Our Projects

Funeral Programs Project

Funeral programs can be a boon for the family researcher. They often contain invaluable information about ancestors and their families, including vital statistics; dates of birth, death, marriage and baptisms; and even photographs.

IAAGG members are concluding a multi-year project to gather, compile and index funeral programs for more than 1,500 African Americans, from 1871 to the present. The compilation has a strong focus on people with Indiana ties, but includes black Americans from as far away as Paris! 

IAAGG will make an index to the compilation available to the public in March of 2012. Following the release of the index, the group will work toward publishing alphabetical, bound volumes of the programs.

Watch this space for information on IAAGG programs and details on how you can get involved.

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