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.

Links for the Beginner


GenDeciphering Old Hand Writing
 
Cyndi's List of How To

Ancestry.com $

FamilySearch.org
 
FamilySearch Wiki

Genealogy.com

Genealogy for Kids: Building a Family Tree
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A Genealogy Guide - Hub Post

​Find A Grave
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​BillionGraves
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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
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DNA

Beginner's guides to genetic genealogy
From ISOGG Wiki
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DNA Geek

DNA Weekly Blog 

Your DNA Guide Blog

​DNAeXplained – Genetic Genealogy
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​The Genetic Genealogist

​Parabon Nanolabs - genetic genealogy
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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
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Digital Books and more

FamilySearch Digital Library

Genealogy Gophers

Google Books

Internet Archive

JSTOR

LinkPendium.com - genealogy search engine

Helpful Articles

Finding Your Family from Ship's Passenger Lists by John Maguire

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

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

Newspapers

Lake County Star and Crown Point Register from the Crown Point Public Library
Lowell Tribune Index
1920-2013
Post Tribune (1921 to current)/ Lake County Star and Register (1857-1938) Obituary Index from Lake County Public Library
Times Obituary Indexes from the Hammond Public Library
(various years starting with 1939)
Whiting Obituary Index from the Whiting Public Library
WPA Index - Subject Headings -1906 to 1939
Some of the newspapers included the Northern Indianan, Gary Tribune, Gary Evening Post, Gary Post-Tribune, and the Gary American. Gary Public Library
Porter County Indiana Gen Web Obituaries and Death Notices
Obituaries printed in the Valparaiso Vidette-Messenger from 1938-1995 and the Northwest Indiana Times from 1995-present from the Porter County Public Library

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