PERSI

During this past week's workshop we learned about the Periodical Source Index and how it can be used for genealogy. PERSI is an index of the 11,000 periodicals that are housed at the Allen County Library in Fort Wayne, IN. It began in 1986 and has been available at various sites since then.

Articles fall under twenty-two different subject headings or record types. These include biography, cemeteries, census records, church records, court records, deeds, institutions, land records, maps, military records, naturalization records, obituaries, passenger lists, probate records, school records, tax records, vital records, voter records, and wills. Articles about three or fewer specific families are arranged by surname.

At present PERSI can be accessed (FREE) at FindMyPast. With a subscription you can also view the articles that have been digitized by many libraries and archives. Otherwise you may find the periodicals at their place of publication or at local libraries. The Allen County Library has an order form for use especially if you have located at least six articles of interest.