Jackson County
Public Library

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Local History & Genealogy

Free Classes for Family History Research

Seymour Library Resources

Start Your Search for Ancestors

12 Tips for Starting Your Family History

Ancestry Library Edition (free, in-library use only)

Ancestry Learning Center (free tutorials & what's new)

Heritage Quest Online (free remote access with JCPL barcode)

WorldCat to find library materials & services worldwide (free)

WorldCat tutorial for finding genealogical resources

Resources for Research by Category

Jackson County Community Information

Jackson County Online

Government Records in Indiana & Federal Agencies

Land Records

Libraries near Jackson County, in the state, and in the nation

Military records & databases

Migration records for immigration, emigration, citizenship, passenger lists

Organizations / Publications / Documents

Other Online Resources

Interlibrary Loan

Seymour Library Location & Hours

Ask the Local History Specialist ...

 

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More Places To Search

INSPIRE (free)

Google (free)

Tutorial on Using Search Engines for Genealogy

 

House & Business Research

IDNR Historic Preservation Tools

 

More Family History Research

Ancestry (fee)

FamilySearch (free)

Family Search Pilot Records Search (free)

Brigham Young University Family History Collection

Footnote (free & fee) historic documents and photographs from many eras

Genealogy Bank (fee) historical newspapers, documents, books

National Atlas of Printable Maps

Newspaper Archive (fee) historical newspaper database

One-Stop Searches from Stephen P. Morse (free & fee)

Social Security Death Index from Rootsweb (free)

Searchable Death Indexes & Records

Family Health History Initiative (free)

Census Enumeration Forms questions 1850-2005

 

These Ancestors Cannot Be Displayed (a free bit of genealogical humor)

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Need Help

Searching

for

Your Roots?

Call the

Local History Specialist

at the

Seymour Library

522-3412

ext 240



come to

Free Classes

 

Learn to use HQO/ALE*
to find your ancestors

or

Searching for Ancestors

Beyond HQO/ALE*

Watch for a New

Schedule

Or Ask

For a Class

On a Topic of Interest

 

* Heritage Quest Online(HQO)

Ancestry Library Edition (ALE)

 

522-3412

ext 240

 


October 2008