The purpose of the Genealogical Society of Whitley County is to collect and preserve the ancestry of Whitley County families, to stimulate and instruct all persons who may be interested in genealogy, to develop and record historical and vital facts of Whitley County and the people who originated, developed and helped build the communities within the county, and to encourage the development and maintenance of genealogical files.

Membership in the Genealogical Society of Whitley County is open to anyone who is interested in Genealogy. The Cost of Membership is $15.00 single --- $20.00 family (one mailing address) per year. Membership year is July 1st - June 30th. Membership includes the quarterly newsletter: Whitley County Roots. (Index to surnames in the Whitley County Roots)

Queries and Written Correspondence should be sent to the: Genealogical Society of Whitley County, P.O. Box 224, Columbia City, IN 46725-0224.

Card Index of Ancestors and queries maintained. Please send all correspondence to: Genealogical Society of Whitley County, P.O. Box 224, Columbia City, IN 46725-0224.

Publications: Check the GSWC Pricelist for GSWC Books in print.

• Ancestor Charts - Index of the GSWC Members
• The Bulletin of the Whitley County Historical Society, 1962-present. (annually indexed).
  
• Cemeteries in Whitley County
  Cemetery Inscriptions Whitley County Indiana by Marjorie J. Kite, Dr. Manasseh Cutler Chapter, DAR, 1967.
  Cemetery Readings of Eel River and Riverview Cemeteries, Allen Co. by Stuart Harter, 1980.
  Cemetery Records of Etna-Troy Township Whitley County Indiana, Genealogical Society of Whitley County, 2000
  Cemetery Records of Smith Township Whitley Co. Indiana 1980.
  Cemetery Records Smith &; Union Townships Whitley Co. Indiana, Genealogical Society of Whitley County, 2000
  Cemetery Records of Whitley County Indiana by Col. Augustin de la Balme Chapter, DAR.
  Cemetery Records of Whitley County Indiana, Genealogical Society of Whitley County, 2000
  Census Records in print:
• 1850 Federal Census of Whitley County Indiana by Stuart Harter, 1982.
  
• 1860 Federal Census of Whitley County Indiana by Stuart Harter, 1982.
  
• 1870 Federal Census of Whitley County Indiana (in process by the GSWC).
  Concord Cemetery Smith Township Whitley County with Genealogical Notes on Whitley County Families
  - - - - - - - by Nellie Raber & Christobel Hazel. reprinted 1993.
  County Histories:
• Counties of Whitley and Noble by Goodspeed and Blanchard 1882. (reprinted, indexed).
  
• Whitley County by Weston A. Goodspeed and Charles Blanchard, 1882. (reprinted, indexed) — Higginson Books
  
• History of Whitley County by S. P. Kaler & R. H. Maring 1907. (reprinted 1977 with Index) — Higginson Books
• Images of Whitley County Indiana, 1992.
  
• Whitley County and its Families, 1995.
  DAR-Genealogical records of the Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter, DAR compiled by Sue Vesta Hanna, 1926.
  Etna Baptist Church Records — Genealogical Society of Whitley County
  Grace Lutheran Church, Columbia City, Indiana by Velma Moeller, Col. Augustin de la Balme Chapter, DAR, 1948.
  GSWC Pricelist for GSWC Books in print.
  GSWC Members Ancestor Charts - Index
  Greenhill Cemetery records Columbia City, Indiana by Dr. Manasseh Cutler Chapter, DAR indexed by
  - - - - - - - by Nellie Riley Raber, 1974.
  History and Members of Eel River Baptist Church, Allen County Indiana by Stuart Harter, 1981.
  Hollis and Binder's Complete 1897 Directory of Whitley County by Marjorie Scott Kite,
  - - - - - Dr. Manasseh Cutler Chapter DAR, 1968.
  Images of Whitley County Indiana 1992.
  Index to 1882 History of Whitley County by Donald E. Gradeless, 1979.
  Index of Births, Marriages, Deaths in the TriCounty Truth, Churubusco 1980-1984 by Stuart A. Harter, 1987.
  Index to Deaths recorded in Whitley Co Indiana 1872-1907 by Wallace Williamson and Grace Merchant, 1965.
  Index to Images of Whitley County Indiana by Donald E. Gradeless, 1992.
  Index to Nellie Riley Raber's Whitley County Obituary Records (1858-1910), 1979.
  Krider Funeral Home Records, Churubusco Indiana 1930-1980.
  Landowners of Whitley County 1862 (Index and Plat Map of 1862) by Donald E. Gradeless, 1973.
  Marriage Records of Whitley County April 1891-1898 book 5 by Marguerite Stultz
  Newspapers:
  
• Columbia City Commercial Mail 1879-1919.
  
