on the 175 years of history of South Bend and St. Joseph County, there’s no better place to turn than the St. Joseph County Public Library! [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] has a wealth of information to aid you in your research. From the novice historian to academic researchers there is something for everyone in our collection!

We have several books that give a variety of information on cities, towns and townships located within St. Joseph County. If you would like to start off with a quick overview of the area you might start with [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=A+Historic+Background+of+South+Bend+and+St.+Joseph+County+in+Northern+India&SORT=D&SORT=R A Historic Background of South Bend and St. Joseph County in Northern Indiana]. This 70-page book was originally published in 1927 by the local Schuyler Colfax Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It chronicles the early history of the area when French fur traders first came to the area and discusses the individuals and events that helped shape the community.

For those who want a more comprehensive look at the county pick up a copy of either Timothy Howard’s or Chapman & Co.’s histories of St. Joseph County. The [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=history+of+st.+joseph+county+indiana+together&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Chapman history] was published in 1880 and the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=X&searcharg=history+st.+joseph+county+indiana+timothy+howard&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=ta+history+of+st.+joseph+county+indiana Howard history] in 1907. While both are great research sources, Howard was written by a local resident and gives even greater detail on specifics such as early history, topography, county businesses, railroads, rivers, bridges, towns (both incorporated and unincorporated), and so much more! Perhaps the greatest aspects to Howard’s history are the remarkable biographical sketches of county residents, including many pioneer families that were the first settlers of St. Joseph County. Stunning photographic images accompany most of these profiles and make it a must-read for both historians and genealogists.

[[Image:danielsoncover.jpg|left]]
If you are interested specifically in the history of South Bend, take a look at [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=X&searcharg=South+Bend+Men+Made+It&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=tSouth+Bend+and+The+Men+Who+Made+It South Bend and the Men Who Have Made It], compiled by Anderson and Cooley; [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=danielson%2C+kay+marnon&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Images of America: South Bend, Indiana], by Kay Marnon Danielson; [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=south+bend+crossroads+of+commerce&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search South Bend: Crossroads of Commerce], by John Palmer; and the works of Jack Detzler: [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=south+bend+1900+-+1910&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=tsouth+bend+1910+-+1920 South Bend, 1900 - 1910: The Awakening of a Small Town], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=South+Bend%2C+1910+%96+1920%3A+A+Decade+Dedicated+to+Reform&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search South Bend, 1910 – 1920: A Decade Dedicated to Reform], and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=South+Bend%2C+1920+%96+1930%3A+The+Emergence+of+a+City&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search South Bend, 1920 – 1930: The Emergence of a City].

For information on Mishawaka, the “Princess City,” check out some of our books on the subject. Peter J. De Kever’s [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=with+our+past+essays&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search With Our Past: Essays on the History of Mishawaka] and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=a+mishawaka+mosaic&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search A Mishawaka Mosaic], edited by David Eisen, are both good sources on this topic.

[[Image:shenemancover.jpg|left]]
If information on the agricultural and rural history of St. Joseph County is what you’re after, don’t miss the following titles: [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=the+history+of+harris+township&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search The History of Harris Township], by Germaine Goff; [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=now+and+then+a+collection+of+pictures+and+stories+about+lakeville&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Now & Then: A Collection of Pictures and Stories about Lakeville, Indiana], by Jeanne Geyer; [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/ta+genesis+of+north+ilberty/tgenesis+of+north+ilberty/-2%2C0%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=tgenesis+of+north+liberty&1%2C1%2C/indexsort=- "Genesis" of North Liberty], by Rev. Gaylord Saltzgaber; and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=southern+st.+joseph+county&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Images of America: Southern St. Joseph County], by Franklin N. Sheneman II. Geyer’s, Saltzgaber’s, and Sheneman’s books deal with the townships south of South Bend, including Greene, Union, Liberty, Lincoln, and Madison townships and the farming communities located therein.

For more detailed information on individuals and the land they owned turn to the historic atlases of [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/tStandard+atlas+of+St.+Joseph+County%2C+Indiana/tstandard+atlas+of+st+joseph+county+indiana/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tstandard+atlas+of+st+joseph+county+indiana+including+a+plat+book+of+the+villages+cities+and+townships+of+the+county&1%2C1%2C 1895], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/tStandard+atlas+of+St.+Joseph+County%2C+Indiana/tstandard+atlas+of+st+joseph+county+indiana/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tstandard+atlas+of+st+joseph+county+indiana&1%2C1%2C 1911], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Atlas+and+plat+book+of+St.+Joseph+County%2C+Indiana%2C+1929&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search 1929], and [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936]. The [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 Atlas] can now be read and searched online from home--just [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 click here] to see it!. If you’re searching for individual homes or businesses go to our [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 online database of historic Sanborn Fire Maps]. You can use this database at home too.

And finally, be sure to come in to the library to look at our extensive collection of newspaper clippings covering events, people, business, and daily life.

Make history come alive by utilizing these unique resources today in [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] at the St. Joseph County Public Library!

 

=== [[House Research | Helpful Hints for House Histories]] ===
By John Kovach

[[House Research | Click here to read this article.]]

 

=== [[History Homework | History Homework Help]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[History Homework | Click here to read this article.]]

 

=== [[Metal Detectors | Finding Hidden History with Metal Detectors]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[Metal Detectors | Click here to read this article.]]

 

=== [[Local Authors Collection]] ===
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[[Local Authors Collection | Click here to read this article.]]

 
 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], October 2005 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], May 12, 2009

[[Category:Local/State Info]]
[[Category:Hobbies]]
[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Foreign Births

2009-05-13T01:00:27Z

Libby the Librarian:

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
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|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Useful Links'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.familysearch.org/ Family Search]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Heritage_Quest.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]
*[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/departments/sjchd/index.htm St. Joseph County Health Department] - [http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/departments/sjchd/death_certificates.htm Death Certificates]
*[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm Vital Records]

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== Finding Birth Dates for Foreign-Born Relatives ==
By [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]]

Finding birth dates for relatives born outside of the United States can be a tricky business. You might immediately think you'll have to travel to your ancestors' birth country, or write to an archive there to get a record. Although that may be a possibility (or may not, depending on the time period in question and the state of the country's recordkeeping system), there are some easier strategies to try first--right here at home! 

The first question to ask is whether your relative died in America. If not, did they die in Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, or Wales? Then try looking in [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry], because Ancestry has a lot of records from those countries. If your relative died in any other foreign country, try the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp nearest LDS Family History Center]. Here in St. Joseph County the closest one is in [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/FHC_Results.asp?FHCCountry=United+States&FHCStateProv=indiana&FHCCounty=&FHCCity=mishawaka&submit=Search Mishawaka]. The Mormon Family History Centers have access to microfilms of vital records from all over the world, and you do not have to be Mormon to use them. 

If the person you are looking for did die here, then you have several alternatives. The easiest situation is if you know what American state and county your relative died in. In this case, you can try to obtain a death certificate and obituary. "Wait," you may say, "I'm interested in when this person was born, not when they died." But almost all death certificates, and many obituaries, will give the person's birth date or at least an age. 

If your relative died here in St. Joseph County, then you can look for the date of your relative's obituary in our [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] (deaths since 1913) or in our set of Eisen's [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/Yeisen+vital+statistics+index&SORT=D/Yeisen+vital+statistics+index&SORT=D&submit3=Search&SUBKEY=eisen%20vital%20statistics%20index/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=Yeisen+vital+statistics+index&SORT=D&1%2C1%2C Vital Statistics Index to St. Joseph County, Indiana, Newspapers, 1831-1912]. The Library has local newspapers on microfilm, so you can come in and find the obituary once you have the date it was published. To obtain a death certificate, you can simply go to the [http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/departments/sjchd/death_certificates.htm St. Joseph County Health Department] on the 8th floor of the City-County Building at the corner of Lafayette and Jefferson in downtown South Bend. 

If your relative died in another county in Indiana, you can most likely still get an obituary and a death certificate. To get an obituary, just find which [http://www.in.gov/library/pldirectory.htm Indiana public library] serves the county your relative died in, and then contact that library to find out if they have an obituary index to their local newspaper. If they don't, you still have the option to get a death certificate. You can order a copy from the [http://www.in.gov/portal/faq.html?faqid=7&p_created=1167930916 State Department of Health] or directly from the [http://www.in.gov/isdh/23926.htm county health department]. 

If your ancestor died in another state, find [http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/Public_main.html that county's library] and contact it to find out about obituaries. To order a death certificate, find out what the procedures are for [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm the state you are interested in]. 

What if you get the obituary and it doesn't give a birth date or even an age? What if you can't find a death certificate? What if you aren't even sure where your relative died? If the relative died after about 1965, and had worked in the United States for long enough to qualify for Social Security, you can try searching the [http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]. Another good place to look is [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry]. Ancestry contains many vital records databases from around the country for a variety of time periods. 

Another option is to find your relative in the census. Both [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry], which you must use in a Library branch, and [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest], which you can use from home with a valid SJCPL library card, have all the United States censuses. The census will at least give you an approximate year of birth, though not an actual date. The censuses from 1850 to 1930, with one exception, give a person's age at the time of the census. The 1900 census, though, does give an actual month and year of birth--if the person was alive and in the U.S. at that time. If you can't find a person in the census in one year, try other years. And don't forget to be creative, trying different spellings of first and last names, nicknames, and initials. 

If you just can't find your relative in the census, try whatever else you can think of that might give a birth date. If your ancestors were married in St. Joseph County between 1905 and 1920, the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=marriage+license+applications+microform&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Ymarriage+license+applications%26SORT%3DD microfilmed marriage license applications] often include a birthdate. If your relative lived in this county, try SBAGS' [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/Yjoseph+county+cemetery+inscriptions&SORT=D/Yjoseph+county+cemetery+inscriptions&SORT=D&submit3=Search&SUBKEY=joseph%20county%20cemetery%20inscriptions/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=Yjoseph+county+cemetery+inscriptions&SORT=D&1%2C1%2C St. Joseph County, Indiana, Cemetery Inscriptions] (headstones often include a birth year), Eisen's [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=index+joseph+county+histories&SORT=D&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Biographical Index to St. Joseph County, Indiana, Histories] (biographies often include a birth date), or the microfilmed [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=catholic+church+wayne+south+bend+microform&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Ycatholic+church+wayne+south+bend%26SORT%3DD Catholic Church Records of the Ft. Wayne/South Bend Diocese of Indiana] (burial records included ages of decedents). 

Hopefully, one of these things will work for you. And of course, you can always come in to [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] and ask for help! 

[[Genealogy | Back to the Genealogy page]] 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], October 2006 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], May 12, 2009

[[Category:Hobbies]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Foreign Births

2009-05-13T00:59:24Z

Libby the Librarian:

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
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|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Useful Links'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.familysearch.org/ Family Search]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Heritage_Quest.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]
*[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/departments/sjchd/index.htm St. Joseph County Health Department] - [http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/departments/sjchd/death_certificates.htm Death Certificates]
*[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm Vital Records]

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== Finding Birth Dates for Foreign-Born Relatives ==
By [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]]

Finding birth dates for relatives born outside of the United States can be a tricky business. You might immediately think you'll have to travel to your ancestors' birth country, or write to an archive there to get a record. Although that may be a possibility (or may not, depending on the time period in question and the state of the country's recordkeeping system), there are some easier strategies to try first--right here at home! 

The first question to ask is whether your relative died in America. If not, did they die in Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, or Wales? Then try looking in [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry], because Ancestry has a lot of records from those countries. If your relative died in any other foreign country, try the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp nearest LDS Family History Center]. Here in St. Joseph County the closest one is in [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/FHC_Results.asp?FHCCountry=United+States&FHCStateProv=indiana&FHCCounty=&FHCCity=mishawaka&submit=Search Mishawaka]. The Mormon Family History Centers have access to microfilms of vital records from all over the world, and you do not have to be Mormon to use them. 

