Supermarket to be built in Plainfield (1953)

source: The Friday Caller (Plainfield, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, December 17, 1953 - page 1, column 2:

According to a newspaper article, in December 1953 Mr. D.P. Daum announced that a Standard Super Market, operated by the National Tea Company, would be built in the next 4-5 months. It was to be built on a lot on Main Street next to Phillips Motor Sales, and was to have a parking lot big enough to hold 118 cars.

Plainfield genealogy group to hold holiday luncheon

The Family History Hounds genealogy group will meet on Thursday, December 7 from 1 to 3 pm at the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library. The meeting will be held upstairs in the library's meeting rooms. You are invited to bring your favorite dish to share at a holiday pitch-in luncheon. There will also be a "show and tell" to display your family treasures to everyone.

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 Lincoln Township landowners in 1940 added

An index of the landowners in Lincoln Township in 1940 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.

List of Guilford Township landowners in 1940 added

An index of the landowners in Guilford Township in 1940 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.

List of Franklin Township landowners in 1940 added

An index of the landowners in Franklin Township in 1940 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.

Avon library holds groundbreaking ceremonies (1982)

source: The Republican (Danville, Indiana) - issue of Thursday, September 23, 1982 - page 1, columns 7-8:

According to a newspaper article, on September 19, 1982, groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the new Washington Township Public Library in Avon. Jessie Thomas, librarian, and Rex McClain, member of the library board, were on hand. The new facility was to be 16,900 square feet (along with a 3,463 square foot basement, which would not be open to the public) and designed to last for 20 years of anticipated growth.

List of Eel River Township landowners in 1940 added

An index of the landowners in Eel River Township in 1940 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.

List of Clay Township landowners in 1940 added

An index of the landowners in Clay Township in 1940 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.