How many genealogical journals or magazines do you read each
month? Have you ever read a case study about a family and wish
that you could find a similar one for your ancestor? Maybe a
cemetery transcription would help you in finding the burial
place for an ancestor. PERSI, the Periodical Source Index, could
perhaps be one of the least used resources by genealogists.
Although many people are unaware of its usefulness, it should be
one of your first stops in looking for your ancestor or the
history of the area they live in. It provides a service that
allows you to read articles that may mention your ancestor or
records that your ancestor is listed in. PERSI is compiled by
the Allen County Public Library in Indiana,
http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/persi.html. With 1.7 million
articles in 6,000 different periodicals, PERSI is the largest
index of historical and genealogical articles in the world. This
index covers articles written in English and French since 1800.
While you cannot access PERSI from the Allen