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Via: Henry Co., Ge. Soc. Vol. 13, No. 2
Many libraries now have their catalogs available for search via the Internet. Sounds good, you say, out now ao I Know which libraries are on line and how do I get to them? It used to be that libraries were only available via Telnet (some still are), but more and more are migrating to the World Wide Web. A simple search for "libraries" on Yahoo popped up a list of 300+ public libraries.
What do you do if you do not know where a family is from? You go to one of the major libraries like THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Allen County Library has the second largest Genealogy Collection in the U.S. The Fred J. Reynolds Genealogy Department contains more than 220,000 printed volumes and 251,000 items of microfilm and microfiche. http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/
Be sure to make a note of any information given (book title, author, call number, ISBN number, page number, etc) as well as which Library you found it. If it is a circulated volume, have your librarian secure it for you through the Inter-Library Loan program. Some libraries will not loan out a particular book, but will make photo copies for you. Have your reference librarian inquire for you. Some charge for photo copies and some absorb the cost. These suggestions apply to all library visits you may make either online or at the Library.
A good reference site to visit is the ST. JOSEPH COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVERS DATABASES SEARCH FORM. Here you can find a list of libraries, or search for a library by name. The libraries are divided by the type of protocol they use gopher, Telnet and the Web. sjcpl.lib
by SHIRLEY CHASTEEN
To the family of Loraine TURNER past member of our Society.
Barbara McClanahan passed away in August and we will miss her. She was an active member and we extend our sympathy to her family.
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