IGS Adds April 2013 Newsletter To Members-Only

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added the April 2013 issue of IGS Newsletter, the society's bi-monthly newsletter for IGS members, to the Members Only area. IGS members must login to the IGS Records section to download their copy.

This issue has news items from all over the state, including the formation of an Indiana chapter of the Association of Professional Genealogists.

The newsletter is available for download in its regular size, as well as in a compressed version which downloads faster on slower Internet connections.

The newsletter is a premium database, accessible only to IGS members.

Allen County Genealogical Society To Discuss Historic Fort Wayne Photographs

The Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana will present a free program led by John Beatty, "Photographers and Photographs of Fort Wayne 1843-1930," at their meeting on Wednesday, April 10. The meeting will be held at 7 pm in Meeting Room A of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne (gathering time is 6:30 pm). The program is free and open to the public.

South Bend To Hold Civil War Cemetery Tour

The St. Joseph County Public Library in South Bend will hold a Civil War cemetery tour at South Bend City Cemetery on Saturday, April 20 at 2:30 pm. At the cemetery (which is located at the corner of West Colfax and Elm streets), Travis Childs from the Center for History will show visitors the final resting places of local residents who were involved in the Civil War. NOTE: This tour will involve a good deal of walking, sometimes over uneven ground.

No registration is necessary - for more information, please phone (574) 282-4630.

Valparaiso Library To Hold Genealogical Forms Workshop

The Genealogy Department of the Valparaiso branch of the Porter County Public Library System (103 Jefferson St., Valparaiso IN 463838) will hold a free workshop on using genealogical forms on Saturday, May 4 from 10 am to noon. Marlene Polster with the library's Genealogy Department will explain how to use genealogical forms to help in your research.

Registration is required. To register, please contact the library - phone (219) 462-0524 ext. 5.

German Research Workshop Offered in Indianapolis

The Indiana Chapter, Palatines to America will hold their spring workshop and annual meeting on Saturday, April 20 at the Athenaeum in Indianapolis. Dr. Michael D. Lacopo will present sessions on: 1) methods of identifying German origins of American immigrants; 2) incorporating social history into your German research; 3) how to overcome brick wall problems in German-American research. Dr. Lacopo will also provide translations of German documents, so attendees are encouraged to bring a copy of their original documents.

Registration for the workshop is $15 for Pal-Am members, $20 for non-members. Lunch is on your own, in the Rathskeller. LEU credits will be available for Indiana librarians. Parking is available in the Athenaeum's parking lot, on the east side of the building (entrance from Michigan St.— one way going west). Tokens for the parking will be available at the meeting for $1.

For more information, including a schedule of events and how to register, visit www.palam.org or e-mail IndianaPalAm@gmail.com.

Indiana Librarians Can Receive 3 LEU Credits at IGS Seminar

The Indiana Genealogical Society's Society Management Seminar at the Lawrence County Museum of History in Bedford on Friday, April 26 has been approved for more LEU credits. Indiana librarians can now receive a total of 3 LEUs. Pre-registration is just $5 per person. The seminar is being held on the day before our Conference on Saturday, April 27 at the Monroe County Public Library in Bloomington, featuring Josh Taylor.

IGS Appoints County Genealogist for Marshall County

The Indiana Genealogical Society welcomes Judith McCullough as the Indiana County Genealogist for Marshall County. She was appointed at our February board meeting and becomes our 47th county genealogist. A lifelong Marshall County resident, she has worked for almost 20 years at the Marshall County Historical Society Museum, organizing old county records as their Historical Archives Manager and assisting visitors with their research. McCullough is a charter member of the Marshall County Genealogical Society and also belongs to the Indiana Historical Society.

About ICG
Indiana County Genealogist (ICG) is a program of the Indiana Genealogical Society. Its goal is to appoint qualified individuals to represent each of the 92 counties in Indiana. The ICG promotes genealogical and historical research and education within the county, is familiar with the genealogical records and repositories in the county, keeps up to date on record retention policies and issues and acts as a resource person for all those with a research interest in the county.

