President Reagan's Visit to Mooresville, Indiana (June 19, 1985)

Long-time residents may well remember June 19, 1985, when President Ronald Reagan visited Mooresville, Indiana.  The Mooresville Chamber of Commerce published a commemorative book about the event, which we have digitized and you may read online.  Just click the following link below:

• President Reagan’s Visit (June 19, 1985): A Commemorative Remembrance (1985).  Mooresville, IN:  Chamber of Commerce, Mooresville, Indiana.
• Click to view PDF document

The book is also available to checkout from our Evergreen Indiana catalog.

1985 photos courtesy of timvp.com/mville.html

Our "Virtual" Walking Tour Now on YouTube

Our "virtual" walking tour of historic downtown Mooresville, Indiana is now available to watch on the MPL YouTube Channel.  Or you could just click the graphic below to play the video.

Click Image (Above) to Play Video

Once the video is playing, to view the video "full screen," click the full screen box in the lower right-hand corner of the video box (above).

2015 Old Settlers Festival & Parade

The 2015 Mooresville (Indiana) Old Settlers Festival will be held at Pioneer Park from Sunday, August 9, 2015 through Tuesday, August 11, 2015.

The festival begins with the Old Settlers Parade on Sunday, August 9, 2015, at 2 p.m., which runs along South Indiana Street into downtown Mooresville, then along East Main Street to Indianapolis Road to Pioneer Park.

Watch our video to learn more about the history of this annual event, which began as a town picnic on August 9, 1870.  Our online handout about the picnic's history is also available.

MPL Treasure Trove Video #6

"History of Old Settlers Picnic (1870-Present),"

by Mooresville Public Library