Find hard copies of these items in the Genealogy Room at Merrillville Branch.
Census Indexes
Census Indexes
( I ) indicates this item is found in the Indiana Room
Census Soundex for Indiana
1880, 1900 and 1920
Index to Lake County Census (in binders)
1840, 1850, 1860 and 1870 ( I )
Indiana Census on Microfilm
1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
Indiana Census Indexes (books)
1807, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870 (US Index 1810) ( I )
Microfilm (Connecticut through Vermont)
1790 United States Census
Index to Lake County Census (in binders)
1840, 1850, 1860 and 1870 ( I )
The following databases also contain census information:
Ancestry® Library Edition -Available only at LCPL locations- View Tutorial
HeritageQuest Online -Available anywhere-
Microfilm
Bible Records of Lake County / Index to Cemeteries of Lake County
Gary City Directory 1908 - 1923 ; 1925 - 1927 ; 1929 - 1935 ; 1937 - 1952 ; 1955 - 1960
Indexes to WPA Records Lake County 1850-1920 Death, Marriage & Birth
(Bound copies in the Indiana Room)
Indiana County Histories w/index in binders
Papers of William Henry Harrison
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps
School Enumeration Districts 1830-1950, 1900, 1910 and 1920
Telephone Directories 1919-1942 Calumet Area
WPA Records (County Indexes) All Indiana Counties that were done by WPA (years vary)
Digitized microfilm is available through FamilySearch
Local Newspapers
Cedar Lake Journal
Chicago Tribune 1971 - 2008
Commonwealth Jan 1930 - June 1932
Crown Point Register 1863-1966
East Gary Times 1927-1928
Gary American
Gary Daily Info 1968 and 1971
Gary Daily News 1908-1901
Gary Daily Tribune 1908-1921
Gary Tribune (weekly)1907-1912
Gary Life / Truth 1927-1928
Gary Morning Journal 1963-1976
Gary Sun 1923-1929
Griffith Journal 1963-1976
Hammond Journal 1959-1962
Hammond Scene 1980-1981
Hammond Times see Times (Hammond)
Highland Journal 1959-1983
Hobart Chronical 2003-2006
Hobart Gazette 1889-2000
Hobart News 1911-1930
Indiana Courier Sept 1914 - Nov 1914
Inland Steelmaker 1969-1997
Lake County Democrat Sept 1909 - Jan 1910
Lake County News 1893-1918
Lake County Star (Crown Point) 1882-current
Lowell Enterprise Dec 1878 - Sept 1879
Lowell Star May 1872 - Dec 1874 ; Jan 1875 - May 1877
Lowell Tribune 1916-current
Merrillville Herald 1970-2000
Munster Journal 1960-1976
New York Times 1851 - 2008
Northern Indianian 1906 - 1909
Northwest Indiana Catholic 1987-1996
Post Tribune (Gary) 1907-present
Region Journal 1955-1958
Rekord (Polish Weekly) Jan - Nov 1929
Southeast Calumet News 1930 - 1932
Sun Journal 1955 -1983
Times (Hammond) 1906-present
Wall Street Journal 1975 - 2003 and 2007-2008
Census, Microfilm, NewspapersResources for finding indexes and microfilm in the library and online
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LCPL staff have selected these books because kids love them and they help build important pre-reading skills. Check them out today!
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Title:
Can You Do This? by Megan Roy
Skills:
• Print Awareness
• Narrative Skills
Practices:
• Talking
• Playing
Extend the book by playing along with your child!
Title:
Go, Sled! Go! by James Yang
Skills:
• Narrative Skills
• Vocabulary
• Print Awareness
Practices:
• Reading
• Talking
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