If the person you are looking for did die here, then you have several alternatives. The easiest situation is if you know what American state and county your relative died in. In this case, you can try to obtain a death certificate and obituary. "Wait," you may say, "I'm interested in when this person was born, not when they died." But almost all death certificates, and many obituaries, will give the person's birth date or at least an age. 

If your relative died here in St. Joseph County, then you can look for the date of your relative's obituary in our [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] (deaths since 1913) or in our set of Eisen's [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/Yeisen+vital+statistics+index&SORT=D/Yeisen+vital+statistics+index&SORT=D&submit3=Search&SUBKEY=eisen%20vital%20statistics%20index/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=Yeisen+vital+statistics+index&SORT=D&1%2C1%2C Vital Statistics Index to St. Joseph County, Indiana, Newspapers, 1831-1912]. The Library has local newspapers on microfilm, so you can come in and find the obituary once you have the date it was published. To obtain a death certificate, you can simply go to the [http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/departments/sjchd/death_certificates.htm St. Joseph County Health Department] on the 8th floor of the City-County Building at the corner of Lafayette and Jefferson in downtown South Bend. 

If your relative died in another county in Indiana, you can most likely still get an obituary and a death certificate. To get an obituary, just find which [http://www.in.gov/library/pldirectory.htm Indiana public library] serves the county your relative died in, and then contact that library to find out if they have an obituary index to their local newspaper. If they don't, you still have the option to get a death certificate. You can order a copy from the [http://www.in.gov/portal/faq.html?faqid=7&p_created=1167930916 State Department of Health] or directly from the [http://www.in.gov/isdh/23926.htm county health department]. 

If your ancestor died in another state, find [http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/Public_main.html that county's library] and contact it to find out about obituaries. To order a death certificate, find out what the procedures are for [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm the state you are interested in]. 

What if you get the obituary and it doesn't give a birth date or even an age? What if you can't find a death certificate? What if you aren't even sure where your relative died? If the relative died after about 1965, and had worked in the United States for long enough to qualify for Social Security, you can try searching the [http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]. Another good place to look is [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry]. Ancestry contains many vital records databases from around the country for a variety of time periods. 

Another option is to find your relative in the census. Both [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry], which you must use in a Library branch, and [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest], which you can use from home with a valid SJCPL library card, have all the United States censuses. The census will at least give you an approximate year of birth, though not an actual date. The censuses from 1850 to 1930, with one exception, give a person's age at the time of the census. The 1900 census, though, does give an actual month and year of birth--if the person was alive and in the U.S. at that time. If you can't find a person in the census in one year, try other years. And don't forget to be creative, trying different spellings of first and last names, nicknames, and initials. 

If you just can't find your relative in the census, try whatever else you can think of that might give a birth date. If your ancestors were married in St. Joseph County between 1905 and 1920, the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=marriage+license+applications+microform&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Ymarriage+license+applications%26SORT%3DD microfilmed marriage license applications] often include a birthdate. If your relative lived in this county, try SBAGS' [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/Yjoseph+county+cemetery+inscriptions&SORT=D/Yjoseph+county+cemetery+inscriptions&SORT=D&submit3=Search&SUBKEY=joseph%20county%20cemetery%20inscriptions/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=Yjoseph+county+cemetery+inscriptions&SORT=D&1%2C1%2C St. Joseph County, Indiana, Cemetery Inscriptions] (headstones often include a birth year), Eisen's [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=index+joseph+county+histories&SORT=D&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Biographical Index to St. Joseph County, Indiana, Histories] (biographies often include a birth date), or the microfilmed [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=catholic+church+wayne+south+bend+microform&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Ycatholic+church+wayne+south+bend%26SORT%3DD Catholic Church Records of the Ft. Wayne/South Bend Diocese of Indiana] (burial records included ages of decedents). 

Hopefully, one of these things will work for you. And of course, you can always come in to [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] and ask for help! 

[[Genealogy | Back to the Genealogy page]] 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], October 2006 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], May 12, 2009

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2009-05-13T00:57:17Z

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{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Useful Links'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.familysearch.org/ Family Search]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Heritage_Quest.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]
*[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/departments/sjchd/index.htm St. Joseph County Health Department] - [http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/departments/sjchd/death_certificates.htm Death Certificates]
*[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm Vital Records]

|}
== Finding Birth Dates for Foreign-Born Relatives ==
By [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]]

Finding birth dates for relatives born outside of the United States can be a tricky business. You might immediately think you'll have to travel to your ancestors' birth country, or write to an archive there to get a record. Although that may be a possibility (or may not, depending on the time period in question and the state of the country's recordkeeping system), there are some easier strategies to try first--right here at home! 

The first question to ask is whether your relative died in America. If not, did they die in Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, or Wales? Then try looking in [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry], because Ancestry has a lot of records from those countries. If your relative died in any other foreign country, try the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp nearest LDS Family History Center]. Here in St. Joseph County the closest one is in [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/FHC_Results.asp?FHCCountry=United+States&FHCStateProv=indiana&FHCCounty=&FHCCity=mishawaka&submit=Search Mishawaka]. The Mormon Family History Centers have access to microfilms of vital records from all over the world, and you do not have to be Mormon to use them. 

If the person you are looking for did die here, then you have several alternatives. The easiest situation is if you know what American state and county your relative died in. In this case, you can try to obtain a death certificate and obituary. "Wait," you may say, "I'm interested in when this person was born, not when they died." But almost all death certificates, and many obituaries, will give the person's birth date or at least an age. 

If your relative died here in St. Joseph County, then you can look for the date of your relative's obituary in our [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] (deaths since 1913) or in our set of Eisen's [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/Yeisen+vital+statistics+index&SORT=D/Yeisen+vital+statistics+index&SORT=D&submit3=Search&SUBKEY=eisen%20vital%20statistics%20index/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=Yeisen+vital+statistics+index&SORT=D&1%2C1%2C Vital Statistics Index to St. Joseph County, Indiana, Newspapers, 1831-1912]. The Library has local newspapers on microfilm, so you can come in and find the obituary once you have the date it was published. To obtain a death certificate, you can simply go to the [http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/departments/sjchd/death_certificates.htm St. Joseph County Health Department] on the 8th floor of the City-County Building at the corner of Lafayette and Jefferson in downtown South Bend. 

If your relative died in another county in Indiana, you can most likely still get an obituary and a death certificate. To get an obituary, just find which [http://www.in.gov/library/pldirectory.htm Indiana public library] serves the county your relative died in, and then contact that library to find out if they have an obituary index to their local newspaper. If they don't, you still have the option to get a death certificate. You can order a copy from the [http://www.in.gov/isdh/bdcertifs/birth_and_death_certificates.htm State Department of Health] or directly from the [http://www.in.gov/isdh/links/local_dep/ county health department]. 

If your ancestor died in another state, find [http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/Public_main.html that county's library] and contact it to find out about obituaries. To order a death certificate, find out what the procedures are for [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm the state you are interested in]. 

What if you get the obituary and it doesn't give a birth date or even an age? What if you can't find a death certificate? What if you aren't even sure where your relative died? If the relative died after about 1965, and had worked in the United States for long enough to qualify for Social Security, you can try searching the [http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]. Another good place to look is [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry]. Ancestry contains many vital records databases from around the country for a variety of time periods. 

Another option is to find your relative in the census. Both [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry], which you must use in a Library branch, and [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest], which you can use from home with a valid SJCPL library card, have all the United States censuses. The census will at least give you an approximate year of birth, though not an actual date. The censuses from 1850 to 1930, with one exception, give a person's age at the time of the census. The 1900 census, though, does give an actual month and year of birth--if the person was alive and in the U.S. at that time. If you can't find a person in the census in one year, try other years. And don't forget to be creative, trying different spellings of first and last names, nicknames, and initials. 

If you just can't find your relative in the census, try whatever else you can think of that might give a birth date. If your ancestors were married in St. Joseph County between 1905 and 1920, the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=marriage+license+applications+microform&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Ymarriage+license+applications%26SORT%3DD microfilmed marriage license applications] often include a birthdate. If your relative lived in this county, try SBAGS' [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/Yjoseph+county+cemetery+inscriptions&SORT=D/Yjoseph+county+cemetery+inscriptions&SORT=D&submit3=Search&SUBKEY=joseph%20county%20cemetery%20inscriptions/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=Yjoseph+county+cemetery+inscriptions&SORT=D&1%2C1%2C St. Joseph County, Indiana, Cemetery Inscriptions] (headstones often include a birth year), Eisen's [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=index+joseph+county+histories&SORT=D&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Biographical Index to St. Joseph County, Indiana, Histories] (biographies often include a birth date), or the microfilmed [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=catholic+church+wayne+south+bend+microform&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Ycatholic+church+wayne+south+bend%26SORT%3DD Catholic Church Records of the Ft. Wayne/South Bend Diocese of Indiana] (burial records included ages of decedents). 

Hopefully, one of these things will work for you. And of course, you can always come in to [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] and ask for help! 

[[Genealogy | Back to the Genealogy page]] 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], October 2006 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], May 12, 2009

[[Category:Hobbies]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Foreign Births

2009-05-13T00:55:53Z

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{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Useful Links'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.familysearch.org/ Family Search]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Heritage_Quest.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]
*[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/departments/sjchd/index.htm St. Joseph County Health Department] - [http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/departments/sjchd/death_certificates.htm Death Certificates]
*[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm Vital Records]

|}
== Finding Birth Dates for Foreign-Born Relatives ==
By [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]]

Finding birth dates for relatives born outside of the United States can be a tricky business. You might immediately think you'll have to travel to your ancestors' birth country, or write to an archive there to get a record. Although that may be a possibility (or may not, depending on the time period in question and the state of the country's recordkeeping system), there are some easier strategies to try first--right here at home! 

The first question to ask is whether your relative died in America. If not, did they die in Canada, England, Scotland, Ireland, or Wales? Then try looking in [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry], because Ancestry has a lot of records from those countries. If your relative died in any other foreign country, try the [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp nearest LDS Family History Center]. Here in St. Joseph County the closest one is in [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/FHC_Results.asp?FHCCountry=United+States&FHCStateProv=indiana&FHCCounty=&FHCCity=mishawaka&submit=Search Mishawaka]. The Mormon Family History Centers have access to microfilms of vital records from all over the world, and you do not have to be Mormon to use them. 

If the person you are looking for did die here, then you have several alternatives. The easiest situation is if you know what American state and county your relative died in. In this case, you can try to obtain a death certificate and obituary. "Wait," you may say, "I'm interested in when this person was born, not when they died." But almost all death certificates, and many obituaries, will give the person's birth date or at least an age. 

If your relative died here in St. Joseph County, then you can look for the date of your relative's obituary in our [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] (deaths since 1913) or in our set of Eisen's [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/Yeisen+vital+statistics+index&SORT=D/Yeisen+vital+statistics+index&SORT=D&submit3=Search&SUBKEY=eisen%20vital%20statistics%20index/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=Yeisen+vital+statistics+index&SORT=D&1%2C1%2C Vital Statistics Index to St. Joseph County, Indiana, Newspapers, 1831-1912]. The Library has local newspapers on microfilm, so you can come in and find the obituary once you have the date it was published. To obtain a death certificate, you can simply go to the [http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/departments/sjchd/death_certificates.htm St. Joseph County Health Department] on the 8th floor of the City-County Building at the corner of Lafayette and Jefferson in downtown South Bend. 

If your relative died in another county in Indiana, you can most likely still get an obituary and a death certificate. To get an obituary, just find which [http://www.in.gov/library/2600.htm Indiana public library] serves the county your relative died in, and then contact that library to find out if they have an obituary index to their local newspaper. If they don't, you still have the option to get a death certificate. You can order a copy from the [http://www.in.gov/isdh/bdcertifs/birth_and_death_certificates.htm State Department of Health] or directly from the [http://www.in.gov/isdh/links/local_dep/ county health department]. 

