Willard Library

Links

Archives

• Midwest Archives Conference
  Professional organization for those interested in archives, historical societies, and other manuscript repositories
• Society of Indiana Archivists
  Professional organization for archivists, librarians, historians, and others

Evansville Area Libraries

• Alexandrian Public Library
  Mt. Vernon, Indiana
• Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library
  Evansville, Indiana
• Ft. Branch-Johnson Township Public Library
  Ft. Branch, Indiana
• Henderson County Public Library
  Henderson, Kentucky
• Ivy Tech Community College Library
  Public community college, Evansville, Indiana
• New Harmony Workingmen's Institute
  New Harmony, Indiana
• Ohio Township Public Library System
  Newburgh, Indiana
• Princeton Public Library
  Princeton, Indiana
• University of Evansville Bower-Suhrheinrich Library
  Private university, Evansville, Indiana
• University of Southern Indiana David L. Rice Library
  Public university, Evansville, Indiana

Indiana Libraries

• IUPUI Library
  Indianapolis, Indiana
• Ball State University Bracken Library
  Muncie, Indiana
• Indiana State Library
  Indianapolis, Indiana
• Indiana State University Cunningham Memorial Library
  Terre Haute, Indiana
• Indiana University Library
  Bloomington, Indiana
• IPFW Walter E. Helmke Library
  Fort Wayne, Indiana
• Links to All Indiana Public Libraries
  
• Purdue University Library
  West Lafayette, Indiana

Indiana, Kentucky, & Illinois Genealogy Center

• Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
  Fort Wayne, Indiana; historical genealogy department
• Browning Genealogy Database
  Obituary records of Vanderburgh County and surrounding southwestern Indiana from the Evansville newspapers compiled by the late Charles Browning
• ILGenWeb Project
  Illinois genealogy
• INGenWeb Project
  Indiana genealogy
• KYGenWeb
  Kentucky genealogy
• The Tri-State Genealogical Society
  Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky genealogy

International Libraries and Art and Genealogical Resources

• Bibliotheca Alexandria
  The re-birth of the world’s oldest library; Alexandria, Egypt
• Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
  Oxford, England
• Georges Pompidou Centre - Museum of Modern Art
  Paris, France
• German Genealogy Home Page (English Version)
  University of Giessen, Germany
• Musée d’Orsay
  Paris, France
• National Portrait Gallery
  London, England
• Smithsonian Institution
  Washington, D.C.
• The British Library
  London, England
• The Louvre Museum
  Paris, France
• The Russian State Art Library
  Moscow, Russia; Site text is in Russian
• Trinity College Library Dublin
  Dublin, Ireland
• Uffizi Gallery of Art
  Florence, Italy

Local Museums

• Angel Mounds State Historic Site
  Prehistoric Native American site and museum
• Evansville African American Museum
  Museum devoted to preserving Evansville's African American history
• Evansville Museum of Arts, Science and History
  Public museum of art, science, and history
• Koch Family Children's Museum of Evansville
  Hands-on museum especially for children
• LST 325 - WWII Landing Ship, Tank
  The only operational LST today; open for tours
• Reitz Home Museum
  Victorian house museum

Other Popular Genealogical Links

• Archives.com
  More than 4,000 links to various genealogical resources and guides
• Baltimore County Public Library
  History and Genealogy InfoCenter
• Cyndi’s List of Genealogical Links
  The ultimate catalog of 200,000+ links to websites useful to genealogists
• Ellis Island Immigration Center
  A search of immigrants landing at Ellis Island, New York, 1892-1954
• Everton’s Genealogical Helper
  A free and subscription-based genealogy center from Genealogical Helper
• Family-Tree Maker Online
  From the popular software that builds and preserves family legacies
• FamilySearch.org
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Family History Library
• Federation of Genealogical Societies
  A resource link of 500-plus genealogical societies
• Genealogy
  For those seeking info on Bennett, Burns, Cagney, Cowhey, and others
• Genealogy InfoCenter
  Links to genealogy-related newsgroups and associated FAQs
• Genealogy.org
  Genealogy search online
• Indians.org
  Native American tribal links
• Italians in Evansville
  Focuses on the genealogy of Italian American families in Evansville, Indiana 1863 - 1918.
• Just Grave Diggin
  Southern Indiana genealogy resource, including Locust Hill (Evansville) Cemetery listings
• National Archives
  Resources from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
• National Genealogy Society
  Genealogy resources for hobbyists or professional members and non-members
• Online Genealogical Database Index
  Index of surname databases contributed by family researchers
• Roots Surname List Finder
  Matches one million-plus surnames to their respective researchers
• RootsWeb
  Links to free resources for genealogical researchers
• The Castle Garden
  Free database of 10 million immigrants 1830-1892, pre-Ellis Island, New York
• The Newberry Library of Chicago
  One of the world’s leading humanities and genealogical research libraries
• Treasure Maps: The How-To Genealogical Links
  Free tips, tools, and how-to articles from online newsletters
• USGenWeb
  Free genealogical links organized by states and counties
• USGenWeb Special Projects
  Free links organized by projects: lineage, archives, tombstones, etc.
• Yahoo Surnames
  More than 1,000 links to surname databases

Out-of-State and National Libraries

• ALA
  Caldecott Award Winning Books
• Internet Public Library
  A public library for the Internet community
• Links to All Academic Libraries
  
• Links to All National Libraries and Library Organizations
  
• Links to All Public Libraries
  
• Links to All Special Libraries
  
• Links to All State Libraries
  
• The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
  San Marino, California
• The Library of Congress
  The world’s largest library; Washington, D.C.

State and Local History

• American Association for State and Local History
  Resource for preserving state and local history
• Evansville Bicentennial Website
  Evansville, celebrating 200 years of history 1812 - 2012
• Feel the History
  Student produced history documentaries of the Evansville area.
• Historic Landmarks Foundation
  Information on preserving Indiana's architectural heritage
• Indiana Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology
  Information on preserving Indiana's architectural and historical resources
• Indiana Historical Society
  Information on state historical resources
• Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)
  Historic and archaeological resources throughout Indiana.
• Vanderburgh County Historical Society
  Information on historical resources for Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Visit Evansville Indiana

• Evansville Convention & Visitors Bureau
  Find the best places in Evansville to stay, eat, and enjoy.