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)

Porter County Township Map

DNA

Beginner's guides to genetic genealogy
From ISOGG Wiki

DNA Testing Guides Blog

DNA Geek

DNA Weekly Blog

Your DNA Guide Blog

DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy

The Genetic Genealogist

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?

Libraries

Lake County Public Library - Merrillville. IN

Historic Lake County Digitized Books, Pamphlets & Newspapers

Porter County Public Library - Valparaiso, IN

Calumet Regional Archives - IUN Gary, IN

Indiana State Archives - Indianapolis, IN

Indiana State Library - Indianapolis, IN

Griffith Family History Center -
300 Wirth Rd Griffith IN

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

Allen County Public Library - Fort Wayne

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

Indiana and Misc.

Indiana Genealogical Society

Indiana Historic Architecture

Indiana Historical Society

Indiana Legacy Database
local history and vital records

Great Lakes Shipwreck File: 1679-1999

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

IN Gen Web

Genbox Family History

Heredis (Mac software)

Legacy

Personal Ancestral File (PAF)

RootsMagic

US Gen Web

WinFamily

Wholly Genes Software