Researching 1920s Building History with the Indiana Construction Recorder
Doing history on a building completed in the 1920s? The Indiana Construction Recorder, we have from 1920-1933, must be consulted. The Indiana Construction Recorder (ISLI 690.5 I385C) is the trade...
View ArticleMeet ISL Director of Building Operations Scott Lambert
This week I had a conversation with Indiana State Library Director of Building Operations Scott Lambert, aka ‘Building Grunt’ as he affectionately puts it. Scott has been a fixture at the library since...
View ArticleReturning this year… summer programs for kids!
We are thrilled to announce that the Indiana State Library will again provide free youth programming this summer through the Indiana Young Readers Center! June and July are going to be packed with fun...
View ArticleHaugh, Ketcham and Company Iron Works
Benjamin Franklin Haugh was born on Aug. 19, 1829 in Maryland and moved to Indianapolis with his parents by 1850. He and his brother, Joseph R. Haugh, formed a partnership in the manufacturing of...
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