PERSI? It’s the Periodical Source Index that is now hosted by the Allen County Public Library of Fort Wayne, Indiana. In fact, that’s where PERSI is produced. So, what is it? I call it a subject or topical index to thousands of genealogical and local history periodicals and it’s a free index search. Well-known ones and some obscure ones are included. Indiana? Oh, many from there, beyond there in the U.S., and worldwide. PERSI heavily covers the U.S. and Canada periodicals but there are gems from other places. The Genealogy Center at the main library in downtown Fort Wayne has all the periodicals that are indexed. I keep a running list of those I want to read.
I could write many paragraphs on its usefulness and tips for finding information, but I will let a colleague do that for you. Cari Taplin, Certified Genealogist®, even shares some insight I had missed.
Visit Cari’s blog for some fantastic information on PERSI. Par I was posted January 26th and Part 2 on February 3rd (today!). Go read and learn. Thanks, Cari. https://genealogypants.com/pantspockets/
© 2022, Paula Stuart-Warren. All rights reserved.
