Residents of Tippecanoe County are expected to come to the downtown library and do their own research. When questions involve extensive research, please contact the Alameda McCollough Library. Research by mail is provided for a fee.
Non-residents may submit requests by mail. We appreciate receiving payment and a self-addressed stamped envelope at the time of the initial request. Responses are returned by regular mail, or via e-mail if possible. Our street address is: Reference Department, Tippecanoe County Public Library, 627 South Street, Lafayette, IN 47901.
Newspaper searches for births, marriages, and deaths require full names and exact dates (day, month, year). Time will be saved if you check with the Alameda McCollough Library for full names and exact dates before you contact us.
Fees: Our standard fee is $10.00 per name searched. Checks should be made payable to the Tippecanoe County Public Library. If over 5 pages are found, extra copying fees may be charged. There is no guarantee of a date of completion, but we strive to answer each letter within two weeks.
Interlibrary Loan: We do not lend microfilm reels of newspapers or census records. The Indiana State Library will do such loans. Arrangements for Interlibrary Loans with the State Library should be made through the individual's local library.
Local History and Census Research: In general, unless the research involves the use of our microfilmed newspapers, we refer local history questions to the Alameda McCollough Library.
ER DATABASES
HeritageQuest Online - Resource for census data, family records, and local histories.
Ancestry Library Edition - Available for use in the Library on the ER terminals.
NEWSPAPER INDEXES
1824 - 1999 Headline History of Tippecanoe County by Robert C. Kriebel REF IND 977.295 K92 1998.
1950 - 1969 (Missing 1954-1957), 1991 - 2002 Obituary Index from the Lafayette Journal and Courier GENEALOGY 929.3772 O12
1995 - 1999 (see bottom of page)
CEMETERY INDEXES
Barcus, Conarroe (Conroe), Concord, Coby & Stingley, Farmers Institute, Fink, Hickory Grove, Kenny, O'Neall, Pinhook, Greenbush (1848 - 1860), Sickler, Spencer, Spring Grove, West Point, Wildcat, Jackson Township index, Union Township index, Wayne Township index, Wea Township index.
CENSUS RECORDS
Indiana Census on microfilm 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, (no 1890), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930
Soundex to Indiana census 1880, 1900, 1920
Indexes to census (book form) Indiana: 1807, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850 Tippecanoe County: 1860, 1870
CITY/COUNTY DIRECTORIES for LAFAYETTE and TIPPECANOE COUNTY
TCPL has a number of Indiana County Histories in book form, and most County Histories on Microfilm. They are located with the rest of the microfilm at the rear of the library.
GENERAL
Tippecanoe County, IN Index of Persons and Firms GENEALOGY 929.3772 T595
Military Service Records - Union Soldiers, Indiana A microfilmed list of Indiana Union Soldiers from the Civil War, listing names and which Company the soldier belonged to.
Muster rolls and payrolls of Militia and Regular Army Organizations in the Battle of Tippecanoe. (November 1811) On microfilm.
Most of our materials focus on Tippecanoe County, focus your search on major life events such as births deaths and marriages that happened while residing in Tippecanoe county.
You will need an exact date to find an announcement in the microfilmed papers. Use the indexes above to search by name.
For more information about our genealogy resources, please contact the Reference Department at (765) 429-0113.
Genealogy
