This page contains links to specific outside sources for historical information. You may also wish to visit the Where To Find Other Record Types page, which describes records not usually located in the State Archives, and gives general pointers on where to look for them.
Academic
Aerials and Land Records
Civil War
Genealogy
Newspapers
Social Security Death Index
Several of the sites listed below, including American Memory, E History, and the Making of America websites feature scanned documents and volumes available online.
Academic
- American Memory Collection (Library of Congress)
- EHistory (Sponsored by Ohio State University)
- Indiana Counties and Communities
- Indiana Historical Bureau
- Indiana Historical Society
- Indiana State Library
- Indiana University School of Medicine: History of Medicine
- Library of Congress
- Making of America- Cornell University
- Making of America- Michigan State University
- Maps of Indiana
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Official State Archives and Records Management Sites
Aerials and Land Records
Civil War
Official Records of the War of the Rebellion
- EHistory-Ohio State University
- Making of America- Cornell University
Other Civil War Sources
Genealogy
- Allen Co. Public Library, Ft. Wayne, IN, Genealogy Department
- Ancestry.com (Subscription required.)
- Indiana Historical Bureau
- Bureau of Land Management (Land Patent Search)
- Calumet Regional Archives Indiana University Northwest
- Indianapolis & Marion County Information Searches
- Ellis Island (Passenger Search)
- Family Search (Genealogical Society of Utah)
- Friends of the Indiana State Archives
- Illinois Public Land Records
- Indiana Historical Society
- Indiana State Library
- Indiana State Dept. of Health, Vital Records Division
- Indiana University School of Medicine: History of Medicine
- Indiana Counties and Communities
- RootsWeb Mailing List: Indiana
- Kentucky Vital Records
- Maps of Indiana
- Military Records (Genealogy Explained)
- National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
- National Archives and Records Administration, Genealogy Page
- Official State Archives and Records Management Sites
- US Census Bureau
- US Gen Web
- US Roots Web
- Vital Records - United States
- Yahoo Search for Other Indiana Genealogical Resources
- Other Indiana Libraries
NEWSPAPERS
For information concerning historic Indiana newspapers visit the Indiana State Library’s page. Ancestry.com and NewspaperArchive.com also feature scanned copies of some Indiana Newspapers.
SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX
There are several online sources for the Social Security Death Index. Though some offer better search features, one should never have to pay for this information available free to the public. Here are a few sources.
http://www.socialsecuritydeathindex-search.com/