diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/hashdatabase/HashDbIngestModule.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/hashdatabase/HashDbIngestModule.java
index 2416001856..5c36db124e 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/hashdatabase/HashDbIngestModule.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/hashdatabase/HashDbIngestModule.java
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.Case;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.services.Blackboard;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.Logger;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.MessageNotifyUtil;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.ingest.IngestMessage;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.ingest.IngestServices;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.ingest.ModuleDataEvent;
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ public class HashDbIngestModule implements FileIngestModule {
     private long jobId;
     private static final HashMap<Long, IngestJobTotals> totalsForIngestJobs = new HashMap<>();
     private static final IngestModuleReferenceCounter refCounter = new IngestModuleReferenceCounter();
+    private Blackboard blackboard;
 
     private static class IngestJobTotals {
 
@@ -135,6 +138,8 @@ public class HashDbIngestModule implements FileIngestModule {
 
     @Override
     public ProcessResult process(AbstractFile file) {
+        blackboard = Case.getCurrentCase().getServices().getBlackboard();
+        
         // Skip unallocated space files.
         if (file.getType().equals(TskData.TSK_DB_FILES_TYPE_ENUM.UNALLOC_BLOCKS)) {
             return ProcessResult.OK;
@@ -292,6 +297,15 @@ public class HashDbIngestModule implements FileIngestModule {
             badFile.addAttribute(att3);
             BlackboardAttribute att4 = new BlackboardAttribute(ATTRIBUTE_TYPE.TSK_COMMENT.getTypeID(), MODULE_NAME, comment);
             badFile.addAttribute(att4);
+            
+            try {
+                // index the artifact for keyword search
+                blackboard.indexArtifact(badFile);
+            } catch (Blackboard.BlackboardException ex) {
+                logger.log(Level.SEVERE, NbBundle.getMessage(Blackboard.class, "Blackboard.unableToIndexArtifact.error.msg", badFile.getDisplayName()), ex); //NON-NLS
+                MessageNotifyUtil.Notify.error(
+                        NbBundle.getMessage(Blackboard.class, "Blackboard.unableToIndexArtifact.exception.msg"), badFile.getDisplayName());
+            }
 
             if (showInboxMessage) {
                 StringBuilder detailsSb = new StringBuilder();
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/iOS/CallLogAnalyzer.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/iOS/CallLogAnalyzer.java
index b219ee6e02..514546a9ab 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/iOS/CallLogAnalyzer.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/iOS/CallLogAnalyzer.java
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.sql.Statement;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
+import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.Case;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.services.Blackboard;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.Logger;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.MessageNotifyUtil;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.datamodel.ContentUtils;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.AbstractFile;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.BlackboardArtifact;
@@ -44,8 +47,10 @@ class CallLogAnalyzer {
     private java.io.File jFile = null;
     private String moduleName = iOSModuleFactory.getModuleName();
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(CallLogAnalyzer.class.getName());
+    private Blackboard blackboard;
 
     public void findCallLogs() {
+        blackboard = Case.getCurrentCase().getServices().getBlackboard();
         List<AbstractFile> absFiles;
         try {
             SleuthkitCase skCase = Case.getCurrentCase().getSleuthkitCase();
@@ -119,6 +124,14 @@ class CallLogAnalyzer {
                     bba.addAttribute(new BlackboardAttribute(BlackboardAttribute.ATTRIBUTE_TYPE.TSK_DIRECTION.getTypeID(), moduleName, type));
                     bba.addAttribute(new BlackboardAttribute(BlackboardAttribute.ATTRIBUTE_TYPE.TSK_NAME.getTypeID(), moduleName, name));
 
+                    try {
+                        // index the artifact for keyword search
+                        blackboard.indexArtifact(bba);
+                    } catch (Blackboard.BlackboardException ex) {
+                        logger.log(Level.SEVERE, NbBundle.getMessage(Blackboard.class, "Blackboard.unableToIndexArtifact.error.msg", bba.getDisplayName()), ex); //NON-NLS
+                        MessageNotifyUtil.Notify.error(
+                                NbBundle.getMessage(Blackboard.class, "Blackboard.unableToIndexArtifact.exception.msg"), bba.getDisplayName());
+                    }
                 }
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Error parsing Call logs to the Blackboard", e); //NON-NLS
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/iOS/ContactAnalyzer.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/iOS/ContactAnalyzer.java
index 0ba1125ef3..b9ea843aec 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/iOS/ContactAnalyzer.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/iOS/ContactAnalyzer.java
@@ -30,8 +30,11 @@ import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.sql.Statement;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
+import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.Case;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.services.Blackboard;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.Logger;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.MessageNotifyUtil;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.AbstractFile;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.BlackboardArtifact;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.BlackboardAttribute;
@@ -50,9 +53,11 @@ class ContactAnalyzer {
     private java.io.File jFile = null;
     private String moduleName = iOSModuleFactory.getModuleName();
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(ContactAnalyzer.class.getName());
+    private Blackboard blackboard;
 
