Tri-State Genealogical Society

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The Tri-State Genealogical Society (TSGS) has been serving Southwest Indiana, Southeast Illinois, and Western Kentucky researchers for 30 years. We hope you will enjoy your excursion on our homepage and find the information quite useful, and that if you are not already a member, you will consider coming aboard TSGS to take full advantage of Membership Benefits which includes our quarterly publication, The Packet.

Link: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~intsgs/index.html

The Packet

About The Tri-State Packet


The Packet is the official publication of the Tri-State Genealogical Society and is published September, December, March, and June. Membership is $12.00 per year and is due in June of each year. The first issue of The Packet will be received in September. Late memberships paid after a mailing of The Packet will receive all issues due them at the next mailing. Back issues of The Packet are available for $3.50 each or $14.00 per volume, postage paid. Indiana residents add 5% state sales tax. Free replacement of copies are sent only when notice of non-receipt is received by the Society within 90 days of date of publication. If you have recently moved, the Post Office will not forward The Packet to your new address. Please let TSGS know your change of address.


Submitting Articles


Articles for submission in The Packet may include previously unpublished family or public records.
Materials for publication may be sent to:
EDITOR
TSGS PACKET
c/o WILLARD LIBRARY
21 FIRST AVENUE
EVANSVILLE, IN 47710


The Packet does not publish family group charts, but will place them in the files of Willard Library for the benefit of other researchers.


Deadlines for contributions to The Packet are July 15th, October 15th, January 15th, and April 15th.


Acquisitions

The Special Collections Department was opened in August 1976 on the second floor of Willard Library. Shortly afterwards The Tri-State Genealogical Society was formed and has always maintained a congenial and collegial partnership with The Special Collections Department.

A Sample of Holdings

CD-ROMS
Microfilm
Baltimore Passenger Lists (1820-1871)
New Orleans Passenger Lists (1820-1875)
American State Papers
Federal Census for IL, IN, KY
Indiana WPA Indexes
Indiana County Histories
Books
Pennsylvania Archives (Colonial Series and Series 1-9)
New England Historical and Genealogical Register
Published Archives of Maryland (1847-1989)
Official Records of Union and Confederate Armies
Photographs
Vanderburgh County Resources
Microfilm Holdings
Vanderburgh County Archives
Vanderburgh County Marriage Books

Midnight Madness Schedule

Midnight Madness Class Description

Becoming a Certified Genealogist - Brenda Joyce Jerome C .G.
The why, what, and how of becoming a Certified Genealogist. Get the answers from a board Certified genealogist.

Beginning Genealogy - Lyn Martin
An introduction to genealogy; what you need to know to start your family tree.

Blogging for Beginners - Brenda Joyce Jerome
Learn how to join the world of blogging painlessly and easily.

Cemetery Research - Dee Diefenbach-Hines
Resources for locating ancestors in local cemeteries (focus on Locust Hill).

Digitizing Grandma’s Photo Album - Larry Goss
Introduces the process of preserving historic and genealogical photos and other documents.

Evansville in WW II: History & Research - Harold Morgan
Discussion about Evansville and its history during WW II, and how his research evolved.

Finding Resources in America for Finding German Origins- Karin Marie Kirsch
Discussion about specific German states that existed at the time of immigration
(maps and resources available for our search).

Joining the DAR-Margaret Brooke & Melinda King
One-on-one appointments; documents you will need to join the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Land Records- Mary Lou Bevers
Find out what information can be learned from land records and deeds

Newspaper Research- Connie Conrad and Peggy Newton
Brief overview of how and where to find newspapers, and what you can find in them.

Publishing Your Family History: Practical Advice- Gary Beshears-Evansville Bindery

Researching Civil War Records- John Powell
The how and where to find Civil War records, and information on the Civil War Round Table.

Searching for Cemeteries & Death Records (Online Resources) - Vannetta McDowell
An introduction to valuable websites for finding important death information.

Searching German-American Church Records- Karin Marie Kirsch
Getting familiar with local resources to help your search for records from other areas of America and Germany.

Source Materials for Genealogists –Lyn Martin
A discussion on source books that lead you to other sources of information.

Tombstone Art – Billy Hedel & Tom Loesch Jr
Examples of art in burial grounds will be presented and the meanings of common symbols used in cemetery art.

Touring Willard’s Online Resources- Vannetta McDowell
An introduction to what is available on the Willard Library’s Website and the online resources that can be accessed.

Victorian Mourning Customs- United Daughters of the Confederacy
Come join us as we explore the mourning customs of yesteryear and their relevance to the present.

Vital Records-Peggy Newton
Where and how to locate vital records; where to look when “official” records are not availab

Download: 1MidnightMadnessCalendar2009.doc

Willard Library's Recent Acquisitions List

A monthly update of the purchases made by the Willard Library Special Collections Dept.

Download: WillardLibraryNewAcquisitionsMay2009.rtf

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