I am currently working on some transcriptions from the following books. As I am able, select information will be added.  If you would like to help transcribe any materials for this site and have access to Heritage Quest or another entity that carries out-of-copyright books with historical, statistical or genealogical information and would like to help this Web site, please contact me.  Thanks for your consideration!

[NOTE  The below items may be moved to this site soon. They could still reside on the prior Google Classic site, (feel free to view) which can no longer be updated due to Google's New sites being difficult to update.]

Bicknell, Ernest Percy, Indianapolis Illustrated, © 1893, 246 pgs.

Bolton, Nathaniel, Early History of Indianapolis and Central Indiana, Indianapolis: Bowen-Merrill Co., © 1897, 43 pgs.

Brown, Ignatius, Logan's annual Indianapolis Directory, 1868, © 1868, 406 pgs. [provides names and addresses of residents]

Duncan, Robert B., "Old settlers," Indianapolis:  Bowen-Merrill Co., © 1894, 28 pgs.

Dunn, Jacob Piatt, Greater Indianapolis: The History, the Industries, the Institutions and the People of a City of Homes, Vol. I, © 1910, 682 pages 

Dunn, Jacob Piatt, Greater Indianapolis: The History, the Industries, the Institutions and the People of a City of Homes, Vol. II, © 1910, 968 pages 

Hodges, Mrs. Laura Fletcher, Early Indianapolis, Indiana Historical Society Publications, C. E. Pauley & Company, © 1929
 
Holloway, W. R., Indianapolis, a Historical and Statistical Sketch of the Railroad City, a Chronicle of Its Social, Municipal, Commercial and Manufacturing Progress, with Full Statistical Tables, © 1870

Hyman, Max R., Editor, The Journal Hand Book of Indianapolis, An Outline History and Descriptions of the Capital of Indiana, with Over Three Hundred Illustrations from Photographs Made Expressly for the Work, © 1902 [The Journal Hand Book of Indianapolis] (on former Google site - move is in process)

Libray of Congress, The, Views of Indianapolis, © 1908, 46 pages

Loftin, Fred Thurston, The Indianapolis centennial guide book, © 1920, 25 pages

Moore, A. Y., History of the Presbytery of Indianapolis, © 1876, 148 pages

Nowland, John H. B., Sketches of Prominent Citizens of 1876: with a few of the pioneers of the city and county who have pased away, Tilford & Carlin, printers, © 1876, 592 pgs.  See, Bits of History

Nowland, John H. B., Early Reminiscences of Indianapolis, with short biographical sketches of its early citizens, and a few of the prominent business men of the present day, Indianapolis: Sentinel Book and Job Printing House, © 1870, 478 pgs.

Railroadmen's Federal Savings and Loan Association of Indianapolis, Publisher; Historical Homes of Indianapolis, © 1955, 16 pages

Sulgrove, B. R., History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana; Philadelphia: L.H. Everts & Co., © 1884, 785 pgs.
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