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February is National Library Lover’s Month! Celebrate by visiting the William H. Smith Memorial Library in the Indiana...
Posted by Indiana Historical Society on Sunday, February 16, 2025Sunday, February 16, 2025 post by the Indiana Historical Society on Facebook:
February is National Library Lover’s Month! Celebrate by visiting the William H. Smith Memorial Library in the Indiana Historical Society. Visit our historians to find answers to your questions. Tell us your favorite library! To celebrate, here is a photo of the Indiana State Library building in 1934.
The Indiana State Library recently launched Indiana Legacy, which combines many of the library's most popular online...
Posted by Indiana State Library on Wednesday, October 11, 2017Wednesday, October 11, 2017 post by the Indiana State Library on Facebook:
The Indiana State Library recently launched Indiana Legacy, which combines many of the library's most popular online indexes into a database containing over four million entries covering vital records, newspapers, marriage indexes and more. This database is free to use and may be accessed from any computer.
The database incorporates existing Indiana State Library databases with the Vital INformation Exchange (VINE), a collaborative statewide database composed of Indiana local history and vital records from Indiana libraries, historical societies, genealogy societies and related organizations.
Indiana Legacy combines existing Indiana State Library databases with the Vital INformation Exchange (VINE), a collaborative statewide database composed of Indiana local history and vital records from Indiana libraries, historical societies, genealogy societies, and related organizations. It is designed to allow participants and users to obtain access to Indiana local history and vital records through searching across all indexes or a single index. The database is searchable by county, event, or through a general surname search of all records. These records are available to the public at no charge and include a host of records such as: birth, marriage, death, divorce, obituaries, court records, newspapers, scrapbooks, yearbooks, military records, and many other record types.
While we're closed, visit Indiana Legacy, our collection of free online indexes covering modern Indiana marriages, the...
Posted by Indiana State Library on Tuesday, March 17, 2020Tuesday, March 17, 2020 post by the Indiana State Library on Facebook:
While we're closed, visit Indiana Legacy, our collection of free online indexes covering modern Indiana marriages, the Indiana Biography Index, newspaper indexes, microfilm holdings and more! We continue to add new resources on a regular basis. https://digital.statelib.lib.in.us/legacy/ #genealogy #research #marriage
September 14, 2022 post by Indiana State Library on Facebook:
Our new neighbor, the Indiana State Archives, will be located right across the street from the Indiana State Library on the canal. Read more about the building and the project and sign up for updates here: Indiana State Archives Building #Indiana #Archives #building
New publication alert! GPO is pleased to announce the addition of the first four volumes of the “Decisions of the...
Posted by U.S. Government Publishing Office on Monday, April 22, 2024Monday, April 22, 2024 post by the U.S. Government Publishing Office on Facebook:
New publication alert! GPO is pleased to announce the addition of the first four volumes of the “Decisions of the Department of the Interior and the General Land Office in Cases Relating to the Public Lands.”
Major kudos to Indiana State Library for being a Digital Content Producer with GPO and making this publication available through digital imaging efforts. Indiana State Library and GPO plan to make all 52 volumes, published from 1881-1929, available.
See the decisions on GPO’s GovInfo. Decisions of the Department of the Interior and the General Land Office in Cases Relating to the Public Lands
FamilySearch’s new indexing technology allows much easier searching of handwritten records from around the world. As a...
Posted by Indiana State Library on Wednesday, January 15, 2025Wednesday, January 15, 2025 post by the Indiana State Library on Facebook:
FamilySearch’s new indexing technology allows much easier searching of handwritten records from around the world. As a FamilySearch Affiliate Library, the Indiana State Library provides access to records that can’t be accessed at home. Read more at the Indiana State Library blog: New technology opens up vast world of records through FamilySearch #genealogy #FamilySearch #research
Alkaline earth metals like magnesium and calcium (second column on the periodic table) help to preserve rare books and...
Posted by Indiana State Library on Friday, February 7, 2025Friday, February 7, 2025 post by the Indiana State Library on Facebook:
Alkaline earth metals like magnesium and calcium (second column on the periodic table) help to preserve rare books and historic documents. At the Indiana State Library, we use calcium hydroxide solutions to neutralize acids in old paper. #NationalPeriodicTableDay #Indiana #preservation
#OTD in 1825, the Indiana General Assembly approved an act that established the Indiana State Library to serve state...
Posted by Indiana Historical Bureau on Tuesday, February 11, 2025Tuesday, February 11, 2025 post by the Indiana Historical Bureau on Facebook:
#OTD in 1825, the Indiana General Assembly approved an act that established the Indiana State Library to serve state officials and legislators in Indianapolis. An 1895 law placed the State Board of Education in charge of library management and, according the State Library Website, the library experienced a “large increase in material, service, and usefulness, as it also witnessed the beginning of the spread of popular libraries throughout the state."
The General Assembly approved an act in 1925 that merged the Indiana Historical Bureau, State Library, and Legislative Bureau into the Indiana Library and Historical Department. In 1929, legislators authorized a tax levy for a new dedicated library and historical building. Land was later purchased for this purpose at corner of Senate Avenue and Ohio Street. Construction took several years, and the building opened in 1934.
According to the library’s website, "Through its history, the Indiana State Library has developed strong collections in the fields of Indiana history and culture, Indiana state government and United States government publications, Indiana newspapers, genealogy and family history resources on Indiana and the eastern United States."
Learn more about the history of the library here: Indiana State Library
Image courtesy of the Indiana State Library.
In celebration of its 200th anniversary as a state agency, the Indiana State Library has announced a new bicentennial...
Posted by Indiana State Library on Monday, February 17, 2025Monday, February 17, 2025 post by the Indiana State Library on Facebook:
In celebration of its 200th anniversary as a state agency, the Indiana State Library has announced a new bicentennial website. The website features important historical moments from the library’s past, in addition to the latest news and event information related to the celebration. The website can be viewed here: Indiana State Library celebrates 200 years in 2025