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The Local History Services department maintains a listing of local historical societies, genealogical societies and official county historians.
Are you trying to find an answer to a specific local history question? Contact a local history resource or the William H. Smith Memorial Library at the Indiana Historical Society.
For questions about these listings or to submit corrections, please contact us at (317)234-0170 or localhistoryservices@indianahistory.org.
What is a county historian?
Each county has one volunteer county historian who promotes local history in their counties and serves as the primary county history contact. IHS and the Indiana Historical Bureau established the County Historian Program in 1981 in an effort to improve the historical communication network in the state. Learn about the county historian program.
The Speakers List is provided as a service to groups and organizations throughout Indiana seeking history programs and presentations.
Speakers should be contacted directly to make speaking arrangements. The Indiana Historical Society lists the speakers as a service to them and to you. None of the speakers listed herein, except for IHS staff, represent the Indiana Historical Society. If you have questions about this list or wish to submit corrections or additions, please email localhistoryservices@indianahistory.org.
You can view/download the Speakers List in two ways:
Sortable List of Speakers – Excel Spreadsheet
The list can be sorted by subject, speaker name, title, and more. To sort, click the down arrow in the desired section in the header row.
PDF List of Speakers List
The list is arranged in alphabetical order by the speaker’s last name.
In addition to the Indiana Historical Society and county and local history organizations, there are several statewide organizations that may be helpful for local history research and resources.
Canal Society of Indiana
http://indcanal.org
P.O. Box 10808
Fort Wayne IN 46854-0808
indcanal@aol.com
Indiana Archives and Records Administration
www.in.gov/iara
402 W. Washington St., Room W472
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Indiana Freedom Trails
www.indianafreedomtrails.org
P.O. Box 2917
Indianapolis, IN 46206
Indiana Genealogical Society
www.indgensoc.org
P.O. Box 10507
Fort Wayne, IN 46852
Indiana Historical Bureau
www.in.gov/history
140 N. Senate Ave., Room 130
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Indiana Humanities
www.indianahumanities.org
1500 North Delaware
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Indiana Jewish Historical Society
www.ijhs.org
6705 Hoover Road
Indianapolis, IN 46260
Indiana Landmarks
www.indianalandmarks.org
1201 Central Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Indiana National Road Association
www.indiananationalroad.org
P.O. Box 284
Cambridge City, IN 47327
Indiana State Library
www.in.gov/library
315 W. Ohio St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Indiana State Museum & Historic Sites
www.indianamuseum.org
650 W. Washington St.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Society of Indiana Pioneers
www.indianapioneers.com
140 N. Senate Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46204
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