Just got back from my first trip to Allen County.  First of all, the library there is WONDERFUL!   The staff was very helpful.  It was wonderful to have all the census and other microfilm at my fingertips.  We were able to locate my Myers ancestors on the 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920 censuses!   While we were there, we also visited the Huntertown Cemetery, Dutch Ridge Cemetery, and saw the Dutch Ridge School, Salem Reformed (Dutch Ridge) Church, and the house and barn that Nathan Myers (or one of his children) built.  Standing on the land was a thrill!  While at Huntertown, I found more grave markers that "belong" to us.  Someone has put flowers on many of the stones, so someone local is related.  The problem, of course, is finding out who that person is!  If anyone on the list knows of Myers researchers living in Allen County / Perry Township, I'd sure appreciate the network! I am going to write to the Huntertown Historical Society to see if they can help with any more information.  There are lots and lots of Myers living in Allen County!   All in all, I was very, very pleased with my trip.  Downtown Fort Wayne was much nicer than I thought (I don't know what I had in mind, but I was pleasantly surprised).  I hope to make it back there for another fact-finding trip.  It is a 3-1/2 hour drive from my home.  I wish it was closer. Anyway . . . I just thought I'd share with all of you my happy thoughts. Karen

Karen, The next time you are there put a note on one of the tombstones of your relatives and see what happens. I did that in a cemetery in Arkansas one time and the man who tend the cemetery turned it over to the historical society and I got a lot of information from a genealogist there. I wrapped the note in plastic and taped it on. Try it and see what happens. And you're so right about Ft. Wayne and the library. I just love it, and it sure beats the Newberry Library here in Chicago. I am also about 3-1/2 hours away but wished I lived there. Good luck, Phyllis H.Niles BeTheBull@aol.com wrote: > Just got back from my first trip to Allen County. First of all, the library > there is WONDERFUL! The staff was very helpful. It was wonderful to have > all the census and other microfilm at my fingertips. We were able to locate > my Myers ancestors on the 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910 and 1920 censuses! > > While we were there, we also visited the Huntertown Cemetery, Dutch Ridge > Cemetery, and saw the Dutch Ridge School, Salem Reformed (Dutch Ridge) > Church, and the house and barn that Nathan Myers (or one of his children) > built. Standing on the land was a thrill! While at Huntertown, I found more > grave markers that "belong" to us. Someone has put flowers on many of the > stones, so someone local is related. The problem, of course, is finding out > who that person is! If anyone on the list knows of Myers researchers living > in Allen County / Perry Township, I'd sure appreciate the network! > > I am going to write to the Huntertown Historical Society to see if they can > help with any more information. There are lots and lots of Myers living in > Allen County! > > All in all, I was very, very pleased with my trip. Downtown Fort Wayne was > much nicer than I thought (I don't know what I had in mind, but I was > pleasantly surprised). I hope to make it back there for another fact-finding > trip. It is a 3-1/2 hour drive from my home. I wish it was closer. > > Anyway . . . I just thought I'd share with all of you my happy thoughts. > > Karen