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IGS News Items

• IGS Conference Survey--The Indiana Genealogical Society is conducting a survey about the interest in potential sites of future annual conferences. Please help us by filling out this brief survey--if you include your name and e-mail address with this survey, you will automatically be entered in our drawing for a free registration to the 2009 conference in Indianapolis. Only one entry per person.
• IGS Blog--The Indiana Genealogical Society has its own blog at http://indgensoc.blogspot.com for all those interested in Indiana genealogy. The blog is regularly updated with the latest items, including updates for the Indiana Marriage Indexing Project volunteers. Stop by and view the latest queries, or search the archives for news relating to a specific county or surname.
• Indiana Marriage Indexing Project--Over 510,000 records have been indexed as the project starts its second year. More volunteers are always needed (see Marriage Indexing page to sign up).

The primary purposes of the Indiana Genealogical Society are:

• Fostering an interest in all peoples who contributed in any way to the establishment and perpetuation of the state of Indiana.
• Searching for the reasons and forces behind the migration of early settlers into the state of Indiana.
• Preserving and safeguarding manuscripts, books, cemeteries, and memorabilia relating to the early settlers into the state of Indiana.
• Securing and holding copyrights, master copies, and plates of books, periodicals, tracts, and pamphlets of genealogical and historical interest to the people of Indiana.
• Publishing, printing, buying, selling, and circulating literature regarding the purposes, records, acquisitions, and discoveries of the Society.
• Aiding others in the publication and dissemination of materials pertaining to Indiana, including biography and family and local history.