HELPFUL LINKS

Links

Below are some useful websites that can assist you in your genealogy and family history research. If you know of any other helpful links or find broken links, please contact the webmaster.

Porter County Resources

Government Books of Porter County, Indiana

General Land Office Records

Canal Land Records

Obituaries printed in the Valparaiso Vidette-Messenger from 1938-1995 and the Northwest Indiana Times from 1995-present - Index

Porter County Marriage Index, 1921-August 1939

Porter County - US GenWeb (extensive genealogy information)

Porter County Message/Query Board (hosted by Ancestry.com)

Porter County Message/Query Board (hosted by Genealogy.com)

Historical Society of Ogden Dunes

Historical Society of Porter County/Porter County Museum

Duneland Historical Society

North Porter County History (published by the Chesterton Tribune)

Portage Community Historical Society

Westchester Township History Museum

Chesterton Tribune (newspaper with obituaries)

Porter County Township Map

DNA

Beginner's guides to genetic genealogy
From ISOGG Wiki

DNA Geek

DNA Weekly Blog

Your DNA Guide Blog

DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

The Genetic Genealogist

Parabon Nanolabs - genetic genealogy

DNA Tools

Cyndi's List Analysis, Tools and Utilities

DNA Painter - some free, more entries $

GEDmatch - one free level, one paid level $

Shared Cm Project

What are the ODDS?

Old School

US Gen Web

IN Gen Web

Rootsweb

Digital Books and more

FamilySearch Digital Library

Genealogy Gophers

Google Books

Internet Archive

JSTOR

LinkPendium.com - genealogy search engine

Libraries

Lake County Public Library - Merrillville. IN

Historic Lake County Digitized Books, Pamphlets & Newspapers

Porter County Public Library Larry J. Clark Genealogy Center - Valparaiso, IN

Calumet Regional Archives- IUN Gary, IN

Griffith Family History Center -
300 Wirth Rd, Griffith IN

Valparaiso Family History Center -
503 Burlington Beach Rd, Valparaiso, IN

Hammond Public Library Local History Room

Hammond Public Library Historic Digitized Books including yearbooks, city directories and plat maps

Indiana Historical Society - Indianapolis, IN

Indiana State Archives - Indianapolis, IN

Indiana State Library - Indianapolis, IN

Allen County Public Library - Fort Wayne
Genealogy Center

Allen County Public Library Digitized Books

South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society

Lake County Resources

Every Name Index to Encyclopedia of Genealogy and Biography of Lake County, Indiana

Encyclopedia of Genealogy and Biography of Lake County, Indiana - book

Genealogy Trails History Group - Lake County

Lake County INGenWeb

Lake County Indiana Marriage Records

Lake County Indiana Wiki

Miller Historical Society

Lake County Soldiers

American Gold Star Veterans of Indiana (4 major conflicts of the 20th century - not complete)

Gold Star Roll of Honor - Men and Women who died in the Service of the United States - 1914-1918 - Lake County

Gold Star Honor Roll, Indiana - digital book

Korean War Soldiers - Indiana (Includes Lake and Porter County

Military Records of Lake County

Online World War II Indexes and Records - USA
A Genealogy Guide

Virtual Wall - Vietnam War Casualties from Indiana

World War II Army Casualties of Indiana

Porter County Soldiers

Military Service in Porter County

Local History Links

Lowell History - Lowell Public Library

Miller Beach - Steve Spicer

Northwest Indiana Historian - Jim Lane - blog

Steel Shavings - NWI Oral Histories

Indiana and Misc.

Hoosier State Chronicles (Indiana Newspapers)

Indiana Genealogical Society

Indiana Historic Architecture

Indiana Historical Society

Indiana Legacy Database
local history and vital records

Society of Indiana Pioneers

Shore Line Interurban Historical Society

South Shore Civil War Memorial Trail - Cemeteries

Kankakee Valley Historical Society

Genealogy Software

Ancestral Quest

Cumberland Family Tree Pro

DoroTree (Jewish genealogy software)

Family Historian

Family Search - free

Family Tree Maker

Famtree

Gramps - free

Genbox Family History

Legacy

RootsMagic

WinFamily

Wholly Genes Software