If your ancestor died in another state, find [http://lists.webjunction.org/libweb/Public_main.html that county's library] and contact it to find out about obituaries. To order a death certificate, find out what the procedures are for [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm the state you are interested in]. 

What if you get the obituary and it doesn't give a birth date or even an age? What if you can't find a death certificate? What if you aren't even sure where your relative died? If the relative died after about 1965, and had worked in the United States for long enough to qualify for Social Security, you can try searching the [http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]. Another good place to look is [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry]. Ancestry contains many vital records databases from around the country for a variety of time periods. 

Another option is to find your relative in the census. Both [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry], which you must use in a Library branch, and [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest], which you can use from home with a valid SJCPL library card, have all the United States censuses. The census will at least give you an approximate year of birth, though not an actual date. The censuses from 1850 to 1930, with one exception, give a person's age at the time of the census. The 1900 census, though, does give an actual month and year of birth--if the person was alive and in the U.S. at that time. If you can't find a person in the census in one year, try other years. And don't forget to be creative, trying different spellings of first and last names, nicknames, and initials. 

If you just can't find your relative in the census, try whatever else you can think of that might give a birth date. If your ancestors were married in St. Joseph County between 1905 and 1920, the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=marriage+license+applications+microform&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Ymarriage+license+applications%26SORT%3DD microfilmed marriage license applications] often include a birthdate. If your relative lived in this county, try SBAGS' [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/Yjoseph+county+cemetery+inscriptions&SORT=D/Yjoseph+county+cemetery+inscriptions&SORT=D&submit3=Search&SUBKEY=joseph%20county%20cemetery%20inscriptions/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=Yjoseph+county+cemetery+inscriptions&SORT=D&1%2C1%2C St. Joseph County, Indiana, Cemetery Inscriptions] (headstones often include a birth year), Eisen's [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=index+joseph+county+histories&SORT=D&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Biographical Index to St. Joseph County, Indiana, Histories] (biographies often include a birth date), or the microfilmed [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=Y&searcharg=catholic+church+wayne+south+bend+microform&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Ycatholic+church+wayne+south+bend%26SORT%3DD Catholic Church Records of the Ft. Wayne/South Bend Diocese of Indiana] (burial records included ages of decedents). 

Hopefully, one of these things will work for you. And of course, you can always come in to [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] and ask for help! 

[[Genealogy | Back to the Genealogy page]] 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], October 2006 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], May 12, 2009

[[Category:Hobbies]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Category:Genealogy & Local History

2009-05-13T00:54:58Z

Libby the Librarian:

These pages provide information about family history (genealogy) and the history of St. Joseph County. You will find helpful articles on both introductory and advanced topics in both areas, as well as links to free online resources. For more information about St. Joseph County Public Library's Local & Family History Services, our holdings, classes and exhibits, services, free and subscription databases, finding aids, and more, please visit [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ our website], e-mail us at [mailto:local.history@sjcpl.org local.history@sjcpl.org], call us at 574-282-4621, or [http://www.libraryforlife.org/ask/ IM us]. 

Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], May 12, 2009

Category:Genealogy & Local History

2009-05-13T00:54:16Z

Libby the Librarian:

These pages provide information about family history (genealogy) and the history of St. Joseph County. You will find helpful articles on both introductory and advanced topics in both areas, as well as links to free online resources. For more information about St. Joseph County Public Library's Local & Family History Services, our holdings, classes and exhibits, services, free and subscription databases, finding aids, and more, please visit [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ our website], e-mail us at [mailto:local.history@sjcpl.org local.history@sjcpl.org], call us at 574-282-4621, or [http://www.libraryforlife.org/askalibrarian/askalibrarian.html IM us]. 

Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], March 10, 2009

Genealogy

2009-05-13T00:53:31Z

Libby the Librarian: /* Finding St. Joseph Co. Genealogical Records */

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Subscription Databases'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 Chicago Tribune (1858-1985)]     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Heritage_Quest.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=24 New England Ancestors]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/New_England_Ancestors.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=51 NewspaperARCHIVE]     Use with Library card   
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]

'''St. Joseph County Links'''
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 Atlas Online]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936 Platbook Online]
*[http://www.hlcm.org/htlm/archives.html Lindahl Children's Museum Archives]
*[http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose St. Joseph County GenWeb]
*[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/ St. Joseph County Government]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~insbags/ South Bend Area Genealogical Society]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.walkerton.org/history.html Walkerton Area Historical Society]

'''Indiana Links'''
*[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/index.html Allen County Public Library]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~inelkhar/ecgs.htm Elkhart County Genealogical Society]
*[http://www.indgensoc.org/ Indiana Genealogical Society]
*[http://www.ingenweb.org/ Indiana GenWeb]
*[http://www.in.gov/icpr/2355.htm Indiana State Archives Online Indexes]
*[http://www.in.gov/library/indiana.htm Indiana State Library - Genealogy]
*[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/indiana.htm Indiana Vital Records]
*[http://fizkid.tripod.com/ Indiana's South Pacific World War II Dead]

'''National Links'''
*[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Bureau of Land Management]
*[http://www.castlegarden.org/ Castle Garden]
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List]
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes]
*[http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/ Ellis Island]
*[http://www.familysearch.org/ Family Search]
*[http://www.archives.gov/genealogy National Archives Genealogy]
*[http://www.pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America]
*[http://www.kansasheritage.org/pbp/gen/g_intro.html Potawatomi Genealogy]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb]
*[http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]
*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb]

|}
__TOC__
==[[About Local & Family History Services | About Local & Family History Services]]==

==Help Sheets for Databases==
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Heritage_Quest.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=24 New England Ancestors] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/New_England_Ancestors.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf help sheet]

== Articles ==
=== Getting Started with Your Family History ===
By [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]]
[[Image:weddingphoto.jpg|left]]
Weddings and birthdays and burials, oh my! Writing down the dates and places of these important events is the first step in your family history journey. Start with yourself and your immediate family, listing all the places and dates you remember. When were you born? When did you get married? What about your parents? Make notes on all the family members you know, with their full names, their relationship to you, and their dates and places of birth, marriage, divorce, death, and burial. Don't forget important religious events like baptisms, bar and bat mitzvahs, and so on if you know them.

How can you keep track of all this information? You can find blank forms online that will help you get organized. [http://www.ancestry.com/trees/charts/ancchart.aspx Ancestral or pedigree charts] let you record information about yourself and your ancestors (parents, grandparents, and so on). [http://www.ancestry.com/charts/familysheet.aspx Family group sheets] give you a place to record everything you find out about a particular family.

Once you have noted down everything you remember, the next step is to ask your relatives what THEY remember. You may want to try your hand at oral history. [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] has books which can give you suggestions and techniques for carrying out and recording oral history. Try [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/tRecording+Your+Family+History%3A++A+Guide/trecording+your+family+history+a+guide/1%2C1%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=trecording+your+family+history+a+guide+to+preserving+oral+history+with+videotape+audiotape+suggested+topics+and+questions+interview+techniques&1%2C%2C2 Recording Your Family History: A Guide to Preserving Oral History ...], by William Fletcher or [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Keeping+Family+Stories+Alive%3A++A+Creative+Guide&SORT=D&SORT=R Keeping Family Stories Alive: A Creative Guide to Taping Your Family Life & Lore], by Vera Rosenbluth.

[[Image:Ancestorscover.jpg|left]]
Now you have a lot of information about your family. You need to make sure that the information you have is correct, and you need to work backwards to find out information about more distant relatives. How do you go about this? You may want to use one of the Library's genealogy handbooks to help you map out a strategy. Try [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Ancestors%3A+A+Beginner%27s+Guide&SORT=D&SORT=R Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide to Family History and Genealogy], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Celebrating+the+Family%3A+the+MyFamily.com+Guide&SORT=D&SORT=R Celebrating the Family: the MyFamily.com Guide to Understanding Your Family History], or William Hartley's [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=The+Everything+Family+Tree+Book&SORT=D&SORT=R The Everything Family Tree Book: Finding, Charting, and Preserving Your Family History]. And check back soon for more tips and ideas on continuing your genealogy journey!

 

=== [[Foreign Births | Finding Birth Dates for Foreign-Born Relatives]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[Foreign Births | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[Publishing Family History | Publishing Your Family History Book]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[Publishing Family History | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[Finding Birth Families | Finding Birth Families]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[Finding Birth Families | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[History-related Mysteries | Family & Local History-Related Mysteries]] ===
By Sara Allen

[[History-related Mysteries | Click here to read about these suggested titles.]]

 

=== [[Finding Living People | Finding Living People]] ===
By Sara Allen

[[Finding Living People | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[St. Joseph Co. Vital Records | Finding St. Joseph Co. Vital Records]] ===
By Sara Allen

[[St. Joseph Co. Vital Records | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[St. Joseph Co. Genealogical Records | Finding St. Joseph Co. Genealogical Records]] ===
By Sara Allen

[[St. Joseph Co. Genealogical Records | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 
 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], October 2005 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], May 12, 2009

[[Category:Hobbies]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Genealogy

2009-05-13T00:51:42Z

Libby the Librarian:

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Subscription Databases'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 Chicago Tribune (1858-1985)]     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Heritage_Quest.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=24 New England Ancestors]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/New_England_Ancestors.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=51 NewspaperARCHIVE]     Use with Library card   
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]

'''St. Joseph County Links'''
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 Atlas Online]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936 Platbook Online]
*[http://www.hlcm.org/htlm/archives.html Lindahl Children's Museum Archives]
*[http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose St. Joseph County GenWeb]
*[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/ St. Joseph County Government]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~insbags/ South Bend Area Genealogical Society]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.walkerton.org/history.html Walkerton Area Historical Society]

'''Indiana Links'''
*[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/index.html Allen County Public Library]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~inelkhar/ecgs.htm Elkhart County Genealogical Society]
*[http://www.indgensoc.org/ Indiana Genealogical Society]
*[http://www.ingenweb.org/ Indiana GenWeb]
*[http://www.in.gov/icpr/2355.htm Indiana State Archives Online Indexes]
*[http://www.in.gov/library/indiana.htm Indiana State Library - Genealogy]
*[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/indiana.htm Indiana Vital Records]
*[http://fizkid.tripod.com/ Indiana's South Pacific World War II Dead]

'''National Links'''
*[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Bureau of Land Management]
*[http://www.castlegarden.org/ Castle Garden]
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List]
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes]
*[http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/ Ellis Island]
*[http://www.familysearch.org/ Family Search]
*[http://www.archives.gov/genealogy National Archives Genealogy]
*[http://www.pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America]
*[http://www.kansasheritage.org/pbp/gen/g_intro.html Potawatomi Genealogy]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb]
*[http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]
*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb]

|}
__TOC__
==[[About Local & Family History Services | About Local & Family History Services]]==

==Help Sheets for Databases==
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Heritage_Quest.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=24 New England Ancestors] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/New_England_Ancestors.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf help sheet]

== Articles ==
=== Getting Started with Your Family History ===
By [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]]
[[Image:weddingphoto.jpg|left]]
Weddings and birthdays and burials, oh my! Writing down the dates and places of these important events is the first step in your family history journey. Start with yourself and your immediate family, listing all the places and dates you remember. When were you born? When did you get married? What about your parents? Make notes on all the family members you know, with their full names, their relationship to you, and their dates and places of birth, marriage, divorce, death, and burial. Don't forget important religious events like baptisms, bar and bat mitzvahs, and so on if you know them.

How can you keep track of all this information? You can find blank forms online that will help you get organized. [http://www.ancestry.com/trees/charts/ancchart.aspx Ancestral or pedigree charts] let you record information about yourself and your ancestors (parents, grandparents, and so on). [http://www.ancestry.com/charts/familysheet.aspx Family group sheets] give you a place to record everything you find out about a particular family.

