Thanks! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Heidi Rogers" <hrogers19@comcast.net> To: <INPUTNAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 22, 2002 9:16 PM Subject: RE: [INPUTNAM] Allen County Library > > The main web page for the Allen Co Public Library is: > > http://www.acpl.lib.in.us From the main page, you can search their > library catalog to see what resources are available. > > The genealogy division web page is: > > http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/index.html > > As far as online searchable resources, try this one: > > http://199.8.210.7/default.asp Select the Guest button, at the top of the > next page there is a link to download the ICA plug-in. You will need to > download and install the ICA plug-in. To do so: > > http://www.citrix.com/download/ Select the ICA Clients and you will see > the platform options. Most will probably want the Windows 32 bit clients if > you're running Win 95, 98, ME,NT or Xp. Accept the user agreement, then > click on the option for Web Client 6.30.1050. Follow the installation > instructions from there. > > Once you have finished installing the ICA client, you can return to the > http://199.8.210.7/default.asp page and go to the Family Search Census or > Family Search Resource File links. They basically have created a web access > method to the LDS CDs for the US 1880 census, British 1881 census, and I > think some of the Canadian census may have been added recently as well. > > I've had difficulty connecting to the Family Search links tonight, I don't > know if that is due to high traffic, maximum number of users, etc. However, > I have used this in the past few weeks and have had much success with the > site. > > ---- > > For those making the trip to the library on the weekends, I will share my > favorite parking place tip -- > Instead of parking in the small pay lot across from the library there is > another larger pay lot caddy corner to it, between Wayne and Washington > Streets, located on and enter it from Harrison Street. I believe it is $2 > to park there for the day rather than the higher rate next to the library. > > Heidi > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim and Lisa Trump [mailto:jtrump@ccrtc.com] > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 11:45 PM > To: INPUTNAM-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [INPUTNAM] Allen County Library > > > Steve, > That place must be amazing--I've heard about it dozens of times since I > started on my family tree a year ago, and everyone goes on and on about the > amount of info kept there. > Do you know if they have any searchable stuff on the web, or is it only > available by going there in person? > Lisa > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Miller" <noskm@cox.net> > To: <INPUTNAM-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 6:11 PM > Subject: [INPUTNAM] Putnam County Research > > > > Loni; > > Where you do your research will be greatly influenced by what you are > trying to determine and how long you have to look. > > There is an Andrew Hagey that was a patent holder of property in Russell > Township is section 18, in 1827. If this is your relative you might look in > the recorders office in the Courthouse in Greencastle for sequent sale of > this property. The Courthouse has some very good records as far as land > sales and marriages are concerned. They have some records back to 1822. The > health department has birth and death records but they begin much later. > > The Putnam County Public Library in Greencastle has some very worthwhile > information and their collection is growing. You might also want to contact > the Library at DePauw University in Greencastle, they have a huge collection > of old information particularly relating to the Methodist Church in Indiana > and all over the country. This also includes information about many church > members over the years. > > If you have time, the Indiana State Library in Indianapolis is also a > great source of information and I have found the personnel there to be very > helpful. The library has been undergoing some renovations but they are > suppose th be complete by early October. > > Finally I would mention what I think is the finest research library > outside of Salt Lake City, that being the Allen County Public Library in > Fort Wayne Indiana. I believe it possible to spend weeks there and never run > out of information, at least for the people I am looking for. I plan on anot > her trip to Indiana the middle of October so if I can be of any assistance > please let me know. > > Good luck > > Steve Miller > > > > > > > > > > ==== INPUTNAM Mailing List ==== > > Please send research questions to the list rather than the mailing list > manager. 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