PERSI is a comprehensive subject index, produced by the Allen County Public Library in Indiana, to genealogy and local history periodicals written in English and also French-Canadian since 1800. The collection also includes literature dating from the 1700s although the collection before 1800 is less complete. PERSI represents some 27 volumes in print.

PERSI is a work in progress which last year grew by more than 80,000 citations, bringing the total number of citations to more than one million. The index catalogs between 3,000 and 4,000 total titles, listing every article according to locality, family (surname), and/or research methodology. PERSI does not index every name in every article, nor does it include the full text of actual articles. However, once published electronically, you will be able to search every word of what is indexed in PERSI to locate relevant information.

When you find an appropriate citation in PERSI, you will be able to see who published the periodical. If the publisher no longer exists, your local library or historical society may be able to help you find out about availability of the periodical. You may also contact the Allen County Public Library, which owns a copy of each periodical indexed in PERSI, for photocopies of articles. When contacting the Allen Public Library to obtain copies of articles listed in the PERSI Index, you must send to them a description of the article to be copied, providing the full entry from the PERSI index and the name of the journal. You may only request 6 articles at one time. The charge is $7.50 for each letter (with 6 articles) that your send. You must include payment of the $7.50 along with your letter of request. Requests are not accepted by phone, fax or e-mail. You must allow 6 weeks for processing of your request. Although they do not accept requests by e-mail, you may e-mail them requesting that they send you a form for ordering copies of articles. Be sure to include your mailing address when requesting the form.

The PERSI Index is available at most large libraries. They have also published the index on CD for use on your home computer. The PERSI Index is also available on the internet at Ancestry

http://www.ancestry.com/

A review of the PERSI index for articles on Ionia County resulted in over 500 hits! Here are some of the articles that might interest an Ionia County researcher.

Article - Periodical - Volume - Issue - Month/Season - Year

Otisco pioneers Michigana 21 1 Winter 1976

Gibbs cemetery (partial) Michigana 16 3 August 1971

Steele cemetery inscriptions Detroit Society For Genealogical Research Magazine 21 4 Summer 195

Calvary United Brethren Church, 1868 Bonanza Bugle 11 3 July 1978

Michigan cemetery record Bonanza Bugle 8 2 May 1975

Higbee cemetery Michigana 22 4 Fall 1977

Lakeview cemetery Bonanza Bugle 13 Winter 1969

Marble cemetery, Keen twp. Michigana 33 2 Summer 1988

New York veterans buried in Belding, Michigan Yesteryears 11 42 December 1967

Oak Hill cemetery, 1882 Bonanza Bugle 15 4 October 1982

Pewamo cemetery, Pewamo village Detroit Society For Genealogical Research Magazine

15 2 December 1951

Sebwa Baptist church and cemetery Bonanza Bugle 16 3 July 1983

South Boston cemetery Michigana 2 5 November 1956

South Boston cemetery Michigana 3 1 January 1957

South Boston cemetery Michigana 3 2 April 1957

South Boston cemetery Michigana 3 3 August 1957

South Boston cemetery Michigana 3 4 November 1957

South Boston cemetery Michigana 4 2 May 1958

Spaulding cemetery Michigana 20 3 Summer 1975

Steele cemetery Michigana 8 3 August 1962

Steele cemetery inscriptions Detroit Society For Genealogical Research Magazine

21 4 Summer 1958

Toles cemetery, Boston twp. Michigana 31 2 June 1986

Tombstones found, Smyrna Mid-Michigan Genealogical Society Newsletter 5 2 Fall 1991

