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, please let me send them to the webmaster. If you find broken links, please let the webmaster know.

Links for the Beginner

Deciphering Old Hand Writing
 
Cyndi's List of How To
 
Rootsweb
 
Ancestry.com $

FamilySearch.org
 
FamilySearch Wiki

Genealogy.com

​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
 
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
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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
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​The Genetic Genealogist

DNA Tools

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

Allen County Public Library - Fort Wayne

Indiana State Archives - Indianapolis, IN

Indiana State Library - Indianapolis, IN
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Indiana and Misc.

 Indiana Genealogical Society
 
Indiana Historic Architecture
 
Indiana Historical Society
 
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

 Cyndi's List Analysis, Tools and Utilities

DNA Painter  - some free, more entries $

GEDmatch - one free level, one paid level $

Shared Cm Project

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