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| style="text-align: left; font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0,51,102); font-size: 150%" | '''''Allen County Public Library <br>''''' | | style="text-align: left; font-family: verdana; color: rgb(0,51,102); font-size: 150%" | '''''Allen County Public Library <br>''''' | ||
:'''''(ACPL) Genealogy Center''''' | :'''''(ACPL) Genealogy Center''''' | ||
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'''E-mail:'''<ref name="Locatio">Allen County Public Library, "Locations" at http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/locations/index.html (accessed 9 February 2010).</ref> [mailto:genealogy@acpl.info genealogy@acpl.info] <br>'''Blog:''' <http://www.genealogycenter.org/Community/Blog.aspx <br>'''Facebook:''' http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Wayne-IN/Genealogy-Center/189683797012 <br>'''Address:'''<ref name="Locatio" /> | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="Locatio">Allen County Public Library, "Locations" at http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/locations/index.html (accessed 9 February 2010).</ref> [mailto:genealogy@acpl.info genealogy@acpl.info] <br>'''Blog:''' <http://www.genealogycenter.org/Community/Blog.aspx <br>'''Facebook:''' http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Wayne-IN/Genealogy-Center/189683797012 <br>'''Address:'''<ref name="Locatio" /> | ||
:900 Library Plaza <br> | :900 Library Plaza <br> | ||
:Fort Wayne, IN 46802 <br> | :Fort Wayne, IN 46802 <br> | ||
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'''Hours:''' | '''Hours:''' | ||
*Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur: 9am-9pm; Friday, Saturday: 9am-6pm; Sunday*: Noon-5pm <br> | *Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur: 9am-9pm; Friday, Saturday: 9am-6pm; Sunday*: Noon-5pm <br> | ||
*For holiday schedule, [http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/hours/index.html click here]. <br> | *For holiday schedule, [http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/hours/index.html click here]. <br> | ||
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'''Directions and public parking map:'''<ref name="Locatio" /> | '''Directions and public parking map:'''<ref name="Locatio" /> | ||
*[http://www.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wl&q=900%20webster%20street%2C%20fort%20wayne%2C%20in%2046802 Directions (Google map)] <br> | *[http://www.google.com/maps?ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&tab=wl&q=900%20webster%20street%2C%20fort%20wayne%2C%20in%2046802 Directions (Google map)] <br> | ||
*[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/virtualtour/AcplFirstFloorPrint.pdf Parking map] <br> | *[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/virtualtour/AcplFirstFloorPrint.pdf Parking map] <br> | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/index.html Allen County Public Library Internet Site], locations, hours, events, newsletter, research, services.<br> | *[http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/index.html Allen County Public Library Internet Site], locations, hours, events, newsletter, research, services.<br> | ||
*[http://acpl.aquabrowser.com/ ACPL Catalog Online] by keywords, author, title, subject, series, magazines, or ISBN.<br> | *[http://acpl.aquabrowser.com/ ACPL Catalog Online] by keywords, author, title, subject, series, magazines, or ISBN.<br> | ||
*[http://acpl. | *[http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?skin=genealogy ACPL Genealogy Center Catalog] searches just the holdings in the Genealogy Center; can be useful when planning a research trip | ||
*[http://www.genealogycenter.org ACPL Genealogy Center], getting started, programs, county-state-international links, youth, research topics, databases, Periodical Source Index (PERSI), brochures, research or article request forms, pathfinders. | *[http://www.genealogycenter.org ACPL Genealogy Center], getting started, programs, county-state-international links, youth, research topics, databases, Periodical Source Index (PERSI), brochures, research or article request forms, pathfinders. | ||
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If you cannot visit or find a record at the '''''Allen County Public Library''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following. | If you cannot visit or find a record at the '''''Allen County Public Library''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following. | ||
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | ||
*ACPL [http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/locations/index.html branches] of the Main Library <br> | *ACPL [http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/locations/index.html branches] of the Main Library <br> | ||
*[[National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)]] federal censuses 1790–1930; selected military service indexes, pension indexes, passenger lists, and naturalizations. Free computers for Ancestry, Heritage Quest, or Footnote.<br> | *[[National Archives Great Lakes Region (Chicago)]] federal censuses 1790–1930; selected military service indexes, pension indexes, passenger lists, and naturalizations. Free computers for Ancestry, Heritage Quest, or Footnote.<br> | ||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/overview.html Newberry Library] a large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, & British Isles.<br> | *[http://www.newberry.org/genealogy/overview.html Newberry Library] a large Chicago repository with genealogies, local histories, censuses, military, land, indexes, vital records, court, and tax records mostly from the Mississippi Valley, eastern seaboard, Canada, & British Isles.<br> | ||
