Genealogy Gems: News from the Fort Wayne Library, No. 67, September 30, 2009
From: Genealogy Gems (genealogygemsgenealogycenter.info)
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 17:11:03 -0700 (PDT)
Genealogy Gems:  News from the Fort Wayne Library
No. 67, September 30, 2009

In this issue:
*Celebrating Continued Collection Growth
*The “American Newspaper Directory”
*The “Evangelical Messenger”
*Technology Tip of the Month--Photo Restoration with Adobe Photoshop,
Version 9.02: Scanning
*Preservation Tip of the Month--Storing Oversized Documents
*October: Celebrate Family History Month with the Us!
*2009 Annual Military Symposium
*International Black Genealogy Summit & More
*Warm Up with WinterTech
*Librarians on Parade
*Area Calendar of Events
*Driving Directions to the Library
*Parking at the Library
*Queries for the Department

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Celebrating Continued Collection Growth
by Curt B. Witcher
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Regardless of what we hear from the Federal Reserve Chairman or on the
evening news, to most of us it doesn’t feel at all like the recession
is coming to an end.  Indeed, things seem to be as tight as ever,
whether we’re talking about our personal budgets, the budgets of the
places where we work, or the budgets of our local and state
governments.  We have heard so much in the news about how all this is
affecting libraries and archives.  Most Ohio public libraries have
suffered a 30% cut to their funding; the Michigan governor and that
state’s legislature are considering 20% to 30% funding cuts to their
public libraries, as well as completely dismantling and disbanding the
Library of Michigan; and the poor economy coupled with new tax laws in
Indiana have conspired to take significant funds away from most every
public library including the Allen County Public Library.

In spite of all the not-so-bright news, our Genealogy Center
collections have continued to grow at a very respectable pace.  My
colleagues and I are so very grateful for that.  Part of the sustained
growth is due to extraordinarily prudent management of fiscal
resources, part of it is the savvy and dedication of our
bibliographers and selectors, and part of it is the generosity of our
patrons.  Many individuals contribute copies of their finished works
to our collection.  Others allow us to photocopy or digitize their
unique documents such as the family record pages from Bibles, military
discharge papers and pension files, and diaries and daybooks from
yesteryear.  Still others allow us to preserve and provide free online
access to database files of genealogical and historical data that they
have compiled as a part of their research or as a special project.
Please keep us in mind as you complete your genealogical undertakings
and when you happen upon unique family documents.

Just this month, our Genealogy Center received a bequest of a private
library containing nearly five thousand historical works covering a
time period from the mid nineteenth century to the mid twentieth
century.  A majority of these works are military histories and general
Americana compilations.  When cataloged and processed into our
research collection, those items will provide researchers with much
more detail on military figures and military engagements of the past.
As we look to build our collections for both the researchers of today
and those of tomorrow, the twentieth century works detailing military
aircraft, battleships, troop movements and strategies, biographical
accounts, and first-hand narratives will become increasingly
important.  Look for these new additions when you explore our online
catalog.

This past Friday, September 25th, in two programs, we celebrated the
fact that the research materials (two dimensional items) of the
Lincoln Financial Collection, formerly part of Fort Wayne’s Lincoln
Museum, are now housed at the Allen County Public Library and are
available for researchers to use.  This research collection includes
more than 20,000 books and pamphlets, thousands of 19th-century
photographs, manuscript collections, maps, Civil War diaries and
letters, newspapers, and Lincoln-related documents--including many
written or signed by Lincoln.  In addition, the extensive subject
files of newspaper clippings, correspondence, and other materials
comprise a treasure trove of information available nowhere else.

We are fortunate to have two grant-funded Lincoln librarians who
transitioned from the museum to the library with this collection.
Their expertise with the Lincoln Collection and their years of
experience in working with Lincoln scholars, combined with the breadth
and depth of the research materials, make this a truly incomparable
collection, and its presence at the Allen County Public Library
certainly a cause for celebration.

So indeed, amazing collections of significant historical works
continue to grow here at the Allen County Public Library, and we are
most grateful.  I invite you to celebrate with us by making frequent
use of the collections.