Census data, 1870 Kalamazoo Valley Family History Newsletter 5 2 December 1975

Census, 1850, Keene twp. Michigana 27 1 March 1982

Census, 1870, Otisco twp. Michigana 29 3 September 1984

Civil war veterans & widows, 1890 Michigana 30 1 March 1985

Lake Odessa petition Bonanza Bugle 7 2 April 1974

Lake Odessa population growth Bonanza Bugle 13 4 Fall 1980

Michigan census, 1870 Bonanza Bugle 1 4 Spring 1969

Odessa center school Bonanza Bugle 7 2 April 1974

Odessa clerks and treasurers, 1889-1975 Bonanza Bugle 9 4 October 1976

Calvary United Brethren Church, 1868 Bonanza Bugle 11 3 July 1978

Calvery United Brethren church Bonanza Bugle 8 2 May 1975

Central Um church tower, 1904-73 Bonanza Bugle 6 4 Fall 1973

Central United Methodist centennial Bonanza Bugle 9 3 July 1976

First United Brethren church of Odessa Bonanza Bugle 17 1 January 1984

First United Brethren church, 1868-1875 Bonanza Bugle 8 3 July 1975

First United Brethren church, 1887 Bonanza Bugle 9 1 February 1976

International Pentecostal assemblies Bonanza Bugle 7 3 July 1974

Ionia Baptist church, 1847-1881 Bonanza Bugle 15 1 January 1982

Ionia churches, 1850-1985 Bonanza Bugle 18 3 July 1985

Jordan Lake Tabernacle Bonanza Bugle 11 1 January 1978

Lake Odessa bible conference photo, 1920 Bonanza Bugle 12 1 January 1979

Lake Odessa bible conference photo, 1922 Bonanza Bugle 12 1 January 1979

Methodist Episcopal class, 1875 Bonanza Bugle 15 1 January 1982

Muir church of Christ Car-Del Scribe  667 June 1967

Odessa new clergy Bonanza Bugle 12 1 January 1979

Rural churches, 1800s Bonanza Bugle 5 1 January 1972

Sebewa Baptist, rural churches, 1858-1908 Bonanza Bugle 5 1 January 1972

St. John's church, Saranac, records, 1866-67 Flint Genealogical Quarterly 9 1 January 1967

St. John's church, Saranac, records, 1866-69 Flint Genealogical Quarterly 9 3 July 1967

St. John's church, Saranac, records, 1866-69;1872 Flint Genealogical Quarterly 9 2 April 1967

St. Marys Miriam Cath. census, 1876, Belding Kalamazoo Valley Family History Newsletter

1 3 June 1972

United Brethren church, 1876-1887 Bonanza Bugle 8 4 November 1975

United Brethren funerals, 1937-70 Bonanza Bugle 2 8 May 1996

United Brethren in Christ-West Odessa class, 1866 Bonanza Bugle 15 1 January 1982

United Brethren marriages, 1942-53 Bonanza Bugle 28 May 1996

Wesleyan Methodist class, 1878 Bonanza Bugle 15 1 January 1982

West Odessa United Brethren, rural churches, 1860 Bonanza Bugle 5 1 January 1972

West Odessa community church dedication 1984 Bonanza Bugle 17 1 January 1984

Zion Lutheran centennial Bonanza Bugle 9 4 October 1976

County records availability Kalamazoo Valley Family History Newsletter 5 2 December 1975

