Most family history periodicals reprint copies of local sources of genealogical value pertaining to people of the region. These may include genealogies, historical background, maps, information about local records and archives, queries, census records, transcripts of family Bibles, church records, court records, cemetery records, land records, obituaries, and wills. The Family History Library has copies of many periodicals, but some issues may be missing.

The major genealogical periodicals and magazines for Indiana research are listed below. Many of them have indexes that are either published separately or that are included in each volume.

Genealogy. 1973–1986. Published by the Genealogy Section, Indiana Historical Society, 315 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis, IN 46202. (FHL book 977.2 B2gi; computer number 209107.) This publication ended in 1986.

The Hoosier Genealogist. 1961–. Published by the Genealogy Section, Indiana Historical Society, 315 W. Ohio St., Indianapolis, IN 46202. (FHL book 977.2 B2h; computer number 224685.) This contains abstracts of such things as Bible, marriage, probate, land, and tax records for the state of Indiana. It is indexed for 1961 to 1983 by:

Wolfe, Barbara Schull. Index, Hoosier Genealogist, 1961–1983. Indianapolis: Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe, 1984. (FHL book 977.2 B2h index; computer number 534688.) There is a subject and a name index, but not every name is indexed.

The Hoosier Journal of Ancestry. 1969–. Published by N.K. Sexton, P.O. Box 33, Little York, IN 47139. (FHL book 977.2 B2hj; computer number 4082.) This includes abstracts or transcripts of marriage, cemetery, Bible, census, probate, and Civil War veterans records and family genealogies. Each volume is indexed. Some years are also indexed in:

Hamilton Computer Service. Superior Index to the Hoosier Journal of Ancestry, Query Column. Park City, Utah: n.p., 1980. (FHL book 977.2 Bhj index; fiche 6046609; computer number 14025.) Includes over 4,000 index entries.

Indiana Genealogist. 1990–. Published by the Indiana Genealogical Society, P. O. Box 10507, Ft. Wayne, IN 46825-0507. (FHL book 977.2 D25ig; computer number 82581.) This includes how-to articles about Indiana research and abstracts of various kinds of records.

Indiana Magazine of History. 1905–. Bloomington, Ind.: Department of History, Indiana University. (FHL book 977.2 B2im; vols. 2–46 on 15 FHL films starting with 873892; computer number 67173.) Articles are about Indiana history and records, including newspapers, schools, churches, politics, businesses, and people. There are three sets of indexes. Each set of indexes lists names not found in the others:

Indiana Magazine of History General Index. Bloomington, Ind.: Department of History, Indiana University, 1930, 1958, 1982. (FHL book 977.2 B2im index; computer numbers 67173 and 513526.) This contains 25-year cumulative indexes of article subjects including many personal names for volumes 1–25 (about 7,000 entries), volumes 26–50 (about 25,000 entries), and volumes 51–75 (through 1979, about 22,000 entries). For indexes which emphasize genealogical articles, see:

Riker, Dorothy L., comp. Genealogical Sources: Reprinted From the Genealogy Section, Indiana Magazine of History. Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1979. (FHL book 977.2 D2rd; fiche 6049732; computer number 433897.) Reprints 85 articles appearing in the genealogy section between 1936 (v.32) and 1960 (v.56). Articles list marriages, wills, cemetery registers, Bible records, or family genealogies. Includes index of about 3,200 surnames--everyone listed in the book.

Wolfe, Barbara Schull. Index of Genealogical Gleanings from Indiana Magazine of History. N.p., 1977. (FHL book 977.2 B2im index; film 1421591 item2; computer number 405774.) Index lists about 1,000 entries of article subjects including many personal names for volume1 (1905) to volume72 (1976).

Indiana Queries. 9 vols. Elk, Wa.: Pioneer Publications, 1987–1993. (FHL book 977.2 D25iq; computer number 484172.) Each volume has an every-name index. This source may help you find other persons who are researching ancestors in Indiana. It gives the names and addresses of submitters. It shows the name of the ancestor, the spouse, and, sometimes, the names of their children, with birth, marriage, and death information.

Midwestern Genealogy: From Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe, Indianapolis, Indiana. 1983–. Published by Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe, P. O. Box 46239, Indianapolis, IN 46239. (FHL book 977.2 D25m; computer number 304513.) The 1991 and 1992 issues contain lists of surnames of ancestors with the time period, county, state, and the submitter’s name and address. Other years have abstracts of military records, census, and other records of several states, including Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio.

Southern Indiana Genealogical Society Quarterly. 1980–. New Albany, Ind.: Southern Indiana Genealogical Society. 1980. Published by the society, P. O. Box 665, New Albany, IN 47151–0665. (FHL book 977.2 D25q; computer number 39360.) The January issues include lists of ancestors of members. It also includes queries, abstracts of such things as military, cemetery, naturalization, and Bible records of seven southern Indiana counties: Clark, Crawford, Floyd, Harrison, Perry, Scott, and Washington. Each issue is indexed.

Sycamore Leaves. 1971–1991. Published by the Wabash Valley Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 85, Terre Haute, IN 47808-0085. (FHL book 977.23 B2s; computer number 223834.) This includes family histories, queries, and abstracts of cemetery records, probate records, naturalization records, and Bible records.

The Tri-State Packet. 1977–. Published by the Tri-State Genealogical Society, c/o Willard Library, 21 1st Ave., Evansville, IN 47710. (FHL book 977 D25t; computer number 65889.) This covers Illinois, Kentucky, and Indiana. Articles are about research and records of Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky, including obituaries, censuses, and church records.

Nationwide Indexes. For nationwide indexes to these and other family history periodicals, see:

PERiodical Source Index (PERSI). Ft. Wayne, Ind.: Allen County Public Library Foundation, 1987–. (FHL book 973 D25per; fiche 6016863 set of 40 (1847-1985); fiche 6016864 set of 15 (1986–1990); computer number 658308.) Indexes thousands of English-language and French-Canadian family history periodicals. Annual indexes have been published yearly since 1986. The two sets of microfiche index articles and records about Indiana for 1847 to 1990, whereas the compact disc indexes them for 1847 to 1996. The PERiodical Source Index is also available at no extra charge to subscribers to the www.ancestry.com web site. For further details see the PERiodical Source Index Resource Guide (34119).

See the United States Research Outline for other indexes.

Periodicals are listed in the Locality Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:

INDIANA- PERIODICALSINDIANA- GENEALOGY- PERIODICALSINDIANA- SOCIETIES- PERIODICALSINDIANA, [COUNTY]- PERIODICALSINDIANA, [COUNTY]- GENEALOGY- PERIODICALSINDIANA, [COUNTY]- SOCIETIES- PERIODICALSINDIANA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- PERIODICALSINDIANA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- GENEALOGY- PERIODICALSINDIANA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- SOCIETIES- PERIODICALS

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