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The “American Newspaper Directory”
by Cynthia Theusch
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Most genealogists discover the value of newspapers early in their
research. Identifying newspapers that were published in the time and
place in which your ancestors lived is a useful first step. One
unusual source that can identify late 19th century publications is
Geo. P. Rowell & Company’s “American Newspaper Directory” (016.05
R79). Issued annually, this directory targeted advertisers and
provided “accurate lists of all the newspapers and periodicals
published in the United States, [its] territories, and the Dominion of
Canada.” The editions of 1880 and 1889 may be consulted in the
Genealogy Center.

The first section of Rowell’s directory is a gazetteer of towns, in
which newspapers and other periodicals were published, arranged
alphabetically by state or province. A brief description including the
population, location, and principal industries of each town is
provided. Each entry is followed by a description of the publications
produced there, including the name, frequency and distribution date,
politics (if any), number of pages, size, subscription price, year
established,  editor’s name, publisher’s name, and circulation. For
example, the 1880 directory indicates that Evening Shade, Arkansas,
has a population of more than 500 and is located in Sharp County,
twenty-five miles north of Batesville and two miles from the
Strawberry River. The town “produces flour, lumber, wagons and
harness, and possesses educational facilities.” The local newspaper,
“Sharp County Record,” is four pages long, measures 20 by 26 inches,
and is issued on Thursdays. Annual subscription is $1.50 and
circulation is one thousand copies. The newspaper was established in
1877, and J. W. Buckley is editor and publisher.

The second section of Rowell’s directory is a list, in alphabetical
order by states and counties, of the newspapers published in each
county and their frequency of issue. For example, a total of six
newspapers were published in Genesee County, New York, in 1880. At
Batavia, the county seat, the “News” was printed daily, while the
“Progressive Batavian,” “Republican Advocate,” and “Spirit of the
Times” all appeared weekly. In addition, the “Gazette” and the
“Genesee Courier” were issued weekly in the town of Le Roy.

Researchers will find the “American Newspaper Directory” one useful
tool for identifying newspapers that were published in the county
where their ancestors lived. Those seeking additional guidance on
tracking down and using newspaper collections should consult the
chapter on newspapers in the 2006 edition of “The Source: A Guidebook
to American Genealogy” (929 So8).

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The “Evangelical Messenger”
by Dawne Slater-Putt
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Genealogists regularly sing the praises of newspaper research.
However, too often, they concentrate on mainstream, general-interest
newspapers from their ancestors’ hometowns and neglect
special-interest papers, such as those of ethnic and religious groups.

>From 1848 to 1946, the “Evangelical Messenger” was the weekly
English-language publication of the Evangelical Association, later the
Evangelical Church. Jacob Albright formed the Evangelical Association
in 1800. A splinter group, the United Evangelical Church, formed in
1891. When the two groups reunited in 1922, the resulting body became
the Evangelical Church. The “Evangelical Messenger” was published in
Cleveland, Ohio. It was national in coverage and included secular
news, news of the church, children’s and young people’s columns,
information about missions, editorials on politics from the church’s
point of view and instructional religious messages.

A randomly-chosen issue from 1903 contained teachings from Paul’s
epistles, the transcription of a song titled “The Christian Life,” the
Children’s Corner column with teaching stories, another column labeled
Our Young People with a poem or song titled “What Can You Do?,”
correspondence from missionaries, editorials on “The Growth of
Socialism” and  the need for a temperance revival, notes from the
mission field in Japan and India and “at home” in the U.S., national
and international news briefs, and obituaries.

The obituaries of those affiliated with the Evangelical Church
arguably are the most compelling part of the “Evangelical Messenger”
for genealogists. David H. Koss published abstracts of “Evangelical
Messenger” obituaries for surnames A through Schnerr in “The Bush
Meeting Dutch,” a quarterly publication (929.102 Ev14d, 1984-1997).
However, this series of obituaries was incomplete – it did not include
any surnames alphabetically following Schnerr, and it covered only the
early period of 1848 to 1866.

Complementing the Koss abstracts is a searchable index of obituaries
published in the “Evangelical Messenger” for 1893 through 1913,
available online at
http://www.genealogycenter.info/search_evanmessenger.php. Created by
Anne Dallas Budd, Rita Bone Kopp and Sally Zody Spreng, the database
includes nearly 48,000 entries and is indexed by decedents and their
spouses. Additional years continue to be added.

