chat loading…


 

Indiana Room

Indiana Room Hours

Monday  9:00am – 8:00pm

Tuesday  9:00am – 8:00pm

Wednesday 9:00am – 8:00pm

Thursday  9:00am – 8:00pm

Friday  9:00pm – 6:00pm

Saturday  9:00am – 5:00pm

Sunday  1:00pm – 5:00pm

Contact Us:

(317) 839-6602 x.2114

1120 Stafford Rd, Plainfield, IN 46168

askindiana@plainfieldlibrary.net

The Indiana Room welcomes local history items, family genealogies, photographs and other relevant materials to add the archival collection.

What You'll Find

  • Local histories
  • Local family genealogy
  • Information about Indiana history, geography, and more
  • Biographies of famous Hoosiers
  • Books by Indiana, Plainfield, and Hendricks County authors
  • How-to information about researching historical topics
  • Searchable databases
  • Over 18,000 books, vertical files, maps, and microfilm

What’s New in the Indiana Room

  • Are you interested in your ancestry? Learn how to get started with your genealogy from the Indiana Room’s Sarah Wright. She’ll discuss tips, tricks, and proper methods for digging through online records.  Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at 6:30pm McMillan B meeting Room....

  • We are happy to announce expanded access to two great resources for searching historical newspapers! Both Newspapers.com and Newpaper Archive are available from home as well as within the library! The scope of both collections has expanded as well. Newspapers.com Library Edition is an extensive......

  • The Family History Hounds genealogy group will meet Thursday, April 6, 2023 at 1:00pm in the McMillan B Meeting Room for our monthly program. Genealogy speaker Amber Oldenburg will be our presenter: Land for the Homeless: Homestead Records and How To Use Them in Your......

Want to learn more about the Indiana Room?

Feel free to reach out the library staff with any questions you might have. We’re more than happy to help however possible!