     public void findContacts() {
 
+        blackboard = Case.getCurrentCase().getServices().getBlackboard();
         List<AbstractFile> absFiles;
         try {
             SleuthkitCase skCase = Case.getCurrentCase().getSleuthkitCase();
@@ -140,6 +145,15 @@ class ContactAnalyzer {
                         bba.addAttribute(new BlackboardAttribute(BlackboardAttribute.ATTRIBUTE_TYPE.TSK_EMAIL.getTypeID(), moduleName, data1));
                     }
                     oldName = name;
+                    
+                    try {
+                        // index the artifact for keyword search
+                        blackboard.indexArtifact(bba);
+                    } catch (Blackboard.BlackboardException ex) {
+                        logger.log(Level.SEVERE, NbBundle.getMessage(Blackboard.class, "Blackboard.unableToIndexArtifact.error.msg", bba.getDisplayName()), ex); //NON-NLS
+                        MessageNotifyUtil.Notify.error(
+                                NbBundle.getMessage(Blackboard.class, "Blackboard.unableToIndexArtifact.exception.msg"), bba.getDisplayName());
+                    }                    
                 }
 
             } catch (Exception e) {
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/iOS/TextMessageAnalyzer.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/iOS/TextMessageAnalyzer.java
index a6090bc7e4..ca32e43450 100755
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/iOS/TextMessageAnalyzer.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/modules/iOS/TextMessageAnalyzer.java
@@ -25,8 +25,11 @@ import java.sql.SQLException;
 import java.sql.Statement;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
+import org.openide.util.NbBundle;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.Case;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.casemodule.services.Blackboard;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.Logger;
+import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.coreutils.MessageNotifyUtil;
 import org.sleuthkit.autopsy.datamodel.ContentUtils;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.AbstractFile;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.BlackboardArtifact;
@@ -45,8 +48,10 @@ class TextMessageAnalyzer {
     List<AbstractFile> absFiles;
     private String moduleName = iOSModuleFactory.getModuleName();
     private static final Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(TextMessageAnalyzer.class.getName());
+    private Blackboard blackboard;
 
     void findTexts() {
+        blackboard = Case.getCurrentCase().getServices().getBlackboard();
         try {
             SleuthkitCase skCase = Case.getCurrentCase().getSleuthkitCase();
             absFiles = skCase.findAllFilesWhere("name ='mmssms.db'"); //NON-NLS //get exact file name
@@ -122,6 +127,15 @@ class TextMessageAnalyzer {
                     bba.addAttribute(new BlackboardAttribute(BlackboardAttribute.ATTRIBUTE_TYPE.TSK_SUBJECT.getTypeID(), moduleName, subject));
                     bba.addAttribute(new BlackboardAttribute(BlackboardAttribute.ATTRIBUTE_TYPE.TSK_TEXT.getTypeID(), moduleName, body));
                     bba.addAttribute(new BlackboardAttribute(BlackboardAttribute.ATTRIBUTE_TYPE.TSK_MESSAGE_TYPE.getTypeID(), moduleName, "SMS Message"));
+                    
+                    try {
+                        // index the artifact for keyword search
+                        blackboard.indexArtifact(bba);
+                    } catch (Blackboard.BlackboardException ex) {
+                        logger.log(Level.SEVERE, NbBundle.getMessage(Blackboard.class, "Blackboard.unableToIndexArtifact.error.msg", bba.getDisplayName()), ex); //NON-NLS
+                        MessageNotifyUtil.Notify.error(
+                                NbBundle.getMessage(Blackboard.class, "Blackboard.unableToIndexArtifact.exception.msg"), bba.getDisplayName());
+                    }
                 }
 
             } catch (Exception e) {