Teachers Database Updated

Entries from the 1930-1939 school years have been added to the database Index to Teachers in Hendricks County Schools, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It is a list of all of the teachers in the county's schools, as published in area newspapers at the beginning of each school year by the county's schools superintendent. The list was comprised of the teacher's name and their location, and sometimes included the subjects they were teaching.

The database is in progress - it currently covers 1930-1963.

Marriage Index Updated

Entries from Hendricks County Marriage Book Volume 44 (18 September 1982 - 21 August 1983) have been added to the database Index to Hendricks County Marriage Books, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It includes the names of the bride and groom, their date of marriage and the corresponding book and page number.

This index is in progress - so far it covers the period of 1904-1983, as well as 1824-1848.

Probate Records Work Session in Plainfield

The Indiana Genealogical Society is holding a work session on Saturday, October 15 from 9:30 am to 4 pm for all those who would like to help with their project to preserve and digitize Hendricks County's earliest probate records. The work session will be held at the Plainfield Public Library and you can stop by at any time during the day to help unfold the papers and place them in folders.

Please register for this work session - you may register online through the library's Events Calendar or by calling the library's Indiana Room - (317) 838-3800.

Since this project was started in 2009, over 2,000 probate records have been worked on.

College Students Database Updated

Entries from the 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934 and 1935 school years have been added to the database Hendricks County Students Attending Indiana Colleges, which is on the Hendricks County GenWeb site. It is a listing of some of the students from Hendricks County who were either attending or graduating from various colleges in Indiana, as compiled from information sent by college officials to area newspapers. The list was comprised of the student's name, hometown and class, and sometimes included their major or the degree they were receiving.

The colleges that submitted information to the newspapers varied from year to year. Ball State University, Butler University, DePauw University, Earlham College, Indiana State University, Indiana University and Purdue University are among those who submitted information at one time or another.

The database is an ongoing project. It currently covers the period of 1930-1961.

Index to Divorce Cases Added

A database consisting of divorce case filings listed in Hendricks County Entry Docket Book 11 (which covers June 1953 to March 1965) and Book 12 (which covers March 1965 to August 1975) have been added to the Hendricks County GenWeb site. The database includes the names of the two parties, the date the divorce case was filed, and the case number.