INDIANAPOLIS — State officials recently celebrated the opening of the new Indiana State Archives building in downtown Indianapolis alongside members of the Indiana Department of Administration (IDOA), Indiana Archives and Records Administration (IARA) and project partners.
Located at 350 W. Ohio St. on the Indiana Government Center campus, the new facility provides a permanent home for more than 200 years of Indiana history and was designed to meet the specialized needs of the State Archives and its collections.
The State Archives is Indiana’s official repository for state records of permanent historical value. Its collections include government, court, military and land records, along with maps, photographs and other materials documenting Indiana and its people.
More than 80,000 cubic feet of archival records have been relocated to the new building, including boxes, ledgers, microfilm, glass negatives, maps and other historical materials. The facility includes four floors of archival shelving, as well as dedicated space for records processing, research, staff operations and public access.
The public can also go online to explore family history and other topics at https://www.in.gov/iara/
The event also marked the debut of IARA’s featured exhibit, Indiana’s Foundations of Independence, 1776–1851. The exhibit highlights documents connecting Indiana’s early history and government to the nation’s founding as the United States commemorates its 250th anniversary.