THE GENEALOGY DEPARTMENT IN FORT WAYNE REALLY IS OPEN!
In case you haven't heard, or in case you think that most of our materials are not
going to available until much later - We're Open! And we invite you to visit us! The
Allen County Public Library Genealogy Department is open with all of our book and
microtext materials available for researchers. Not only are all our materials available,
our books are now on browsing shelves. Our transition facility at 20 East Berry Street
has been rated "TOPS" by the researchers who have been here.
The end of the summer is near. The pool will be closing, the kids will be going back to
school, and you'll have more time on your hands. A perfect opportunity to visit Fort
Wayne, Indiana and research in this large and growing collection.
SOME RUMORS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD:
I HEARD THE LIBRARY WAS CLOSED
The entire Main Library including the Historical Genealogy Department is open! Every
department moved to our interim location at 200 E. Berry St. while the old library is
being expanded and renovated. We will be at this location for approximately 3 years.
I HEARD THE GENEALOGY COLLECTION IS NOT AVAILABLE
The entire genealogy collection, materials from across the United States, Canada, Great
Britain and other locales, is available and ready for your perusal. In fact, one of the
most exciting things is that the collection is now a browsing collection. This means you
can walk the stacks and stacks of genealogical research materials, finding things you
never thought you would find.
The entire genealogy collection is available. There is NOTHING stored away -everything is
accessible. All our research materials can by used here at our location. All our books,
microfilm and periodicals are available.
SPECIAL RESOURCES / SPEICAL EVENTS
In addition to our deep collection, patrons can also order microfilm from the Family
History Library in Salt Lake City for a small fee for use here in our library. If you
live within a day's drive of Fort Wayne, this is a great benefit to you. Not only can
you order microfilm resources from Salt Lake City, when combined with the collection here
in Fort Wayne, the research opportunities are outstanding.
October is Family History Month. This year, we would enjoy having you come to Fort Wayne
to do research and join in the special events offered by the Genealogy Department. These
events include lectures on specific research resources, information about the ACPL
genealogy collection, and special topics, presented by the staff of the Historical
Genealogy Department.
OUR WEBSITE
Visit our website
www.acpl.lib.in.us to search our library catalog to discover what we
have in store for your specific research needs. At our home page, click on library
catalog, enter your search term (surname + the word family, geographic location, author,
title, or keyword), and find the treasures that await you here in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Scroll down to the bottom of the home page, click on "Genealogy Gateway" to get
an overview of the material housed in this world-renowned collection.
We'd enjoy having you visit us!
Questions? Please call us! We'd be happy to tell you about our collection.
260-421-1225