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Fresh Insights and Updates from the Allen County Public Library's Genealogy Center

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  • March Madness--Genealogy Style
  • The Weather is Getting Better. Travel is Easier. So it's time to get out and participate in The Genealogy Center's 'March Madness--Genealogy Style' events Sunday, March 13 through Saturday, March 19, 2011. Take advantage of The Genealogy Center's annual celebration to jump-start your research. This year's sessions include: 'Why Do I Want to Look at a Revolutionary War Pension?' Sunday, March 13, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., Meeting Room A; 'Searching the Internet for Your Genealogy (Using Google and Other Search Engines)' Monday, March 14, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., Meeting Room A; 'Writing Personal History: Doing for Our Descendants What We Wish Great-Grandma Had Done for Us.' Tuesday, March 15, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., Meeting Room C; ACGSI Computer Interest Group. Wednesday, March 16, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., Meeting Room B; 'Beginning Virginia Genealogical Research.' Thursday, March 17, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., Meeting Room A; 'Irish & Scots-Irish Genealogy: Part 1 - A Two-Day Mini-Course.' Friday & Saturday, March 18-19, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Meeting Rooms B & C. Check our website http://www.genealogycenter.org/Events.aspx for more information. Call 260-421-1225 to register, or send us an email at Genealogy@ACPL.Info.
  • Getting Started in Family History & Genealogy Research
  • The Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana is hosting a workshop for beginning genealogists from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturday April 9, 2011, in Meeting Rooms B & C at the Main Library. Genealogist Margery Graham will tell you how to begin your search into family history including how to gather and organize your information. She will inform you about basic research techniques and how to apply proven methods to keep your search on track. The half-day seminar finishes up with a tour of The Genealogy Center. Cost is $10. Space is limited, so register early for this wonderful opportunity to learn from the best. To register, visit the ACGSI website at http://www.acgsi.org/workshop.pdf or contact Linda Churchward at 260-459-7606 or lindachurchward@frontier.com.
  • Create Your Own Story @ Your Library
  • The 2011 theme for National Library Week is 'Create Your Own Story @ Your Library.' One can't ask for a more perfect time to offer an engaging array of programs intended to remind everyone that we all have a story to tell--and that we all need to tell our stories! And The Genealogy Center is doing just that. We are offering several opportunities to inspire you to record and share your family stories for future generations to enjoy. The scheduled programs are listed below along with the date and program location at the Main Library. Storytelling, with Condra Ridley, April 11, 2011 6:30-7:30 p.m., Globe Room. Learn the elements of a good story, why storytelling is important, how to tell a good story, and listen to a couple of stories as examples. Scrapbooking Historical Photographs and Memorabilia, with Dawne Slater-Putt, April 12, 2011 6:30- 7:30 p.m., Globe Room. How can boxes of photographs and paper memorabilia inherited from three different family members and covering a period of almost 100 years be merged into a single, cohesive historical scrapbook? This session will discuss considerations and methods for scrapbooking your historical photos and memorabilia, including materials, organization and more. Recording Family Histories for the Ages, with Erik Mollberg, April 13, 2011 2:30-3:30 p.m., Globe Room. This class will cover the very basics of video production to help you record the best possible oral history for your family that will be both viewable and understandable for generations to come. Writing Your Family Stories, with Curt Witcher, April 14, 2011 6:30-7:30 p.m., Globe Room. Practical tips on how to write your family story after you have collected the data. Photo Restoration Using Adobe Photoshop, with Kay Spears, April 15, 2011 2:30-3:30 p.m., Globe Room. Learn basic techniques for restoring those old family photographs by using Adobe Photoshop. Take advantage of these opportunities to be inspired to Create Your Own Story @ your library. All classes are free, but please register by calling 260-421-1225, or send an email to Genealogy@ACPL.Info. There's no time like the present!
  • Down to the Fine Print: Exploring The Genealogy Center
  • If you enjoy looking forward to future activities, you'll be pleased to know we have planned some opportunities to explore The Genealogy Center during the first week of May, even taking a look behind the scenes. Some events are repeated in hopes you'll find several that fit your schedule. Sunday, May 1, Genealogy Center Tour, 1:00-2:00 p.m. -- Take a tour of The Genealogy Center! Learn something new or be reminded of what you've forgotten. Meet in The Genealogy Center Orientation area. Monday, May 2, Website Tour, 2:00-3:00 p.m. -- Lost in the new Genealogy Center website? Take a guided virtual tour through all of the information awaiting your visit! Meeting Room C. Tuesday, May 3, Catalog Tour, 2:00-3:45 p.m. -- How to locate a book? Where are the call numbers? How to make a list? Find out all this and more by taking a virtual tour of The Genealogy Center catalog! Meeting Room C. Wednesday, May 4, Genealogy Center Tour, 6:30-7:30 p.m. -- Take a tour of The Genealogy Center! Learn something new or be reminded of what you've forgotten. Meet in The Genealogy Center Orientation area. Thursday, May 5, Processing, Scanning and Fine Materials Tour, 10:00-11:00 a.m. -- This behind-the-scenes tour will show where our material is ordered, cataloged and processed for the collection, where material is scanned for easy access via the Internet, and take a peek into the Fine Book Area. Meet in The Genealogy Center Orientation area. Friday, May 6, Catalog Tour, 10:00-11:45 a.m. -- How to locate a book? Where are the call numbers? How to make a list? Find out all this and more by taking a virtual tour of The Genealogy Center catalog! Meeting Room A. Saturday May 7, Genealogy Center Tour, 10:00-11:00 a.m. -- Take a tour of The Genealogy Center! Learn something new or be reminded of what you've forgotten. Meet in The Genealogy Center Orientation area. Space is limited, so register early for these free tours by sending us an email to Genealogy@ACPL.Info or calling 260-421-1225.
  • Out and About
  • Curt Witcher March 5, 2011--Plymouth Historical Museum, 155 South Main Street, Plymouth, MI, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Genealogy Workshop covering: 'Using Census Records for Family History,' 'Researching Your Civil War Ancestor,' 'Roll Call: New Sites and Sources for Military Records and Research,' and 'Doing the History Eliminates the Mystery!'
  • March Madness--Genealogy Style
  • The weather is getting better. Travel is easier. So it's time to get out and participate in The Genealogy Center's 'March Madness--Genealogy Style' events Sunday, March 13 through Saturday, March 19, 2011. Take advantage of The Genealogy Center's annual celebration to jump-start your research. This year's sessions include: 'Why Do I Want to Look at a Revolutionary War Pension?' Sunday, March 13, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m., Meeting Room A; 'Searching the Internet for Your Genealogy (Using Google and Other Search Engines)' Monday, March 14, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., Meeting Room A; 'Writing Personal History: Doing for Our Descendants What We Wish Great-Grandma Had Done for Us.' Tuesday, March 15, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m., Meeting Room C
  • Driving Directions to the Library
  • 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%20Web ster%20St%C2%80%A0%20City=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. Using 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.
  • Parking at the Library
  • 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.
  • Genealogy Center Queries
  • 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@ACPL.Info.

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