Once you have noted down everything you remember, the next step is to ask your relatives what THEY remember. You may want to try your hand at oral history. [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] has books which can give you suggestions and techniques for carrying out and recording oral history. Try [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/tRecording+Your+Family+History%3A++A+Guide/trecording+your+family+history+a+guide/1%2C1%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=trecording+your+family+history+a+guide+to+preserving+oral+history+with+videotape+audiotape+suggested+topics+and+questions+interview+techniques&1%2C%2C2 Recording Your Family History: A Guide to Preserving Oral History ...], by William Fletcher or [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Keeping+Family+Stories+Alive%3A++A+Creative+Guide&SORT=D&SORT=R Keeping Family Stories Alive: A Creative Guide to Taping Your Family Life & Lore], by Vera Rosenbluth.

[[Image:Ancestorscover.jpg|left]]
Now you have a lot of information about your family. You need to make sure that the information you have is correct, and you need to work backwards to find out information about more distant relatives. How do you go about this? You may want to use one of the Library's genealogy handbooks to help you map out a strategy. Try [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Ancestors%3A+A+Beginner%27s+Guide&SORT=D&SORT=R Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide to Family History and Genealogy], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Celebrating+the+Family%3A+the+MyFamily.com+Guide&SORT=D&SORT=R Celebrating the Family: the MyFamily.com Guide to Understanding Your Family History], or William Hartley's [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=The+Everything+Family+Tree+Book&SORT=D&SORT=R The Everything Family Tree Book: Finding, Charting, and Preserving Your Family History]. And check back soon for more tips and ideas on continuing your genealogy journey!

 

=== [[Foreign Births | Finding Birth Dates for Foreign-Born Relatives]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[Foreign Births | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[Publishing Family History | Publishing Your Family History Book]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[Publishing Family History | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[Finding Birth Families | Finding Birth Families]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[Finding Birth Families | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[History-related Mysteries | Family & Local History-Related Mysteries]] ===
By Sara Allen

[[History-related Mysteries | Click here to read about these suggested titles.]]

 

=== [[Finding Living People | Finding Living People]] ===
By Sara Allen

[[Finding Living People | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[St. Joseph Co. Vital Records | Finding St. Joseph Co. Vital Records]] ===
By Sara Allen

[[St. Joseph Co. Vital Records | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[St. Joseph Co. Genealogical Records | Finding St. Joseph Co. Genealogical Records]] ===
By Sara Allen

[[St. Joseph Co. Genealogical Records | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 
 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], October 2005 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], March 10, 2009

[[Category:Hobbies]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Genealogy

2009-05-13T00:50:43Z

Libby the Librarian:

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Subscription Databases'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 Chicago Tribune (1858-1985)]     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Heritage_Quest.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=24 New England Ancestors]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/New_England_Ancestors.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=51 NewspaperARCHIVE]     Use with Library card   
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]

'''St. Joseph County Links'''
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 Atlas Online]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936 Platbook Online]
*[http://www.hlcm.org/htlm/archives.html Lindahl Children's Museum Archives]
*[http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose St. Joseph County GenWeb]
*[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/ St. Joseph County Government]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~insbags/ South Bend Area Genealogical Society]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.walkerton.org/history.html Walkerton Area Historical Society]

'''Indiana Links'''
*[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/index.html Allen County Public Library]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~inelkhar/ecgs.htm Elkhart County Genealogical Society]
*[http://www.indgensoc.org/ Indiana Genealogical Society]
*[http://www.ingenweb.org/ Indiana GenWeb]
*[http://www.in.gov/icpr/2355.htm Indiana State Archives Online Indexes]
*[http://www.in.gov/library/indiana.htm Indiana State Library - Genealogy]
*[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/indiana.htm Indiana Vital Records]
*[http://fizkid.tripod.com/ Indiana's South Pacific World War II Dead]

'''National Links'''
*[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Bureau of Land Management]
*[http://www.castlegarden.org/ Castle Garden]
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List]
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes]
*[http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/ Ellis Island]
*[http://www.familysearch.org/ Family Search]
*[http://www.archives.gov/genealogy National Archives Genealogy]
*[http://www.pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America]
*[http://www.kansasheritage.org/pbp/gen/g_intro.html Potawatomi Genealogy]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb]
*[http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]
*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb]

|}
__TOC__
==[[About Local & Family History Services | About Local & Family History Services]]==

==Help Sheets for Databases==
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Heritage_Quest.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=24 New England Ancestors] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/New_England_Ancestors.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf help sheet]

== Articles ==
=== Getting Started with Your Family History ===
By [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]]
[[Image:weddingphoto.jpg|left]]
Weddings and birthdays and burials, oh my! Writing down the dates and places of these important events is the first step in your family history journey. Start with yourself and your immediate family, listing all the places and dates you remember. When were you born? When did you get married? What about your parents? Make notes on all the family members you know, with their full names, their relationship to you, and their dates and places of birth, marriage, divorce, death, and burial. Don't forget important religious events like baptisms, bar and bat mitzvahs, and so on if you know them.

How can you keep track of all this information? You can find blank forms online that will help you get organized. [http://www.ancestry.com/trees/charts/ancchart.aspx Ancestral or pedigree charts] let you record information about yourself and your ancestors (parents, grandparents, and so on). [http://www.ancestry.com/charts/familysheet.aspx Family group sheets] give you a place to record everything you find out about a particular family.

Once you have noted down everything you remember, the next step is to ask your relatives what THEY remember. You may want to try your hand at oral history. [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] has books which can give you suggestions and techniques for carrying out and recording oral history. Try [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/tRecording+Your+Family+History%3A++A+Guide/trecording+your+family+history+a+guide/1%2C1%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=trecording+your+family+history+a+guide+to+preserving+oral+history+with+videotape+audiotape+suggested+topics+and+questions+interview+techniques&1%2C%2C2 Recording Your Family History: A Guide to Preserving Oral History ...], by William Fletcher or [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Keeping+Family+Stories+Alive%3A++A+Creative+Guide&SORT=D&SORT=R Keeping Family Stories Alive: A Creative Guide to Taping Your Family Life & Lore], by Vera Rosenbluth.

[[Image:Ancestorscover.jpg|left]]
Now you have a lot of information about your family. You need to make sure that the information you have is correct, and you need to work backwards to find out information about more distant relatives. How do you go about this? You may want to use one of the Library's genealogy handbooks to help you map out a strategy. Try [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Ancestors%3A+A+Beginner%27s+Guide&SORT=D&SORT=R Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide to Family History and Genealogy], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Celebrating+the+Family%3A+the+MyFamily.com+Guide&SORT=D&SORT=R Celebrating the Family: the MyFamily.com Guide to Understanding Your Family History], or William Hartley's [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=The+Everything+Family+Tree+Book&SORT=D&SORT=R The Everything Family Tree Book: Finding, Charting, and Preserving Your Family History]. And check back soon for more tips and ideas on continuing your genealogy journey!

 

=== [[Foreign Births | Finding Birth Dates for Foreign-Born Relatives]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[Foreign Births | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[Publishing Family History | Publishing Your Family History Book]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[Publishing Family History | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[Finding Birth Families | Finding Birth Families]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[Finding Birth Families | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[History-related Mysteries | Family & Local History-Related Mysteries]] ===
By Sara Allen

[[History-related Mysteries | Click here to read about these suggested titles.]]

 

=== [[Finding Living People | Finding Living People]] ===
By Sara Allen

[[Finding Living People | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[St. Joseph Co. Vital Records | Finding St. Joseph Co. Vital Records]] ===
By Sara Allen

[[St. Joseph Co. Vital Records | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[St. Joseph Co. Genealogical Records | Finding St. Joseph Co. Genealogical Records]] ===
By Sara Allen

[[St. Joseph Co. Genealogical Records | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 
 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], October 2005 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], March 10, 2009

[[Category:Hobbies]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Genealogy

2009-05-13T00:48:20Z

Libby the Librarian:

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Subscription Databases'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 Chicago Tribune (1858-1985)]     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Heritage_Quest.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=24 New England Ancestors]     Use in Library only    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/New_England_Ancestors.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=51 NewspaperARCHIVE]     Use with Library card   
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]

'''St. Joseph County Links'''
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 Atlas Online]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936 Platbook Online]
*[http://www.hlcm.org/htlm/archives.html Lindahl Children's Museum Archives]
*[http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~instjose St. Joseph County GenWeb]
*[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/ St. Joseph County Government]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~insbags/ South Bend Area Genealogical Society]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.walkerton.org/history.html Walkerton Area Historical Society]

'''Indiana Links'''
*[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/index.html Allen County Public Library]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/~inelkhar/ecgs.htm Elkhart County Genealogical Society]
*[http://www.indgensoc.org/ Indiana Genealogical Society]
*[http://www.ingenweb.org/ Indiana GenWeb]
*[http://www.in.gov/icpr/2301.htm Indiana State Archives Online Indexes]
*[http://www.in.gov/library/3076.htm Indiana State Library - Genealogy]
*[http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/indiana.htm Indiana Vital Records]
*[http://fizkid.tripod.com/ Indiana's South Pacific World War II Dead]

'''National Links'''
*[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ Bureau of Land Management]
*[http://www.castlegarden.org/ Castle Garden]
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/ Cyndi's List]
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/ Death Indexes]
*[http://www.ellisislandrecords.org/ Ellis Island]
*[http://www.familysearch.org/ Family Search]
*[http://www.archives.gov/genealogy National Archives Genealogy]
*[http://www.pgsa.org/ Polish Genealogical Society of America]
*[http://www.kansasheritage.org/pbp/gen/g_intro.html Potawatomi Genealogy]
*[http://www.rootsweb.com/ RootsWeb]
*[http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ Social Security Death Index]
*[http://www.usgenweb.org/ USGenWeb]

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==[[About Local & Family History Services | About Local & Family History Services]]==

==Help Sheets for Databases==
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=42 Ancestry Library Edition] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Ancestry.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=23 HeritageQuest Online] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Heritage_Quest.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=24 New England Ancestors] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/New_England_Ancestors.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf help sheet]

== Articles ==
=== Getting Started with Your Family History ===
By [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]]
[[Image:weddingphoto.jpg|left]]
Weddings and birthdays and burials, oh my! Writing down the dates and places of these important events is the first step in your family history journey. Start with yourself and your immediate family, listing all the places and dates you remember. When were you born? When did you get married? What about your parents? Make notes on all the family members you know, with their full names, their relationship to you, and their dates and places of birth, marriage, divorce, death, and burial. Don't forget important religious events like baptisms, bar and bat mitzvahs, and so on if you know them.

How can you keep track of all this information? You can find blank forms online that will help you get organized. [http://www.ancestry.com/trees/charts/ancchart.aspx Ancestral or pedigree charts] let you record information about yourself and your ancestors (parents, grandparents, and so on). [http://www.ancestry.com/charts/familysheet.aspx Family group sheets] give you a place to record everything you find out about a particular family.

Once you have noted down everything you remember, the next step is to ask your relatives what THEY remember. You may want to try your hand at oral history. [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] has books which can give you suggestions and techniques for carrying out and recording oral history. Try [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/tRecording+Your+Family+History%3A++A+Guide/trecording+your+family+history+a+guide/1%2C1%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=trecording+your+family+history+a+guide+to+preserving+oral+history+with+videotape+audiotape+suggested+topics+and+questions+interview+techniques&1%2C%2C2 Recording Your Family History: A Guide to Preserving Oral History ...], by William Fletcher or [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Keeping+Family+Stories+Alive%3A++A+Creative+Guide&SORT=D&SORT=R Keeping Family Stories Alive: A Creative Guide to Taping Your Family Life & Lore], by Vera Rosenbluth.