*[http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/sc-genpg.htm St. Louis County Library], mostly Missouri, but includes St. Louis Genealogical, and National Genealogical Societys' collections, online databases, federal censuses, African American records, & access to LDS microfilms.<br> | *[http://www.slcl.org/branches/hq/sc/sc-genpg.htm St. Louis County Library], mostly Missouri, but includes St. Louis Genealogical, and National Genealogical Societys' collections, online databases, federal censuses, African American records, & access to LDS microfilms.<br> | ||
*[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence, MO, national censuses/indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and extensive newspaper clippings. | *[[Mid-Continent Public Library Midwest Genealogy Center]], Independence, MO, national censuses/indexes, 80,000 family histories, 100,000 local histories, 565,000 microfilms, 7,000 maps, and extensive newspaper clippings. | ||
*[[Library of Congress]], Washington, DC, [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, rich in collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources<br> | *[[Library of Congress]], Washington, DC, [http://www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy/ Local History and Genealogy Reading Room] is part of the world's largest library including 50,000 genealogies, 100,000 local histories, rich in collections of manuscripts, microfilms, maps, newspapers, photographs, and published material, strong in North American, British Isles, and German sources<br> | ||
*[[New York Public Library]] international genealogy, heraldry, personal and family names (in Roman alphabets), family papers, Dorot Jewish collection, maps, periodicals, American history at national, state, and local levels. | *[[New York Public Library]] international genealogy, heraldry, personal and family names (in Roman alphabets), family papers, Dorot Jewish collection, maps, periodicals, American history at national, state, and local levels. | ||
*[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records. | *[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records. | ||
*[[New England Historic Genealogical Society]], Boston, national in scope. Over 100 million name database, of vital records, genealogies, journals, over 200,000 books, 100,000 microfilms, and over 20 million manuscripts with emphasis on New England since the 1600s. | *[[New England Historic Genealogical Society]], Boston, national in scope. Over 100 million name database, of vital records, genealogies, journals, over 200,000 books, 100,000 microfilms, and over 20 million manuscripts with emphasis on New England since the 1600s. | ||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[http://www.in.gov/library/genealogy.htm Indiana State Library], 40,000 family histories, indexes, how-to books, cemeteries, periodicals, federal censuses, Indiana county records, passenger lists, and military pension information; emphasis east of the Mississippi.<br> | *[http://www.in.gov/library/genealogy.htm Indiana State Library], 40,000 family histories, indexes, how-to books, cemeteries, periodicals, federal censuses, Indiana county records, passenger lists, and military pension information; emphasis east of the Mississippi.<br> | ||
*[http://www.fisa-in.org/news/articles/ Indiana State Archives], territorial-state records, old soldier homes, prisons, Wabash & Erie Canal land records.<br> | *[http://www.fisa-in.org/news/articles/ Indiana State Archives], territorial-state records, old soldier homes, prisons, Wabash & Erie Canal land records.<br> | ||
*[http://www.indianahistory.org/our-services/family-history Indiana Historical Society], history, personal papers, business records, oral histories, photographs, postcards.<br> | *[http://www.indianahistory.org/our-services/family-history Indiana Historical Society], history, personal papers, business records, oral histories, photographs, postcards.<br> | ||
*[http://www.indgensoc.org/index.php Indiana Genealogical Society], how-to articles, member-only databases, events, blog archive, research, projects.<br> | *[http://www.indgensoc.org/index.php Indiana Genealogical Society], how-to articles, member-only databases, events, blog archive, research, projects.<br> | ||
*[http://www.innd.uscourts.gov/ United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana], federal court records.<br> | *[http://www.innd.uscourts.gov/ United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana], federal court records.<br> | ||
*[http://www.allencounty.us/courts/clerk-of-the-courts Allen County Courthouse], birth, marriage, death, and court records.<br> | *[http://www.allencounty.us/courts/clerk-of-the-courts Allen County Courthouse], birth, marriage, death, and court records.<br> | ||
*[http://www.fwhistorycenter.com/ Allen County-Ft. Wayne Historical Society], museum, 23,000 artifacts, photographs, documents, digital images.<br> | *[http://www.fwhistorycenter.com/ Allen County-Ft. Wayne Historical Society], museum, 23,000 artifacts, photographs, documents, digital images.<br> | ||
*[http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=1000133 Indiana University Library], Bloomington, biography, images, indexes, newspapers, periodicals, U.S. government. | *[http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=1000133 Indiana University Library], Bloomington, biography, images, indexes, newspapers, periodicals, U.S. government. | ||
*[http://www.library.nd.edu/ University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries], biography, periodicals, newspapers, oral history.<br> | *[http://www.library.nd.edu/ University of Notre Dame Hesburgh Libraries], biography, periodicals, newspapers, oral history.<br> | ||
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