Indiana Archives, Libraries, Historical & Genealogical Societies

It is wise to acquaint yourself with any repository in Indiana which you might visit by writing to the appropriate archive or library in advance.

Most, if not all, Indiana repositories have published materials that introduce its collections and research policy.

Indiana archives and historical agencies also have Internet sites that provide the same information. Some even have downloadable databases for some or parts of their collections.

Indiana Archives

• Indiana State Archives, 6440 E. 30th St., Indianapolis, IN 46219; (317) 591-5222.
• Indiana State Dept of Health, Vital Records Dept,
  6 W Washington Str, Indianapolis, IN 46204; (317) 233-2700
• Indiana Commission on Public Records, 402 W. Washington St., Indianapolis, IN 46204-2739; Phone: (317) 232-3380, Fax: (317) 233-1713

Indiana Museums

Indiana Libraries

• Indiana State Library, Attn: (Division or Staff Name), 140 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204-2296
  Loan Desk and General Inquiries: 317-232-3675, Genealogy Division: 317-232-3689. In the 1950s and 1960s the Indiana State Library microfilmed many vital and court records. They receive positive microfilm copies of Indiana county records via a joint effort with the Commission on Public Records, Indiana Historical Bureau, Indiana Historical Society, and the Genealogical Society of Utah.

Indiana Historical & Genealogical Societies

For almost every state there is a state genealogical society, a state genealogical council, or both. In addition to their own work, state-level groups sometimes help coordinate the efforts of local societies within the state. Their publications, newsletters and quarterlies, supplement those produced by the local societies.

