Probing in Probates for Ancestral Clues
Saturday, August 12 at 10:30am
Vigo County History Center Auditorium
929 Wabash Avenue, Terre Haute, IN 47807

Some probate records for various states are now online; however, a trip to a county court house to research family probate records might reveal more clues than one might expect. Probate records include wills, estate inventories, sales, petitions, bonds, receipts and guardianships among other items.

Past probate records are mirrors of place, and time, of ancestors’ lives. One can find family members, relationships, friends and exclusions. The land, the possessions and sales of such provide a clue to the status of an ancestor’s monetary worth.

These are basic clues, but there are so many more pieces of information that give the family researcher a perspective of an ancestor’s life and personality.

Donna Adams, an avid probate and court record researcher, will guide you through the exploration and steps in probate research.

Donna is the Sullivan County Historian and Genealogist and Head of the Genealogy and History Department at Sullivan County Library. She is the Southwest Director for the Indiana State Genealogical Society, a member of The Daughters of American Revolution and Wabash Valley Genealogical Society. She heads up the Sullivan County courthouse records digitization project with the assistance of Family Search of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Admission is free to VCHC and OLLI members. Adults $7 and Seniors $6