Lake County, Indiana Resources
Historical Societies
Merrillville - Ross
Township Historical Society
13 W. 73rd Avenue
Merrillville, In.
46410
(219)756-2042 -Sundays from 1-4 p.m.
Lake Station
Historical Society INC
PO Box 5253
Lake Station, IN
46405-2232
Phone: 219/962-2836
Hammond Historical Society INC
564 State St.
Hammond,
IN 46320
Phone: 219/931-5100
East
Chicago Historical Society
2401 E. Columbus Dr.
East
Chicago , IN 46312
Phone: 219/397-2453
Schererville Historical Society
PO Box 333
Schererville, IN 46375
Phone: 219/322-1699
Marktown Preservation Society
%Paul Meyers
405 Prospect
East Chicago , IN 46312
Hobart Historical Society INC
PO Box 24
Hobart , IN 46342
Phone: 219/942-0970
Dyer Historical Society INC
Dyer Town Hall
1
Town Sq.
Dyer , IN 46311
Phone: 219/865-6108
Fax:
219/865-4233
Lake County Historical
Society & Museum
5131 Canterbury Ave.
Portage,
IN 46368
Phone: 219/662-3975
Three Creeks Historical Association INC
% Lowell Public
Library
1505 Commercial Ave.
Lowell, IN 46356
ST. John Historical Society INC
PO Box 134
ST. John, IN 46373
Phone: 219/365-8550
South Lake
County Agricultural Historical Society
% Donald Barman
7910 W. 109th Ave.
Crown Point, IN 46307
Highland
Historical Society
% Bank of Highland
2611 Highway Ave.
Highland, IN 46322
Griffith Historical Society
PO Box 678
Griffith, IN 46319
Phone: 219/924-7246
Whiting - Robersdale Historical Society
1610 119th St.
Whiting , IN 46394
Phone: 219/659-1432
Hessville Historical Scociety
7205 Kennedy Ave.
Hammond, IN 46323
Phone: 219/844-5666
Munster Historical Society
1005 Ridge Rd.
Townhall
Munster, IN 46321
Phone: 219/836-8810
Gary Historical Cultural Society
2409 W. 5th Ave.
Gary, IN 46404
Phone: 219/882-3311
Cedar Lake Historical Association INC
Lake of the Red Cedars Museum
PO Box 421
Cedar Lake, IN 46303
Phone: 219/374-6157
Genealogical Organizations
Northwest Indiana Genealogical Society
103 Jefferson
Street
Valparaiso, IN 46383
Phone: 219/462-0524
President: Helen Bollen
Email: Doris Brozak
Web Page: Northwest
Indiana Genealocial Society
County Historian
Rebecca Crabb
Lake County Historian
3606 Belshaw Rd.
Lowell,
IN 46356
Home Phone: 219/696-6015
County Library
Lake County Public Library Main Branch
1919 W. 81st Ave.
Merrillville, IN 46410
Phone:
(219) 769-3541
Lake County Public
Library
13330 Parrish Ave
Cedar Lake, IN
Phone:
(219) 374-7121
Lake County Public
Library
3491 W 41st Ave
Gary, IN
Phone: (219)
980-5180
Lake County Public Library
5921 W 25th Ave
Gary, IN
Phone: (219) 844-8809
Lake County Public Library
940 N Broad St
Griffith, IN
Phone: (219) 838-2825
Lake County Public Library
8701 Calumet Ave
Munster, IN
Phone: (219) 836-8450
Lake County Public Library
1001 W Lincoln Hwy
Schererville, IN
Phone: (219) 322-4731
Lake County Public Library
9450 Wicker Ave
St John, IN
Phone: (219) 365-5379
Gary Public Library
220 W 5th Ave
Gary, IN
Phone: (219) 886-2484
Hammond Public Library
564 State Street
Hammond, IN 46320
(219)852-2230
Health Department's
Note: Gary, Hammond and East Chicago records are kept within their cities, the rest of Lake County can be found at the county office.
Lake County Health Department
2293 N. Main St.
Crown Point,
IN 46307-1896
Phone: (219)755-3655
Fax: (219)755-3668
East Chicago City Department of
Public and Environmental
Health
3901 Indianapolis Blvd.
East Chicago, IN 46312-2596
Phone: (219)391-8467
Fax: (219)391-8494
Gary City Health
Department
1145 W. 5th Ave.
Gary, IN 46402-1795
Phone: (219)882-5565
Fax: (219)882-8213
Hammond City Health Department
649 Conkey St.
Hammond, IN 46324-1101
Phone: (219)853-6358
Fax: (219)853-6403
Clerk of Circuit Court
Lake Circuit Court Clerk
2293 N. Main St.
Crown Point, IN 46307
Phone: 219-755-3443
Vital Records
Birth $6.00 - State office has had birth records since
October 1907
Death $4.00 - State office has had death records since 1900
For earlier records, write to Health Dept. in city or county where event
occurred
Additional copies of the same record ordered at the same time are $1.00
each
Check or money order should be made payable to Indiana State Department
of Health
Vital Records Section
State Department of Health
1330 West Michigan Street P.O. Box 7125
Indianapolis,
IN 46206-7125
(317) 383-6274.
Marriage - Clerk of Circuit
Court or Clerk of Superior
Court in county where
license was issued
(Certified copies are not
available from State Health Department)
Divorce - County Clerk in county where divorce was granted.
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