• The Southern Indiana Genealogical Society, P O Box 665, New Albany IN 47151-0665
• Indiana Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 10507, Fort Wayne IN 46852
• Indiana Historical Society, 450 W. Ohio St, Indianapolis,IN 46202; 1-800-447-1830 or 317-232-1882
• IGS North Central District, 55455 Birch Rd., Osceola IN 46561-9795; Phone (574) 679-4628, [EMAIL]
• The Society of Indiana Pioneers, 140 North Senate Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204 – The Society cooperates with the Indiana Historical Society, the Indiana Junior Historical Society, and other historical organizations. Over the years the Society has engaged in various projects. From the Society’s office at 140 North Senate Avenue in downtown Indianapolis, we strive to serve our membership and continue to celebrate the rich Indiana Pioneer heritage that we share.
• Adams County Historical Society, P.O. Box 262, Decatur 46733
• Alexandria Monroe Township Genealogy Society, 302 W Tyler St, Alexandria 46001
• Allen County – Ft. Wayne Historical Society, 302 East Berry Street, Ft. Wayne 46802
• Allen County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 12003, Ft. Wayne 46862
• Allen County Historical Society, 302 E. Berry Street, Ft. Wayne 46802
• Anson Wolcott Historical Society, P.O. Box 294, Wolcott 47995
• Balbec Historical Club, RR 2, Box 65, Bryant 47326
• Bartholomew County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 2455, Columbus 47201
• Bartholomew County Historical Society, 524 Third Street, Columbus 47201
• Batesville Area Historical Society, 131 North Walnut Street, Batesville 47006
• Beech Grove Historical Society, 308 North 20th Avenue, Beech Grove 46107
• Benton County Historical Society, 711 E. 3rd Street, Fowler 47944
• Besancon Historical Society, 15533 Lincoln Highway East, New Haven 46774
• Blackford County Historical Society, P.O. Box 264, Hartford City 47348
• Blackford-wells Genealogy Society, P.O. Box 54, Bluffton 46714-0054
• Boone County Historical Society, P.O. Box 141, Lebanon 46052
• Brown County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1202, Nashville 47448
• Brown County Historical Society, P.O. Box 668, Nashville 47448
• Carmel Clay Historical Society, 211 1st Street Sw, Carmel 46032
• Carroll County Historical Society, P.O. Box 277, Delphi 46923
• Cass County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 373, Logansport 46947
• Cass County Genealogy Society, P.O. Box 373, Logansport 46947
• Cedar Lake Historical Association, P.O. Box 421, Cedar Lake 46303
• Clark County Historical Society, P.O. Box 606, Jeffersonville 47130
• Clarks Grant Historical Society, P.O. Box 423, Charlestown 47111
• Clarksville History Committee, 2000 Broadway, Clarksville 47129
• Clay County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 56, Centerpoint 47840
• Clay County Historical Society, 100 East National, Brazil 47834
• Clinton County Genealogical Society, 609 N. Columbia St., Frankfort 46041
• Clinton County Historical Society, 301 E. Clinton, Frankfort 46041
• County Seat Genealogy Society, 310 Urban St., Danville 46122
• Crawford County Historical Society, R.R. 1, Leavenworth 47137
• Crown Hill Heritage Society, 700 W 38th Street, Indianapolis 46208
• Daleville Historical Society, P.O. Box 586, Daleville 47334
• Daviess County Historical Society, P.O. Box 2341, Washington 47501
• Dearborn County Historical Society, 508 W. High Street, Lawrenceburg 47025-1916
• Decatur County Historical Society, P.O. Box 163, Greensburg 47240
• Dekalb County Genealogy Society, P.O. Box 6085, Auburn 46706
• Dekalb County Historical Society, P.O. Box 686, Auburn 46706
• Delaware County Historical Alliance, P.O. Box 1266, Muncie 47308
• Demotte Historical Society, P.O. Box 405, Demotte 46310
• Dolan Historical Society, 6055 North Old State Rd 37, Dolan 47408
• Dubois County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 84, Ferdinand 47532-0084
• Dubois County Historical Society, 737 W. 8th St., Jasper 47546
• Duneland Historical Society, P.O. Box 809, Chesterton 46304
• Dyer Historical Society, Dyer Town Hall, Dyer 46311
• East Chicago Historical Society, 2401 East Columbus Drive, East Chicago 46312
• Elkhart County Genealogical Society, 1812 Jeanwood Dr., Elkhart 46514
• Elkhart County Historical Society, 304 W. Vistula St., Bristol 46507
• Fellowship Of Brethren Genealogists, 828 Cavanaugh, South Bend 46617-2205
• Ferdinand Historical Society, P.O. Box 194, Ferdinand 47532
