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WHAT IS THE INDIANA ROOM?
The Indiana Room is located on the second floor of the Danville Public Library. It was established for the conservation and circulation of historical and genealogical material.
WHAT IS AVAILABLE IN THE INDIANA ROOM?
The collection includes historic material on Indiana, Hendricks County, Danville, Central Normal College, and Canterbury College. The genealogy collection includes photos, family group sheets, bound family histories, periodicals, microfilm, microfiche, CD-ROM reference, and reference books in the areas of researching and writing family histories.
RESEARCH HELP AVAILABLE
Local history walking tours and genealogy sessions are available by appointment for Scouts working on local history badges.
Classes in beginning genealogy and the writing of family histories can be arranged for small groups by appointment.
Specific research questions can be submitted by writing to the Indiana Room. There is a 15 cent charge for the cost of each page copied and the cost of return postage.
For more information and to set appointments, call (317) 745-2604 or e-mail: dplind@in-motion.net.
HOURS:
MON-THUR 9 A.M.~8 P.M.
FRI & SAT 9 A.M.~ 5 P.M.
SUN 2 P.M.~5 P.M.
REFERENCE REQUEST POLICIES
INDIANA ROOM
Staff perform limited research using available indexes for individuals unable to visit the Danville Public Library. A brochure listing those resources will be sent upon request.
Requests are answered in the order they are received, regardless of their means of transmission, except for official requests from state and local government. A reference request form is available for your convenience. The staff will not search the newspapers for articles when an exact date is not specified. If you can provide a exact date of death, an obituary will be looked up.
By Letter
The staff receives several letters each week, and tries to answer each of them in a timely manner. Some requests are more difficult than others and, therefore, take longer to answer. Written requests should be as exact as possible. Requests should include a non-refundable $5.00 per each surname inquiry. This entitles the requester up to 5 pages of photocopies with additional photocopies charged at the rate of fifteen cents per page. Our address is:
Indiana Room
Danville Public Library
101 S. Indiana Street
Danville, Indiana 46122
By Telephone
The primary responsibility of the staff is to supervise the use of library materials and to provide assistance to those researchers who have traveled to use the material in the Indiana Room of the Danville Public Library. Requests by phone should be limited to general reference questions or to questions that would help familiarize you with the holdings of the Indiana Room. Staff will direct callers to submit a written request for specific information. Our phone number is: (317)745-2604.
By Fax
Faxed requests do not take precedence over other requests. Our fax number is:
(317)745-0756. The same charges apply to faxed reference that applies to letter reference questions. Be sure to note this is for a faxed request on your payment.
Faxed requests must be accompanied with a snail mail address, and payment made
before copies will be sent.
By E-Mail
Requests via e-mail do not take precedence over other requests. The e-mail address to use is: dplind@in-motion.net. The same charges apply to e-mail reference that applies to letter reference questions. Be sure to note this is for payment of an e-mail request on your payment. E-mail requests must be accompanied with a snail mail address, and payment made before copies will be sent.
HENDRICKS COUNTY RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN THE INDIANA ROOM
Atlas of Hendricks County, 1878, 1904
Biographical Record of Hendricks County, 1895
History of Hendricks County, 1914, by Hadley
People's Guide, 1874, 1920
History of Hendricks County, 1914-1976
WPA Name Index
Birth Records 1882-1920
Death Records 1880-1990
Marriage Records 1824-1920
Cemetery Index (some cemeteries not yet indexed)
Original Land Tract Book
Hendricks County Newspapers from 1846-present
Sanborn Fire Maps of Danville
Microfilm Census 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920
(Indexes for 1830-1870)
Obituary Index of Microfilmed Newspapers 1846-1904 inclusive
Hendricks County Interim Report of Architecture
Industrial Souvenir of Hendricks County
County Seat Genealogical Newsletters
Hendricks County Genealogical Newsletters
Family Group Sheets and Bound Family Histories
Clipping Files with Hendricks County Information
Assorted High School Yearbooks (some dating back to 1929)
Central Normal College Catalogs on Microfilm (some dating back to 1899)
Central Normal College Yearbooks (not all years)
Central Normal College Histories
Assorted Church Histories
Photo File (miscellaneous buildings, people, and Central Normal)
All of the above are considered reference and do not circulate.
OTHER SOURCES OF RESEARCH AVAILABLE IN THE INDIANA ROOM
County Histories, or some type of information from all 92 counties
Microfilm Census for 15 counties other than Hendricks
AGLL microform loan for valid Danville Library Patrons
Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy
Genealogy Periodicals
Information File on Indiana events and people
Indiana Nature Books and Periodicals
Indiana Code
Indiana Administrative Code
Tourism File for vacation planning in Indiana
Mayflower Lineage Books
DAR Indexes
PERSI on Microfiche
Indiana Biographical Index on Microfiche
CD-ROMS Containing Indexes for Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, Maryland, Rhode Island, New York, Connecticut, and Texas
Local Newspapers
Military Pension Indexes
Assorted Books on How to Research, Write, and Publish Genealogies
Writings by Indiana Authors such as George Ade, James Whitcomb Riley, Myrtie Barker, etc.
OTHER GENEALOGY SITESLast updated .
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