Indexes and Lists

Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Records Contains a large table which may be slow to load.

Genealogy and Local History books at JCPL A list of non-circulating books available in our branches

Standard Atlas Index - 1909 Standard Atlas of Jasper County, searchable by name

1840 Census Index

1850 Census Index

1860 Census Index

1870 Census Index

1880 Census Index

1900 Census Index

Local History Collections Online

General Milroy Collection - Hundreds of original letters and documents from a noted figure of the U.S. Civil War.

Oral Histories - First-hand accounts of life in northern Jasper and Newton County at the start of the 20th century. Sponsored by DeMotte-Kankakee Valley Rotary Club - Oral History Project

News Files - Assorted records from our Microfilm and Vertical File Collection

Local History Collections

Catalogued from the KV Post-News and available at the DeMotte Library:

Birth Announcements 1930s – present

Marriage Announcements 1930s – present

Obituaries 1930s – present

Newspapers on Microfilm

The DeMotte Library has all of the back issues on microfilm of the KV Post-News.

The Rensselaer Library contains several back issues on microfilm of various current and historical newspapers, including:

• Rensselaer Republican
• Jasper County Democrat
• Rensselaer Standard

Links

Lanewood Jasper County Genealogy Resources. Award-winning site.

Genealogy Web Sites Recommended Links

Indiana Roots State geneaology records from Elkhart, Kosciusko, Lake and Porter counties

Vine Searchable state index of vital records. Volunteer-driven. Limited Jasper County records are available in this database at this time.

Commercial Databases

Ancestry Library - Immigration, birth and death records, U.S. Census records (This online resource can only be used inside the library.)

HeritageQuest Online - Census records, searchable books, articles, war and other civil records. (This online resource can be used remotely. When asked for an id, you will need to put in your library card number. You may also experience trouble with a firewall. Turn the firewall off, access HQ, then turn the firewall on again.)