Genealogy

The North Madison County Public Library System offers several resources for doing genealogical research. Housed within our Indiana Rooms, you will find local, county, and state history, as well as additional genealogy resources.

Most of our genealogy and e-services resources can be accessed from home using your library card or by creating a free account, when required.

The following resources are available in-library only and must be accessed from a library computer or while connected to the library's network:

Ancestry Library Edition
Elwood Call-Leader Archives
NewspaperArchive.com

All other genealogy and e-services resources on this page are available for remote access from home.

Indiana Room Photo Box Index (Elwood)

Inside the Elwood Library's Indiana Room are four boxes with historical photographs.

Elwood: A Pictorial History

A digitization of the book Elwood: A Pictorial History, which had a limited run of 2,000 books printed, is available to download and view at the link…

Ancestry

Patrons can search birth, marriage and death records, census and voter lists, immigration and military records, family trees and is available only on…

MyHeritage Database

The MyHeritage database contains over 6 billion historical records, including census, military, newspapers, birth/marriage/death records, directories…

Fold3

Fold3 Library Edition by Ancestry provides convenient access to US military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men…

North Madison County Historical Database

Explore the history of Elwood, Frankton, Summitville, and the surrounding North Madison County area through obituary records, photographs, articles…

Obituary Request

To request an obituary, e-mail the Adult Services department at elwoodlibrary16@gmail.com with the name and source date of the obituary listed. The…

Microfilm

The following Elwood newspapers are available on microfilm at the Elwood Public Library.

Elwood Call Leader Archives

The Elwood Call-Leader Archives are available online(requires staff login). Ask a staff member for assistance. These archives include:

Newspapers.com – Indiana Collection

The Newspapers.com Indiana Collection of online archival newspapers is available online at the library as well as at home using your library barcode…

NewspaperArchive.com

Access Indiana Newspaper Archives and discover the stories of the past. NewspaperArchive.com is the world’s largest online newspaper archive. Indiana…