Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana

10/09/2026

Ancestors sometimes appear in records created far beyond censuses and vital registrations. ACGSI's Allen County Poor Asylum Inmate Index provides an alphabetical path into a source that can illuminate overlooked lives and difficult chapters of local history. See: https://www.acgsi.org/poorasylum.

10/06/2026

Funeral cards often preserve dates, relatives, religious details, and
personal remembrances. Search ACGSI's growing Funeral Card Collection by name—and consider helping it grow. Scans of funeral cards from Allen County and surrounding counties may be submitted to the Society. See: https://www.acgsi.org/funeral.

10/04/2026

Did an immigrant ancestor make Allen County home? Search ACGSI's name index to Allen County naturalization records from state indexes covering
1840–1930. A naturalization record may help connect an Indiana resident to
an earlier homeland and a new chapter in the family story. See: https://www.acgsi.org/nat/

10/02/2026

Some of the most revealing historical records began in difficult circumstances. ACGSI's index to Allen County coroner's inquests from
1839–1861 identifies reports, testimony, jury findings, and related papers found in early county record books. Explore this unusual window into nineteenth-century Allen County: https://www.acgsi.org/coroner/

09/30/2026

Church records can reveal family connections that are difficult to find
anywhere else. ACGSI's Church Burial Records page brings together records from Catholic, Lutheran, Episcopal, United Church of Christ, and other Allen County congregations. Could your ancestor appear in one of them? https://www.acgsi.org/churchbu/

09/28/2026

Was your family in Allen County in 1830 or 1840? ACGSI's annotated census
resource at https://www.acgsi.org/18301840/ brings together heads of household and names found in annotations, making these early federal enumerations easier to explore. Start with the name list, then follow the links into the records.

09/25/2026

A gravestone can preserve a name, a relationship, and a piece of a family's
story. ACGSI's every-name cemetery index points researchers to inscriptions published in the Society's Allen County cemetery books. Search by surname and see where the trail leads: https://www.acgsi.org/cem/.

09/24/2026

What might you discover about your Allen County ancestors? ACGSI volunteers and staff have prepared or collected an extraordinary range of local records—including cemetery, census, church, court, land, military, probate, school, tax, vital, and voting records. Browse the master list and follow your curiosity! Links shown in red lead to resources reserved for ACGSI members.

These records from Allen County, Indiana, were prepared or collected by ACGSI volunteers and staff. If you find these resources useful, consider making a donation to support our work.

08/22/2026

Join us Saturday, August 22. 2026, at the Allen County Public Library downtown for an afternoon of research and connection with members of our society. Snacks provided.

06/05/2026