Friday, August 25, 2017

New Databases: Delaware, LaGrange, and LaPorte Counties - and More!

The newest set of databases on the IGS website includes college graduates, common school students, and Civil War soldiers. Check out these new additions to the IGS website.

Note: All of these are members-only databases. IGS members can log in to use them. Not a member? Join today and get access to these and more than 2,000 other databases, plus other member benefits.

College Records:

- Graduates of Franklin College, Franklin (1942)
A list of graduates, as published in the school's August 1943 bulletin. This database includes the student's name, hometown, and the degree they received.
- Graduates of University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame (1939)
A list of graduates, as published in the school's June 4, 1939 commencement program. This database includes the student's name, hometown, and the degree they received.
- Graduates of Tri-State College, Angola (1939)
A list of graduates, as published in a June 1939 newspaper article. This database contains the student's name, hometown, and the degree they received. NOTE: Tri-State College later changed its name to Trine University.

Delaware County:

- Students of Beech Grove School, Delaware County, Indiana (1899)
A list of students in grades 1 through 8, as published in a school souvenir for the 1898-1899 school year. NOTE: Beech Grove School was District No. 4 in Harrison Township.

LaGrange County:

The following are handwritten lists of men who joined various Indiana Legion companies in LaGrange County. The Indiana Legion was the state militia that was created during the Civil War to protect Indiana's borders. Membership was open to every able-bodied male in the state who was not already serving in the military.
- Roster of LaGrange County Sharpshooters, Indiana Legion, LaGrange County, Indiana (1861)
- Roster of Volunteers, Indiana Legion, LaGrange County, Indiana (1861-1863)
- Roster of Wolcottville Guards, Indiana Legion, LaGrange County, Indiana (1863)

LaPorte County:

The following are handwritten lists of men who joined various Indiana Legion companies in LaPorte County. The Indiana Legion was the state militia that was created during the Civil War to protect Indiana's borders. Membership was open to every able-bodied male in the state who was not already serving in the military.
- Roster of LaPorte Cavalry Company, Indiana Legion, LaPorte County, Indiana (1861-1863)
- Roster of Union Guards, Indiana Legion, LaPorte County, Indiana (1863)
- Roster of Westville Volunteers, Indiana Legion, LaPorte County, Indiana (1861-1863) 

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