• Floyd County Historical Society, P.O. Box 455, New Albany 47151-0455
• Fountain County Historical Society, P.O. Box 148, Kingman 47952
• Franklin County Historical Society, Route 4, Box 52, Brookville 47012
• Franklin Township Historical Society, P.O. Box 39015, Indianapolis 46239
• Ft. Benjamin Harrison Historical Society, 1028 N Delaware St., Indianapolis 46202
• Fulton County Historical Society, 37 E 375 N, Rochester 46975-8384
• Garrett Historical Society, P.O. Box 225, Garrett 46738
• Gary Historical & Cultural Society, P.O. Box M-603, Gary 46401
• Gas City Historical Society, P.O. Box 192, Gas City 46933
• Genealogical Society Of Marion County, P.O. Box 2292, Indianapolis 46206
• Genealogy Club Of Putnam County, Greencastle Public Library, Greencastle 46135
• Gibson County Historical Society, P.O. Box 516, Princeton 47670
• Goshen Historical Society, P.O. Box 701, Goshen 46526
• Grant County Genealogy Club, Grant County Courthouse, Marion 46952
• Grant County Historical Society, P.O. Box 1951, Marion 46952
• Greene County Historical Society, P.O. Box 301, Bloomfield 47424
• Griffith Historical Society, P.O. Box 678, Griffith 46319
• Guilford Township Historical Society, 1621 Franklin Dr, Plainfield 46168
• Hamilton County Historical Society, P.O. Box 397, Noblesville 46060
• Hammond Historical Society, 564 State Street, Hammond 46320
• Hancock County Historical Society, P.O. Box 375, Greenfield 46140
• Hancock County, Indiana, Genealogical Society, Inc., 700 N. Broadway, Greenfield 46140
• Harrison County Historical Society, 117 West Beaver Street, Corydon 47112
• Haubstadt Area Historical Society, P.O. Box 161, Haubstadt 47639
• Hayden Historical Society, P.O. Box 58, Hayden 47245
• Hebron Historical Society, P.O. Box 675, Hebron 46341
• Hendricks County Genealogical Society, 784 S County Rd 225 E, Danville 46122-8577
• Hendricks County Historical Society, 17o South Washington, Danville 46122
• Henry County Historical Society, 606 South 14th Street, New Castle 47362
• Heritage Of Fayette County, P.O. Box 39, Connersville 47331
• Heritage Society Of Northwest Indiana, P.O. Box 508, Chesterton 46304-0508
• Hessville Historical Society, 7205 Kennedy Avenue, Hammond 46323
• Highland Historical Society, 2611 Highway Avenue, Highland 46322
• Historic Archaeological Research, 4338 Hadley Court, West Lafayette 47906
• Historic Cannelton, P.O. Box 223, Cannelton 47520
• Historic Connersville, P.O. Box 197, Connersville 47331
• Historic Forks Of The Wabash, P.O. Box 261, Huntington 46750
• Historic Hagerstown, P.O. Box 126, Hagerstown 47346
• Historic New Carlisle, P.O. Box 107, New Carlisle 46552
• Hobart Historical Society, P.O. Box 24, Hobart 46342
• Howard County Genealogical Society, 220 N Union, Kokomo 46901
• Howard County Historical Society, 1200 W Sycamore Street, Kokomo 46901
• Huntington County Historical Society, P.O. Box 1012, Huntington 46750
• Indiana African American Historical And Genealogical Society, 502 Clover Terrace, Bloomington 47404-1809
• Indiana Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 618, Anderson 46015
• Indiana Historical Society, 315 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis 46202-3210
• Indiana Jewish Historical Society, 124 West Wayne Street, Suite 216, Ft. Wayne 46802-2505
• Ireland Historical Society, 7154 W 150 N, Jasper 47546
• Irvington Historical Society, 312 South Downey Avenue, Indianapolis 46219
• Jackson County Genealogical Society, 415 1/2 South Poplar Street, Brownstown 47220-1939
• Jackson County Historical Society, 115 North Sugar Street, Brownstown 47220
• Jasper County Historical Society, 479 N Van Rensselaer, Rensselaer 47978
• Jay County Historical Society, P.O. Box 1282, Portland 47371
• Jefferson County Genealogical Society, Madison
• Jefferson County Historical Society, 615 West First Street, Madison 47250
• Jennings County Genealogical Society, R.R. #1, Box 227, Scipio 47273
• Jennings County Historical Society, P.O. Box 335, Vernon 47282
• Jimtown Historical Society, 59312 Hoover Ave, Elkhart 46517-2446
• Johnson County Historical Society, 135 N. Main St., Franklin 46131
• Jonesboro Historical Society, 407 East River Street, Jonesboro 46938
• Kendallville Historical Society, P.O. Box 5048, Kendallville 46755
• Kennard Historical Society, P.O. Box 227, Kennard 47351
• Kosciusko County Historical Society, P.O. Box 1071, Warsaw 46580-1071
• Ladoga Historical Society, P.O. Box 228, Jamestown 46147-0163