If you would like to apply to be an Indiana County Genealogist for your area, please visit http://www.indgensoc.org/county_genealogists.php

Valparaiso Library To Hold Beginner's Genealogy Workshop

The Genealogy Department of the Valparaiso branch of the Porter County Public Library System (103 Jefferson St., Valparaiso IN 463838) is sponsoring a Beginner's Genealogy Workshop on Wednesday, April 24 from 6:15 to 8:45 pm. This free workshop is for people who are just starting out tracing their family history, as well as for those more experienced in genealogy who want to get better acquainted with the resources available at the Porter County library what their genealogy department has to offer. Larry Clark, Porter County Genealogist and the head of the library's Genealogy Department, will conduct this free workshop.

Registration is required. To register, phone (219) 462-0524 ext. 5.

South Bend Genealogical Society & County Library To Discuss Civil War Ancestors

The South Bend Area Genealogical Society and the St. Joseph County Public Library will hold a joint event on the Civil War on Saturday, April 13. Nationally-known speaker Amy Johnson Crow will present a two-part program, "Brother vs. Brother: Researching Your Civil War Ancestor," at 10 am and 11:30 am in the library's Colfax Auditorium. In part 1 (at 10 am), Crow will focus on the time prior to and during the war. In part 2 (at 11:30 am), she will focus on the soldier's life after being discharged.

Pre-registration is encouraged - to register, or for more information, please phone (574) 282-4621.

Southern Indiana Genealogical Society To Discuss 20th Century Local Artists

Warren and Julie Payne, guest curators of the Carnegie Center’s current exhibit “The Artists of the Wonderland Way,” will speak at the Thursday, April 4 meeting of the Southern Indiana Genealogical Society. The Paynes will discuss the Wonderland Way Art Club, whose members were early 20th-century painters of Southern Indiana. The meeting will begin at 7 pm in the Strassweg Auditorium of the New Albany-Floyd County Library (180 W. Spring St., New Albany, IN). For more information about the Southern Indiana Genealogical Society, please visit http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~insigs/index.html.

IGS Adds 1850-1880 Manufacturing Census Indexes for Southeastern Indiana

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added databases about the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 manufacturing censuses for 3 southeastern Indiana counties to the County Records section of our Members Only area:

--Index to Manufacturing Schedule for Dearborn County, Indiana (1850)
--Index to Manufacturing Schedule for Dearborn County, Indiana (1860)
--Index to Manufacturing Schedule for Dearborn County, Indiana (1870)
--Index to Manufacturing Schedule for Dearborn County, Indiana (1880)

--Index to Manufacturing Schedule for Ohio County, Indiana (1850)
--Index to Manufacturing Schedule for Ohio County, Indiana (1860)
--Index to Manufacturing Schedule for Ohio County, Indiana (1870)
--Index to Manufacturing Schedule for Ohio County, Indiana (1880)

--Index to Manufacturing Schedule for Switzerland County, Indiana (1850)
--Index to Manufacturing Schedule for Switzerland County, Indiana (1860)
--Index to Manufacturing Schedule for Switzerland County, Indiana (1870)
--Index to Manufacturing Schedule for Switzerland County, Indiana (1880)

NOTE: The manufacturing schedule was a supplement to the federal census taken in the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 census years. It asked detailed questions about those who had businesses (e.g. blacksmiths or saddlers), including the number of employees and the value of the amount of products they produced each year.

These databases are courtesy of Tina Lyons. They are premium databases, accessible only to IGS members.

The Indiana Genealogical Society now has 1,028 databases in the Members Only area. Each of Indiana's 92 counties has at least 4 databases.

Kentucky Genealogical Society To Hold Seminar in August

The Kentucky Genealogical Society will hold their 38th annual seminar on August 3, 2013 at the Thoams D. Clark Center for Kentucky History in Frankfort, Kentucky. J. Mark Lowe, CG, FUGA will be the featured speaker, with sessions including how to find landless ancestors and learning about burial customs. For details, please visit http://www.kentuckygenealogicalsociety.org.

