Join us for our August Summer Lecture Series, Combining Land and Probate Records to Get the Full Story, on August 8, 2026, in the History Reference Room at the Indiana State Library from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

John Barr, owner of Old Northwest Genealogy, and an active member of the National Genealogical Society and the Association of Professional Genealogists, will explore a case study of the Hoffman family using probate records that led to land records citing unindexed probate records. He will also discuss types of probate indexes and records and types of deed indexes and deeds. 

This event is free and open to the public.  

Registration is required. Click here to register.

If you cannot attend in person, but would like to attend virtually using Zoom, you can register here.

Indiana librarians will receive LEUs for attending.

Parking validation will be available for attendees who park in the Senate Avenue parking garage directly across from the library and bring their ticket in for validation.

Send questions to Michelle Frost at mifrost@library.in.gov.

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