Bicentennial Project

Hendricks County Memory Collection

In celebration of the Hendricks County Bicentennial, the Indiana Room at the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library is collecting memories online from county residents. Participants can contribute their reminiscences to a collection that will be printed in a legacy book. Copies of the book will be stored in both the Indiana Room Archives and the library’s circulating collection. Copies will also be donated to other county libraries and the Indiana State Library.
Each week we'll post a new question below. Curious about what questions have already been asked? Simply scroll down and answer questions from previous weeks! If you've already answered those questions, no need to do so again!
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By signing electronically, I convey to the Plainfield-Guilford Township Public Library possession and full title to my contributions that follow. I give the said library permission to house the contents as part of its historical collection and to make the material available to researchers in whole or in part, subject to the library's regulations. This includes but is not limited to inclusion in publications by the library, whether print or digital.*

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QUESTION 15: Is there anything we forgot to ask about Hendricks County that you remember? Tell us all about it!
QUESTION 14: If you lived in Hendricks County as a child, what was going to school like? Did you like it? Describe your school and your teachers. Did you have a favorite teacher? How has the school there changed?
QUESTION 13: What is your town most known for? Why? What can you tell us about it?
QUESTION 12: Describe what people in your town do for fun. Tell how this has changed over the years and what you remember about entertainment in your town in the past.
QUESTION 11: Have any famous or important people come from where you live? What do you know about them?
QUESTION 10: What do you remember about 9/11? Do you remember it affecting Hendricks County or where you live in any particular way? Describe what you remember.
QUESTION 9: How has your town or the place you live changed over the years? Describe the changes.
QUESTION 8: Did you have a favorite Hendricks County restaurant that is now gone? Describe it in detail.
QUESTION 7: Has the high school in your town had any significant sports victories? When was it, what sport, and what do you remember about it? Were you or any of your friends directly involved?
QUESTION 6: What do you remember about any presidential/presidential candidate visits to Hendricks County (for example, Ronald Reagan in the 1980s or Barack Obama in 2008)?
QUESTION 5: What organizations or groups are important where you live? Have you belonged to any of them? When did you join? Why? How do you participate? Or why and when have you stopped participating?
QUESTION 4: Has your town or the place where you live experienced any natural disasters? What do you remember about it?
QUESTION 3: What impact, if any, did the Vietnam War/Gulf War/or War in Afghanistan and Iraq have on your family or town? Do you have any relatives who fought? Where and how did they serve? What memories do you have of the war years?
QUESTION 2: What do you remember about the Blizzard of 1978?
QUESTION 1: If you were writing a history of Hendricks County, what would you want to make sure to include? Tell us about it and why it should be included!
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