• Lagrange County Historical Society, P.O. Box 134, Lagrange 46761
• Lake County Historical Society, Courthouse Square Suite 202, Crown Point 46410
• Lake Station Historical Society, P.O. Box 5253, Lake Station 46405-2232
• Laporte County Genealogical Society, 904 Indiana Ave, Laporte 46350
• Laporte County Historical Society, 809 State Street, Laporte 46350-3329
• Lawrence County Historical & Genealogical Society, 931 15th Street, Bedford 47421
• Lexington Historical Society, P.O. Box 238, Lexington 47138-0238
• Ligonier Historical Society, 503 South Main Street, Ligonier 46767
• Linden/madison Township Historical Society, P.O. Box 154, Linden 47955
• Lost Creek Lineage, 1408 N 30th Street, Terre Haute 47803
• Madison County Historical Society, P.O. Box 523, Anderson 46015-0523
• Marion Co Genealogical Society, Inc., PO Box 2292, Indianapolis, IN 46206-2292, ph 1-317-254-5620, Email
• Marion County-indianapolis Historical Society,
• Marion-adams Historical & Genealogical Soc., 308 Main Street, Sheridan 46069
• Markle Area Historical Society, 1430 Oak, Huntington 46750
• Marshall County Genealogical Society, 3383 E Eights Rd, Bourbon 46504
• Marshall County Historical Society, 123 N Michigan St, Plymouth 46563
• Martin County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 45, Shoals 47581
• Martin County Historical Society, P.O. Box 84, Shoals 47581
• Matthews Historical Society, 1628 West 2nd Street, Marion 46952
• Merrillville-ross Township Historical Society, 6975 Broadway, Merrillville 46410
• Miami County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 542, Peru 46970
• Miami County Historical Society, 51 North Broadway, Peru 46970
• Michiana Jewish Historical Society, P.O. Box 11074, South Bend 46634-0074
• Michigan City Historical Society, P.O. Box 512, Michigan City 46360
• Middletown-fall Creek Township Historical Society, P.O. Box 63, Middletown 47356
• Monon Historical Society, P.O. Box 193, Monon 47959
• Monroe County Genealogical Society, E 6th St. & Washington, Bloomington 47401
• Monroe County Historical Society, 202 East Sixth St., Bloomington 47408
• Montgomery County Historical Society, 212 South Water Street, Crawfordsville 47933
• Montpelier Historical Society, 109 West Huntington Street, Montpelier 47359
• Morgan County Historic Preservation Society, P.O. Box 1377, Martinsville 46151
• Morgan County History & Genealogy Association, P.O. Box 1012, Martinsville 46151-0012
• Munster Historical Society, 1005 Ridge Road, Munster 46321
• New Paris Historical Society, P.O. Box 101, New Paris 46553
• Newton County Historical Society, 508 N Third Street, Kentland 47951
• Noble County Genealogical Society, 109 North York Street, Albion 46701
• Noble County Historical Society, P.O. Box 152, Albion 46701
• North Central Indiana Genealogical Society, 2300 Canterbury Dr, Kokomo 46901
• North Manchester Historical Society, P.O. Box 361, North Manchester 46962
• Northern Indiana Center For History, 808 West Washington, South Bend 46601
• Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 595, Griffith 46319
• Northwest Territory Genealogical Society, Vincennes University, Vincennes 47591
• Ogden Dunes, Historical Society Of, 115 Hillcrest Rd – 101, Ogden Dunes 46368-1001
• Ohio County Historical Society, 212 South Walnut, Rising Sun 47040
• Orange County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 344, Paoli 47454
• Orange County Historical Society, P.O. Box 454, Paoli 47454
• Orestes Historical Society, P.O. Box 155, Orestes 46063
• Osceola Historical Society, P.O. Box 14, Osceola 46561
• Owen County Genealogical Society, 110 East Market Street, Spencer 47460
• Palmyra Historical Society, Palmyra Commercial Building, Palmyra 47164
• Parke County Historical Society, P.O. Box 332, Rockville 47872
• Pekin Historical Society, Pekin 47165
• Pennsylvania Deitsch Society, 59549 Cr 13 South, Elkhart 46517-3501
• Perry County Historical Society, Tell City 47586
• Pike County Historical Society, 1104 Main St., Petersburg 47567
• Pike Township Historical Society, P.O. Box 78645l, Indianapolis 46278
• Portage Community Historical Society, 2100 Willowcreek Road, Portage 46368
• Porter County, Historical Society Of, 153 Franklin Street, Valparaiso 46385
• Posey County Historical Society, P.O. Box 171, Mt. Vernon 47620
• Pulaski County Genealogical Society, RR #4, Box 121, Winamac 46996
• Pulaski County Historical Society, 400 S. Market St., Winamac 46996
