Bartholomew County Genealogical Society

06/04/2026

Two of our Bartholomew County Genealogical Society board members, Annette Blount and Paige Finke, attended the National Genealogical Society (NGS) Conference last week, located in Fort Wayne.

Fort Wayne is home to the second largest genealogy library in the USA! The genealogy section alone, spanning 42,000 square feet, is full of books of family last names and county records from across the United States.

It was such a fun and informative conference. You had the opportunity to learn everything from looking into your house’s ancestry to seeing what a genealogist as an expert witness looks like through a mock trial.

It was so wonderful being around many
like-minded individuals all interested in family history.

If any of you have the opportunity to attend next year’s NGS conference located in Madison, Wisconsin, do! I am already planning to attend!!

Your Fellow Genealogy Friend,

Paige Finke

06/01/2026

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05/31/2026

Come on out to Sandcreek Azalia Friends Meeting ( church) and hear all about the underground railroad in Sandcreek Township presented by Larry Perkinson! June 17th 6:30pm-7:30pm. We hope to see you soon!

05/30/2026

May 31 Program SKILLS: Family Tree Maker

05/26/2026

Planning a visit to the Genealogy Center? 📚Make the most of your time with the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) before you arrive. 🔎✨Search in advance, build your list of articles, and hit the ground running when you get here—so you can focus on discovering, not just searching!

Haven't used PERSI before?
View a previously recorded webinar here, so that you can make the most of your searches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnn4X4c3WzE&t=11s

05/24/2026

05/24/2026

05/19/2026

🎩 Join us virtually this Wednesday, May 20, to explore how the four Lincoln sons experienced childhood, family, and legacy against the backdrop of a rapidly changing nation!

Sons of Lincoln: Four Boys in a Tumultuous Era explores the lives of Abraham Lincoln’s four sons—Robert, Edward, William, and Thomas—from their early years in Springfield, Illinois, to their time in the White House and beyond. Their stories reveal a family shaped by both opportunity and loss.

📆 Wednesday, May 20
🕑 2 p.m.
📍 Virtual

Register with the link in the comments.