Come Early and Research

There are a number of genealogical research facilities located in the Indianapolis metro area, ranging from county libraries and area museums to national organizations. Click Here for a complete list of research facilities that has been compiled for your convenience. The William Henry Smith Memorial Library at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center, the Indiana State Archives and the Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library will be open until 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14. The William H. Smith Library, Indiana State Archives and the Indiana State Library are offering resource orientation sessions on Thursday, Aug. 14. at 10 am or 1 p.m. There is no cost for these sessions, but reservations are required. To make a reservation, call (317) 233-5659.

Indiana State Archives (ISA)
6440 E. 30th St., Indianapolis, IN
Thursday, Aug. 14, Research Hours 8 a.m.–7 p.m.
ISA Resource Orientation 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Program is limited to 20 people per session.
Call (317) 233-5659 to make a reservation.
Friday, Aug. 15, Research Hours 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 16, Closed

The Indiana State Archives is the permanent repository for Indiana state and local government records of historical and legal significance. It contains records of the executive, legislative and judicial branches dating back to the 1790s, including papers of every governor, acts and reports of the General Assembly, Supreme and Appellate Court case files, and records from more than 500 past and present state agencies. Holdings include military records for Hoosier veterans of every war since 1811, records for the survey and sale of public land by both the federal and state land offices in Indiana, and patient and inmate records from state-operated correctional, educational and hospital facilities. There are naturalization records from most Indiana county courts and reports from county poor farms. The State Archives has the 1820-1880 federal censuses of agriculture and manufacturers, files from the Board of State Charities for children places in foster care between 1890-1920 and inheritance tax indexes from 1913-1968. The web site of the State Archives is www.in.gov/icpr/archives.

Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library (ISL)
140 N. Senate Ave., Indianapolis, IN
Thursday, Aug. 14, Research Hours 8 a.m.–7 p.m.
ISL Resource Orientation 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Program is limited to 20 people per session.
Call (317) 233-5659 to make a reservation.
Friday, Aug. 15, Research Hours 8 a.m.–4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 16, Research Hours 8:00 a.m.–4 p.m.
The Genealogy Division of the Indiana State Library houses one of the Midwest’s major collections of family and local history. Emphasis is on Indiana and the states from which Indiana was settled, particularly Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and Pennsylvania, but there are also significant holdings on other Mid-Atlantic states, New England, Germany and Great Britain. Discover more about the state library at www.in.gov/library.

William Henry Smith Memorial Library at the
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center
450 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis, IN
Thursday, July 10, Research Hours 10 a.m.–7 p.m.
IHS Resource Orientation 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Program is limited to 20 people per session.
Call (317) 233-5659 to make a reservation.
Friday, July 15, Research Hours 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
Saturday, July 16, Research Hours 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
The William Henry Smith Memorial Library at the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Indiana History Center contains a world famous collection of Indiana and Old Northwest material, including books, maps, photographs and manuscripts. Not only do the resources and collections help tell Indiana’s story, but they can help tell the story of your family as well. The Thursday pre-conference presentations will highlight the resources available to family history researchers in the William Henry Smith Memorial Library. The presentation will be followed by orientation to the library. To plan your visit go to the IHS Web site at www.indianahistory.org.