Sources checked October 25, 2026. Based on public institutional descriptions and collection catalogs; no staff confirmation or onsite inspection. Confirm access before visiting.
Start with one connection.
Bring a person, a place, approximate years, and one question. A township, congregation, school, or employer may reveal records a surname search misses. The custodian can be outside the county.
STOP 01 / North VernonJennings County Public Library: township and church material
Township payments can reveal work and household context.
The library lists photocopies of Montgomery Township Trustee’s Journals, 1859–1884, and church records including Vernon Presbyterian minutes, 1825–1893, and Graham Baptist records, 1828–1888.
Research details & a question to ask
How to begin
Contact genealogy staff with the township or congregation and dates; ask how the relevant copies are accessed.
A question you can ask
Does the trustee journal name this person in a payment or household entry?
Keep in mind
These are selected local series, not countywide coverage. Interpret household counts and payments in the journal’s original context.
STOP 02 / North VernonJennings County Public Library: Gray Boxes
Follow the surname index to the numbered folder.
The library describes Gray Boxes containing family contributions, clippings and court-document copies, with surname-searchable spreadsheets on the genealogy-room computer.
Research details & a question to ask
How to begin
Ask staff to search the surname index and note the box and folder numbers. Request the document’s original court citation.
A question you can ask
Which folder contains the court document, and what is its original case or book reference?
Keep in mind
A contributed genealogy and a court copy have different evidential weight. Keep them distinct and return items in numerical order.
STOP 03 / Indianapolis and onlineIndiana State Library county research guide
Take a title and date range to the catalog.
The guide lists Court Records, 1818–1850; Naturalization Record, 1850–1856; and Will Records, 1822–1913.
Research details & a question to ask
How to begin
Use the county guide to identify a title, then check the library catalog and ask staff about consultation or copies before traveling.
A question you can ask
Which court or will publication supplies the citation needed to request the original?
Keep in mind
Published indexes and abstracts are finding aids. Follow their references to the underlying records; the list is not exhaustive.
Leave a trail another researcher can follow.
Save the repository, collection title, dates, volume, page or item identifier, link, and the date you consulted it. Follow an index to the original record when possible. Keep uncertain names and inferred relationships visibly separate from what the source states.
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