Vigo County Marriage Index: 1904 - 1951

The VCPL received LSTA grants in 2000 & 2001 to digitize Vigo County Marriage Records from Feb 1914 - Feb 1951.

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The digitization of the 1904-1914 marriage records was made possible by a bequest from Jacqueline (Havill) Phillips.

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Wabash Valley Obituary Index

Photocopy Request Information & Project Details

Indexes to obituaries published in Terre Haute newspapers from 1900 to present.

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Special Collection Highlights

These collections are housed in the library and may be visited by patrons during regular library hours.

Vigo County Courthouse Records

We have microfilm Vigo County courthouse records filmed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. They include: deed records, 1818-1886, with various indexes; delayed records of birth, 1941-1978; index to settled estates and guardianships, 1819-1927; guardians and administration records, 1897-1918; marriage records, 1818-Feb 1951, with various indexes; naturalization records and index, 1856-1906; probate order books, 1818-1918 and complete probate order books, 1829-1864; record of indentures, 1818-1886; and will records, 1818-1918.

Terre Haute City & Vigo County Histories

We have most of the Terre Haute city directories from 1858 to the present. Also includes all the indexed Vigo County histories, early Vigo County marriage records, and some Vigo County cemetery records. We also have histories of most of Indiana's 92 counties and some out-of-state county histories. Most of these histories are not indexed.

W.P.A. Indexes

We have indexes compiled by the Works Progress Administration for the birth, marriage, and death records of 67 of Indiana’s 92 counties available on microfilm and CD-ROM. The birth and death indexes cover the years 1882 through 1920. Most, but not all, of the marriage indexes cover the years 1850 through 1920. Except for Vigo County marriages, the actual records are not available at the library.

Census Materials

We have the federal censuses for Indiana from 1820—1880 and 1900—1930 on microfilm. We also have the microfilm for the 1850 census of the states of Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky. In addition we have other census years for nearby Illinois counties. Various indexes are available in printed form, microfilm and CD-ROM. The library also subscribes to the Ancestry and Heritage Quest databases which enable researchers to check any census for any county in any state. Ancestry is only available within the library.

Terre Haute Newspaper Records

We have an excellent collection of Terre Haute newspapers on microfilm dating back to 1823, although there are many missing issues. A card file contains a partial index of the early newspapers. Microfilm reader-printers can be used to photocopy news articles.