Allen County, Indiana Links
Allen County Courthouse, Fort Wayne, Indiana
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They also have the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Freimann Square, IPFW, War Memorial Coliseum, Science Central and the Summit Building
Genealogy Links
- 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 Mortality Schedules
- 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1890 Manufacturing Schedules
- 1874-1883 Extract of the Monroeville Democrat
- 1889 Valley of the Upper Maumee book by Brant and Fuller
- 1895 Jackson Township map
- 1910 Population Schedule Index - Allen County
- 1917 Index to "The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne, Indiana, vol. II: Biographical"
- 1917 The Pictorial History of Fort Wayne book by Bert Joseph Griswold - Google books
- 1917 - Luther Institute
- 1917 - The Paragon Cooperage Company
- 20th Century Allen County Veteran's Honor Roll
- 21st Century Allen County Veteran's Honor Roll
- Friends of Allen County database
- African American Settlements in Indiana - ACPL Index
- Allen County Indiana Cemetery Project
- Allen County Genealogy and Family History- Linkpendium
- Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana
- Allen County GenForum Message Board - searchable
- Allen County - Indiana County History Preservation Society
- Allen County, Indiana - Wikipedia
- Allen County, Indiana Genealogy - Kindred Trails
- Allen County, Indiana History Genealogy - Ann Mensch
- Allen County, Indiana Places and People - U.S. Places
- Allen County Public Library
- Allen County Public Library Community Album - digital images
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- Allen County Public Library Virtual Tour - check out the 2007 renovations!
- Allen County Public Library Tour 1 on Roots Television
- Allen County Public Library Tour 2 on Roots Television
- Allen County Public Library The Future of the Past by Curt Witcher on Roots Television
- Allen County Public Library - Curt Witcher Online Revolutionary War Research 4 parts on Roots Television
- Allen County RootsWeb Mailing List - receive as email is different than Message Board
- Allen County RootsWeb Message Board - searchable is different than Mailing List
- Allen County Tombstone Transcription Project
- Allen County USGenWeb Archives
- Besancon Historical Society - since 1995, preserve heritage culture in East Allen County
- Fort Wayne and Allen County, Indiana Area Obituary Index, 1841-recent deaths
- Allen County Board of Health Vital Records - Birth & Death Genealogy Requests
- Brown Cemetery
- Membership Records of the West Creighton Avenue Christian Church
- Cyndi's List - not Allen County but an online genealogy starting point since 1996
- DAR Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter NSDAR - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
- Dear Myrtle - your friend in Genealogy, Dear Myrtle blog, Facebook Network Blog,
- Four Presidents Corners Historical Society Monroeville, Indiana
- Friends of the Indiana State Archives
- The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library
- The Genealogy Center Microtext Catalog
- The Genealogy Center online databases
- The Genealogy Center Resources
- General Electric Company Quarter Century Club
- History Center Allen County - Fort Wayne Historical Society
- Huntertown Historical Society
- Indiana Genealogy Books Links
- The Indiana Genealogical Society
- The Indiana Historical
- Indiana Magazine of History Index
- Indiana School for Feeble-Minded Youth - Fort Wayne State School
- Land Records Indexes BLM
- Maumee Valley Heritage Corridor - 3 Rivers Corridors
- National Genealogical Society
- National Society Sons of the American Revolution
- Tracking Down One-Room Schools - March 23, 2009 News-Sentinel story
- Publications Genealogy/Local History by Stuart Harter
- Roots Television
- Settlers, Inc.
- St. Joseph River Watershed Initiative
- USGenWeb Archives
- WeRelate.org world's largest genealogy wiki in partnership with the Allen County Public Library - Wiki Basics Tutorial, a Video Tour, at Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference at ACPL in 2007
Periodicals
- Allen County Lines - Allen County Genealogical Society quarterly publication - online members only - so join to read!
- Genealogy Gems - monthly Allen County Public Library e-zine subscription page
- Genealogy Gems - read previous issues back to 2004
Heritage and Lineage Societies
Compiled from ACGSI meeting May 13, 2009
Heritage descent is you to your ancestor, lineage descent is person of note to you. You generally need to prove your descent with copies of certificates of birth, marriage and death; Bible records with page listing Bible copyright to prove age of Bible; records for land, wills, probate and military, or from books, newspapers. It depends on the organization requirements.
