The following excerpt is from an article written by Bill McCleery, at the October 23, 2014 edition of indystar.com:
The Indiana Commission on Public Records has approved a contract with Ancestry.com to digitize more than 13 million birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage records, Gov. Mike Pence announced Thursday.
The birth and death certificates date back to the early 1900s, according to a news release, and the state’s marriage records are from 1958 through 2005.
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The effort represents the largest online collection of state materials ever digitized, officials said.
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The online records will be available free through the State Archives but not initially. There is a three-year embargo so Ancestry.com can recoup its costs, the governor’s office said. However, the State Archives will be able to provide public access to the records at its Indianapolis location once the records are digitized.