Stalter apprentice, 1882,1893 Bonanza Bugle 18 3 July 1985

Directory, 1872 Kalamazoo Valley Family History Newsletter 5 2 December 1975

History and directory, 1839-1872 Bonanza Bugle 8 1 February 1975

Directories Lake Odessa 1800-1900s Bonanza Bugle 14 3 July 1981

Directories Odessa township directory, 1872 Bonanza Bugle 8 2 May 1975

Odessa-Dillenbeck directory, 1872 Bonanza Bugle 8 4 November 1975

Settlers, 1839-72 Bonanza Bugle 8 1 February 1975

Berlin Center Grange Bonanza Bugle 7 3 July 1974

Blacksmith account book, 1800s Bonanza Bugle 5 3 July 1972

Blanchard House, 1881-1974 Bonanza Bugle 7 3 July 1974

Bliss dry cleaners, 1947 Bonanza Bugle 27 1 August 1993

Bonanza Bugle Tribute, 1968-1979 Bonanza Bugle 12 1 January 1979

Bonanza News, 1882 Bonanza Bugle 4 2 Fall 1971

Bowens Mill Bonanza Bugle 12 1 January 1979

Bradee store Bonanza Bugle 12 3 July 1979

Business changes in Lake Odessa Bonanza Bugle 22 4 November 1989

C & O Freight house, 1887-1971 Bonanza Bugle 4 2 Fall 1971

Canadian settlement, Keene twp. Michigana 27 1 March 1982

Carpenter Bros, see Wave 1903 Bonanza Bugle 12 2 April 1979

Carpenter Fete Bonanza Bugle 17 4 October 1984

Cave building, 1887 Bonanza Bugle 7 3 July 1974

Centennial farms Bonanza Bugle 15 3 July 1982

Centennial farms Bonanza Bugle 9 4 October 1976

Central Telephone service Bonanza Bugle 14 2 April 1981

Central telephone service corrections Bonanza Bugle 14 3 July 1981

Changes for local businesses - Lake Odessa Bonanza Bugle 24 3 August 1990

Changing scene Bonanza Bugle 27 1 August 1993

Changing scene, 1976 Bonanza Bugle 9 1 February 1976

Charles Estep diary, 1883-85, Ionia co., Michigan Bonanza Bugle 17 2 April 1984

Charles Henry Peabody (Dr.), 1876-1950, Michigan Bonanza Bugle 5 4 November 1972

Civil War/Cave building-Gar meeting House Bonanza Bugle 7 3 July 1974

Clarksville Bonanza Bugle 9 4 October 1976

Clarksville record 1896 Bonanza Bugle 9 4 October 1976

Clarksville, yesterday and today Bonanza Bugle 26 3 February 1993

Cortright remembers steamboat, 1900-1905 Bonanza Bugle 1 4 Spring 1969

Dexter colony, Ionia, founded, 1833 American Monthly Magazine 39 4 October 1911

Dillenbeck Ionia co., 1872 Bonanza Bugle 8 3 July 1975

Dorotha Augst Daniels senior memories, 1923 Bonanza Bugle 13 2 April 1980

Drowning tragedy on Jordan Lake, 1869 Bonanza Bugle 17 4 October 1984

Early days in Lake Odessa Bonanza Bugle 21 4 November 1988

Early life in Odessa twp. Bonanza Bugle 22 1 February 1989

Ena Armstrong, 1900s, Ionia co., Michigan Bonanza Bugle 6 3 Summer 1973

Farmer's post offices, 1870 Bonanza Bugle 13 2 April 1980

Farmers clubs, early 1900 Bonanza Bugle 17 4 October 1984

Father Moeggenberg's pictorial history of Ionia Bonanza Bugle July 1970

Michigana

Publisher: Western Michigan Genealogical Society.

Publisher Address: Grand Rapids Pub Lib, 60 Library Plaza

Publisher City: Grand Rapids

Publisher State: MI Publisher Zip: 49503

Subscription Price: 16.00

PERSI Code: MIMI   

The Western Michigan Genealogical Society also publishes and sells the following guides for research in the periodical MICHIGANA.

MICHIGANA, An Index to Articles Published in Volumes 18-1 through 35-3 (Sep. 1990)

Compiled by Kathy Tabb.

W.M.G.S.'s quarterly publication MICHIGANA covers unpublished records in West Michigan, and is now 40 pages each issue. This alphabetized index spans 17 years of this fine quarterly, giving the name, geographic location, volume, volume number and page for each article. 1991.

28 pages, softcover .................. $ 8.00

microfiche...........One card .................. $ 4.00

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MICHIGANA INDEX 1975-1984

by Western Michigan Genealogical Society.

A ten-year index to our quarterly, "MICHIGANA", 1987.

245 pages, softcover ..............$25.00

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MICHIGANA INDEX 1965-1974

by Western Michigan Genealogical Society. A ten-year index to our quarterly, "MICHIGANA.", 1981.

126 pages, softcover ................ $ 7.00

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MICHIGANA INDEX 1955-1964

By Western Michigan Genealogical Society.

A ten-year index to our quarterly, "MICHIGANA", 1981.