[[Image:Ancestorscover.jpg|left]]
Now you have a lot of information about your family. You need to make sure that the information you have is correct, and you need to work backwards to find out information about more distant relatives. How do you go about this? You may want to use one of the Library's genealogy handbooks to help you map out a strategy. Try [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Ancestors%3A+A+Beginner%27s+Guide&SORT=D&SORT=R Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide to Family History and Genealogy], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Celebrating+the+Family%3A+the+MyFamily.com+Guide&SORT=D&SORT=R Celebrating the Family: the MyFamily.com Guide to Understanding Your Family History], or William Hartley's [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=The+Everything+Family+Tree+Book&SORT=D&SORT=R The Everything Family Tree Book: Finding, Charting, and Preserving Your Family History]. And check back soon for more tips and ideas on continuing your genealogy journey!

 

=== [[Foreign Births | Finding Birth Dates for Foreign-Born Relatives]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[Foreign Births | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[Publishing Family History | Publishing Your Family History Book]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[Publishing Family History | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[Finding Birth Families | Finding Birth Families]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[Finding Birth Families | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[History-related Mysteries | Family & Local History-Related Mysteries]] ===
By Sara Allen

[[History-related Mysteries | Click here to read about these suggested titles.]]

 

=== [[Finding Living People | Finding Living People]] ===
By Sara Allen

[[Finding Living People | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[St. Joseph Co. Vital Records | Finding St. Joseph Co. Vital Records]] ===
By Sara Allen

[[St. Joseph Co. Vital Records | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 

=== [[St. Joseph Co. Genealogical Records | Finding St. Joseph Co. Genealogical Records]] ===
By Sara Allen

[[St. Joseph Co. Genealogical Records | Click here to read this how-to article.]]

 
 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], October 2005 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], March 10, 2009

[[Category:Hobbies]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

History Homework

2009-05-13T00:47:40Z

Libby the Librarian:

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
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|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Newspapers'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 Chicago Tribune], 1850-1985     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=26 Chicago Tribune], 1985-present     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=28 Indiana Newspapers], 1980s-present     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=51 NewspaperARCHIVE]     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=29 New York Times], 1980-present     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune], 1998-present     Use with Library card

'''Government Sources'''
*[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html Library of Congress - American Memory]
*[http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/ National Archives - America's Historical Documents]
*[http:///www.archives.gov/education/ National Archives - Digital Classroom]
*[http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/ National Archives - Online Exhibits]

'''University Sources'''
*[http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html African-American Women Online Archival Collections]
*[http://digital.lib.csus.edu/curr/ California Underground Railroad Digital Archive]
*[http://docsouth.unc.edu Documenting the American South]
*[http://historymatters.gmu.edu/browse/manypasts/ History Matters - Many Pasts]
*[http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/ Valley of the Shadow]

'''Historical Society Sources'''
*[http://www.studsterkel.org/index.html Studs Terkel - Conversations with America]

|}
== History Homework Help ==
By [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]]

"Help! I'm working on a history project and I can't find primary sources!" Never fear, the Library is here! If you are a student or the parent of a student, you can relate to this problem. During the school year we see many students in the Library who are working on history projects and need to find primary sources. Don't despair! There are plenty of places to look. 

[[Image:sbtornado.jpg|left]] The newspaper is a good first stop. We have the South Bend Tribune on microfilm going all the way back to May of 1873, and all the way forward until the present. Stop into [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] on the second floor of Main Library and ask for help in finding information on your topic. We also have the New York Times on microfilm all the way back to 1851, which is a great source of national and international news. The [http://www.libraryforlife.org/mnf/ Magazines, Newspapers, Fiction Department] also has indexes to the Times, so you can search for your research topic and go directly to the right issue. 

What if you can't make it downtown? You can go to your nearest computer, or right to your home computer if you have one, and look at the Chicago Tribune online. Just go to [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History]'s [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/lhresources.html#databases "Digital Collections and Databases"] section. We have the [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 historical Chicago Tribune] from about 1850 to 1985, and also the more [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=26 current Chicago Tribune] from 1985 to this month. We also have the [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=29 New York Times] available online from 1980 through the present, many [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=28 Indiana newspapers] from this same time period, and the [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune] from about 1998 to the present. To use these databases from home, you just need a valid St. Joseph County Public Library card. 

Another useful newspaper resource is [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=51 NewspaperARCHIVE], which can also be used from home with an SJCPL card. This searchable database contains actual images of articles and pages from a wide variety of American newspapers from all time periods. It also has some issues of English newspapers. This database is an excellent place to look for primary sources from around the country. 

When I worked as a history instructor, I also relied on several government and university web sites that are great sources of primary documents. They are reputable, authoritative web sites. They serve up actual photographs, letters, interviews, documents, and more, so you can look at and print out good quality copies of the original items. 

The biggest site is the [http://www.loc.gov Library of Congress]'s [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html American Memory] project. You can find old advertisements, maps, photographs, sheet music, letters, diaries, and all manner of government documents. It includes material on the Revolutionary War, slavery, the Civil War, the huge immigration to American in the late 1800s and early 1900s, World War II, women's suffrage, the Civil Rights Movement, and so much more. There is a search box you can use to search for a name, place, topic, or even a date! 

[[Image:wwiiposter.gif|left]] The National Archives also provides a wealth of history materials. They have three major sites that are of interest to students, parents, and teachers. First, they have a site that hosts their [http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/ Online Exhibits]. You can view, online, digital copies of the charters of freedom (Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights), documents about the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, photographs and digital copies of artwork from the New Deal, World War II posters, and a mind-blowing variety of other topics. Their [http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/ America's Historical Documents] site showcases some famous and unusual letters (check out [http://www.archives.gov/historical-docs/document.html?doc=20&title.raw=Elvis%20Presley%26%238217%3Bs%20Letter%20to%20President%20Richard%20Nixon Elvis's letter to President Nixon]), patents, court cases, and more. The [http://www.archives.gov/education/ Digital Classroom] section has information and help for students--as well as lesson plans and activity ideas for teachers. 

Another good website for material about a variety of regions and times in American history is George Mason University's [http://historymatters.gmu.edu/browse/manypasts/ History Matters - Many Pasts]. It showcases a wide variety of primary documents. 

Four other sites have primary resources from the slavery and Civil War periods. [http://docsouth.unc.edu Documenting the American South] and [http://valley.vcdh.virginia.edu/ Valley of the Shadow] both showcase books, diaries, letters, illustrations, other documents--even songs--from this time period. Documenting the American South can be searched by date, and Valley of the Shadow is arranged by time period and then by topic. [http://www.duke.edu Duke University]'s [http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/collections/african-american-women.html African-American Women Online Archival Collections] feature rare memoirs and letters of African American women who lived under and after slavery. The [http://digital.lib.csus.edu/curr/ California Underground Railroad Digital Archive] is a unique resource of primary source documents on slavery in California (yes, there was slavery in California), from California State University at Sacramento. 

The last century is history now too! The famed twentieth-century interviewer Studs Terkel talked with people from all walks of life, and his website [http://www.studsterkel.org/index.html Studs Terkel - Conversations with America] contains interviews with "ordinary" twentieth-century Americans from a variety of backgrounds. The [http://www.chicagohistory.org/ Chicago Historical Society] created this site. 

[[Local History | Back to the Local History page]]

 
 

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Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], October 2006 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], May 12, 2009

[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]] [[Category:Education]]

House Research

2009-05-13T00:42:59Z

Libby the Librarian:

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Subscription Databases'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 - Digital]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Sanborn_Maps.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]

'''St. Joseph County Links'''
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 Atlas Online]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936 Platbook Online]
*[http://www.iusb.edu/~libg/archives/index.shtml IUSB Archives]
*[http://www.hlcm.org/htlm/archives.html Lindahl Children's Museum Archives]
*[http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library]
*[http://www.centerforhistory.org/ Northern Indiana Center for History]
*[http://www.nd.edu/~archives Notre Dame University Archives]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]     [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/ St. Joseph County Government]
*[http://www.saintmarys.edu/%7Elibrary/Archives/archives.htm Saint Mary's College Archives]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.walkerton.org/history.html Walkerton Area Historical Society]

|}
[[Image:turrellfarm.jpg|left]] 
== Helpful Hints for House Histories ==
By John Kovach

There are a number of places to check if you are looking for some history about your home. To find out who has lived in the home, you can use city and county directories. Start with the year you moved into the house and work backward in time. [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] has South Bend directories from 1867 to the present. The Library also has some county directories, which may exist as their own books or may be part of some city directories.

Once you have some names of former residents, you can try to locate their obituaries by using our [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] ([http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf help sheet]). You might discover that one of those individuals built or first occupied your home. Our newspaper clippings files might contain some biographical information about your home's previous owners too.

You can also track how the shape of your house changed by finding it in the [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps] ([http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Sanborn_Maps.pdf help sheet]). The maps are available in the Library or at home with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library card.

Another great resource for finding out more about the date and style of your home is a set of reports from the [http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/departments/SJCHP/index.htm Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County]. In particular, the 1993 [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/tCity+of+South+Bend+%3A+summary+report+%3A+Indiana+historic+sites+and+structures/tcity+of+south+bend+summary+report+indiana+historic+sites+and+structures/-3%2C0%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=tcity+of+south+bend+summary+report&2%2C%2C2/indexsort=- City of South Bend Summary Report: Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory] has lots of information about local architectural styles, including lists and some pictures of historic homes and neighborhoods. The [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search?/Yhistoric+sites+structures+inventory&SORT=D/Yhistoric+sites+structures+inventory&SORT=D&SUBKEY=historic%20sites%20structures%20inventory/1%2C84%2C84%2CB/frameset&FF=Yhistoric+sites+structures+inventory&SORT=D&1%2C1%2C 2007 edition] includes even more buildings, including modern-style homes, and includes an extremely useful index. There is also a 2006 edition of this work that covers [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search?/Yhistoric+sites+structures+inventory&SORT=D/Yhistoric+sites+structures+inventory&SORT=D&SUBKEY=historic%20sites%20structures%20inventory/1%2C84%2C84%2CB/frameset&FF=Yhistoric+sites+structures+inventory&SORT=D&6%2C6%2C St. Joseph County outside of South Bend] and is just as helpful.

Of course, the Local & Family History Services librarians have lots more tips to share with you when you come in for a visit!

[[Local History | Back to the Local History page]]

 
 

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Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], October 2005 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], May 12, 2009

[[Category:Hobbies]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

House Research

2009-05-13T00:42:29Z

Libby the Librarian:

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Subscription Databases'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 - Digital]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Sanborn_Maps.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]

'''St. Joseph County Links'''
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 Atlas Online]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936 Platbook Online]
*[http://www.iusb.edu/~libg/archives/index.shtml IUSB Archives]
*[http://www.hlcm.org/htlm/archives.html Lindahl Children's Museum Archives]
*[http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library]
*[http://www.centerforhistory.org/ Northern Indiana Center for History]
*[http://www.nd.edu/~archives Notre Dame University Archives]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]     [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/ St. Joseph County Government]
*[http://www.saintmarys.edu/%7Elibrary/Archives/archives.htm Saint Mary's College Archives]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.walkerton.org/history.html Walkerton Area Historical Society]

|}
[[Image:turrellfarm.jpg|left]] 
== Helpful Hints for House Histories ==
By John Kovach

There are a number of places to check if you are looking for some history about your home. To find out who has lived in the home, you can use city and county directories. Start with the year you moved into the house and work backward in time. [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] has South Bend directories from 1867 to the present. The Library also has some county directories, which may exist as their own books or may be part of some city directories.

Once you have some names of former residents, you can try to locate their obituaries by using our [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] ([http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf help sheet]). You might discover that one of those individuals built or first occupied your home. Our newspaper clippings files might contain some biographical information about your home's previous owners too.

You can also track how the shape of your house changed by finding it in the [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps] ([http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Sanborn_Maps.pdf help sheet]). The maps are available in the Library or at home with a valid St. Joseph County Public Library card.

