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From: "Margaret Bierlein" <>
Subject: Indiana Historical Society to Host Genealogy Research Workshops
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 14:28:58 -0500


Overlooked Records and Resources in Indiana



The Indiana Historical Society will host Overlooked Records and
Resources in Indiana genealogy lecture from 10 a.m. to noon on October
23.

The lecture will feature a discussion about Indiana records
and resources that are often overlooked during genealogic research. Led
by Chris McHenry, the discussion will cover a variety of Indiana civil
court records including divorce proceedings (more common than people
think), land disputes (which often spell out family relationships),
veteran discharge records (filed at the county level since the Civil
War), power of attorney records and criminal records. Petitions to the
state government and/or governors will also be covered.

McHenry is the Dearborn county historian and chairman of the
Dearborn County Cemetery Commission and has been active in the genealogy
field since the 1970s when she attended the National Archives Institute
for Genealogical Research. McHenry, who is currently a member of the
IHS's Genealogy Programs Advisory Board, is the staff genealogist at the
Lawrenceburg Public Library.

The cost to attend is $10; $5 IHS members. Pre-registration is
recommended. The registration deadline is October 15. To register or for
additional information call (317) 232-1882 or (800) 447-1830. A
registration brochure can be downloaded at
http://indianahistory.org/pub_prog/genealogy/gen_programs.html#overlooke
d. The Indiana Historical Society is located at 450 W. Ohio St. in
Indianapolis.

Since 1830, the Indiana Historical Society has been Indiana's
storyteller, connecting people to the past by collecting, preserving,
interpreting and disseminating Indiana history. The independent,
nonprofit organization also publishes books and periodicals; sponsors
teacher workshops; provides youth, adult and family programming; assists
local historical groups throughout the state; and maintains one of the
world's largest collection of material on the history of Indiana and the
Old Northwest. The Indiana Historical Society is one of the oldest
historical societies in the United States, and one of the largest with
more than 10,000 members. The Society opened its 165,000-square-foot
headquarters, the Indiana History Center, in downtown Indianapolis in
July 1999. (www.indianahistory.org <http://www.indianahistory.org/>; )






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