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Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society Serving Lake and Porter Counties Since 1970

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. 

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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Videos and Handouts Available from Our Recent Discovering Your Roots: A Beginner's Genealogy Workshop​

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Videos and handouts from our November 2024 Workshop are now online! 

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

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We need your help! We are always looking for new board and committee members as well as record indexers.

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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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©2024 Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society
  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • HISTORY OF NWIGS
    • DOCUMENTATION
    • VOLUNTEERS
    • WHAT'S NEW?
    • CONTACT US
  • Meetings & Classes
    • MEETINGS/CLASSES
    • PAST MEETINGS/CLASSES 2023-2024
    • PAST MEETINGS/CLASSES 2020-2022
  • MEMBERSHIP
    • JOIN US / SIGN UP
    • USER GUIDE - MEMBERS
    • PIONEER HERITAGE CIRCLE
  • RESEARCH
    • HELPFUL LINKS
    • EDUCATION - Classes >
      • NWIGS Presentations 2020-2024
    • Videos and Handouts for Beginners
    • OLD SETTLER RESOURCES
    • LAKE COUNTY RECORDS >
      • CEMETERY NAMES LAKE CO
    • PORTER COUNTY/NWI RECORDS >
      • CEMETERY NAMES PORTER CO
    • RESEARCHERS & MEMBER WEBSITES
  • IMAGES
    • IMAGES ARCHIVES
    • HISTORIC POSTCARDS
  • STORE