- The Indiana Genealogical Society (IGS) will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a special four-track conference at the Indianapolis Marriott East at 7202 E. 21st Street from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 25. Learn how to honor and research your family’s ancestors who served the military from national and state genealogists.
- Every now and then genealogists need to order documents from the National Archives . To make your order or to download necessary forms, just go to the Ready to Order? Have a Comment? page at the National Archives and Records Administration website and make your request. The following forms can currently be downloaded in pdf format from the site. You can also make your order online on the same line (faster than using an actual form – and trackable): Ship Passenger Arrival Records (NATF F
If you want to find out information about a person, there are many places to get this info. Many courthouses are open to the public during regular business hours and anyone can go and peruse the records there. You will find tax information about people and the property they own, deeds, birth, death, and marriage certificates, and in some cases, military records as well. Most of this information is in the public domain and can be looked at by anyone. It is public knowledge and can be requested in
(Rushville Republican) – For many local residents, finding branches in their family tree is more than a hobby. To help those folks, and anyone else interested in genealogy, the Rushville Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution has donated a subscription to HeritageQuest Online to Rushville Public Library.
(The Standard-Times) – It was a long time coming, but Rene L’Heureux finally can display the Distinguished Flying Cross that he was awarded for his military service during World War II.