IGS Adds 3 Directories for Southeastern Indiana to Members-Only

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added databases about 3 counties in southeastern Indiana to the County Records section of our Members Only area:

--Directory of Selected Residents of Dearborn County, Indiana (1876)
--Directory of Selected Residents of Ohio County, Indiana (1876)
--Directory of Selected Residents of Switzerland County, Indiana (1876)

These are premium databases, accessible only to IGS members.

The Indiana Genealogical Society now has 1,016 databases in the Members Only area. Each of Indiana's 92 counties has at least 4 databases.

IGS Adds Indiana School For The Deaf Database To Members-Only

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added a database about the Indiana School For The Deaf to the Miscellaneous Records section of our Members Only area:

--Students at Indiana School For The Deaf, Indianapolis (1845-1851)

This is a premium database, accessible only to IGS members.

The Indiana Genealogical Society now has 1,013 databases in the Members Only area. Each of Indiana's 92 counties has at least 4 databases.

Query: MARTIN/GAILEY of Green County

I am researching my ancestors, Joseph MARTIN and Jennie GAILEY. I am interested in finding out what happened to Joseph after the divorce in 1919. Also, Joseph's parents as well as Jennie's. They lived in Greene County. 

Thanks,
Stephanie Miller
4212 FM815
Leonard, TX 75452
momtojoseph@gmail.com

Query: FOX/CASKEY of Knox or Grant County

Aunt Lillian Claire Fox CASKEY, born in Bicknell, IN., is now suffering from Dementia, and we are looking for her marriage license so we can access benefits from the VA for her continuing care.  She married Robert F.  CASKEY, Feb 18, 1940 in Indiana. I do recall that at the time of marriage, the Fox family was living in Upland, Indiana, Grant County.  I do not know where R. Caskey's home was.  
Can any one help?
Denice Lucas
11413 N lancelot Dr. 
Spokane, WA 99218
denicelucas112@gmail.com

IGS Adds 2 Wabash College Databases To Members-Only

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added 2 databases about Wabash College to the College Records section of our Members Only area:

--Faculty of Wabash College, Crawfordsville (1895)
--Students of Wabash College, Crawfordsville (1895)

They are premium databases, accessible only to IGS members.

The Indiana Genealogical Society now has 1,012 databases in the Members Only area. Each of Indiana's 92 counties has at least 4 databases.

IGS Adds Indiana Midwives Database To Members-Only

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added a database about registered midwives in Indiana to the Miscellaneous Records section of our Members Only area:

--Midwives Who Received A License in Indiana (1897-1899)

This is a premium database, accessible only to IGS members.

The Indiana Genealogical Society now has 1,010 databases in the Members Only area. Each of Indiana's 92 counties has at least 4 databases.

Query: HULTQVIST of La Porte

 I am looking for any information about my relative Carl August Hultqvist who moved to Indiana from Sweden in 1883.  He was born in Vrigstad socken, Småland, Sweden on March 23 1861. By the time he left Sweden he was resident in Sävsjö. He left from Gothenburg port on March 30 1883 and he was going to La Porte Indiana. Charles A. Hultqvist had ten siblings, another one of them moved to America, to Texas. I have spent some months in finding information about all the siblings and Charles A. is the one I have left. Is there perhaps any living relatives to him in La Porte or elsewhere in America? 

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Thanks in advance for your help.

Sincerely

Mats Alm

matsalm67@gmail.com

Query: REYNOLDS /RUNNELLS/BARTON/WHITE

My 2-G grandfather, William Barton Reynolds (b.20 Jun 1820 d. 1882) and his brother Isaac Wilson Reynolds (b. 30 Jan 1810 d. 18 Jan 1855) both list their birthplace as Indiana in the censuses of 1850 and 1860, although they both lived most of their lives in Tennessee.  Y-DNA tests for living male descandants of these men show that they are very closely related to persons with the Stephens surname.  Their putative father, William Reynolds (b.25 Feb 1780 d. 1828)or Runnells, was married first to a Sarah Barton (b. 9 Mar 1787 or 88 d. 7 Jan 1822)and second to a Sarah White (dates unknown). I believe that William B. and Isaac may have been adoptees although their father may have been the adoptee.
John Reynolds
7618 Rolling Oak Ct.
Clemmons, NC 27012
antykdna1@triad.rr.com

Query: MATHIAS/ELGIE of Allen County

The 1910 Federal Census for Wayne, Allen, Indiana (Roll: T624_338; Page: 16B; Enumeration District: 0030; ; FHL microfilm: 1374351.) shows my Grandfather, Elgie [Elzie] A. Mathias, Born 24 May 1902 in Allen, Indiana, as an inmate at the Allen County Orphans' Home. He was 7 years old as listed. 