- DAR Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter - Revolutionary War of 1776
- Daughters of Union Veterans of Civil War 1861-1865
- General Society of Mayflower Descendants - on the Mayflower 1620
- General Society of the War of 1812 - gentlemen lineal descents only - no Indiana Society - Ohio Society of 1812
- Grand Army of the Republic and Kindred Societies
- Indiana Lineage Links
- Jamestowne Society - 1607 - There is a Thomas FOLLIS who might be related to the webmaster Stan Follis so maybe you have an unknown relative too?
- Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic
- National Society Daughters of the American Colonists - before July 4, 1776
- National Society Sons & Daughters of the Pilgrims - before 1700 lower 48 states
- National Society of The Colonial Dames of America - before 1750
- National Society United States Daughters of the War of 1812 - Indiana Society
- Society of Indiana Pioneers - before 1840, some exceptions
- Sons of the American Revolution National - Indiana Chapter - Fort Wayne Anthony Halberstadt Chapter
- Sons of Confederate Veterans
- Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War
Fort Wayne Links
- African American Historical Museum
- Allen County Government
- Allen County Courthouse Preservation Trust
- Allen County Clerk of the Courts - Birth, Death, Marriage records
- Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society
- Allen County in National Register of Historic Places
- Allen County Indiana - Wikipedia
- Allen County Public Library
- Allen County Vital Records
- Allen County Vital Records - Birth & Death
- American Civil War - Fort Wayne's Soldiers
- Architectural Styles in Fort Wayne
- Associated Churches
- Chamber of Commerce
- City of Fort Wayne, Indiana
- Downtown Improvement District
- Fine Art Photography by Christopher Crawford - includes area photos
- Fort Wayne Indiana - Wikipedia
- Fort Wayne Allen County Department of Health
- Fort Wayne Indiana - Room For Dreams
- Fort Wayne Parks Department
- Friends of the Parks
- Historic Fort Wayne
- Historic Baker Street Station
- Historical Maumee Valley
- History of City of Fort Wayne
- History of Fort Wayne.com
- Fort Wayne History Center
- Fort Wayne Journal Gazette newspaper
- Fort Wayne News Sentinel newspaper
- Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society
- Liberty Bell in 1915 Fort Wayne
- Mastodons On Parade
- Scottish Cultural Society of Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne Blogs
- The Around Fort Wayne Blog
- Baseball in Fort Wayne - Chad Gramling
- Child of the Fort - Kristina Frazier-Henry memories of growing up in Fort Wayne with old photos
- Eastman Online Genealogy Newsletter - not from Fort Wayne
- Fort Wayne Observed - Mitch Harper links to lots of other area blogs
- McCulloch Park formerly Broadway Cemetery - Kristina Frazier-Henry blog
- the good city - Fort Wayne city, culture and church
- What's Going Down(town)
Area Attractions and Links
- ACRES Land Trust - nature preserves around tri-state area since 1960
- Allen County Fairgrounds
- Allen County Parks
- Allen County War Memorial Coliseum - north side of city since 1952
- ARCH - Architecture and Community Heritage since 1975
- Auburn Cord Dusenberg Automobile Museum - north in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana
- Baseball in Fort Wayne - book by Chad Gramling, an officer in NEIBA - Northeast Indiana Baseball Association
- BBQ Ribfest - June at Headwaters Park downtown since 1997
- Botanical Conservatory - 3 linked greenhouses - seasonal displays, Tropical House, Sonoran Desert
- Carole Lombard grave not in area - Fort Wayne native however
- Embassy Theatre
- Fairfield Neighborhood
- Fort Wayne Allen County Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Fort Wayne Calendar of Events
- Fort Wayne Children's Zoo - rated in top 10 zoos by Parents Magazine
- Fort Wayne Freedom - Professional Indoor Football
- Fort Wayne Germanfest - June at Headwaters Park downtown since 1981
- Fort Wayne Kekionga Baseball Team - won first professional baseball game ever played May 4, 1871, became Brooklyn Dodgers who became 1958 Los Angeles Dodgers
- Fort Wayne International Airport
