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Pulaski County:
Marriage applications, local newspapers and auditor books.

Use the Winamac library as a starting point, then follow a family into land transfers or county minutes.

Not sure where to begin? Build a free three-step research plan → Choose your question, period and records already checked.

Explore records coverage by year ↓

Additional collection references

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 / Winamac

Pulaski County Public Library: Galbreath Local History Room

A marriage application may offer more than the license entry.

The library offers requests for marriage licenses and applications for 1839–1920, plus obituary research and a local-history collection.

Research details & a question to ask

How to begin

Check in at the desk for room access or use the genealogy request forms. Send a specific name and date; confirm copying charges.

A question you can ask

Does an application survive with this license?

Keep in mind

An index and the full application are different records. Ask for both when available.

STOP 02 / Online / Pulaski County

Pulaski County auditor books online

Follow land transfers and county decisions.

The library links the auditor’s digitized plat and transfer books and county council and commissioners’ minutes.

Research details & a question to ask

How to begin

Open the linked viewer, select the relevant book, and preserve its title and page with the entry.

A question you can ask

Which deed or minute book follows this reference?

Keep in mind

Viewer access and coverage vary. A transfer entry is not the full deed.

STOP 03 / Indianapolis / statewide

Indiana State Library: Pulaski County holdings

Turn a county index into a precise request for the underlying record.

Selected holdings include early marriages for 1839–1850 and gleanings from will books A and B.

Research details & a question to ask

How to begin

Open the county guide, copy the title and call number, then check the catalog or ask the library about format and access before visiting.

A question you can ask

Can the will-book reference be matched to a full will or estate file?

Keep in mind

These are selected library holdings, often indexes or transcripts. A listed date range does not guarantee every event survives or that original images are online.

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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PULASKI COUNTY / SELECTED RECORDS COVERAGE

Which collections cover your years?

Use these dated holdings to choose a next search. This is a selection of cataloged collections, not a complete inventory of Pulaski County records.

A range is a lead, not a guarantee. Bars show the dates stated by the cited catalog or inventory. They do not establish uninterrupted coverage, complete reporting or online image access. Unmarked years mean not represented in this selection, not that records were destroyed. Indexes and abstracts still need to be followed to the underlying record.

Sources reviewed October 26, 2026. Blue shows cataloged holdings; rust identifies indexes or compiled publications where the source specifies them. Read the format label and access notes for each row.

preliminary microfilm inventory entry

Deed Records (microfilm)

Listed years: 1848–1871, 1871–1901.

Source, access and coverage limits

This preliminary inventory warns that it may not be up to date. Give the State Library the title, volumes and years when asking about microfilm access or digital copies. Check the linked entry for gaps and confirm current availability before visiting.

Keep in mind: Selected Indiana State Library holdings. Microfilm overview bounds can include indexes and multiple volumes; consult item-level entries for gaps. These are not countywide survival dates or an assurance of online images. Preliminary inventory entries may not reflect current holdings; confirm with the library.

preliminary microfilm inventory entry

Will Records (microfilm)

Listed years: 1843–1926.

Source, access and coverage limits

This preliminary inventory warns that it may not be up to date. Give the State Library the title, volumes and years when asking about microfilm access or digital copies. Check the linked entry for gaps and confirm current availability before visiting.

Keep in mind: Selected Indiana State Library holdings. Microfilm overview bounds can include indexes and multiple volumes; consult item-level entries for gaps. These are not countywide survival dates or an assurance of online images. Preliminary inventory entries may not reflect current holdings; confirm with the library.

preliminary microfilm inventory entry

Probate Order Books (microfilm)

Listed years: 1840–1852.

Source, access and coverage limits

This preliminary inventory warns that it may not be up to date. Give the State Library the title, volumes and years when asking about microfilm access or digital copies. Check the linked entry for gaps and confirm current availability before visiting.

Keep in mind: Selected Indiana State Library holdings. Microfilm overview bounds can include indexes and multiple volumes; consult item-level entries for gaps. These are not countywide survival dates or an assurance of online images. Preliminary inventory entries may not reflect current holdings; confirm with the library.

preliminary microfilm inventory entry

Probate records and indexes (microfilm)

Listed years: 1839–1852, 1853–1900.

Source, access and coverage limits

This preliminary inventory warns that it may not be up to date. Give the State Library the title, volumes and years when asking about microfilm access or digital copies. Check the linked entry for gaps and confirm current availability before visiting. Records: 1839-1852. Indexes: 1853-1900.

Keep in mind: Selected Indiana State Library holdings. Microfilm overview bounds can include indexes and multiple volumes; consult item-level entries for gaps. These are not countywide survival dates or an assurance of online images. Preliminary inventory entries may not reflect current holdings; confirm with the library.

Confirm the historical jurisdiction as well as the date. A record may be held outside today’s county, and an inventory’s ending year does not mean recordkeeping stopped.

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FOLLOW THE COLLECTION

Additional collection references

Official catalog descriptions checked October 25, 2026. These notes identify research routes, not completed name-level searches.

Barnett family correspondence, about 1849–1890

Letters include family news from Winimac. Most were written by Maria Barnett to her son George and his family.

How to begin: Consult the chronological finding aid and ask IHS for M0733 and the relevant year folder.

What remains uncertain: A family-specific collection, not a county-wide surname index. Letters also originated outside the county; establish the writer and location for each item.

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