History Links

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1.     INDIANA LINKS
2.     NATIONAL LINKS
3.     PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
4.      CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION
5.     GENEALOGY

INDIANA LINKS

Calumet Regional Archives
Good resource for historical information for both Lake and Porter Counties.

Citizen Potawatomi Nation
Current activities of Potawatomi Nation and links to Potawatomi history.

Civil War Archive
Indiana regimental histories.

Historic Indiana
A guide to historic places in the state.

Historical Society of Porter County
Information about the Society and the Old Jail Museum in Valparaiso.

Indiana Historical Society
Find out what happened today in Indiana history; follow "Hoosier Heritage" links.

Indiana History
A collection of miscellaneous web sites pertaining to Indiana and its history.

Indiana History - Important Documents
Links to primary sources for several important historical documents.

The Indiana Medical History Museum
Learn about Indiana’s medical history.

Indiana Museum Guide
A county directory of Indiana historical museums.

Indiana National Guard History
Traces the history of the Indiana National Guard.

Indiana State Museum and Historical Sites
This site covers the collections of the museum in Indianapolis and 16 historic properties throughout the state.

Indiana Weather History Calendar
A collection of weather events in Indiana.

Infoplease.com
Facts about the state of Indiana.

LaPorte County Historical Society and Museum
Features several of the museum's permanent and special exhibits.

Miami Nation Homepage
A joint project of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and the Miami Nation of Indiana includes Miami history, treaties and language.

Museums at Prophetstown
Learn more this exciting new museum complex near Lafayette, Indiana slated for completion in summer, 2000, which will include a living historical farm and a Woodland Native American Center.

19th Indiana
A Civil War Reenactors' web site, but also contains a history of the original 19th Regiment, Indiana Infantry.

Northern Indiana Center for History
A brief history of the state.

Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District
History of the South Shore Line.

NATIONAL LINKS

The History Channel
The web site of the popular cable station.

The History Net
The online resource of the National Historical Society.

Smithsonian Institution
Covers Smithsonian's museums, wide variety of historical topics and visitor information.

Virtual Library Museums Page - U.S.
View online exhibits and link to museums throughout the U.S.

Virtual Library Museums Page - World
View online exhibits and link to museums worldwide.

Yahoo's History Links
Subject links to all types of historical sites.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Association for State and Local History
An organization for history. The links are good, but a little hard to find.

American Association of Museums

American Historical Association
The association for professional historians.

Association of Indiana Museums
The association for museums.

CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION

Bookbinding
A tutorial on how to copy and bind documents for preservation purposes.

Conservation Online
Resources for conservation professionals. Contains links to many articles and sites dedicated to the conservation and preservation of materials.

Getty Conservation Institute
Contains good articles about conservation.

National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
A site maintained by the National Park Service with many informative articles and links.

National Institute for the Conservation of Cultural Property

National Register of Historic Places
Another function of the National Park Service.

A Simple Book Repair Manual
Provided by the Preservation Services of Dartmouth College Library.

Society of American Archivists

GENEALOGY

American Memory
An exciting new site from the National Digital Library with great pictures of famous historical figures, sound recordings of historical speeches, documents and movies.

Ancestry.com
A commercial genealogical research site. Some database searches are free, some require a subscription.

Beginner's Guide to Family History Research
If you can't even spell the word g-e-n-e-a-l-o-g-y, this is the place for you to start.

Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
You won't believe how much is here!

Distant Cousin
Resources for Indiana genealogy.

Duneland Historical Society 
Free public programs dealing with the history of Westchester Township in Porter Co., IN.

Ellis Island Foundation
A searchable online archive of passenger records covering immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island 1892-1924.

Family Search
A search site by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Genealogy Dept. - Porter County Public Library System
An excellent collection of online genealogy databases and links, some of which must be used at the Valparaiso branch of the Porter County Library System.
The Genealogy Home Page
Links to many genealogy sites on the Internet.

Genealogy in Porter County
Local sources from the INGenWeb project.

Genealogy Society Links from the Indiana Historical Society
Contact societies throughout the state.

Genealogy Today
Indiana Resources available on this site.

Genealogylinks.net
Resource of links for Indiana genealogy.

GeneaSearch
Genealogy guide to Indiana resources.

Heraldry on the Internet
Includes international heraldry, family coat of arms, reference and research.

Hoosier Home
Genealogy and more from this interesting personal site.
Indiana INGenWeb
Historical and Genealogical Information. Contains index of all sources for all Indiana Counties - queries, surnames, biographies, obituaries and genealogies.

Indiana State Library - Genealogy Division
Good records and resources.

National Archives and Records Administration
The home page of the National Archives and Records Administration. Although it will be many years before all of the records of the archives are available online, this site has many useful databases, tips and links for researchers.

NW Indiana Genealogical Society
Contains research resources and databases for Lake and Porter Co. families and early postcards of NW Indiana.

ProGenealogists
Family history research group.
RootsWeb
A national site for genealogists. You can search a surname list for names that have been posted on the web by other researchers. The list will then provide you with the e-mail address of the researcher. You can also submit your own names for the list.

RootsWeb Guides to Genealogy
Beginner's guide to tracing your family tree from RootsWeb.

State of Indiana
Various county facts and records from around the state.

 US GenWeb
The national project with links to all state projects.