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Photo with caption: The Trichler home at 1009 Franklin Avenue as it looked in a circa 1906 stereocard view taken by William Birch Millis. Courtesy of Dr. James Senefeld.

Seeing Double

June 24, 2026

By Julie Schlesselman, Local History & Genealogy Department Manager, FCPLD …not really, but that’s what it appears when holding an old stereocard in hand. The Trichler home at 1009 Franklin…

Photo with caption: The Oldenburg monastery as it looked in 1981. Courtesy of Indiana Memory Project, Indiana Historic Architecture Slide Collection, https://digital.library.in.gov.

A "Minor Masterpiece"

June 18, 2026

By Julie Schlesselman, Local History & Genealogy Department Manager, FCPLD The Oldenburg monastery as it looked in 1981. Courtesy of Indiana Memory Project, Indiana Historic Architecture Slide Collection, https://digital.library.in.gov. That…

65 Cents a Gallon

June 11, 2026

By Julie Schlesselman, Local History & Genealogy Department Manager, FCPLD No, not gasoline, but good old A&W Root Beer. If you wanted to take home a gallon from the Elm…

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Freddy Fossil Kicks Off Summer Reading!

June 11, 2026

Get ready to roar! The Franklin County Public Library District’s Summer Reading Program “Unearth A Story,” begins on June 22 and will last through August 1. We’re kicking off SRP…

Photo of coverlet with text: Js, Craig. Andersonville.

A Rare Bird - A Craig from Andersonville

May 13, 2026

By Julie Schlesselman, Local History & Genealogy Department Manager, FCPLD This article ran in the February 18, 2026, edition of the Brookville American. Don’t discount the archives of your local…

Photo: The Gibson House in 1942. Courtesy of Archives of the Sisters of St. Francis.

Do You Remember the La Claire Guest House?

May 6, 2026

By Julie Schlesselman, Local History & Genealogy Department Manager, FCPLD This article ran in the March 2, 2022 edition of the Brookville American, and is featured in Volume 3 of Forgotten…

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919 Main Street
Brookville, IN 47012

(765) 647-4031 • Phone
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Wednesday – 9am to 8pm

Thursday – 9am to 8pm
Friday – 9am to 6pm
Saturday – 9am to 3pm
Sunday – Closed

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200 Clay Street
Laurel, IN 47024

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