INDIANAPOLIS — On Sunday, Nov. 9 from 2-3 p.m. Central Library, there will be an in-person lecture to explore the history of the talented young heir, Fletcher Wagner, from a prominent Indianapolis family who vanished in 1905, just weeks before he was scheduled to graduate from Harvard Law. The lecture will be in the Special Collections Room with Libby Cierzniak. Registration is required. Visit indypl.org to register.
A retired attorney, Libby Cierzniak is a former longtime contributor to HistoricIndianapolis.com, and in 2020 was a co-recipient of the Indiana Historical Society’s Hubert Hawkins Local History Award for her work on the Indy history site’s Déjà vu Tuesday and Indianapolis Collected features, and on her own blog, Indypolitan.com. She is a former trustee of the Indiana Historical Society and currently serves as president of the Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. Libby is also a contributor to the Encyclopedia of Indianapolis and a frequent guest on Hoosier History Live.