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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
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Links for the Beginner
Deciphering Old Hand Writing
Cyndi's List of How To
Ancestry.com
$
FamilySearch.org
FamilySearch Wiki
Genealogy.com
A Genealogy Guide - Hub Post
Find A Grave
BillionGraves
MyHeritage $
Family Tree Magazine
$
Find My Past
$
American Ancestors
(New England) $
Fold3
$
Newspapers.com
$
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
Message/Query Boards - Search for Porter County
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
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