- Fort Wayne Museum of Art
- Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation
- Glenbrook Square - shopping mall
- Grand Wayne Center - convention center across from Allen County Public Library
- Great Black Swamp - east of Fort Wayne into northwest Ohio
- Headwaters Park / Ice Rink - downtown Fort Wayne
- Hello Fort Wayne.com
- Historic Embassy Theatre - a block from ACPL, opened in 1928 during vaudeville era, restored in 1970's
- Historic Buildings in West Central Neighborhood
- History of Sports in Fort Wayne - Wikipedia - Bookrags - Sports
- Home and Garden Show - late February at Memorial Coliseum since 1973
- Home for many inventions
- Indiana Purdue University Fort Wayne
- Jefferson Pointe - shopping center
- Johnny Appleseed Festival - in September with large crowds since 1974
- Johnny Appleseed History
- Komets Hockey
- Lincoln Highway Across Indiana book review on Journal Gazette.com
- Indiana Lincoln Highway Association
- Lincoln Museum - relocating to Allen County Public Library
- Little River Wetlands Project - west side of city, bald eagles frequent area, since 1990 1,000 restored acres of marsh and prairie of former 25,000 acre Great Marsh
- Mad Ants - NBA Development Basketball Team
- Mid-America Windmill Museum - north in Kendallville, Noble County, Indiana
- National Military History Museum - north in Auburn, DeKalb County, Indiana
- Northeast Indiana Passenger Rail Association
- NOAA National Weather Service
- Northeast Indiana Green Build Coalition
- Northside Neighborhood
- Oakdale Neighborhood
- Philo T. Farnsworth inventor of television, his company was Capehart Farnsworth
- Piere's - night club entertainment
- River Greenway Trail - 20 miles of trails along the banks of the St. Mary's, St. Joseph and the Maumee Rivers
- Saint Francis University
- Science Central - for children since 1995 next to Lawton Park and Kid's Crossing Playground
- Shipshewanna - Amish Country north in LaGrange County, Indiana
- South Wayne Neighborhood
- Southwood Park Neighborhood
- Sweetwater Sound - sells music related technology around the world
- Swinney Homestead - Settlers, Inc. - since 1971 with gift shop and herb garden
- Swinney Park / Jailhouse Flats - minor league baseball park 1880s to 1930
- Three Rivers Festival - 9 days in early July since 1968, 400,000 attendees is 2nd largest outdoor Indiana event to Indianapolis 500, 80% of events are free
- TinCaps Baseball - Affiliate of San Diego Padres
- Vera Bradley - home office for high end cotton fabric purses and fashion items
- West Central Neighborhood Association
- Williams Woodland Park Neighborhood
- Fred Zollner - started Zollner Pistons in 1941, helped form National Basketball Association in 1949 Fort Wayne, 1957 moved to Detroit, 1999 inducted in NBA Hall of Fame, 2009 factory closes
Links to Infamous Allen County Residents
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Homer Van Meter, born in Fort Wayne, driver for John Dillinger, the bank robber born in Indianapolis, Public Enemy #1 wanted by the FBI, Clifford "Whitey" Mohler (1903-1968) an early accomplice, Samuel Goldstine (1890-1975) all are buried in Indiana
- Clifford "Whitey" Mohler an early accomplice died August 25, 1968 and is buried in Prarie Grove Cemetery in Fort Wayne.
- Dillinger cohort lures curious to local digs - July 5, 2009 Journal Gazette newspaper article about Homer Van Meter burial location in Lindenwood Cemetery.
- Homer Van Meter is buried in Lindenwood Cemetery - across the road from the webmaster's father.
- Samuel Goldstine died May 19, 1975 and is also buried in Lindenwood Cemetery. Another Samuel Goldstein was mistakenly thought to be Dillinger's gang member dying in jail July 22, 1939 Lima, Allen County, Ohio on the 5th anniversary of Dillinger's death.
- John Dillinger is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis, third largest cemetery in the United States.
- Hammond, Indiana has The John Dillinger Museum Crime Doesn't Pay
- The state of Indiana lists John Dillinger Resources
- Google has a Timeline
- WGN TV has John Dillinger Life in Pictures, Hulu.com has the 1973 movie Dillinger
- 2009 movie Public Enemies starring Johnny Depp