We are closing in mid-December and will re-open in March. While we are closed, we will be restoring the 1900's kitchen.

Central Normal College Digitizing Project

Thanks to a grant from the Indiana State Library, the Danville Public Library, Hendricks County Museum and the Hendricks County Government Center are working together to digitize the records of Central Normal College and Canterbury College. These digitized records are being put online in the Hendricks County Government Center - Archives. Currently yearbooks and student records are online; other items, including the college quarterlies and issues of the student newspapers, will be added in future.

Additions & Displays

One of our new displays is of Clifford "Click" Relander, who was born in Danville and went west. He became a journalist and while there became friends with Native Americans. Click made a bronze sculpture of a Native American and it is displayed in the museum, along with other items.

The 1894 medical records of Dr. Clark Fabree have been copied and may be viewed at the museum.

Third graders from Danville schools recently visited the museum as part of their community curriculum. Schools groups are invited to tour the museum when we re-open in March. To schedule a tour, please contact Sally Lawson - (317) 745-4784.

2011 Board Members:

• Gail Tharp, President - Danville
• Sally Lawson, Vice-President - Danville
• Sue Wood, Secretary - Plainfield
• Max Poynter, Treasurer - Danville
• Jeff Baldwin - Danville
• Deanna Hindsley - Brownsburg
• Judy Pingle - Pittsboro
• Nancy Johnson - Avon
• Phyllis Parsons - Clayton

Donations Welcome

Since the museum reopened in 2007, the volunteers at the museum have been busy organizing the vast collection, inputting our collection into a computer software program, refreshing the exhibits, restoring rooms (the upper and lower foyers, sheriff's office and upstairs bathroom), open for tours each Saturday, giving special guided tours during the week, and trying to be more visible in the county. The Board is grateful to the many volunteers for their help. If you would like to lend time with a tour, exhibits, collections there is a place for you. Contact a Board member and they will fit you with your interest.

The museum's financial operation is dependent on memberships, donations and grants. Please consider supporting the museum. Gifts can be given "In memory" of a loved one or "In honor" of a friend. We thank you for your support!

Local artist, Marti McCoy, has designed a poster for the Hendricks County Museum. This poster features twenty articles from the many items in the museum. A limited number of posters are available for sale at the cost of $25. These are available at the museum.