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...
New Meeting Room Policy and Reservation System The Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library recently adopted a new Meeting Room Policy, which will become fully effective on January 1, 2026. The Library is also in the process of switching to a new reservation system, which will be launched...
The PGPTL Genealogy Club will meet Thursday, February 5, 2025 at 1:00pm in McMillan meeting room for our monthly 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 particular...
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....
Renovations at the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library have begun! Over the past few weeks we have been moving collections, furniture, and equipment to prepare for the latest renovation project. Phase 1 of that project is underway and includes the following areas on the first floor: the...
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...
