Hendricks County estate index updated for 1948-1952

An index of the Hendricks County estate cases that had legal notices published in Hendricks County newspapers has been updated to include notices from the Clayton Commercial for 1948-1952. This index is in the probate records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site.

This index now covers these Hendricks County newspapers:

• Clayton Commercial - 1945; 1948 through 1952 [scattered issues]
• Coatesville Herald - 1945 through 1961 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1961)
• Danville Gazette - 1945 through 1986
• The Republican (Danville) - 1945 through 1986
• The Friday Caller (Plainfield) - 1945 through 1956 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1956)
• Plainfield Messenger - 1945 through 1952

This index currently covers 1945-1986; more newspapers and more years will be added later.

This may not be a comprehensive list of all of the Hendricks County estate cases for this time period; legal notices could be filed in any newspaper in the county.

List of North Salem High School students in 1921 added

An index of the students in grades 9 through 12 at North Salem High School in 1921 has been added to the school records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the North Salem High School 1921 yearbook, The Echo. This yearbook is in the collection of the Danville library.

List of Eel River Township landowners in 1903 added

An index of the landowners in Eel River Township in 1903 has been added to the Land Records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Hendricks County Assessor's collection of plat books and lists the Congressional Township, Range and Section that the land was located in.

The Hendricks County Government's Archive has digital files of the plat books for scattered years between 1852 and 1940.

Hendricks County estate index updated for 1945

An index of the Hendricks County estate cases that had legal notices published in Hendricks County newspapers has been updated to include notices from the Clayton Commercial for 1945. This index is in the probate records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site.

This index now covers these Hendricks County newspapers:

• Clayton Commercial - 1945 [scattered issues]
• Coatesville Herald - 1945 through 1961 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1961)
• Danville Gazette - 1945 through 1986
• The Republican (Danville) - 1945 through 1986
• The Friday Caller (Plainfield) - 1945 through 1956 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1956)
• Plainfield Messenger - 1945 through 1952

This index currently covers 1945-1986; more newspapers and more years will be added later.

This may not be a comprehensive list of all of the Hendricks County estate cases for this time period; legal notices could be filed in any newspaper in the county.

Hendricks County residents who graduated from Franklin College, Franklin (1986)

source: Plainfield Messenger (Plainfield, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, May 29, 1986 - page 2, columns 3-4:

According to a newspaper article, the following residents of Hendricks County graduated from Franklin College in Franklin, Indiana during its May 24 commencement exercises:

--Todd Bratton Davis, Plainfield
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Davis
subject: Business
--Dorene Jackson, Plainfield
daughter of Wayne Jackson
subject: Journalism and Spanish
--Jonathan Wilson, R.R.1, Pittsboro
son of Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson
subject: History

Plainfield moves its post office to Carr Road (1986)

source: Plainfield Messenger - issue of Thursday, January 23, 1986 - page 1, columns 2-3:

According to a newspaper article, on Saturday, January 25, 1986, Plainfield's post office would move to a new location - a new 8,000 square foot building on Carr Road. It had been located on North Mill Street for 20 years before this move. Louise Gregory was the postmaster. The Carr Road facility had additional spaces for parking, more post office boxes and a vending machine in the lobby to purchase stamps.

Hendricks County residents who graduated from Purdue University, West Lafayette (winter 1948)

source: The Clayton Commercial (Clayton, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, February 12, 1948 - page 8, column 3:

According to a newspaper article, these Hendricks County residents graduated from Purdue University in their commencement held on February 1, 1948:

--James A. West of Plainfield - Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
--James A. Newman of Coatesville - Bachelor of Science in Forestry
--James R. Leak of Lizton - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Hendricks County estate index updated for 1986

An index of the Hendricks County estate cases that had legal notices published in Hendricks County newspapers has been updated to include notices from The Republican and Danville Gazette for 1986. This index is in the probate records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site.

This index now covers these Hendricks County newspapers:

• Coatesville Herald - 1945 through 1961 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1961)
• Danville Gazette - 1945 through 1986
• The Republican (Danville) - 1945 through 1986
• The Friday Caller (Plainfield) - 1945 through 1956 (the newspaper stopped being published in 1956)
• Plainfield Messenger - 1945 through 1952

This index currently covers 1945-1986; more newspapers and more years will be added later.

