Genealogy & Local History

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Indiana Room
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The Indiana Room, located on the second floor of the Main Library, offers a variety of physical and digital collections and resources for researchers, including census and vital records and indexes, access to the leading online genealogy and newspaper databases, newspapers on microfilm, and physical volumes of genealogical and historical records.

If you want to start tracing your family tree, or perhaps you're stuck and haven't been able to make any progress, you can request an appointment with a librarian for a one-on-one genealogy consultation at the Main Library. Appointments are scheduled during Indiana Room business hours and typically last 30-60 minutes.

You may also contact Indiana Room staff with research questions or to request a digital copy of an obituary or newspaper article.

 

 

Indiana Room Hours & Contact:

Monday-Thursday: 10:00am-7:00pm
Friday: 10:00am - 5:30pm
Saturday-Sunday: CLOSED

Phone: (765) 641-2442
Email: indiana@andersonlibrary.net


Helpful Handouts and Info

Genealogy

House Histories

Indiana Room Collections

Collections & Resources
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AT HOME OR IN-LIBRARY ACCESS

  • FindMyPast: Digital genealogy and newspaper database specializing in UK and Irish records. - (To access from home log in using Email: reference@andersonlibrary.net Password: APLremote1.) 
  • Fold3: Digital repository of military records from the U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and UK - (To access from home, click here.) 
  • Heritage Quest: Online database of over 5 billion records, including census data, books, city directories, probate records, maps, and more.
  • Hoosier State Chronicles: Historical newspapers from other Indiana cities and counties. This free resource is provided by the Indiana State Library in partnership with Newspapers.com through INSPIRE.
  • Indianapolis Star, 1903-present
  • NewsBank: Access to the Herald Bulletin, 2007-current
  • Newspaper Archive: Access to local, regional, and state newspapers from the U.S. and worldwide. Features issues of the Anderson Herald (1868-1978), the Anderson Daily Bulletin (1952-1987), and the Herald Bulletin (1987-2015). - (To access from home log into My Account)
  • Newspapers.com: Local Madison County history or news from around the world. Our library subscription includes the Herald Bulletin, newspapers digitized specifically for Anderson Public Library, and the Newspapers.com World Collection - (To access from home, click here. To access while in the library, click here.)
  • Sanborn Maps: Digitized fire insurance maps, 1867-1970 - (To access from home, click here.)

IN-LIBRARY ACCESS ONLY

  • Ancestry Library: The world’s largest genealogical database of vital, census, military, and other records. Must be used inside the library. 
  • FamilySearch: Search billions of ancestor profiles, photographs, and historical documents at once. Create an automated family tree that grows as you discover and add records of family members and ancestors. Must be used inside the library. Standard FamilySearch access is available for free with email login on any personal device.

MADISON COUNTY DATABASES

A collection of historical databases including:

  • Obituaries
  • Death certificates
  • Funeral home records
  • Coroner's reports
  • Cemetery records
  • Marriages
  • Naturalizations
  • Military records
  • High school student indexes
  • And more indexes coming soon!

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Digital Collections

Browse and search digitized materials from our collection, including images, vital records, local yearbooks, newsletters, and more. New items are digitized and uploaded regularly.

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Picturing Madison County

A collection of over 500 images of Anderson and surrounding areas from our physical collection. Picturing Madison County is part of Indiana Memory Digital Collections, hosted by the Indiana State Library.

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