The Allen County, Indiana Guardianships, 1829-1905 - Results shows a: RICHARD, ELGIE -h. Richard, Geo.C. -g. Richard, Jennie - d. April 29, 1903 -b. 6 -p. 566 -f.b.# 980, and no other Elgie [Elzie]. I don't know if this is the same person!

Key to Abbreviations:
h. = heirs
g. = guardian
d. = date of appointment
b. = book in the bond record
p. = page in the bond record
f.b.# = file box number
et. al. = and others

Where can I look to identify if Eglie was adopted by Mathias, or just committed for conduct.
David Sebastian
 dlsebastian@yahoo.com

IGS Adds 2 Indiana Fraternal Group Databases To Members-Only

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added 2 databases about an Indiana fraternal organization to the Miscellaneous Records section of our Members Only area:

--Doctors in the Indiana Knights of Honor (1880)
--Members of the Indiana Knights of Honor Who Died (1877-1889)

The Knights of Honor was a fraternal benefit society that existed from 1873 to 1916.

These are premium databases, accessible only to IGS members.

The Indiana Genealogical Society now has 1,009 databases in the Members Only area. Each of Indiana's 92 counties has at least 4 databases.

IGS Adds Fort Wayne Fraternal Group Database To Members-Only

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added a database about a Fort Wayne Masonic group to the County Records section of our Members Only area:

--Members of Knights Templar, Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana (1913)

This is a premium database, accessible only to IGS members.

The Indiana Genealogical Society now has 1,007 databases in the Members Only area. Each of Indiana's 92 counties has at least 4 databases.

IGS Adds 2 Indiana University Databases To Members-Only

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added 2 databases about Indiana University, Bloomington to the College Records section of our Members Only area:

--Faculty of Indiana University, Bloomington (1849)
--Students of Indiana University, Bloomington (1849)

They are premium databases, accessible only to IGS members.

The Indiana Genealogical Society now has 1,006 databases in the Members Only area. Each of Indiana's 92 counties has at least 4 databases.

IGS Adds 1850-1880 Agricultural Census Indexes for Southeastern Indiana

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added databases about the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 agricultural censuses for 3 southeastern Indiana counties to the County Records section of our Members Only area:

--Index to Agricultural Schedule for Dearborn County, Indiana (1850)
--Index to Agricultural Schedule for Dearborn County, Indiana (1860)
--Index to Agricultural Schedule for Dearborn County, Indiana (1870)
--Index to Agricultural Schedule for Dearborn County, Indiana (1880)

--Index to Agricultural Schedule for Ohio County, Indiana (1850)
--Index to Agricultural Schedule for Ohio County, Indiana (1860)
--Index to Agricultural Schedule for Ohio County, Indiana (1870)
--Index to Agricultural Schedule for Ohio County, Indiana (1880)

--Index to Agricultural Schedule for Switzerland County, Indiana (1850)
--Index to Agricultural Schedule for Switzerland County, Indiana (1860)
--Index to Agricultural Schedule for Switzerland County, Indiana (1870)
--Index to Agricultural Schedule for Switzerland County, Indiana (1880)

NOTE: The agricultural schedule was a supplement to the federal census taken in the 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 census years. It asked detailed questions about those who had farms, including the number of livestock, the kinds of crops produced and how many acres it was.

These databases are courtesy of Tina Lyons. They are premium databases, accessible only to IGS members.

The Indiana Genealogical Society now has 1,004 databases in the Members Only area. Each of Indiana's 92 counties has at least 4 databases.

