Keep an eye out for Mayme Snipes, Time Traveling Librarian, as she shares the histories of some of Plainfield's downtown buildings. The bright yellow window clings, located in the windows of buildings along Main Street, contain a QR code that will transport you to the...
The PGPTL Genealogy Club will meet Thursday, February 5, 2025 at 1:00pm in McMillan meeting room for our monthly genealogy program. Using City Directories in Your Research City directories help us trace residents, local businesses, and social, religious, and charitable institutions to a particular place at a...
Thanks to a grant from the Indiana Historical Society, the Indiana Room has been able to digitized a small run of the Plainfield Messenger newspaper. In the Twentieth Century, local newspapers were the place to go for keeping on top of things happening in the area, and...
Who Owned My House? Thursday, October 9 at 6:30pm (West meeting room) The Indiana Room welcomes Mark Belloni to present this program on property research. Learn how to uncover the history of the places we call home. As a professionally trained historian with a deep love...
By back popular demand! Enjoy a leisurely walk through historic downtown Plainfield, Indiana, and learn about some of the buildings and homes that have a place in our town's history. Registration is required and is limited. Indiana Room staff will lead this tour, which requires walking 1.5...
The Indiana Room is pleased to share that the library now subscribes to an expanded database for the Indianapolis Star newspaper. Patrons now have access to the Star from 1903 - current day. Click here to explore! Expand the gray "Genealogy Databases" drop down...
Biographies are a great way to encounter aspects of the world which we, ourselves, haven’t been exposed to. The Indiana Room circulating collection offers an extensive selection of Indiana biographies and autobiographies; here are a few with links to our catalog to place them on hold. Eli Lilly:...
Hendricks County, Indiana is celebrating its 200th birthday in 2024! Visit the Hendricks 200 website for all things Bicentennial--Great activities, events, history, and more throughout 2024....
The Indiana Room's Sarah Wright has authored the new book "50 Historic Buildings of Plainfield, Indiana: the places and the people". Featuring some of Plainfield's well-known structures as well as a few that often are unnoticed, this book shares the stories of not only the...
The Indiana Room has a tremendous collection of photographs of Plainfield, Guilford Township, and Hendricks County. One of the most popular collections are the aerial photos of Plainfield, Indiana. Come browse the Photograph Database and fly over this unique view of our town! Use the search...
