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:...
The Family History Hounds genealogy group will meet Thursday, May 2, 2024 at 1:00pm in the McMillan meeting room for our monthly program. This month we'll hear from Amy Vegra from the Indiana Historical Society. Indiana Historical Society: there's genealogy there? Amy Vedra, Director of Reference...
Help preserve our Plainfield history by sharing your historic photos, letters, and artifacts. Drop by the library's Indiana Room anytime between January 21-23, 2022 during library hours and we will digitize your treasures, add the electronic image to our local history archives, and return the...
Preserving history is a mission of the Indiana Room. We wanted to be sure to capture this moment in pandemic history and document it for the future. Thanks to the Plainfield residents who participated in our Oral History project. Listen in their own words how...
Did you know the library can help you locate historic marriage records from Hendricks County? Index to Marriage Records Hendricks County, Indiana SEARCH DATABASE This project was originally indexed by the Indiana W.P.A. Original records are located in the Hendricks County Clerk's Office, Danville, IN. For information on...
If you love history and looking at nostalgic photographs, you'll want to check out these new pictorial books on Plainfield and Hendricks County, Indiana. The library has several copies in the collection--if they're all checked out, be sure to place a hold through Evergreen so...
The Library has a growing collection of historic photographs from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries documenting the people and places of Hendricks County. Browse through hundreds of these pictures of Plainfield and other Hendricks County towns and villages here. ...