• Putnam County Genealogical Club, RR 1, Box 28, Bainbridge 46105
• Putnam County Historical Society, P.O. Box 801, Greencastle 46135
• Randolph County Genealogical Society, Route 3, Box 60, Winchester 47394
• Randolph County Historical Society, RR #3, Box 61, Winchester 47394
• Ripley County Historical Society, P.O. Box 525, Versailles 47023
• Rush County Historical Society, 1008 N Perkins Street, Rushville 46173-1211
• Schererville Historical Society, P.O. Box 333, Schererville 46375
• Scotland Historical Society, Scotland
• Scott County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 258, Lexington 47138-0258
• Scott County Historical Society, P.O. Box 245, Scottsburg 47170
• Shawnee Historical Association, 5501 E 200 N, Lafayette 47905-9607
• Shelby County Historical Society, 52 West Broadway, Shelbyville 46176
• Shirley Centennial Historical Society, P.O. Box 69, Shirley 47384-0069
• Society Of Indiana Pioneers, 450 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis 46202-3269
• South Bend Area Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1222, South Bend 46624-1222
• Southern Indiana Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 665, New Albany 47150
• Spencer County Historical Society, 210 Walnut Street, Rockport 47635-1398
• St. John Historical Society, P.O. Box 134, St. John 46373
• Starke County Genealogical Society Of Indiana, 7720 E Toto Rd, Knox 46534
• Starke County Historical Society, 401 South Main St., Knox 46534
• Steuben County Historical Society, 127 Powers St., Angola 46703
• Sullivan County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 3266, Sullivan 47882
• Sullivan County Historical Society, P.O. Box 326, Sullivan 47882
• Swiss Heritage Society, P.O. Box 88, Berne 46711
• Switzerland County Historical Society, P.O. Box 201, Vevay 47043
• Tell City Historical Society, 516 Main St, Tell City 47586
• Three Creeks Historical Association, 1505 Commercial Ave, Lowell 46356
• Tippecanoe County Area Genealogical Society, 909 South St, Lafayette 47901
• Tippecanoe County Historical Association, 909 South St, Lafayette 47901
• Tipton County Historical Society, 4161 S. 200 East, Atlanta 46031
• Tri-county Genealogy Society, 23184 Pocket Rd. W, Batesville 47006
• Union County Historical Society, P.O. Box 143, Liberty 47353
• Upland Area Historical Society, P.O. Box 577, Upland 46989
• Vanderburgh County Historical Society, P.O. Box 2626, Evansville 47728-0626
• Vermillion County Historical Society, P.O. Box 273, Newport 47966
• Vigo County Historical Society, 1411 South Sixth Street, Terre Haute 47807
• Vincennes Historical Society, P.O. Box 487, Vincennes 47591
• Wabash County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 825, Wabash 46992
• Wabash County Historical Society, P.O. Box 4, Wabash 46992
• Wabash Valley Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 85, Terre Haute 47808
• Wakarusa Historical Society, P.O. Box 2, Wakarusa 46573
• Walkerton Lincoln Township Historical Society, 607 Roosevelt Rd., Walkerton 46574-1296
• Wanatah Historical Society, P.O. Box 156, Wanatah 46390-0156
• Warren County Historical Society, P.O. Box 176, Williamsport 47993
• Warrick County Historical Society, P.O. Box 581, Boonville 47601-0581
• Washington County Historical Society, 307 East Market Street, Salem 47167
• Wayne County Genealogical Society, 1150 N. A. St., Richmond 47374
• Wayne County Historical Society, 1150 North A Street, Richmond 47374
• Wayne Township Historical Society, 1220 S High School Road, Indianapolis 46241
• Wells County Historical Society, P.O. Box 143, Bluffton 46714
• West Baden Historical Society, P.O. Box 6, West Baden Springs 47469
• West Indianapolis Historical Society, 48 Bradford Place, Whiteland 46184
• Westfield-washington Historical Society, 130 Penn Street, Westfield 46074
• White County Genealogy Society, P.O. Box 149, Monticello 47960
• White County Historical Society, 101 S Bluff, Monticello 47960
• Whiting-robertsdale Historical Society, 1610 119th Street, Whiting 46394
• Whitley County Historical Society, 108 West Jefferson Street, Columbia City 46725
• Whitley County, Genealogical Society Of, P.O. Box 244, Columbia City 46724-0224
• Who’s Your Ancestor Genealogical Society, 222 S Washington St, Crawfordsville 47933
• Winona Lake Historical Society, 101 Fourth Street, Winona Lake 46590
• Worthington Historical Society, 12 North Washington, Worthington 47471
• Zionsville Historical Society, 40 Staten Place, Zionsville 46077