William P. Helling has resided in Montgomery County, Indiana, since 1986 and has never tired of discovering the rich heritage of this area. As a long-time librarian of the Crawfordsville District Public Library, he has been fortunate to be associated since 1999 with an ongoing project to digitize the county’s local history collection. William is dedicated to preserving the past of a county he has called home for so many years. He hopes that this current work will inspire others to work to protect county history and culture so that we can pass it on to future generations.