• Columbia City News 1859-1864.
  
• Columbia City Post 1864.
  
• Columbia City Post and Mail 1920-.
  
• Whitley County Commercial 1871-1879.
  
• Whitley County Republican & Whitley County Commercial 1864-1870.
  

GSWC members and others have volunteered to check the following Whitley County related works without charge. All lookups must have a Whitley County Connection or you must be an active member of the Genealogical Society of Whitley County. Please Email the researcher with your Whitley County request. Mention the Title and "Whitley County Research Help". Please be patient, sometimes the researcher is away on vacation. If you have Whitley County records you can search free for others, please send details to Dr. Gradeless.

• Ancestors of American Presidents, Roberts, 1989.
• DAR Library Catalog, Vol. 2, State and Local Histories and Records, 1986.
  
• DAR Library Catalog, Vol. 3, Acquisitions 1985-1991.
  
• DAR Patriot Index, Vol. 3, Index to Spouses of DAR Patriots, 1986.
• DAR Patriot Index Centennial Edition. - Parts I, II & III, 1990.
• Pierce's Register, Certificates to Officers and Soldiers under Act of July 4, 1783, (1915) 1973.
• Founder's Register - Descendants of War of 1812 Veterans, General Society of the War of 1812 , 1994.
• Grayless/Gradeless Family Register 1743-1993 by Dr. Donald E. Gradeless 1993.
  
• Hereditary Society Blue Book, 1996.
• Hively Family Newsletter, 375 Manor Drive, Red Lion, PA 17356-8748.
  
• Index of Revolutionary War Pension Applications, NGS, 1966.
• Index to the George Rogers Clark Papers at the VA Library, CW, 1998.
• Kaler, Traub, Kerr, Mossman, Connor, Briggs and Nickey Ancestors of Walpole and Bertha (Mossman) Kaler of Whitley County, Indiana by Harriet Kaler & Margaret Kaler Langohr 1980.
  
• Linville Family in America, Eicholz , 1982.
• Order of Founders and Patriots of America, Register, Lineages of Associates, 3rd Supplement 1961-1980 (for Whitley County Connected Families only).
• Original Members and other Officers Eligible to the Society of the Cincinnati by Metcalf, 1995.
• Pedigrees of some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants, Langston & Buck, 1974.
• Register of Qualified Huguenot Ancestors of the National Huguenot Society, 4th Edition, 1995.
• Robinson's 1972 Whitley County Ind. Directory.
  
• Revolutionary Lineages, Index to the Registrar's Records, SR-Illinois, 1986.
• Ricks Family of America, Ricks, 1957.
• SR-Illinois Ancestor Index, 1984.
• Studebaker Family in America 1736-1976, 1986.

The Bulletin is published by the Whitley County Historical Society, quarterly: March, June, September and December and is mailed to all Society members. The Bulletin is intended to bring to light and preserve stories, articles, anecdotes, account of personalities and events, and pictures, all relating to Whitley County and its history. Contributions are encouraged. Single copies of The Bulletin are available at the Whitley County Historical Museum or by mail for $4.00. The Bulletin prints an annual index of names and articles.

The Whitley County Historical Society is a non-profit educational organization. New members are welcome. Membership dues (as of Jan 1, 1998) are $15.00 per year, Individual Life Memberships are $300.00.

The Whitley County Historical Museum is located at 108 West Jefferson Street, Columbia City, Indiana 46725 in the former home of Vice President Thomas R. Marshall: &;quot;What this country needs is a good five cent cigar.&;quot; A Curator and other staff members are available to assist you. The Curator's Report appears in each issue of The Bulletin. A new annex is currently under construction behind the Marshall home and will be dedicated shortly. The annex will house a storage area and The Bulletin office upstairs and exhibition space on the first floor which will include a Native American woodland wigwam.