Query: KLEB of Johnson County

Looking for August KLEB and Auguste KLEB, August died May of 1877 and Auguste died September of 1877 in Johnson county, IN. Their children were put in German Protestant Orphanage in Indianapolis.  Their names were Hugo and Lena KLEB.  I am desperately trying to find any death and burial information.    
Marjorie Jackson
142 N. 3rd Ave.
Beech Grove, IN 46107
jacksonhole4@aol.com

Query: FERRIS/McCORMICK/McCORMACK of Howard County

I am trying to find information about Michael W. FERRIS (born about 1859 in New Jersey) or his daughter Cecilia FERRIS. Michael W. Ferris (age 25) and Mary Agnes McCormick (age 19) were married on November 24, 1884 in Ohio County, West Virginia. According to a WPA birth index, their daughter Cecilia Ferris was born on April 8, 1895 in Howard County, Indiana.  Cecilia, her siblings and her mother Agnes Ferris (but not her father Michael) are in the 1900 census in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, then in the 1910 and 1920 censuses in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. There is also a family rumor that Michael left the family in West Virginia sometime around 1908-1910 and he might have come back to Indiana.

Christine Ferris Pollock
4338 Luster Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
garychrisian@verizon.net

Allen County Library To Offer Class On Virtual Tour of Catalog

The Genealogy Center of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne has over 1 million items in its collection. Melissa Shimkus and Aaron Smith will lead a class in a virtual tour of their catalog on Thursday, April 11 from 2 to 4 pm in the library's Meeting Room A. In this class, you will discover the different features of their catalog system, including special notes and making lists.

This is a free event, and Indiana librarians can receive 2 Technology LEU credits for attending. To register, e-mail Genealogy@ACPL.Info or call (260) 421-1225.

IGS Adds Battle of Tippecanoe Database To Members-Only

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added a database about the Battle of Tippecanoe to the Military Records section of our Members Only area:

--Roster of Indiana Regiments at Battle of Tippecanoe (1811)

This is a premium database, accessible only to IGS members.

The Indiana Genealogical Society now has 992 databases in the Members Only area. Each of Indiana's 92 counties has at least 4 databases.

Query: BRIGHTON of Jay County

I am looking for information regarding my 3rd great grandfather.  Samuel Brighton died in Jay County on 01 May 1852 and is buried in Pingry Cemetery.  He was only 44 year of age at his death.  He left a wife, Sarah and 7 children.  I am researching for information of his Mother and Father. 
 Any information during the time he lived in Jay County.
Kerry Fraser
P.O.Box 60
Lilliwaup, WA 98555
kerrybfraser@msn.com

Query;STEVENS/STEPHENS of Knightstown Orphanage

Looking for information on my great grandmother Myrtle Stevens (or Stephens). I think she was in the Knightstown orphanage. Born in 1902. 
Thank you!
Erika Kellar
Erika.kellar@gmail.com

Update: She was actually at the Brightside Orphanage first and then moved ( I think) to the Soldier's and Sailor's home.  Thank you!

 

Query:LUTES/HARTMAN

I am looking for information on my grandfather's family. My mother and her siblings do not know who their grandparents are. I was told their father and his sister lived in an orphanage in Indiana. Their names are listed below. My grandfather believed his last name to be "Lutes" until he enlisted in the Army and the officials told him that it was "Hartman". There is believed to be another sibling by the name of Richard, but I do not have any information on him.

Robert Lawrence Hartman (my mother's father)

Viola Lutes (my mother's aunt)

Both Robert and Viola moved to Missouri and died in Missouri. Viola had no children but Robert had 6 children.

Thank you in advance for any assistance!

Warmest Regards,

Jodi Lange
101 Debra Drive
marthaville, MO 663357
jodilange82@gmail.com

IGS Adds 2 Eastern Indiana Databases To Members-Only

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added 2 databases about eastern Indiana to the County Records section of our Members Only area:

--Pioneer Settlers of Jay County, Indiana
--Selected Residents of Randolph County, Indiana Territory (1808)

These are premium databases, accessible only to IGS members.

The Indiana Genealogical Society now has 991 databases in the Members Only area. Each of Indiana's 92 counties has at least 4 databases.