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Explore resources for researching your family, your community, and the history of Michiana. Find genealogy records, historic maps, photographs, newspapers, obituaries, and other primary sources that can help you uncover the past.
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BENDIX AND STUDEBAKER NEWSLETTER INDEX
Search employee newsletters from Bendix and Studebaker to find people mentioned in company news from the 1940s and 1950s.
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Explore historic Sanborn maps showing buildings, streets, and other details of Indiana communities.
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FAMILYSEARCH
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MICHIANA MEMORY
Discover primary sources that tell the story of Michiana, including newspapers, yearbooks, maps, postcards, photographs, and more.
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OBITUARY INDEX
Search an index of obituaries published in St. Joseph County newspapers from 1830 to the present.
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MILITARY SERVICE NOTES INDEX
Search South Bend Tribune Service Notes documenting local connections to World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
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