Articles on Genealogy Research

The Indiana Genealogical Society has compiled several articles relating to facets of genealogy research. Note: These articles are all in PDF format.

Jump to: General Research  Beginning Genealogy  Church Records  Courthouse Records  Divorce Records
Documentation  Handwriting Interpretation  Internet Research  Land Records  Lineage Records
Military Records  Newspaper Records  Probate Records  Records Repositories
School Records  Vital Records

General Research:

Beware--Mary Lou Bevers

Finding People Using Name Variations--Loran Braught

Good Sources of Information--Mary Lou Bevers

Home, Where The Heart... & Sources Are--Curt B. Witcher, MLS, FUGA

Prelude to Effective Research--Mary Lou Bevers

Standards for Sound Genealogical Research--National Genealogical Society

Standards for Use of Technology in Genealogical Research--National Genealogical Society

The Importance of Knox County--Sharon S. Howell

Understanding Boundary Changes--Mary Lou Bevers

We Are All Related--Marjorie Weiler-Powell

Beginning Genealogy:

How to Begin Genealogical Research--Mary Lou Bevers

In The Beginning...The Basics of Genealogy--Darlene Anderson

When Do Beginners Graduate?--Shirley Richison Fields

Church Records:

Introduction to DePauw University's United Methodist Archives--Wesley W. Wilson

Courthouse Records:

Courthouse Fires--Arnold L. Dean

We Don't Have To Go To The Courthouse - Do We?--Mary Lou Bevers

Divorce Records:

Died, Disappeared or The Other "D" Word--Divorce--Patricia Smith

Documentation:

Documentation: Why Bother?--Amy Johnson Crow, CG

Handwriting Interpretation:

Tips & Tricks to Reading Old Handwriting--Marjorie Weiler-Powell

Internet Research:

The Internet As A Tool--Arnold L. Dean

Land Records:

Indiana Land-Locating Oddities--Arnold L. Dean

Round Earth, Flat Paper--Betty L. Warren

The Rectangular Survey System in Indiana--Annette Harper

Lineage Records:

Lineage Societies: The SAR--Robert D. Howell, Sr.

Military Records:

Civil War Resources in the Indiana State Archives--Ron Darrah

Locating Military Burials--Ron Darrah

Chasing Military Records--Ron Darrah

Newspaper Records:

Newspapers: More Than Obituaries--Meredith Thompson

Probate Records:

Mysteries Explained in Probate Records--Meredith Thompson

Records Repositories:

Researching Your Family History at the Indiana State Library: An Overview--Autumn C. Gonzalez

School Records:

Have You Considered School Records?--Ron Darrah

Vital Records:

Finding Indiana Marriage Records--Meredith Thompson

Indiana Vital Records Research--Meredith Thompson

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