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Genealogy           

 An essential collection of genealogical and historical sources—with coverage dating back to the 1700s—that can help people find their ancestors and discover a place’s past.

Historical archives of US and world newspapers. Local Columbus newspapers are covered through 1963. In-library version with more local coverage is below.   

In INSPIRE, scroll down to find:

Newspapers.com (Includes Indy Star and North Vernon)

Hoosier State Chronicles newspapers

A searchable database of local obituaries from recent years.

This is a work in progress.  



Explore the world's largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records, and more resources.  

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Original landowner maps in 20 states. Placefinders and Topo Maps. 

Birth and death records, census records, much more. Temporarily available for home use.  



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Local newspaper archive, including Columbus from 1870s to present.  

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