New at Willard Library
http://www.willard.lib.in.us/biography/index.cgi
This index contains the names of many individuals associated with
Vanderburgh County (Evansville, Indiana; county seat), from
approximately the mid-nineteenth century to the 1990s. By using
the index, the user can access miscellaneous types of information
about particular people.
The Biography Card Index is part of the vast Joan C. Marchand
Collection, which was donated to Willard Library after her death in
1997, with the assistance of her daughter Deborah Marchand.
Mrs. Marchand worked in the City of Evansville's Historic Preservation
Office from 1978 to 1996, when she retired as Historic Preservation
Officer . She authored numerous publications on Evansville's history
and architecture and was the recipient of several awards, including
the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana Service Award in 1995.
Mrs. Marchand was also a longtime member of the Friends of Willard.