Another great resource for finding out more about the date and style of your home is a set of reports from the [http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/departments/SJCHP/index.htm Historic Preservation Commission of South Bend and St. Joseph County]. In particular, the 1993 [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/tCity+of+South+Bend+%3A+summary+report+%3A+Indiana+historic+sites+and+structures/tcity+of+south+bend+summary+report+indiana+historic+sites+and+structures/-3%2C0%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=tcity+of+south+bend+summary+report&2%2C%2C2/indexsort=- City of South Bend Summary Report: Indiana Historic Sites and Structures Inventory] has lots of information about local architectural styles, including lists and some pictures of historic homes and neighborhoods. The [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search?/Yhistoric+sites+structures+inventory&SORT=D/Yhistoric+sites+structures+inventory&SORT=D&SUBKEY=historic%20sites%20structures%20inventory/1%2C84%2C84%2CB/frameset&FF=Yhistoric+sites+structures+inventory&SORT=D&1%2C1%2C 2007 edition] includes even more buildings, including modern-style homes, and includes an extremely useful index. There is also a 2006 edition of this work that covers [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search?/Yhistoric+sites+structures+inventory&SORT=D/Yhistoric+sites+structures+inventory&SORT=D&SUBKEY=historic%20sites%20structures%20inventory/1%2C84%2C84%2CB/frameset&FF=Yhistoric+sites+structures+inventory&SORT=D&6%2C6%2C St. Joseph County outside of South Bend] and is just as helpful.

Of course, the Local & Family History Services librarians have lots more tips to share with you when you come in for a visit!

[[Local History | Back to the Local History page]]

 
 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], October 2005 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], March 10, 2009

[[Category:Hobbies]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Local Authors

2009-05-13T00:41:39Z

Libby the Librarian:

Did you know there were so many writers from St. Joseph County, Michiana, and Indiana? Support these local authors by checking out some of their books!

You will find even more books by local authors in the new [[Local Authors Collection | Local Authors Collection]] in [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory Local & Family History Services] at Main Library. We specialize in St. Joseph County authors. (And we accept book donations!)

=== Tasha Alexander ===
A St. Joseph High School grad now living in Tennessee, Tasha writes intriguing romantic suspense novels set in Victorian England.

Find materials by Tasha Alexander in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=alexander%2C+tasha&searchscope=2&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=dGlobal+warming+--+Popular+works. catalog].

=== Jeanne Dams ===
Find mysteries by South Bend native Jeanne Dams in the [http://tinyurl.com/ls89l catalog]. We have books from both of her acclaimed series. The first book in Dams's Dorothy Martin series, set in England, won a prestigious Agatha Award for Best First Novel. Dams's other series, featuring Swedish immigrant Hilda Johansson, takes place in the early 1900s, South Bend's heyday.

Find out more at [http://www.jeannedams.com/ Jeanne Dams's] official website.

=== Julie Ferraro ===
Julie Ferraro, a life-long area resident, is a writer (for 35 years), an accountant, a mother, and a grandmother. A prolific author, Ferraro has written many articles for magazines and newspapers, as well as fiction and nonfiction under pseudonyms. Ferraro's nonfiction pen name is Quill Mastercraft, and we have two of these titles [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/?searchtype=a&searcharg=mastercraft%2C+quill&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Xsears+roebuck%26SORT%3DDZ on our shelves]. Her nom de plume for fiction is Eugenia Lucas, and you can find this writing on the website [http://eugenialucas.8k.com eugenialucas.8k.com].

=== Johnnie Griffin ===
Find novels by IUSB sociology professor Johnnie Griffin in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=griffin+johnnie&searchscope=2 catalog].

=== Gene Ha ===
Prominent comic artist Gene Ha has been a hit at several of SJCPL's [http://www.libraryforlife.org/openbook/ Open Book] and Free Comic Book Day events. Ha graduated from Clay High School and now lives in Chicago. You can find materials illustrated by Gene Ha in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=ha%2C+gene&searchscope=2 catalog].

You can find out more about Gene Ha and his work at [http://www.geneha.com/ his official website].

=== John Kovach ===
We can't get much more local than former Library employee John Kovach. Until recently he provided valuable service in [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services], but now he'll be haunting [http://www.saintmarys.edu/~library/Archives/archives.htm Saint Mary's College Archives] instead. When not poring over old documents, John can usually be found on a baseball diamond. Click [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/a?SEARCH=kovach%2C+john&searchscope=2 here] for a list of his books available in the catalog.

=== Ralph McInerny ===
We have books from Notre Dame Professor McInerny's two famous mystery series, Father Dowling and the Notre Dame mysteries, as well as some of his books on the Catholic faith and his recent memoir. Check our [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/aMcInerny%2C+Ralph+M./amcinerny+ralph+m/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/exact&FF=amcinerny+ralph+m&1%2C77%2C catalog].

=== Patricia Pollacco ===
A children's author and illustrator from Union City, Michigan, Patricia Pollacco has books in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=polacco%2C+patricia&searchscope=2&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=apolacco collection].

=== John Palmer ===
Another local author with ties to the Library is John Palmer; John also worked in [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History]. He has put together several binders about [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/X?SEARCH=(john%20palmer%20family)+and+not+(mulcahy)&SORT=D&m=b local families] and also has written books about [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/q?author=palmer&title=south+bend&searchscope=2 South Bend]. His book [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/aPalmer,+John+(John+Francis),+1948-/apalmer+john+john+francis+1948/-3%2C-1%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=apalmer+john+john+francis+1948&17%2C%2C21 ''South Bend: Crossroads of Commerce''] is a well-written and well-researched introduction to the history of this area.

=== April Pulley Sayre ===
Natural history children's author from South Bend. Make sure to note the dedication in her book Africa: "Thanks especially to the librarians and other staff of the St. Joseph County Public Library, my local gold mine." Well, thank you, April!

Find materials by April Sayre in the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=sayre%2C+april&SORT=D&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search catalog]. Find out more about her on [http://www.aprilsayre.com/ her website] and [http://www.aprilsayre.com/blog/ blog].

=== Franklin Sheneman ===
Yet another author who is also a former employee of the Library's [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] department. Franklin, a native of North Liberty, has written a book about that area: [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/t?SEARCH=southern+st.+joseph+county&searchscope=2 Southern St. Joseph County].

=== David Small ===

David Small, author and illustrator, spent childhood summers in Indiana, so we're making him an honorary Hoosier. He and his wife Sarah Stewart have written (Stewart) and illustrated (Small) [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/X?SEARCH=(sarah%20stewart%20david%20small)&SORT=D&m=b several wonderful and award-winning children's books], including favorites [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/q?author=Stewart%2C+Sarah&title=The+Library&searchscope=2 ''The Library''] and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/q?author=Stewart%2C+Sarah&title=The+Gardener&searchscope=2 ''The Gardener'']. In addition, Small has written and illustrated many books of his own, and has worked as an illustrator with other authors. Here's a list of [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=Small%2C+David&sortdropdown=-&searchscope=2 all his books that we have].

This [http://www.nccil.org/experience/artists/smalld/index.htm biography] of David Small is from the [http://www.nccil.org/ National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature].

Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], May 12, 2009

[[Category:Books]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Local Authors Collection

2009-05-13T00:40:12Z

Libby the Librarian:

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|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Useful Links'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ SJCPL Local & Family History]
*[[Local Authors]]

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By [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]] 

[http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] has a new collection of books by local authors. It has more than 235 works and is still growing. 

This department long has collected books by Indiana authors, such as [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/ariley%2C+james+whitcomb/ariley+james+whitcomb/1%2C1%2C45%2CB/exact&FF=ariley+james+whitcomb+1849+1916&1%2C45%2C/limit? James Whitcomb Riley] and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/aStratton-Porter,%20Gene,%201863-1924/astratton+porter+gene+1863+1924/1%2C1%2C27%2CB/exact&FF=astratton+porter+gene+1863+1924&1%2C27%2C/limit? Gene Stratton Porter]. Recently, we pulled those books together from a number of different spots on our shelves, and gave them their own space in our room. We intend to add to the collection, but will concentrate on St. Joseph County authors going forward. 

There are many gaps in our collection. For instance, we have some but not all titles written by famed St. Joseph County mystery writers [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/adams%2C+jeanne/adams+jeanne/1%2C1%2C35%2CB/exact&FF=adams+jeanne+m&1%2C35%2C/limit? Jeanne Dams] and Ralph McInerny. (See [[Local Authors]] for more information about these prolific writers.) If you have books that you would like to donate, by these or any other St. Joseph County authors, we in Local & Family History would love to take them! And if you are yourself a local author, please consider donating a copy of your book so that we can feature your work in our collection. 

Here are just a few of the gems of this collection: 
*''[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/?searchtype=t&searcharg=and+now%2C+michiana+chronicles&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=asayre%2C+april And Now, Michiana Chronicles: Selected Radio Essays]'', a 2007 book from [http://www.iusb.edu Indiana University South Bend]'s brand-new [http://www.iusb.edu/~sbocm/mar08/wolfson.shtml Wolfson Press].
*Late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Hoosier folk poet [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/?searchtype=a&searcharg=riley%2C+james+whitcomb&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Xriley%2C+james+whitcomb%26SORT%3DD James Whitcomb Riley]'s ''[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/ariley%2C+james+whitcomb/ariley+james+whitcomb/1%2C1%2C44%2CB/frameset&FF=ariley+james+whitcomb+1849+1916&3%2C%2C44/indexsort=- Complete Poetical Works]''.
*Current children's author and South Bend resident [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/?searchtype=a&searcharg=sayre%2C+april&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=asmallzried%2C+kathleen April Pulley Sayre]'s ''[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/asayre%2C+april/asayre+april/1%2C1%2C47%2CB/frameset&FF=asayre+april+pulley&2%2C%2C47/indexsort=- Asia]''.
*Local journalist [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=smallzried%2C+kathleen&sortdropdown=-&searchscope=2 Kathleen Ann Smallzried]'s 1942 book about the Studebaker Corporation, ''[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/asmallzried%2C+katherine/asmallzried+katherine/-3%2C0%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=asmallzried+kathleen+ann+1909&1%2C%2C3/indexsort=- More Than You Promise: A Business at Work in Society]''.

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[[Category:Books]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Local Authors Collection

2009-05-13T00:36:49Z

Libby the Librarian:

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|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Useful Links'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ SJCPL Local & Family History]
*[[Local Authors]]

|}
By [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]] 

[http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] has a new collection of books by local authors. It has more than 235 works and is still growing. 

This department long has collected books by Indiana authors, such as [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/ariley%2C+james+whitcomb/ariley+james+whitcomb/1%2C1%2C45%2CB/exact&FF=ariley+james+whitcomb+1849+1916&1%2C45%2C/limit? James Whitcomb Riley] and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/aStratton-Porter,%20Gene,%201863-1924/astratton+porter+gene+1863+1924/1%2C1%2C27%2CB/exact&FF=astratton+porter+gene+1863+1924&1%2C27%2C/limit? Gene Stratton Porter]. Recently, we pulled those books together from a number of different spots on our shelves, and gave them their own space in our room. We intend to add to the collection, but will concentrate on St. Joseph County authors going forward. 

There are many gaps in our collection. For instance, we have some but not all titles written by famed St. Joseph County mystery writers Jeanne Dams and Ralph McInerny. (See [[Local Authors]] for more information about these prolific writers.) If you have books that you would like to donate, by these or any other St. Joseph County authors, we in Local & Family History would love to take them! And if you are yourself a local author, please consider donating a copy of your book so that we can feature your work in our collection. 

