Other Resources in Indiana
In addition to county-focused local history resources, there are several statewide or specialized historical organizations that may be helpful for local history research.
Canal Society of Indiana
www.indcanal.org
P.O. Box 10808
Fort Wayne, IN 46854-0808
Phone: (260) 432-0279
indcanal@aol.com
Contact: Robert F. Schmidt, President
Freetown Village
www.freetown.org
P.O. Box 1041
Indianapolis, IN 46206-1041
Phone: (317) 631-1870
freetown@freetownvillage.org
Contact: Ophelia Wellington, Executive Director
Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society
www.765.org
P.O. Box 11017
New Haven, IN 46855
Phone: (260) 493-0765
contact@765.org
Contact: Kelly Lynch, Communications Manager
President: Wayne York
Goshen College - Mennonite Historical Library
1700 S. Main St.
Goshen, IN 46526-4794
Phone: (574) 535-7418
mhl@goshen.edu
Contact: John D. Roth
Haley Tower Historical & Technical Society
www.haleytower.org
P.O. Box 10291
Terre Haute, IN 47801-0291
Phone: (812) 238-9958
president@haleytower.org
Contact: Bill C. Foster, President
Historical Military Armor Museum
2330 Crystal St.
Anderson, IN 46012-1726
Phone: (765) 649-8265
Fax: (765) 642-0262
Indiana Baseball Hall Of Fame
www.indbaseballhalloffame.org
1436 Leopold St.
Jasper, IN 47546-2117
Phone: (812) 482-2262
Fax: (812) 482-1982
rajahoward@psci.net
Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame
www.hoopshall.com
1 Hall of Fame Court
New Castle, IN 47362-2941
Phone: (765) 529-1891
Fax: (765) 529-0273
chris@hoopshall.com
Contact: Chris May, Executive Director
President: Ralph Taylor
Indiana Covered Bridge Society
www.indianacrossings.org
9832 Skipjack Cove
Fort Wayne, IN 46835-9603
margaret.smith803@gmail.com
Contact: John Sechrist, Historian
President: John Murray
Indiana Football Hall Of Fame
www.indiana-football.org
P.O. Box 40
Richmond, IN 47375-1035
Phone: (765) 966-2235
contact@indiana-football.org
Contact: Lou Ann Moore, Administrative Assistant
President: Richard Bryant
Indiana Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 10507
Fort Wayne, IN 46852-0507
Contact: Curt B. Witcher, President
Indiana German Heritage Society
www.ighs.org
401 E. Michigan St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204-1643
Phone: (317) 464-9004
mkgac@iupui.edu
Contact: Charlie McDonald, Treasurer
President: Greg Redding
Indiana High School Basketball Historical Society
ww2.usppp.com/unlocks/
635 S. State Road 39
Danville, IN 46122-9201
Phone: (317) 745-6788
harleysheets@yahoo.com
Contact: Harley Sheets
President: Roger Robison
Indiana Historical Bureau
www.in.gov/history
140 N. Senate Ave., Room 130
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2207
Phone: (317) 232-2535
Fax: (317) 232-3738
Contact: Pam Bennett, Director
Indiana Historical Radio Society
www.indianahistoricalradio.org
245 N. Oakland Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46201
inhistradio@gmail.com
Contact: Joe Farkas, President
Indiana Jewish Historical Society
www.ijhs.org
6301 Constitution Drive
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
Phone: (260) 459-6862
Fax: (260) 459-6862
indiana.jhs@verizon.net
Contact: Eileen Baitcher, Executive Director
President: Alan Gilbert
Indiana Landmarks
www.indianalandmarks.org
340 W. Michigan St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3204
Phone: (317) 639-4534
Fax: (317) 639-6734
info@indianalandmarks.org
Indiana Lincoln Highway Association
www.indianalincolnhighway.org
402 W. Washington St.
South Bend, IN 46601
Phone: (574) 210-6278
Indiana Medical History Museum
www.imhm.org
3045 W. Vermont St.
Indianapolis, IN 46222-4943
Phone: (317) 635-7329
Fax: (317) 635-7349
edenharter@imhm.org
Contact: Mary Ellen Hennessey Nottage, Director