This may not be a comprehensive list of all of the Hendricks County estate cases for this time period; legal notices could be filed in any newspaper in the county.

Plainfield genealogy group to tour historic Quaker building

The Family History Hounds genealogy group will meet on Thursday, July 6 at 1 pm at the Plainfield Friends Meeting and Western Yearly Meeting House (105 S. East St., Plainfield) for a tour given by Rev. Bill Clendening. This is one of the oldest buildings in Plainfield and includes a hand-pump organ from 1899.

If you are interested in the group, or have questions, please contact Plainfield library's Indiana Room - e-mail askindiana@plainfieldlibrary.net or phone (317) 839-6602 extension 2114.

List of Washington Township landowners in 1925 added

An index of the landowners in Washington Township in 1925 has been added to the Land Records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Hendricks County Assessor's collection of plat books and lists the Congressional Township, Range and Section that the land was located in.

The Hendricks County Government's Archive has digital files of the plat books for scattered years between 1852 and 1940.

Danville genealogy group to discuss Quaker research

The Danville library's genealogy group, Genealogy Nuts, will meet on Monday, July 10 at 1:30 pm in the library's program room. Cindy Rutledge will give a presentation on researching Quakers. The meeting is free and open to the public.

For more information on the group, please contact the library's Indiana Room - dplind@dplindiana.org.

List of Guilford Township landowners in 1899 added

An index of the landowners in Guilford Township in 1899 has been added to the Land Records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Hendricks County Assessor's collection of plat books and lists the Congressional Township, Range and Section that the land was located in.

The Hendricks County Government's Archive has digital files of the plat books for scattered years between 1852 and 1940.

Free genealogy workshop on DNA testing to be held in Indianapolis

The Central Indiana DNA Interest Group (CIDIG) will hold a free workshop, "DNA Testing for the Genealogist," on Saturday, June 10 from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm at the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis. There will be sessions on:

• Adding DNA to Your Genealogy Toolkit - Ann Raymont
• Getting the Most from Your Ancestry DNA Matches – Andrea Ackermann
• Y DNA & mtDNA Testing with Family Tree DNA – Denise Anderson-Decina

Members of CIDIG will be available throughout to answer questions, including: the types of DNA tests available, the DNA testing companies, who to test, understanding test results, ethnicity reports and contacting DNA matches.

The workshop is free but pre-registration is required - please pre-register here.

List of Danville High School seniors in 1948 added

An index of the students in grade 12 at Danville High School in 1948 has been added to the school records section of the Hendricks County GenWeb site. This index was compiled from the Danville High School 1948 yearbook, Tom Tom. This yearbook is in the Archives of the Plainfield library.

Plainfield establishes a police department (1954)

source: The Friday Caller (Plainfield, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, December 9, 1954 - page 1, columns 2-4:

According to a newspaper article, in November 1954 voters approved a referendum to abolish the town's system of town marshals and instead create a police department. This was in response to a 1951 state law which allowed any town with a population of more than 3,000 to allow its residents to vote to establish a "board of metropolitan police commissioners" and abolish the office of town marshal. This system would go into effect in January 1955.

Laurence Bradley, Dr. R.H. Marlowe and Ed Cox were appointed by the town's trustees to be the first police commissioners.

Captain James L. GLASCOCK enrolls in college at age 84 (1949)

source: The Friday Caller (Plainfield, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, March 17, 1949 - page 1, column 2:

According to a newspaper article, Captain James L. Glascock of Plainfield, age 84, a veteran of the Spanish-American War and World War I, had enrolled in a sociology course at Canterbury College in Danville. He and his son Wheatley Glascock were residents at the county home. The college refused to accept his tuition payment, instead giving him an honorary scholarship. He was a past commander of the American Legion, the oldest member of their Nysewander-Bayliff Post, and had served as a military instructor at the Indiana Boys' School in Plainfield during the administration of C.A. McGonagle.

NOTE: Captain James L. Glascock died in October 1950.