IGS Appoints County Genealogist for St. Joseph County

The Indiana Genealogical Society welcomes Nichelle Barra as the Indiana County Genealogist for St. Joseph County. She was appointed by the IGS board at their August meeting. Nichelle volunteers with the South Bend Area Genealogical Society on their indexing of St. Joseph County's death records. She also belongs to the Twigs From the Tree of Life genealogy group. Nichelle has completed the National Genealogical Society's home study course, and is now taking the Boston University's online Genealogical Research Program.

If you have questions about St. Joseph County research, please contact her at barragenealogy@gmail.com.

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, is aware of record retention policies and issues and acts as a resource person for those doing research 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