Indiana Military Museum
www.indianamilitarymuseum.org
P.O. Box 977
Vincennes, IN 47591-0977
Phone: (812) 882-8668
Indiana National Road Association
www.indiananationalroad.org
P.O. Box 284
Cambridge Cty, IN 47327-0284
Phone: (765) 478-3172
info@indiananationalroad.org
Indiana Postal History Society
www.indianapostalhistory.org
P.O. Box 1875
Bloomington, IN 47402-1875
margefaber@comcast.net
Contact: Marge Faber, Secretary-Treasurer
President: John Becker
Indiana State Archives
www.in.gov/icpr/2358.htm
6440 E. 30th St.
Indianapolis, IN 46219-1007
Phone: (317) 591-5222
arc@icpr.in.gov
Indiana State Library
www.in.gov/library
315 W. Ohio St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (866) 683-0008
Indiana State Museum & Historic Sites
www.indianamuseum.org
650 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2725
Phone: (317) 233-9910
Fax: (317) 233-1774
Indiana State Police Museum
http://www.in.gov/isp/2335.htm
8500 E. 21st St.
Indianapolis, IN 46219-2562
Indiana Transportation Museum
www.itm.org
P.O. Box 83
Noblesville, IN 46061-0083
Phone: (317) 773-6000
info@itm.org
Indiana War Memorial Museum
www.state.in.us/iwm
431 N. Meridian St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204-1711
Phone: (317) 232-7615
Fax: (317) 233-4285
iwm@iwm.state.in.us
Contact: Brig. Gen. J. Stewart Goodwin, Executive Director
John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society
http://library.medicine.iu.edu/special-collections-and-services-container/history-of-medicine/john-shaw-billings-society/john-shaw-billings-history/
975 W. Walnut St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5181
Phone: (317) 274-2076
Fax: (317) 278-2349
neckerma@iupui.edu
Contact: Nancy L. Eckerman, Special Collections Librarian
Macedonian Museum
www.macedonian.org
124 W. Wayne St.
Fort Wayne, IN 46802-2500
Phone: (260) 422-5900
Fax: (260) 422-1348
mtfw@macedonian.org
Contact: Lois Eubank
Monon Railroad Historical - Technical Society, Inc.
www.monon.org
542 S. Dearborn St., Ste 200
Chicago, IL 60605
Phone: (888) 425-1212
President: Frank Van Bree, President
National Military History Center
www.dvkfoundation.org
P.O. Box 1
Auburn, IN 46706-0001
Phone: (260) 927-9149
Contact: Josh Conrad, Curator
National Muzzle Loading Rifle Association
www.nmlra.org
P.O. Box 67
Friendship, IN 47021-0067
Phone: (812) 667-5131
Fax: (812) 667-5136
nmlra@nmlra.org
Contact: Jim Voegele, President
Northwest Indiana Genealogy Society
www.rootsweb.com/~innwigs/
P.O. Box 595
Griffith, IN 46319-0595
nwigs@hotmail.com
Contact: Sally D. Phillips, President
Pennsylvania Deitsch Society
59549 County Road 13
Elkhart, IN 46517-3501
Contact: Al Albrecht, President
Society of Indiana Pioneers
www.indianapioneers.com
140 N. Senate Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46204-2207
Phone: (317) 233-6588
societyofindianapioneers@yahoo.com
Southern Indiana Genealogical Society
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~insigs/
PO Box 665
New Albany, IN 47151-0665
sigs@nafclibrary.org
Southwestern Indiana Historical Society
2205 Lincoln Ave.
Evansville, IN 47714-1613
Contact: Robert C. Spear, President
Surveyors Historical Society
www.surveyorshistoricalsociety.com
628 Ridge Ave.
Lawrenceburg, IN 47025
Phone: (812) 537-2000
Fax: (812) 537-2000
shs9@embarqmail.com
Contact: Roger Woodfill, Administrator
Tri-State Genealogical Society
www.rootsweb.com/~intsgs/?clkd=iwm
21 N 1st Ave.
Evansville, IN 47710-1212
Phone: (812) 425-4309
vakarine@evansville.net
Contact: Karin Kirsch, Recording Secretary
President: John G. West
Whitewater Valley Genealogical Association
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inwvga/
P.O. Box 941
Connersville, IN 47331-0941
wvgen@verizon.net
Contact: Sandra D. Brown, President

