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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

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

FamilySearch.org
 
FamilySearch Wiki

Genealogy.com

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A Genealogy Guide - Hub Post

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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

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?
Picture

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

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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
Miller Historical Society

Local History Links

Miller Beach - Steve Spicer
Northwest Indiana Historian - Jim Lane - blog

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

  • HOME
  • ABOUT
    • MEETINGS/CLASSES
    • HISTORY OF NWIGS
    • DOCUMENTATION
    • VOLUNTEER
    • CONTACT US
  • MEMBERSHIP
    • WHAT'S NEW?
    • PIONEER HERITAGE CIRCLE
    • JOIN US / SIGN UP >
      • USER GUIDE - MEMBERS
  • ARCHIVES
    • LAKE COUNTY RECORDS >
      • CEMETERY NAMES LAKE CO
    • PORTER COUNTY/NWI RECORDS >
      • CEMETERY NAMES PORTER CO
  • IMAGES
    • HISTORIC POSTCARDS
    • IMAGES ARCHIVES
  • RESEARCH
    • HELPFUL LINKS
    • EDUCATION
    • RESEARCHERS FOR HIRE