I love this library. I have gone with a genealogy group from Detroit...arrived at 9 AM opening and stayed until 6 PM closing. (Long, long bus trips from home base.) There is a Holiday Inn within walking distance, I remember, and places to eat (fast food and other) close by. The library has everything you would hope to have. Lots of space to spread your work. Lots of microfilm readers, copy machines. Good system for reqesting books not located on open shelves. Helpful librarians and technicians. Clean restrooms, too. Well worth the trip. Susie B in MI

Just thought I'd make sure that everyone realizes that the Allen Co. library is located at a temporary location currently, where they will be for about the next 4 years while millions in improvemnets are being done at the permanent location. They are not far from the permanent location. Just visit their website at http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ for location and directions. The temp location is great. All books are now open shelve. No more waiting for your books to be brought to your desk. All materials are available at the temporary location. There is also an area downstairs for coffee, bagels, etc. Most folks I have talked to like the temporary location better then the permanent. Although the permanent location should be really nice when it is ready to move back in to. I live about an hour from the library and am there about twice per week doing research for clients. Now, excuse me for not paying close attention; what day is everyone going to the library? Maybe I can arrange to be there that day to try to help out and give some direction to things at the library. It can be very overwhelming if you have not been there at least a couple of times. Rex Bertram PO Box 651 Redkey, IN 47373 ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 1:24 PM Subject: Re: Allen Co. Library, Ft. Wayne, IN > > I love this library. I have gone with a genealogy group from > Detroit...arrived at 9 AM opening and stayed until 6 PM closing. (Long, long bus trips from > home base.) There is a Holiday Inn within walking distance, I remember, and > places to eat (fast food and other) close by. > > The library has everything you would hope to have. Lots of space to spread > your work. Lots of microfilm readers, copy machines. Good system for reqesting > books not located on open shelves. Helpful librarians and technicians. Clean > restrooms, too. Well worth the trip. > > Susie B in MI > > > ==== PRA Mailing List ==== > ==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ==== > Learn what's new at the PRA. To learn more, go to --> http://www.penningtonresearch.org and click on the "News" link on the left side of the page. > >

Hi Rex, The PRA is just in the planning stages for our 2004 Reunion in Richmond, IN. The dates are Aug 5-7. We always try to schedule extra activities for pleasure or research. I am sure that we will be considering Ft. Wayne to visit if possible. We have updates on our PRA website at www.penningtonresearch.org . Our Research Director, Gene always makes it a point to share with the mailing list any updates that include the reunion activities. We may take you up on the offer to show us around Allen Co. Library and really appreciate your offer. Hopefully, we will see you at the Reunion at Earlham College as well. Thanks for posting... Rene'e Davis, CFO ARD, Family Groups PRA - Group 9 Pennington Research Association, Inc. www.penningtonresearch.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rex Bertram" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 11:49 AM Subject: Re: Allen Co. Library, Ft. Wayne, IN > Just thought I'd make sure that everyone realizes that the Allen Co. library > is located at a temporary location currently, where they will be for about > the next 4 years while millions in improvemnets are being done at the > permanent location. They are not far from the permanent location. Just > visit their website at http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ for location and > directions. The temp location is great. All books are now open shelve. No > more waiting for your books to be brought to your desk. All materials are > available at the temporary location. There is also an area downstairs for > coffee, bagels, etc. Most folks I have talked to like the temporary location > better then the permanent. Although the permanent location should be really > nice when it is ready to move back in to. I live about an hour from the > library and am there about twice per week doing research for clients. > > Now, excuse me for not paying close attention; what day is everyone going to > the library? Maybe I can arrange to be there that day to try to help out > and give some direction to things at the library. It can be very > overwhelming if you have not been there at least a couple of times. > > Rex Bertram > PO Box 651 > Redkey, IN 47373 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 1:24 PM > Subject: Re: Allen Co. Library, Ft. Wayne, IN > > > > > > I love this library. I have gone with a genealogy group from > > Detroit...arrived at 9 AM opening and stayed until 6 PM closing. (Long, > long bus trips from > > home base.) There is a Holiday Inn within walking distance, I remember, > and > > places to eat (fast food and other) close by. > > > > The library has everything you would hope to have. Lots of space to > spread > > your work. Lots of microfilm readers, copy machines. Good system for > reqesting > > books not located on open shelves. Helpful librarians and technicians. > Clean > > restrooms, too. Well worth the trip. > > > > Susie B in MI > > > > > > ==== PRA Mailing List ==== > > ==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ==== > > Learn what's new at the PRA. To learn more, go to --> > http://www.penningtonresearch.org and click on the "News" link on the left > side of the page. > > > > > > > > ==== PRA Mailing List ==== > ==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION List ==== > For more information about the PRA visit our Web Site at > http://www.penningtonresearch.org > >

Hi Susie, I love the library, too. we always stay over for one or two nights when we go there. We live about 90 minutes away from Fort Wayne, in Darke County, Ohio. I always get so into researching that I never go out for lunch...I wait until we need to leave. I hope you are planning on going to the Annual Pennington Reunion in Richmond, Indiana, in August. I grew up in Richmond, and I think that Earlham is the absolute perfect place for our Archives. I hope to see you there. Pat Trocano ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 1:24 PM Subject: Re: Allen Co. Library, Ft. Wayne, IN > > I love this library. I have gone with a genealogy group from > Detroit...arrived at 9 AM opening and stayed until 6 PM closing. (Long, long bus trips from > home base.) There is a Holiday Inn within walking distance, I remember, and > places to eat (fast food and other) close by. > > The library has everything you would hope to have. Lots of space to spread > your work. Lots of microfilm readers, copy machines. Good system for reqesting > books not located on open shelves. Helpful librarians and technicians. Clean > restrooms, too. Well worth the trip. > > Susie B in MI > > > ==== PRA Mailing List ==== > ==== PENNINGTON RESEARCH ASSOCIATION ==== > Learn what's new at the PRA. To learn more, go to --> http://www.penningtonresearch.org and click on the "News" link on the left side of the page. > >