The Genealogy Center has the entire run of the “Evangelical Messenger”
on microfilm (cabinet 61-B-11) and will photocopy obituaries from it
via email requests to Genealogy [at] ACPL.Info. Requests should include the
patron’s name and mailing address, decedent’s name and the date the
obituary appeared. Patrons will be billed $2.50 for each obituary and
should allow up to six weeks for processing.

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Technology Tip of the Month--Photo Restoration with Adobe Photoshop,
Version 9.02: Scanning
by Kay Spears
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Rule number one: Never, ever, under any circumstances try to fix the
original photograph! No cleansers, erasures or fingers should ever
touch the face of the photograph!

For the purposes of restoring and archiving photographs, I recommend
using a flatbed scanner. As I stated earlier, some people use a
digital camera to copy family photos. The advantage is there won’t be
any reflection from the bright light of a scanner, especially with
those photos that already have a silvery cast to them. However, the
digital camera saves images in a JPEG format, while a TIFF is best for
archiving and restoring a photo. JPEGs are compressed images and are
often referred to as “lossy.” Every time a JPEG is opened there is a
loss of bits of the image. There is no loss with a TIFF. You can
always change the TIFF image to a JPEG. Changing a JPEG to a TIFF will
correct the “lossy” problem, but it will not improve the quality of
the image. Anytime you want to print a photographic image, use a TIFF.
However, if you want to populate your website with photos, those TIFFs
should be changed to JPEGs. TIFFs are big memory users, so you’ll want
to store them somewhere besides on your internal hard drive.

Depending on the number of photos in your collection, you may decide
to be selective. Do you want to scan all of them or just a few
treasured images? You may be storing all of your scanned photos on a
CD, a flash drive, or an external hard drive, but since technology is
always changing, someday soon it will be necessary to copy them to
something else. Remember Beta – VHS – DVD – and Blu-ray!

To scan, first make sure the glass is clean. For archiving, photo
restoration and printing, photos should be scanned at no less than 300
DPI (dots per inch). For websites, anything more than 72 DPI is
unnecessary, since computer monitors only display between 72-96 DPI.
Photographic paper is only 400 DPI, so unless you are having an
expensive publishing house print your book, anything larger than
300-400 DPI is a waste of drive space. There is one exception to that
rule (isn’t there always?): if you are going to enlarge a photo, the
rule of thumb is to double the DPI with every doubling of size. So, to
produce an 8.5 x 11 from a 4 x 6, scan at 600 DPI. Just be aware that
extremely large files like this might lock up an underpowered
computer.

Some scanners have XPA attachments or a negative film scanner. These
are handy for copying old negatives when you no longer have the
photos. If your photos have been ripped apart, scan them anyway, then
put them together in Photoshop – do not tape them together. You may
also want to scan old documents, diaries, journals and letters. The
same rules apply. There is one trick I’ve discovered with old letters
that have writing showing through – I put a piece of black, acid-free
construction paper on top when I’m scanning and it prevents the other
side from leaking through. Once you have scanned and saved your
images, you are ready to restore them.

Next month: The Nitty Gritty

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Preservation Tip of the Month--Storing Oversized Documents
by Becky Schipper
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Oversized documents such as abstracts, maps, and charts, should be
interleaved with pH balanced, buffered tissue or paper made for long
term storage. Documents should be placed in map cases or flat file
boxes for storing.  List the contents of each box or case on the
outside so that the items inside are not handled more than is
necessary. Rolling or folding oversized materials should be avoided as
both of these treatments can cause damage that may not be reversible.
Before moving oversized documents, place them on a sturdy sheet of
card stock that is larger than the item you are moving.

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October:  Celebrate Family History Month with the Us!
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Make plans right now to attend some of the 31 days of events that the
staff of the Genealogy Center have planned for your education and
entertainment. There are classes on the Lincoln family, use of Adobe's
Photoshop, the WeRelate.org website, Ellis Island, and wringing as
much information as possible from a single record. Todd Maxwell
Pelfrey will discuss Fort Wayne history, Janice Cantrell will explain
the local Catholic Diocese's records, and Angie Quinn will bring Fort
Wayne's ghosts to light. Add the Military Symposium, the International
Black Genealogy Summit and throw in the Allen County Genealogical
Society of Indiana's Beginner's Workshop, and you have a full month of
opportunities to expand your genealogy knowledge and enliven your
fall.

