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The Indiana Room houses the Genealogy Collection,
which is a noncirculating collection. The main focus of this collection
is local genealogy and history. The Allen County Public Library,
which has the largest public library genealogy collection, is less
than 30 minutes away. Our collection includes:
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Two microfilm readers/printers and a
microfilm reader
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Bluffton newspapers on microfilm (1866-present)
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Cemetery index -
Cemetery index abbreviations -
Cemetery list
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Marriage index (1837-4/12/1980)
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Birth index (1883-1920)
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Wells County census on microfilm (1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910,
1920 , 1930)
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Indiana census index (1807, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860 --North Indiana only,
1870, 1880--Wells County only)
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Obituary index (1866-2000)
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Ancestry Library (available for use in library only)
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HeritageQuest Online:
I'm on a library computer;
I'm outside of
the library
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Genealogy Requests
Our fees are $3.00 per name. This includes one copy and
postage. There will be a charge of 10 cents for each additional copy.
Prepayment is required. A
Genealogy Request Form
 must be completed.
Indiana Room Guide
Coming to visit us? Take a look at or print
a copy of the Indiana Room Guide
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The guide is designed to provide basic information about our historical and
genealogical collection. The map on page two will help in locating these
resources within our library.
Indiana State
Library Genealogy Division |
