NWIGS

ABout The Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society

The Northwest Indiana Genealogical society (NWIGS) is a volunteer run non-profit organization that preserves and shares the history and genealogy of Lake County and Porter Counties in Indiana. It hosts monthly classes in-person and online, publishes a monthly newsletter, and creates resources to help you with your research and learn about genealogy and family history.

Discovering Your Roots: A Beginners Genealogy Workshop

NWIGS is offering a workshop for beginners or those who want to sharpen their genealogical research skills on November 16, 2024. Find out more about the workshop and register to attend!

Meetings & Classes

At our monthly meetings, we invite local and national experts to share information that will help you become a more effective genealogist. Attendees are also invited to share their genealogical discoveries at our occasional sharing sessions.

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Members gain access to our TWIGS newsletter, exclusive indexes, books, records and our keyword searchable database.

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Learn More About NWIGS

NWIGS was officially organized on April 25, 1970.
We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Purpose: The NORTHWEST INDIANA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY is a non-profit organization whose objectives are to collect, preserve and disseminate knowledge and information with reference to genealogy, history, biography and heraldry; to promote and sustain interest in the study of these fields; to pool interest and aid individual members of the Society; and to issue publications relating to genealogy.

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Mailing Address: P. O. Box 595,
Griffith, IN 46319
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Discovering Your Roots: A Beginners Genealogy Workshop​

Support local history ​and genealogy​Join NWIGS or Renew Your Membership