Here’s a snap-shot of the entire line-up!
*Thursday October 1: Facebook from a Genealogical Perspective
*Friday October 2: Tracing the History of Your House
*Saturday October 3: Beginning Genealogy. Sponsored and presented by
the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana. Registration fee and
form at http://www.acgsi.org/
*Sunday October 4: Piecing the Census Puzzle Together
*Monday October 5: “Jumping-off Points”: Getting the Most You Can from
a Single Record.
*Tuesday October 6: WeRelate: Create/Edit
*Wednesday October 7: Daughters of the American Revolution Research
Assistance for Membership
*Thursday October 8: WeRelate: Search/Browse
*Friday October 9: Military Symposium: Military Lineage Societies
*Saturday October 10: Military Symposium: Military Lineage Societies
*Sunday October 11: Historical and Genealogical Resources of the
Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
*Monday October 12: Discovering Your Female Ancestors
*Tuesday October 13: Microsoft Word for Beginners
*Wednesday October 14: African American Genealogical Research
*Thursday October 15: Being Creative with Your Family History
*Friday October 16: Swiss Genealogical Records. John Beatty
*Saturday October 17: Heritage Scrapbooking: Preserving Historical
Photographs and Memorabilia
*Sunday October 18: The Lincolns, Melancholy, and the Insanity File
*Monday October 19: The Ellis Island Experience
*Tuesday October 20: Adobe Photoshop: Photo Restoration for Beginners
*Wednesday October 21: Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana
Computer Interest Group Meeting
*Thursday October 22: Searching Ancestry.com
*Friday October 23: Luxembourg Ancestry
*Saturday October 24: Lindenwood Cemetery
*Sunday October 25: Three D-ing Fort Wayne’s Past
*Monday October 26: Haunted Sites in Fort Wayne
*Tuesday October 27: Using PERSI (Periodical Source Index)
*Wednesday October 28: Sources for Researching Abolitionists and the
Underground Railroad in Northeast Indiana
*Thursday October 29: International Black Genealogy Summit Pre-conference
*Friday–Saturday October 30-31: International Black Genealogy Summit

For more information and to register for these wonderful
opportunities, go to http://www.acpl.info/genealogy/programs.html

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Register Now for the 2009 Annual Military Symposium
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Register now for our Military Symposium 2009: “Military Lineage
Societies” to be held on Friday and Saturday, October 9 and 10. The
Symposium will feature lectures about the organizations formed by
American soldiers and their descendants, highlighting the usefulness
of their records and publications to both genealogists and historians.
Pre-registration is $35, $40 at the door. A descriptive program
schedule follows.

Friday Oct. 9, 2009:
**3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Delia Bourne lectures on “American Hereditary
Military Societies: An Overview.”
American soldiers and patriots who served their country have been
honored in various ways through the years – by monuments and pensions,
by surviving comrades, and by their descendants through the formation
of societies to remember the soldiers’ sacrifices. This presentation
discusses reasons for forming veteran societies, and why the veterans’
descendants in turn created descendant organizations. Sample groups
are profiled, indicating the types of records one may
find.
**4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Ron Darrah lectures on “Keep Your Powder Dry: The
Revolutionary War & Genealogy.” This session will focus on military
and pension records, both Federal and State, resources in the DAR and
SAR libraries, those of other lineage groups, and collections in state
libraries and archives.

Saturday Oct. 10, 2009
**9:30 – 10:30 a.m. Delia Bourne lectures on “After Johnny & Billy
Came Marching Home: Post-Service and Hereditary Societies of the
American Civil War.” This presentation will discuss the societies
formed by Civil War soldiers and subsequent or independent descendant
societies devoted to honoring the Union and Confederate soldiers who
fought. The histories, records, and publications of these societies
can provide service and biographical information concerning members,
soldiers and patriots, and their families.
**11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Ron Darrah lectures on “A Splendid Little
War: Family History and the Spanish-American War.” Although the
Spanish-American War was brief and one-sided, it generated
genealogical records way beyond the military consequences. This
session will look at numerous repositories and will focus on the
United Spanish War Veterans organization.
**1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Ron Darrah lectures on “The War To End All Wars:
World War One Genealogy.”
The patriotic and idealistic fervor surrounding the Great War created
many opportunities for genealogists. We will look at draft records,
alternate sources for burned Federal records, and the numerous
state-based repositories and collections, including the American
Legion.
**3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Curt Witcher lectures on “Marching On: The “Our
Military Heritage” Website and Other Online Military Sites.”  A tour
of online sources, highlighting the Genealogy Center’s Our Military
Heritage website.

