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>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
>
>***************************************
>Celebrating Continued Collection Growth
>by Curt B. Witcher
>***************************************
>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.
>
>***************************************
>The “American Newspaper Directory”
>by Cynthia Theusch
>***************************************
>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).
>
>***************************************
>The “Evangelical Messenger”
>by Dawne Slater-Putt
>***************************************
>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.
>
>***************************************
>Technology Tip of the Month--Photo Restoration with Adobe Photoshop,
>Version 9.02: Scanning
>by Kay Spears
>***************************************
>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
>
>***************************************
>Preservation Tip of the Month--Storing Oversized Documents
>by Becky Schipper
>***************************************
>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.
>
>***************************************
>October:  Celebrate Family History Month with the Us!
>***************************************
>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
>
>***************************************
>Register Now for the 2009 Annual Military Symposium
>***************************************
>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>
>
>***************************************
>International Black Genealogy Summit & More
>***************************************
>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.
>
>***************************************
>Warm Up with WinterTech
>***************************************
>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 .
>
>***************************************
>Librarians on Parade
>***************************************
>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
>website:  www.GenealogyCenter.Info. Scroll down toward the bottom of
>the first screen where it says, "Enter Your Email Address to Subscribe
>to "Genealogy Gems."  Enter your email address in the yellow box and
>click on "Subscribe." You will be notified with a confirmation email.
>
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>the very bottom of the issue of Genealogy Gems you just received or
>send an email to kspears at acpl.lib.in.us with "unsubscribe e-zine" in
>the subject line.
>
>Steve Myers & Curt Witcher, co-editors
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