Local History & Genealogy

Unearth Indiana’s past through local and national news with Indiana’s state newspapers, including The Indianapolis Star, The Lafayette Journal and Courier, and The Star Press (Muncie). The newspapers found within ProQuest Historical Newspapers Indiana State Collection reveal a range of perspectives demonstrating the specific ways communities are impacted by national and global events, and cover local issues, people, events, and industries not found elsewhere.

HeritageQuest Online® offers a collection of more than 4.4 billion resources and records pertaining to local and family histories, research guides, census maps, primary sources, and more. 

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Fold3 Library Edition is the perfect resource for researching your ancestors' military past. This database provides quick and easy access to over 500 million indexed and digitized military records, including service records, documents, photos, draft cards, and more for those who served.

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View the Probate Index for Delaware County, Indiana.

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Indiana county histories and atlases database from Archives Unbound spans Indiana history from 1857-1922.

Muncie Public Library has been digitizing Muncie and Delaware County records since the 1990s and provides the Muncie/Delaware County Digital Resource Library for free (no library card required!).  Collections include Delaware County Court Documents, Delaware County Wills, Delaware County Deeds, Obituary Index, Funeral Home Records, and Beech Grove Cemetery Records.

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