A more detailed schedule and a registration form are available at:
<http://www.ACPL.Info/genealogy/programs.html>

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International Black Genealogy Summit & More
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African American research and heritage is featured many times during
Family History Month, starting with Roberta Ridley's presentation on
her research experiences on her four generations of family here in
Fort Wayne to the Allen County Genealogical Society meeting on
Wednesday October 14, at 7 PM. Local historian Peggy Siegel will share
"Sources for Researching Abolitionists and the Underground Railroad in
Northeast Indiana" on Wednesday, October 28, focusing on the wide
array of research possibilities at ACPL. The African/African American
Historical Society of Fort Wayne and the Genealogy Center are teaming
up to present the International Black Genealogy Summit Pre-Conference
on Thursday, October 29, featuring lectures and an open forum on black
genealogical research. Help us to plan room arrangements for this free
event by registering in advance. Then on Friday and Saturday, October
30th and 31st, the Genealogy Center will host the International Black
Genealogy Summit, an unprecedented gathering of African American
historical and genealogical organizations from the U.S., Canada and
the Caribbean. The Summit features opportunities to share experiences
and expertise in black genealogy through a program of thirty lectures
and two keynote addresses. See <www.BlackGenealogyConference.Info> for
pre-conference registration information and for links to the
conference registration site.

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Warm Up with WinterTech
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Keep your research skills sharp after our program-packed October by
attending our WinterTech lectures, at 2:30 PM on the second Wednesday
of each month from November through February. Scheduled to coincide
with the Allen County Genealogy Society of Indiana's monthly meetings
at 7 PM on the same days, the courses will spotlight the various ways
technology can enhance your family history quest. On November 11 at
2:30 p.m. in Meeting Room C, Delia Cothrun Bourne will discuss
"Newspaper Searching with Ancestry's Historical Newspapers and
Newspaper Archive." Local newspapers often included all kinds of local
events, such as births, marriages, deaths, court cases, tax lists, and
social activities. Come learn about two of the online resources that
the Genealogy Center offers for searching newspapers throughout the
United States. Future WinterTech classes will feature Melissa Shimkus
on "Reading Genealogy Blogs" in December, Cynthia Theusch discussing
"Genealogy Software To Record Your Family History" in January, and the
"Basics of Scanning Photographs" with Kay Spears in February. Call
260-421-1225 to register, or send us an email at Genealogy [at] ACPL.Info .

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Librarians on Parade
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Curt Witcher
October 10, 2009--Part of the Second Annual Military Symposium, Allen
County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft. Wayne, IN, Meeting Room
A-B, 3 to 4 p.m.  Presenting: “Marching On:  The ‘Our Military
Heritage’ Website and Other Online Military Sites”
October 17, 2009--Heritage Hunters Fall Genealogy Conference, United
Methodist Church, 175 Fifth Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY, 8:45 a.m. to
3:15 p.m.  Presenting: “An Ancestor’s Death: A Time for Reaping,”
“Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestor,” “Researching Your Civil
War Ancestor,” and “The Road Not Taken: Mega Internet Sites for
Genealogists.”
October 19, 2009--Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference, Grand
Wayne Center, 120 West Jefferson Blvd., Ft. Wayne, IN, 11 to 11:50a.m.
 With Aaron Smith, presenting:  “Allen County Public Library’s
Genealogy Center, Technically Speaking.”
October 24, 2009--Johnson County, Kansas Genealogical Society Annual
Seminar, Lenexa Community Center, 13420 Oak Street, Lenexa, KS, 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m.  Presenting: “Passenger and Immigration Research,” “Using
Church Records in Your Genealogical Research,” “Mining the Motherlode:
Using Periodical Literature for Genealogical Research” and “More than
Surname Surfing:  Best Practices for Using the Internet for
Genealogists.”
October 30, 2009--International Black Genealogy Summit, Allen County
Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft. Wayne, IN, Meeting Room A-C,
8:30 to 9 a.m.  Presenting: “Swing the Sickle for the Harvest is Ripe:
The Abundance of African American Resources in Fort Wayne's Genealogy
Center.”
October 31, 2009--International Black Genealogy Summit, Allen County
Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft. Wayne, IN, 1st floor meeting
rooms, 2:15 to 3:15 p.m.  Presenting: “Mining the Motherlode: Using
Periodical Literature for Genealogical Research”

