FYI from Sue > Genealogy Gems: News from the Fort Wayne Library > > No. 18A--Special Issue, September 17, 2005** > > * * > > In this Special Issue: > > ***FAMILY HISTORY MONTH AT THE ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, PROGRAM OF > EVENTS > > *Driving directions to the Library > > *Parking at the Library > > *Queries for the Department > > *************************************** > > *October 2005 Family History Month Programs* > > *************************************** > > Monday, October 3rd, 10-11A--Effective Use of the Library Catalog > > Ryan Taylor--Main Library Training Room, Room 330 > > Wednesday, October 5th, 10A-7P--DAR Lineage Assistance > > Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter, DAR--Historical Genealogy Department Reading > Room > > Saturday, October 8th, 10A-12N--Beginning Your Genealogy > > Margery Graham/ACGSI Program--Main Library, Second Floor, Room 244 > > Monday, October 10th, 10-11A--Using Ancestry.com <http://Ancestry.com> > > Delia Bourne--Main Library Training Room, Room 330 > > Tuesday, October 11th, 7-9P--Preserving Your Family History Through > Scrapbooking > > Dena Williamson--Main Library, Second Floor, Room 244—*Pre-Register at > 421-1210* > > Wednesday, October 12th, 9A-5P--One-on-One English Problem Solving > > Ryan Taylor--Historical Genealogy Department Reading Room > > Wednesday, October 12th, 6:30-9P--* *"Black Legs, Regulators, and the > Hanging of Gregory McDougall: Was Your Ancestor a Black Leg or Regulator?" > > ACGSI Program--Aboite Branch Library, 5630 Coventry Lane > > Thursday, October 13th, 7-8P--Irish Genealogical Resources at Allen > CountyPublic Library > > Steve Myers--Main Library, Third Floor, Board Room > > Saturday, October 15th, 1-3P--Beginning Your Genealogy > > Margery Graham/ACGSI Program--Main Library, Second Floor, Room 244 > > Monday, October 17th, 10-11A--Using* *HeritageQuestOnline.com > > Elaine Kuhn--Main Library Training Room, Room 330 > > Monday, October 17th, 10A-12N--Preparing for a Research Trip to Salt Lake > City > > Dawne Slater-Putt/ACGSI Program--Main Library, Second Floor, Room 244 > > Wednesday, October 19th, 7-9P--Computer Interest Group Meeting > > ACGSI Program--Aboite Branch Library, 5630 Coventry Lane > > Friday, October 21st, 10-11A--Using HeritageQuestOnline.com > > Elaine Kuhn--Main Library Training Room, Room 330 > > Friday, October 21st, 10-11:30A--Creating Memories for Your > Family--Beginning Your Family History > > D. 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McComb & Sons program including Curt Witcher--Holiday Inn Downtown Ft. > Wayne > > *Pre-registration required: 426-9494* > > Saturday, October 22nd, 10A-12N--Starting to Write Your Family History > > Ryan Taylor--Main Library, Second Floor, Room 244 > > Saturday, October 22nd, 2-5P--Beginning and Scrapbooking Your Family > History > > Ryan Taylor & Dena Williamson--Holy Cross Lutheran Church > > *Pre-registration required: 483-3173* > > Monday, October 24th, 10-11A--Effective Use of the Library Catalog** > > Ryan Taylor--Main Library Training Room, Room 330 > > Wednesday, October 26th, 9A-5P--One-on-One Irish Problem Solving > > Steve Myers--Historical Genealogy Department Reading Room > > Thursday, October 27th, 11A-12N--Finding Female Ancestors > > Amy Johnson Crow--Main Library, Second Floor, Room 244 > > Friday, October 28th, 6P-12M--Extended Research Hours!** > > Must be in the library before 6P--Historical Genealogy Department > > Saturday, October 29th, 10-11A--The Importance of Your Family Health > History > > Main Library, Second Floor, Room 244 > > Monday, October 31st, 10-11A--Using Ancestry.com <http://Ancestry.com> > > Don Litzer--Main Library Training Room, Room 330 > > *************************************** > DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO THE LIBRARY > > *************************************** > > Wondering how to get to the library? Our exciting transition location is 200 > E. Berry, Fort Wayne, Indiana. We will be at this location until late 2006. We > would enjoy having you visit the Genealogy Department. > > To get directions from your exact location to 200 E. Berry, Fort Wayne, > Indiana, visit this link at MapQuest: > > http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&countryid=250&addtohistory=&searchtab=address&searchtype=address&address=200+E+Berry+St&city=Fort+Wayne&state=IN&zipcode=46802-2706&search=++Search++&finditform=1 > From the South > > Exit Interstate 69 at exit 102. Drive east on Jefferson Blvd. into downtown. > Turn left on Barr Street to Berry Street. The library is located on the > corner of Berry and Barr Streets. > > From the North > > Exit Interstate 69 at exit 112. Drive south on Coldwater Road, which merges > into Clinton Street. Continue south on Clinton, the library will be on your > left when you cross Berry Street. > > From the West > > Using US 30: > > Drive into town on US 30. US 30 turns into Goshen Road. Coming up to an > angled street (State Street.) make an angled left turn. Turn right on Wells > Street. Go south on Wells to Wayne Street. Left on Wayne Street. When you > cross Clinton, the library will be on your left on Wayne Street. > > 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. Turn right on Barr Street. Turn left on Berry Street. The library > is on your left on Berry Street. > > *************************************** > PARKING AT THE LIBRARY > > *************************************** > > Lot in front of the library, east side > > Available for short-term library parking. Limited to one hour. > > Tippman Parking Garage > > Clinton and Wayne Streets. Across from the library, however the skybridge is > NOT accessible. Hourly parking, $1.25 per hour up to a maximum of $5.00 per > day. > > Park Place Lot > > Covered parking on Barr Street at Main Street. This lot is one block away > from the library. Hourly parking Monday through Friday, 9am to 6pm. > > Street (metered) parking on Wayne Street and Berry Street. > > 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 > > Covered parking 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 DEPARTMENT QUERIES* > > *************************************** > > The Historical Genealogy Department 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: > [email protected] > > * * > > *************************************** > > *Publishing Note:* > > *************************************** > > This electronic newsletter is published by the Allen County Public Library's > Historical Genealogy Department, 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.FriendsOfAllenCounty.org <http://www.FriendsOfAllenCounty.org> > *. 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