Liberty Township 1905 School Records Added

Lists of the graduates and teachers of common schools in Liberty Township in 1905 have been added to the Data section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. These lists were extracted from a 1905 commencement program, which is in the collection of the Plainfield Public Library.

NOTE: A common school went up to 8th grade.

Hendricks County Histories Digitized

Digital versions of various books about Hendricks County history, including several county histories and directories, are available online for free.

--The People’s Guide (Cline & McHaffie, 1874)
http://www.co.hendricks.in.us/Archive/SectionMenus/Miscellaneoushistoricalindex.asp OR
http://books.google.com/books?id=YkbWAAAAMAAJ

--Atlas of Hendricks County, Indiana (J.H. Beers & Co., 1878)
http://www.co.hendricks.in.us/Archive/SectionMenus/HistoricalMapsIndex_1878.asp

--History of Hendricks County (Chicago: Inter-State Publishing Co., 1885)
http://archive.org/details/historyofhendric02inte OR
http://books.google.com/books?id=qUbWAAAAMAAJ

--A Portrait and Biographical Record of Boone, Clinton and Hendricks Counties, Ind. (Chicago: A.W. Bowen & Co., 1895)
http://archive.org/details/portraitbiographbch00chic

--Industrial Souvenir of Hendricks County (1904)
http://www.co.hendricks.in.us/Archive/SectionMenus/Miscellaneoushistoricalindex.asp

--Standard Atlas of Hendricks County (Chicago: George A. Ogle & Co., 1904)
http://archive.org/details/standardatlasofh00geoa OR
http://www.co.hendricks.in.us/Archive/SectionMenus/HistoricalMapsIndex_1904.asp

--History of Hendricks County (Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen & Co., 1914)
http://archive.org/details/historyofhendric00hadl

--Prairie Farmer’s Directory of Reliable Farmers and Breeders, Hendricks County (1920)
http://www.co.hendricks.in.us/Archive/SectionMenus/Miscellaneoushistoricalindex.asp

5 More Hendricks County Probate Records Files Put Online

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added 5 more digitized files of Hendricks County probate records to their website. The newest files cover the surnames TOMLINSON, TONEY, WALKER and WELLS.

There are now 654 files of Hendricks County probate records online. These files are free to the public and are part of the society's Records Preservation Project.

More Hendricks County Probate Records Files Put Online

The Indiana Genealogical Society has added 39 more digitized files of Hendricks County probate records to their website. The newest files cover the surnames ALBERTSON, ALMOND, APPLEGATE, ARNOLD, AYERS, BANKS, CALL, HANCOCK, HARDIN, HART, McVEY, MENDENHALL, MEREDITH, MERRITT, NOLAND, PLASTER, PLUMMER, POLAND, PORTER, POTTER, RAMMEL, SELCH, SNODDY, SPARKS, SPRAY, STONE, STOUT, TOLEN and WILSON.

There are now 649 files of Hendricks County probate records online. These files are free to the public and are part of the society's Records Preservation Project.

Hendricks County Divorce Records Index Updated

An index of Hendricks County divorce cases that is in the Data section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site has been updated. The index now covers divorce cases that were filed in Hendricks County courts from June 1953 through December 1992. It was compiled using entry docket books for the various courts.

Hendricks County Censuses Digitized

Digital versions of the Hendricks County censuses for 1830 through 1930 are available online for free at Internet Archive, thanks to their partnership with the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne. The library digitized their collection of census microfilm from the National Archives.

--Hendricks County 1830 census: http://archive.org/details/populationsc18300030unit

--Hendricks County 1840 census: http://archive.org/details/populationsc18400087unit

--Hendricks County 1850 census: http://archive.org/details/7thcensus0150unit

--Hendricks County 1860 census: http://archive.org/details/populationschedu265unit

--Hendricks County 1870 census: http://archive.org/details/populationschedu0322unit

--Hendricks County 1880 census: http://archive.org/details/10thcensus0283unit

--Hendricks County 1900 census: http://archive.org/details/12thcensusofpopu376unit

--Hendricks County 1910 census: http://archive.org/details/13thcensus1910po354unit

--Hendricks County 1920 census: http://archive.org/details/14thcensusofpopu436unit

--Hendricks County 1930 census: http://archive.org/details/indianacensus00reel591

Plainfield Library To Host Family Photos Program

Photo preservation and restoration expert Joan Hostetler will present a free program, "Care and Identification of Family Photos," on Saturday, October 6 at Plainfield Public Library. The program, which begins at 11 am, will show you how to identify, date, preserve and display your heirloom photos. Participants are encouraged to bring interesting, mystery or problem photos for evaluation. Hostetler is a graduate of the George Eastman House International Museum of Photography and received her MFA in imaging arts from the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is the co-owner of Heritage Photo & Research Services, which specializes in local history research, photo preservation and digitization, and archives management.

This is a free program - to reserve your spot, visit www.plainfieldlibrary.net or call (317) 838-3800.

Washington Township February 1847 Voters List Added

A list of the voters in Washington Township in February 1847 has been added to the Data section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This voters list was compiled from photocopies found in the collection of the Plainfield Public Library and it is from an election that was held February 13, 1847 in McClain's Schoolhouse to elect a Justice of the Peace for Washington Township.

Plainfield Library Digitizes Hendricks County Historical Society Newsletters

The Indiana Room of the Plainfield Public Library has begun digitizing their collection of the newsletters of the Hendricks County Historical Society (published between 1971 and 2000) and placing them online at:

http://www.plainfieldlibrary.net/localdatabases.html

So far the first 4 issues are online - the digitizing is a work in progress, and more issues will be added over time. The society no longer exists, so having these newsletters online allows researchers easier access to some of the great local information that is found in them.

NOTE: These newsletters were indexed in PERSI (Periodical Source Index), a database that is available via subscription to Heritage Quest or Ancestry.com, as well as in-person visits to the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne.

Guilford Township January 1847 Voters List Added

A list of the voters in Guilford Township in January 1847 has been added to the Data section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This voters list was compiled from photocopies found in the collection of the Plainfield Public Library and it is from an election that was held January 23, 1847 in Plainfield to elect a Justice of the Peace for Guilford Township.

Hendricks County Teachers Database Updated

Entries from the 1923 school year 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. It covers the years 1923-1963.