Research ResourcesI
hope you find these resources helpful in your search for your
ancestors. The links are on the left. If you have any resources that
you consider helpful, please let me know.
Please consider
submitting your query to: - Miami County Query Forum
This way, the more people reading your
query, the more likely someone will have the answer to your question.
Feel
free to request a look-up from the following books. Follow the rules as
stated or you may not receive a reply. I receive an average of not less
than 100 e-mails per day. I delete without opening messages whose
subject are not of interest to me.
Limit is ONE NAME per
request. Put MIAMI COUNTY LOOKUP in the subject line Put the name of
the BOOK you are requesting the lookup in your message. Please
understand that we WILL NOT do extensive research at no cost. The
intent of this project is not to provide you with photocopies or
scanned images, but to answer simple questions pertaining to the
contents of the particular book or reference material.
If you
request a lookup, don't forget to thank your volunteer for their time.
To order genealogical records:
Contact for
Marriage, divorce, naturalization
Miami County Clerk,
Courthouse
25 N. Broadway
Peru, IN 46970
765/472-3901
Form
to order a Miami County Indiana Marriage License
Uncertified
marriage license - $2.00
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Contact
for birth and death certificates:
Miami Co. Health Department
Courthouse, Room 110
Peru, IN 46970
765/ 472-3901 ext
28
Birth Certificate - $4.00
Death Record -
$5.00
Genealogy Search (non-refundable) fee - $5.00
NO
PERSONAL CHECKS ACCEPTED Miami
County Historical Society and Museum
51
North Broadway
Peru, IN 46970
Telephone (765) 473-9183
Fax
(765) 473-3880
Email: archivist@miamicountymuseum.com
Miami Co Historical
Society Museum Online
Museum
Gift Shop
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LIBRARIES
The Peru Family History
Center
The
Permanent Collection!
Hours are as
follows:
closed Sundays and Mondays
Tuesday thru
Friday 10 to 3
Wednesday - 7p.m. to 9 p.m.
Mailing
Address: LDS CHURCH Business 31 S. Peru, Indiana Physical
Address: 2355 Business 31 South
PHONE
765 - 473 - 9407
Peru
Public Library
102 E Main St
Peru,
IN 46970-2300
Phone: (765)473-3069
Converse
Jackson TWP Library
PO Box 529
Converse, IN 46919-0529
Phone:
(765)395-3344
Roann-Paw Paw
Public Library
PO Box 248
Roann,
IN 46974-0248
Phone: (765)833-5231
Miami
Nation of Indians of the State of Indiana
80
W 6th St.
Peru, IN 46970
765-473-9631
| ALL U.S. Federal census 1790-1930 |
Richard McArthy mcarthy@cox.net |
| Burials in the
Sharrel/Sharpee/Charpie Cemetery, at 100 W and 250 S, Pipe Creek
Township |
Loretta
Dunham |
| "Here We Live Over the
Last Fifty Years", Peru and Miami County, 1885-1935 published
by Omer Holman, of the "Peru Evening News" from Jan. 1, 1885 to Jan. 6,
1906, & then the Peru Republican. Newspaper excerpts of social
news, obituaries, marriages, etc. There is no index, so at least an
approximate date would be helpful. There are some pictures
(see list) which Patricia might be willing to scan and email. |
Patricia
Jones Settle |
Twentieth century Peru,
1905
Kim Edgerton has created an INDEX
to this book. |
Unavailable |
| Extractions from the Denver
(IN) Tribune by Nancy |
Check
here first |
| WPA Marriage Index 1850-1920 |
Bill
Pennington |
| WPA Birth Index 1882-1920 |
Bill
Pennington |
| WPA Death Index 1882-1920 |
Bill
Pennington |
| Miami County Schools 1830-1930 |
Unavailable |
| Combination Atlas of Miami Co., IN
1877 (Reprinted 1988) Kingman Brothers |
Unavailable |
1860 Miami Co., IN Census book
by
Robert D. Smith |
Debby
Beheler |
1926
Miami County Home Extension Clubs Cookbook
This
link will take you to a list of all the submitters with the name of the
recipe submitted. Wouldn't it be nice to include great grandmother's
recipe in your genealogy? If you find a familiar name on the
list, just ask and Marilyn Jacobs will send you the recipe.
|
Marilyn
Jacobs |
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