8 pages, softcover ............ $ 5.00

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MICHIGANA INDEX 1955-1964, 1965-1974, 1975-1984

Western Michigan Genealogical Society. (1965-1984.)

mf ...... Nine cards ......... $13.50

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• The Hall-Fowler Memorial Library holds scattered issues of Michigana

Detroit Society for Genealogical Research Magazine

Publisher: Detroit Soc For Genealogical Res.

Publisher Address: Detroit Pub Lib, 5201 Woodward Ave.

Publisher City: Detroit

Publisher State: MIPublisher Zip: 48202

Subscription Price: 15.00

PERSI Code: DSGR  

Bonanza Bugle

General Subject Area: U.S.

Topics: MI

Other Titles:

Notes:

ACPL Holdings: v.1- 1968-

ACPL Call Number:

ISSN Number: 0896-1557

Other repositories holding this title include: Allen County Public Library

Publisher: Lake Odessa Area Historical Society

Publisher Address: Page Memorial Bldg, 839 Fourth Ave

Publisher City: Lake Odessa

Publisher State: MIPublisher Zip: 48849

Subscription Price: 5.00

PERSI Code: MIBB    

Periodical Title Car-Del Scribe

General Subject Area: U.S.

Topics: US

Other Titles:

Notes:

ACPL Holdings: v.BB-EE,1965-68,v.6- 1969-

ACPL Call Number:

ISSN Number:

Other repositories holding this title include: Los Angeles Public Library, New York Public Library, Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton Co.,New England Historic Genealogical Society Library,Allen County Public Library (partial holdings),Dallas Public Library (partial holdings),Family History Library (partial holdings),Library of Congress (partial holdings)

Publisher: Car-Del Publications

Publisher Address: POB 73

Publisher City: Ludlow

Publisher State: MAPublisher Zip: 01056

Subscription Price: 10.00

PERSI Code: CDSC   

Periodical Title Flint Genealogical Quarterly

General Subject Area: U.S.

Topics: MI

Other Titles:

Notes:

ACPL Holdings: v.1- 1959-

ACPL Call Number: OPEN

ISSN Number:

Other repositories holding this title include: Allen County Public Library,Family History Library,Library of Congress,New York Public Library,State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library,Dallas Public Library (partial holdings),Los Angeles Public Library (partial holdings),Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton Co. (partial holdings)

Publisher: Flint Genealogical Society

Publisher Address: POB 1217

Publisher City: Flint

Publisher State: MIPublisher Zip: 48501-1217

Subscription Price: 0.00

PERSI Code: MIFL   

Periodical Title Kalamazoo Valley Family History Newsletter

General Subject Area: U.S.

Topics: MI

Other Titles: new title: Kalamazoo Valley Heritage

Notes:

ACPL Holdings: v.1-11 1971-82

ACPL Call Number: OPEN

ISSN Number:

Other repositories holding this title include: Allen County Public Library,Family History Library,New York Public Library,State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library,Public Library of Cincinnati & Hamilton Co. (partial holdings),Newberry Library (partial holdings),Library of Congress (partial holdings),Atlanta-Fulton Public Library (partial holdings),Los Angeles Public Library (partial holdings)

Publisher: Kalamazoo Valley Genealogical Soc.

Publisher Address: POB 405

Publisher City: Comstock

Publisher State: MIPublisher Zip: 49041-0405

Subscription Price: 0.00

PERSI Code: MIKV   

Periodical Title American Monthly Magazine

General Subject Area: U.S.

Topics: US, DAR

Other Titles: new title: Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine with v.43

Notes:

ACPL Holdings: v.1-42 1892-1913

ACPL Call Number:

ISSN Number:

Other repositories holding this title include: Allen County Public Library.Los Angeles Public Library,Dallas Public Library,Library of Congress,New York Public Library,Family History Library (partial holdings),Atlanta-Fulton Public Library (partial holdings)

Publisher: Daughters of the American Revolut.

Publisher Address: 1776 D Street NW

Publisher City: Washington

Publisher State: DCPublisher Zip: 20006

Subscription Price: 0.00

PERSI Code: DARM