John Beatty
October 16, 2009--Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft.
Wayne, IN, Meeting Room A, 10 to 11 a.m.  Presenting: “Swiss
Genealogical Records”
October 24, 2009--Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft.
Wayne, IN, Meeting Room A, 10 to 11 a.m.  Presenting: “Lindenwood
Cemetery”

Delia Bourne
October 9, 2009-- Part of the Second Annual Military Symposium, Allen
County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft. Wayne, IN, Meeting Room
A-B, 3 to 4 p.m.  Presenting: “American Hereditary Military Societies:
An Overview”
October 10, 2009--Part of the Second Annual Military Symposium, Allen
County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft. Wayne, IN, Meeting Room
A-B, 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.  Presenting: “After Johnny & Billy Came
Marching Home: Post-Service and Hereditary Societies of the American
Civil War”
October 27, 2009--Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft.
Wayne, IN, Computer Classroom, 10 to 11 a.m.  Presenting: “Using PERSI
(Periodical Source Index)”

Melissa Shimkus
October 4, 2009--Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft.
Wayne, IN, Meeting Room A, 1 to 2 p.m.  Presenting: “Piecing the
Census Puzzle Together”
October 12, 2009--Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft.
Wayne, IN, Meeting Room A, 2 to 3 p.m.  Presenting: “Discovering Your
Female Ancestors”
October 19, 2009--Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft.
Wayne, IN, Orientation Room, 2 to 3 p.m.  Presenting: “The Ellis
Island Experience”
October 22, 2009--Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft.
Wayne, IN, Computer Classroom, 10 to 11 a.m.  Presenting: “Searching
Ancestry.com”

Dawne Slater-Putt
October 1, 2009--Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft.
Wayne, IN, Meeting Room A, 10 to 11 a.m.  Presenting: “Facebook from a
Genealogical Perspective”
October 5, 2009--Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft.
Wayne, IN, Meeting Room A, 2 to 3 p.m.  Presenting: “’Jumping-off
Points:’ Getting the Most You Can from a Single Record”
October 17, 2009--Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft.
Wayne, IN, Meeting Room A, 10 to 11 a.m.  Presenting: “Heritage
Scrapbooking: Preserving Historical Photographs and Memorabilia”

Aaron Smith
October 19, 2009--Indiana Library Federation Annual Conference, Grand
Wayne Center, 120 West Jefferson Blvd., Ft. Wayne, IN, 11 to 11:50a.m.
 With Curt Witcher, presenting:  “Allen County Public Library’s
Genealogy Center, Technically Speaking.”

Kay Spears
October 13, 2009--Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft.
Wayne, IN, Computer Classroom, 10 a.m. to 12 noon.  Presenting:
“Microsoft Word for Beginners”
October 20, 2009--Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft.
Wayne, IN, Computer Classroom, 10 a.m. to 12 noon.  Presenting: “Adobe
Photoshop: Photo Restoration for Beginners”

Cynthia Theusch
October 6, 2009--Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft.
Wayne, IN, Computer Classroom, 10 to 11 a.m.  Presenting: “WeRelate:
Create/Edit”
October 8, 2009--Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft.
Wayne, IN, Computer Classroom, 10 to 11 a.m.  Presenting: “WeRelate:
Search/Browse”
October 15, 2009--Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft.
Wayne, IN, Meeting Room A, 10 to 11 a.m.  Presenting: “Being Creative
with Your Family History”
October 23, 2009--Allen County Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Ft.
Wayne, IN, Meeting Room A, 2 to 3 p.m.  Presenting: “Luxembourg
Ancestry”

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Area Calendar of Events
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Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana (ACGSI)
October 14, 2009, 6:30 p.m. social time; 7 p.m. program.  Allen County
Public Library, 900 Library Plaza, Meeting Room A.  Roberta Ridley
will present “African-American Genealogy.”

Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society, 302 East Berry, Ft. Wayne, IN
October 4, 2009, 2:00 p.m. - Geoff Paddock, Author of "Indiana
Political Heroes" will present a lecture and have a book signing.

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Driving Directions to the Library
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Wondering how to get to the library?  Our location is 900 Library
Plaza, Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the block bordered on the south by
Washington Boulevard, the west by Ewing Street, the north by Wayne
Street, and the east by the Library Plaza, formerly Webster Street.
We would enjoy having you visit the Genealogy Center.

To get directions from your exact location to 900 Library Plaza, Fort
Wayne, Indiana, visit this link at MapQuest:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?formtype=address&addtohistory=&address=900%20Webster%20St&city=Fort%20Wayne&state=IN&zipcode=46802%2d3602&country=US&geodiff=1

>From the South
Exit Interstate 69 at exit 102.  Drive east on Jefferson Boulevard
into downtown. Turn left on Ewing Street. The Library is one block
north, at Ewing Street and Washington Boulevard.

Using US 27:
US 27 turns into Lafayette Street. Drive north into downtown. Turn
left at Washington Boulevard and go five blocks. The Library will be
on the right.

>From the North
Exit Interstate 69 at exit 112.  Drive south on Coldwater Road, which
merges into Clinton Street.  Continue south on Clinton to Washington
Boulevard. Turn right on Washington and go three blocks. The Library
will be on the right.

>From the West
Using US 30:
Drive into town on US 30.  US 30 turns into Goshen Ave. which
dead-ends at West State Blvd.  Make an angled left turn onto West
State Blvd.  Turn right on Wells Street.  Go south on Wells to Wayne
Street.  Turn left on Wayne Street.  The Library will be in the second
block on the right.

Using US 24:
After crossing under Interstate 69, follow the same directions as from
the South.

>From the East
Follow US 30/then 930 into and through New Haven, under an overpass
into downtown Fort Wayne.  You will be on Washington Blvd. when you
get into downtown.  Library Plaza will be on the right.

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Parking at the Library
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At the Library, underground parking can be accessed from Wayne Street.
Other library parking lots are at Washington and Webster, and Wayne
and Webster. Hourly parking is $1 per hour with a $7 maximum. ACPL
library card holders may use their cards to validate the parking
ticket at the west end of the Great Hall of the Library. Out of county
residents may purchase a subscription card with proof of
identification and residence. The current fee for an Individual
Subscription Card is $70.

Public lots are located at the corner of Ewing and Wayne Streets ($1
each for the first two half-hours, $1 per hour after, with a $4 per
day maximum) and the corner of Jefferson Boulevard and Harrison Street
($3 per day).

Street (metered) parking on Ewing and Wayne Streets. On the street you
plug the meters 8am – 5pm, weekdays only.  It is free to park on the
street after 5pm and on the weekends.

Visitor center/Grand Wayne Center garage at Washington and Clinton
Streets. This is the Hilton Hotel parking lot that also serves as a
day parking garage.  For hourly parking, 7am – 11 pm, charges are .50
for the first 45 minutes, then $1.00 per hour.  There is a flat $2.00
fee between 5pm and 11pm.

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Genealogy Center Queries
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The Genealogy Center hopes you find this newsletter interesting.
Thank you for subscribing.  We cannot, however, answer personal
research emails written to the e-zine address.  The department houses
a Research Center that makes photocopies and conducts research for a
fee.

If you have a general question about our collection, or are interested
in the Research Center, please telephone the library and speak to a
librarian who will be glad to answer your general questions or send
you a research center form.  Our telephone number is 260-421-1225.  If
you’d like to email a general information question about the
department, please email: Genealogy [at] ACPL.Info.

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Publishing Note:
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This electronic newsletter is published by the Allen County Public
Library's Genealogy Center, and is intended to enlighten readers about
genealogical research methods as well as inform them about the vast
resources of the Allen County Public Library.  We welcome the wide
distribution of this newsletter and encourage readers to forward it to
their friends and societies.  All precautions have been made to avoid
errors.  However, the publisher does not assume any liability to any
party for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions, no matter
the cause.

To subscribe to “Genealogy Gems,” simply use your browser to go to the
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