Here are just a few of the gems of this collection: 
*''[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/?searchtype=t&searcharg=and+now%2C+michiana+chronicles&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=asayre%2C+april And Now, Michiana Chronicles: Selected Radio Essays]'', a 2007 book from [http://www.iusb.edu Indiana University South Bend]'s brand-new [http://www.iusb.edu/~sbocm/mar08/wolfson.shtml Wolfson Press].
*Late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Hoosier folk poet [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/?searchtype=a&searcharg=riley%2C+james+whitcomb&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=DZ&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=Xriley%2C+james+whitcomb%26SORT%3DD James Whitcomb Riley]'s ''[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/ariley%2C+james+whitcomb/ariley+james+whitcomb/1%2C1%2C44%2CB/frameset&FF=ariley+james+whitcomb+1849+1916&3%2C%2C44/indexsort=- Complete Poetical Works]''.
*Current children's author and South Bend resident [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2/?searchtype=a&searcharg=sayre%2C+april&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=asmallzried%2C+kathleen April Pulley Sayre]'s ''[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/asayre%2C+april/asayre+april/1%2C1%2C47%2CB/frameset&FF=asayre+april+pulley&2%2C%2C47/indexsort=- Asia]''.
*Local journalist [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/a?SEARCH=smallzried%2C+kathleen&sortdropdown=-&searchscope=2 Kathleen Ann Smallzried]'s 1942 book about the Studebaker Corporation, ''[http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search~S2?/asmallzried%2C+katherine/asmallzried+katherine/-3%2C0%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=asmallzried+kathleen+ann+1909&1%2C%2C3/indexsort=- More Than You Promise: A Business at Work in Society]''.

[[Local Authors | Back to the Local Authors page]] 
 
 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], August 2008 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], May 12, 2009

[[Category:Books]] [[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Local History

2009-05-13T00:27:01Z

Libby the Librarian:

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|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Subscription Databases'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 Chicago Tribune (1858-1985)]     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 - Digital]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Sanborn_Maps.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]

'''St. Joseph County Links'''
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 Atlas Online]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936 Platbook Online]
*[http://www.iusb.edu/~libg/archives/index.shtml IUSB Archives]
*[http://www.hlcm.org/htlm/archives.html Lindahl Children's Museum Archives]
*[http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library]
*[http://www.centerforhistory.org/ Northern Indiana Center for History]
*[http://www.nd.edu/~archives Notre Dame University Archives]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]   [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/ St. Joseph County Government]
*[http://www.saintmarys.edu/%7Elibrary/Archives/archives.htm Saint Mary's College Archives]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.walkerton.org/history.html Walkerton Area Historical Society]

'''Indiana Links'''
*[http://elkhartcountyparks.org/properties_locations/rush_memorial_center.htm Elkhart County Historical Society]
*[http://www.indianahistory.org/ Indiana Historical Society]
*[http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/inmh/ Indiana Magazine of History Index]
*[http://www.in.gov/icpr/2355.htm Indiana State Archives Online Indexes]
*[http://www.in.gov/library/indiana.htm Indiana State Library - Genealogy Collection]
*[http://www.in.gov/library/indiana.htm Indiana State Library - Indiana Collection]
*[http://www.in.gov/ism/ Indiana State Museum]
*[http://www.in.gov/iwm/ Indiana War Memorials]
*[http://fizkid.tripod.com/ Indiana's World War II South Pacific Dead]

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== Help sheets for databases ==
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Digital Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (1867-1970) ] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Sanborn_Maps.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf help sheet]

== Articles ==
=== Getting Started in Local History ===
By Franklin Sheneman
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If you are interested in doing research on the 175 years of history of South Bend and St. Joseph County, there’s no better place to turn than the St. Joseph County Public Library! [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] has a wealth of information to aid you in your research. From the novice historian to academic researchers there is something for everyone in our collection!

We have several books that give a variety of information on cities, towns and townships located within St. Joseph County. If you would like to start off with a quick overview of the area you might start with [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=A+Historic+Background+of+South+Bend+and+St.+Joseph+County+in+Northern+India&SORT=D&SORT=R A Historic Background of South Bend and St. Joseph County in Northern Indiana]. This 70-page book was originally published in 1927 by the local Schuyler Colfax Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It chronicles the early history of the area when French fur traders first came to the area and discusses the individuals and events that helped shape the community.

For those who want a more comprehensive look at the county pick up a copy of either Timothy Howard’s or Chapman & Co.’s histories of St. Joseph County. The [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=history+of+st.+joseph+county+indiana+together&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Chapman history] was published in 1880 and the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=X&searcharg=history+st.+joseph+county+indiana+timothy+howard&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=ta+history+of+st.+joseph+county+indiana Howard history] in 1907. While both are great research sources, Howard was written by a local resident and gives even greater detail on specifics such as early history, topography, county businesses, railroads, rivers, bridges, towns (both incorporated and unincorporated), and so much more! Perhaps the greatest aspects to Howard’s history are the remarkable biographical sketches of county residents, including many pioneer families that were the first settlers of St. Joseph County. Stunning photographic images accompany most of these profiles and make it a must-read for both historians and genealogists.

[[Image:danielsoncover.jpg|left]]
If you are interested specifically in the history of South Bend, take a look at [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=X&searcharg=South+Bend+Men+Made+It&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=tSouth+Bend+and+The+Men+Who+Made+It South Bend and the Men Who Have Made It], compiled by Anderson and Cooley; [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=danielson%2C+kay+marnon&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Images of America: South Bend, Indiana], by Kay Marnon Danielson; [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=south+bend+crossroads+of+commerce&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search South Bend: Crossroads of Commerce], by John Palmer; and the works of Jack Detzler: [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=south+bend+1900+-+1910&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=tsouth+bend+1910+-+1920 South Bend, 1900 - 1910: The Awakening of a Small Town], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=South+Bend%2C+1910+%96+1920%3A+A+Decade+Dedicated+to+Reform&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search South Bend, 1910 – 1920: A Decade Dedicated to Reform], and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=South+Bend%2C+1920+%96+1930%3A+The+Emergence+of+a+City&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search South Bend, 1920 – 1930: The Emergence of a City].

For information on Mishawaka, the “Princess City,” check out some of our books on the subject. Peter J. De Kever’s [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=with+our+past+essays&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search With Our Past: Essays on the History of Mishawaka] and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=a+mishawaka+mosaic&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search A Mishawaka Mosaic], edited by David Eisen, are both good sources on this topic.

[[Image:shenemancover.jpg|left]]
If information on the agricultural and rural history of St. Joseph County is what you’re after, don’t miss the following titles: [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=the+history+of+harris+township&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search The History of Harris Township], by Germaine Goff; [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=now+and+then+a+collection+of+pictures+and+stories+about+lakeville&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Now & Then: A Collection of Pictures and Stories about Lakeville, Indiana], by Jeanne Geyer; [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/ta+genesis+of+north+ilberty/tgenesis+of+north+ilberty/-2%2C0%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=tgenesis+of+north+liberty&1%2C1%2C/indexsort=- "Genesis" of North Liberty], by Rev. Gaylord Saltzgaber; and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=southern+st.+joseph+county&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Images of America: Southern St. Joseph County], by Franklin N. Sheneman II. Geyer’s, Saltzgaber’s, and Sheneman’s books deal with the townships south of South Bend, including Greene, Union, Liberty, Lincoln, and Madison townships and the farming communities located therein.

For more detailed information on individuals and the land they owned turn to the historic atlases of [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=/54 1875], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/tStandard+atlas+of+St.+Joseph+County%2C+Indiana/tstandard+atlas+of+st+joseph+county+indiana/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tstandard+atlas+of+st+joseph+county+indiana+including+a+plat+book+of+the+villages+cities+and+townships+of+the+county&1%2C1%2C 1895], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/tStandard+atlas+of+St.+Joseph+County%2C+Indiana/tstandard+atlas+of+st+joseph+county+indiana/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tstandard+atlas+of+st+joseph+county+indiana&1%2C1%2C 1911], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Atlas+and+plat+book+of+St.+Joseph+County%2C+Indiana%2C+1929&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search 1929], and [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936]. The [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 Atlas] can now be read and searched online from home--just [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 click here] to see it!. If you’re searching for individual homes or businesses go to our [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 online database of historic Sanborn Fire Maps]. You can use this database at home too.

And finally, be sure to come in to the library to look at our extensive collection of newspaper clippings covering events, people, business, and daily life.

Make history come alive by utilizing these unique resources today in [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] at the St. Joseph County Public Library!

 

=== [[House Research | Helpful Hints for House Histories]] ===
By John Kovach

[[House Research | Click here to read this article.]]

 

=== [[History Homework | History Homework Help]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[History Homework | Click here to read this article.]]

 

=== [[Metal Detectors | Finding Hidden History with Metal Detectors]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[Metal Detectors | Click here to read this article.]]

 

=== [[Local Authors Collection]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[Local Authors Collection | Click here to read this article.]]

 
 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], October 2005 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], May 12, 2009

[[Category:Local/State Info]]
[[Category:Hobbies]]
[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Local History

2009-05-13T00:25:06Z

Libby the Librarian:

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Subscription Databases'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 Chicago Tribune (1858-1985)]     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 - Digital]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Sanborn_Maps.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]

'''St. Joseph County Links'''
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 Atlas Online]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936 Platbook Online]
*[http://www.iusb.edu/~libg/archives/index.shtml IUSB Archives]
*[http://www.hlcm.org/htlm/archives.html Lindahl Children's Museum Archives]
*[http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library]
*[http://www.centerforhistory.org/ Northern Indiana Center for History]
*[http://www.nd.edu/~archives Notre Dame University Archives]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]   [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/ St. Joseph County Government]
*[http://www.saintmarys.edu/%7Elibrary/Archives/archives.htm Saint Mary's College Archives]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.walkerton.org/history.html Walkerton Area Historical Society]

'''Indiana Links'''
*[http://elkhartcountyparks.org/properties_locations/rush_memorial_center.htm Elkhart County Historical Society]
*[http://www.indianahistory.org/ Indiana Historical Society]
*[http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/inmh/ Indiana Magazine of History Index]
*[http://www.ai.org/icpr/2301.htm Indiana State Archives Online Indexes]
*[http://www.in.gov/library/indiana.htm Indiana State Library - Genealogy Collection]
*[http://www.in.gov/library/indiana.htm Indiana State Library - Indiana Collection]
*[http://www.in.gov/ism/ Indiana State Museum]
*[http://www.in.gov/iwm/ Indiana War Memorials]
*[http://fizkid.tripod.com/ Indiana's World War II South Pacific Dead]

|}
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==[[About Local & Family History Services | About Local & Family History Services]]==

== Help sheets for databases ==
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Digital Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (1867-1970) ] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Sanborn_Maps.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf help sheet]

== Articles ==
=== Getting Started in Local History ===
By Franklin Sheneman
[[Image:southbendmap1875.jpg|left]]
If you are interested in doing research on the 175 years of history of South Bend and St. Joseph County, there’s no better place to turn than the St. Joseph County Public Library! [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] has a wealth of information to aid you in your research. From the novice historian to academic researchers there is something for everyone in our collection!

We have several books that give a variety of information on cities, towns and townships located within St. Joseph County. If you would like to start off with a quick overview of the area you might start with [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=A+Historic+Background+of+South+Bend+and+St.+Joseph+County+in+Northern+India&SORT=D&SORT=R A Historic Background of South Bend and St. Joseph County in Northern Indiana]. This 70-page book was originally published in 1927 by the local Schuyler Colfax Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It chronicles the early history of the area when French fur traders first came to the area and discusses the individuals and events that helped shape the community.

For those who want a more comprehensive look at the county pick up a copy of either Timothy Howard’s or Chapman & Co.’s histories of St. Joseph County. The [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=history+of+st.+joseph+county+indiana+together&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Chapman history] was published in 1880 and the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=X&searcharg=history+st.+joseph+county+indiana+timothy+howard&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=ta+history+of+st.+joseph+county+indiana Howard history] in 1907. While both are great research sources, Howard was written by a local resident and gives even greater detail on specifics such as early history, topography, county businesses, railroads, rivers, bridges, towns (both incorporated and unincorporated), and so much more! Perhaps the greatest aspects to Howard’s history are the remarkable biographical sketches of county residents, including many pioneer families that were the first settlers of St. Joseph County. Stunning photographic images accompany most of these profiles and make it a must-read for both historians and genealogists.

