Indiana Room

Ask the Indiana Room

Get answers to your questions about local and family history.

About the Indiana Room

Details about what's available at the Downtown Library and online, plus guides and parking information.

Indiana Room Search

Search for books and magazines in the Indiana Room collection. 

Monroe County Index

A finding aid for items held in the Indiana Room including:
  Vertical File folders,   microfilm and more.

MCPL Digital

Images from Bloomington area yearbooks, with more historical images to come!

See also: Monroe County Yearbook Index.

Obituary Index

An index of death and funeral notices from most Bloomington newspapers (1824–2019).
 

Monroe County Timeline

The authoritative and popular index of our county's historical and curiously interesting events.

See also: Library History Timeline.

MoCo Maps

Plat, Sanborn, and other local maps available in the Indiana Room and online.

At War and At Home

Examine what Bloomington and Monroe County were like before, during, and after the Civil War (1855–1875).

Community Collections

Early Monroe County historical and cultural records and documents.

Indiana Bedrock

Limestone industry archives and photos related to several companies, including Matthews Brothers Stone Company. 

The Smithville News

A digital collection of Smithville's history (1897–1915).