Friends of the Indiana State Archives, Inc.

Volunteers are Needed
to work on a variety of projects. Some of which are:
Processing of Court Records
Data entry and processing of parole records,
Verification of Vincennes Land Office Entries
Indexing and proofing of naturalization records
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Volunteers Receive Concurrent Resolution!

For the second year in a row our volunteers have received a special concurrent House and Senate Resolution acknowledging their tremendous efforts on behalf of the Indiana State Archives. More...

Friends Annual Meeting

The Friends of the Indiana State Archives will hold their annual meeting on April 14th. For more information please visit our calendar.

Society of Indiana Archivists Annual Meeting

The Society of Indiana Archivists will hold their annual meeting on May 30, 2009. For more information please visit their home page.

New Eugenics Website

The Friends of the Indiana State Archives would like to announce the new website "Fit to Breed", created by IUPUI and using numerous Eugenics related documents and photos from the Indiana State Archives and the Indiana State Library. Please visit this wonderful resource on the history of Indiana Eugenics.

Welcome Friends

The Friends of the Indiana State Archives, Inc., established in 1990, is a not-for-profit organization of citizens concerned with helping the Indiana State Archives fulfill its role as the permanent repository for official records of state and local government in Indiana. The Friends supports the management, preservation, and responsible use of Indiana’s public records and serves as an advocate for the Indiana State Archives and the pursuit of suitable new building.

Through enlistment of volunteers and fundraising for special projects, the Friends is helping the Archives reduce processing backlogs and rescue historical papers at risk from the spoilage of time and the environment.

Click here to download the membership form.