[[Image:danielsoncover.jpg|left]]
If you are interested specifically in the history of South Bend, take a look at [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=X&searcharg=South+Bend+Men+Made+It&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=tSouth+Bend+and+The+Men+Who+Made+It South Bend and the Men Who Have Made It], compiled by Anderson and Cooley; [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=danielson%2C+kay+marnon&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Images of America: South Bend, Indiana], by Kay Marnon Danielson; [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=south+bend+crossroads+of+commerce&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search South Bend: Crossroads of Commerce], by John Palmer; and the works of Jack Detzler: [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=south+bend+1900+-+1910&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=tsouth+bend+1910+-+1920 South Bend, 1900 - 1910: The Awakening of a Small Town], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=South+Bend%2C+1910+%96+1920%3A+A+Decade+Dedicated+to+Reform&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search South Bend, 1910 – 1920: A Decade Dedicated to Reform], and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=South+Bend%2C+1920+%96+1930%3A+The+Emergence+of+a+City&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search South Bend, 1920 – 1930: The Emergence of a City].

For information on Mishawaka, the “Princess City,” check out some of our books on the subject. Peter J. De Kever’s [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=with+our+past+essays&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search With Our Past: Essays on the History of Mishawaka] and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=a+mishawaka+mosaic&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search A Mishawaka Mosaic], edited by David Eisen, are both good sources on this topic.

[[Image:shenemancover.jpg|left]]
If information on the agricultural and rural history of St. Joseph County is what you’re after, don’t miss the following titles: [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=the+history+of+harris+township&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search The History of Harris Township], by Germaine Goff; [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=now+and+then+a+collection+of+pictures+and+stories+about+lakeville&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Now & Then: A Collection of Pictures and Stories about Lakeville, Indiana], by Jeanne Geyer; [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/ta+genesis+of+north+ilberty/tgenesis+of+north+ilberty/-2%2C0%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=tgenesis+of+north+liberty&1%2C1%2C/indexsort=- "Genesis" of North Liberty], by Rev. Gaylord Saltzgaber; and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=southern+st.+joseph+county&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Images of America: Southern St. Joseph County], by Franklin N. Sheneman II. Geyer’s, Saltzgaber’s, and Sheneman’s books deal with the townships south of South Bend, including Greene, Union, Liberty, Lincoln, and Madison townships and the farming communities located therein.

For more detailed information on individuals and the land they owned turn to the historic atlases of [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=/54 1875], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/tStandard+atlas+of+St.+Joseph+County%2C+Indiana/tstandard+atlas+of+st+joseph+county+indiana/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tstandard+atlas+of+st+joseph+county+indiana+including+a+plat+book+of+the+villages+cities+and+townships+of+the+county&1%2C1%2C 1895], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/tStandard+atlas+of+St.+Joseph+County%2C+Indiana/tstandard+atlas+of+st+joseph+county+indiana/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tstandard+atlas+of+st+joseph+county+indiana&1%2C1%2C 1911], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Atlas+and+plat+book+of+St.+Joseph+County%2C+Indiana%2C+1929&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search 1929], and [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936]. The [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 Atlas] can now be read and searched online from home--just [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 click here] to see it!. If you’re searching for individual homes or businesses go to our [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 online database of historic Sanborn Fire Maps]. You can use this database at home too.

And finally, be sure to come in to the library to look at our extensive collection of newspaper clippings covering events, people, business, and daily life.

Make history come alive by utilizing these unique resources today in [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] at the St. Joseph County Public Library!

 

=== [[House Research | Helpful Hints for House Histories]] ===
By John Kovach

[[House Research | Click here to read this article.]]

 

=== [[History Homework | History Homework Help]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[History Homework | Click here to read this article.]]

 

=== [[Metal Detectors | Finding Hidden History with Metal Detectors]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[Metal Detectors | Click here to read this article.]]

 

=== [[Local Authors Collection]] ===
By Libby Feil

[[Local Authors Collection | Click here to read this article.]]

 
 

[[About Local & Family History Services | Contact and find out more about Local & Family History Services]] 
Created by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], October 2005 
Last updated by: [[User:Libby the Librarian | Libby Feil]], May 12, 2009

[[Category:Local/State Info]]
[[Category:Hobbies]]
[[Category:Genealogy & Local History]]

Local History

2009-05-13T00:21:27Z

Libby the Librarian:

{| border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" align="right"
|-
|bgcolor="#e0e0e0" | '''Subscription Databases'''

*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=27 Chicago Tribune (1858-1985)]     Use with Library card
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 - Digital]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Sanborn_Maps.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]

'''St. Joseph County Links'''
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 Atlas Online]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936 Platbook Online]
*[http://www.iusb.edu/~libg/archives/index.shtml IUSB Archives]
*[http://www.hlcm.org/htlm/archives.html Lindahl Children's Museum Archives]
*[http://www.mphpl.org/newSite/AdultServices/adult_geneaology.html Mishawaka-Penn-Harris Public Library]
*[http://www.centerforhistory.org/ Northern Indiana Center for History]
*[http://www.nd.edu/~archives Notre Dame University Archives]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index]   [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.stjosephcountyindiana.com/ St. Joseph County Government]
*[http://www.saintmarys.edu/%7Elibrary/Archives/archives.htm Saint Mary's College Archives]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=53 Service Notes Index]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives]     Use with Library card    [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf Help sheet]
*[http://www.walkerton.org/history.html Walkerton Area Historical Society]

'''Indiana Links'''
*[http://elkhartcountyparks.org/properties_locations/rush_memorial_center.htm Elkhart County Historical Society]
*[http://www.indianahistory.org/ Indiana Historical Society]
*[http://www.letrs.indiana.edu/inmh/ Indiana Magazine of History Index]
*[http://www.ai.org/icpr/2301.htm Indiana State Archives Online Indexes]
*[http://www.in.gov/library/3080.htm Indiana State Library - Indiana Division]
*[http://www.in.gov/ism/ Indiana State Museum]
*[http://www.in.gov/iwm/ Indiana War Memorials]
*[http://fizkid.tripod.com/ Indiana's World War II South Pacific Dead]

|}
__TOC__
==[[About Local & Family History Services | About Local & Family History Services]]==

== Help sheets for databases ==
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 Digital Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (1867-1970) ] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Sanborn_Maps.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=36 Obituary Index] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Obit_Index.pdf help sheet]
*[http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=30 South Bend Tribune Online Archives] [http://www.libraryforlife.org/research/helpfiles/Indiana_Newspapers.pdf help sheet]

== Articles ==
=== Getting Started in Local History ===
By Franklin Sheneman
[[Image:southbendmap1875.jpg|left]]
If you are interested in doing research on the 175 years of history of South Bend and St. Joseph County, there’s no better place to turn than the St. Joseph County Public Library! [http://www.sjcpl.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] has a wealth of information to aid you in your research. From the novice historian to academic researchers there is something for everyone in our collection!

We have several books that give a variety of information on cities, towns and townships located within St. Joseph County. If you would like to start off with a quick overview of the area you might start with [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=A+Historic+Background+of+South+Bend+and+St.+Joseph+County+in+Northern+India&SORT=D&SORT=R A Historic Background of South Bend and St. Joseph County in Northern Indiana]. This 70-page book was originally published in 1927 by the local Schuyler Colfax Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. It chronicles the early history of the area when French fur traders first came to the area and discusses the individuals and events that helped shape the community.

For those who want a more comprehensive look at the county pick up a copy of either Timothy Howard’s or Chapman & Co.’s histories of St. Joseph County. The [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=history+of+st.+joseph+county+indiana+together&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Chapman history] was published in 1880 and the [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=X&searcharg=history+st.+joseph+county+indiana+timothy+howard&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=ta+history+of+st.+joseph+county+indiana Howard history] in 1907. While both are great research sources, Howard was written by a local resident and gives even greater detail on specifics such as early history, topography, county businesses, railroads, rivers, bridges, towns (both incorporated and unincorporated), and so much more! Perhaps the greatest aspects to Howard’s history are the remarkable biographical sketches of county residents, including many pioneer families that were the first settlers of St. Joseph County. Stunning photographic images accompany most of these profiles and make it a must-read for both historians and genealogists.

[[Image:danielsoncover.jpg|left]]
If you are interested specifically in the history of South Bend, take a look at [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=X&searcharg=South+Bend+Men+Made+It&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=tSouth+Bend+and+The+Men+Who+Made+It South Bend and the Men Who Have Made It], compiled by Anderson and Cooley; [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=a&searcharg=danielson%2C+kay+marnon&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Images of America: South Bend, Indiana], by Kay Marnon Danielson; [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=south+bend+crossroads+of+commerce&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search South Bend: Crossroads of Commerce], by John Palmer; and the works of Jack Detzler: [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=south+bend+1900+-+1910&searchscope=2&sortdropdown=-&SORT=D&extended=0&SUBMIT=Search&searchlimits=&searchorigarg=tsouth+bend+1910+-+1920 South Bend, 1900 - 1910: The Awakening of a Small Town], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=South+Bend%2C+1910+%96+1920%3A+A+Decade+Dedicated+to+Reform&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search South Bend, 1910 – 1920: A Decade Dedicated to Reform], and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=South+Bend%2C+1920+%96+1930%3A+The+Emergence+of+a+City&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search South Bend, 1920 – 1930: The Emergence of a City].

For information on Mishawaka, the “Princess City,” check out some of our books on the subject. Peter J. De Kever’s [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=with+our+past+essays&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search With Our Past: Essays on the History of Mishawaka] and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=a+mishawaka+mosaic&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search A Mishawaka Mosaic], edited by David Eisen, are both good sources on this topic.

[[Image:shenemancover.jpg|left]]
If information on the agricultural and rural history of St. Joseph County is what you’re after, don’t miss the following titles: [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=the+history+of+harris+township&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search The History of Harris Township], by Germaine Goff; [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=now+and+then+a+collection+of+pictures+and+stories+about+lakeville&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Now & Then: A Collection of Pictures and Stories about Lakeville, Indiana], by Jeanne Geyer; [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/ta+genesis+of+north+ilberty/tgenesis+of+north+ilberty/-2%2C0%2C0%2CB/frameset&FF=tgenesis+of+north+liberty&1%2C1%2C/indexsort=- "Genesis" of North Liberty], by Rev. Gaylord Saltzgaber; and [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=southern+st.+joseph+county&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search Images of America: Southern St. Joseph County], by Franklin N. Sheneman II. Geyer’s, Saltzgaber’s, and Sheneman’s books deal with the townships south of South Bend, including Greene, Union, Liberty, Lincoln, and Madison townships and the farming communities located therein.

For more detailed information on individuals and the land they owned turn to the historic atlases of [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=/54 1875], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/tStandard+atlas+of+St.+Joseph+County%2C+Indiana/tstandard+atlas+of+st+joseph+county+indiana/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tstandard+atlas+of+st+joseph+county+indiana+including+a+plat+book+of+the+villages+cities+and+townships+of+the+county&1%2C1%2C 1895], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/tStandard+atlas+of+St.+Joseph+County%2C+Indiana/tstandard+atlas+of+st+joseph+county+indiana/1%2C2%2C2%2CB/frameset&FF=tstandard+atlas+of+st+joseph+county+indiana&1%2C1%2C 1911], [http://stjos.sjcpl.lib.in.us/search/?searchtype=t&searcharg=Atlas+and+plat+book+of+St.+Joseph+County%2C+Indiana%2C+1929&SORT=D&SORT=R&submit3.x=0&submit3.y=0&submit3=Search 1929], and [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=55 1936]. The [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 1875 Atlas] can now be read and searched online from home--just [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=54 click here] to see it!. If you’re searching for individual homes or businesses go to our [http://www.sjcpl.org/research/ccount/click.php?id=22 online database of historic Sanborn Fire Maps]. You can use this database at home too.

And finally, be sure to come in to the library to look at our extensive collection of newspaper clippings covering events, people, business, and daily life.

Make history come alive by utilizing these unique resources today in [http://www.libraryforlife.org/localhistory/ Local & Family History Services] at the St. Joseph County Public Library!

 

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