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===Contact Information=== | ===Contact Information=== | ||
'''Allen County Public Library'''<br> | |||
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:900 Library Plaza<br> | |||
:900 Library Plaza | |||
:Fort Wayne, IN 46802 <br> | :Fort Wayne, IN 46802 <br> | ||
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'''Telephone:''' 260-421-1225<br>'''Website:''' [https://acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy ACPL | '''Telephone:'''<br> | ||
*260-421-1225<br> | |||
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'''Email:''' | |||
*Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur: 9am-9pm; Friday, Saturday: 9am-6pm; Sunday*: Noon-5pm <br> | *[mailto:genealogy@acpl.info genealogy@acpl.info] <br> | ||
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'''Website:''' | |||
'''Directions and public | *[https://acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy ACPL Genealogy Center] | ||
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'''Social Media:''' | |||
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Wayne-IN/Genealogy-Center/189683797012 Facebook] | |||
*[https://www.instagram.com/genealogycenter/?hl=en Instagram] | |||
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'''Hours and holidays:''' | |||
:Mon, Tue, Wed, Thur: 9am-9pm; Friday, Saturday: 9am-6pm; Sunday*: Noon-5pm <br> | |||
:For holiday schedule, [https://acpl.lib.in.us/using-the-library/locations-and-hours click here]. <br> | |||
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'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' | |||
*[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> | ||
*[https://acpl.lib.in.us/images/Documents/Gendocs/parking.pdf Parking map] <br> | *[https://acpl.lib.in.us/images/Documents/Gendocs/parking.pdf Parking map] | ||
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''' | '''Online Databases:''' <br> | ||
*[https://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ Allen County Public Library Internet Site], locations, hours, events, newsletter, research, services.<br> | *[https://www.acpl.lib.in.us/ Allen County Public Library Internet Site], locations, hours, events, newsletter, research, services.<br> | ||
*[http://alpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/ ACPL Catalog Online]{{WC}} by keywords, author, title, subject, series, magazines, or ISBN. Also available in [http://www.WorldCat.org WorldCat]. <br> | *[http://alpl.ent.sirsi.net/client/default/ ACPL Catalog Online]{{WC}} by keywords, author, title, subject, series, magazines, or ISBN. Also available in [http://www.WorldCat.org WorldCat]. <br> | ||
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===Collection Description=== | ===Collection Description=== | ||
The Fred J. Reynolds Historical Genealogy Collection is the second-largest genealogy collection in the United States<ref>"Allen County Public Library" in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_County_Public_Library (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> and the largest genealogy collection in a public library. Its holdings include more than 350,000 printed volumes and 513,000 items on microfilm and microfiche.<ref name="ACPLGC">"Genealogy Center" in ''Allen County Public Library'' at http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/ (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> Users in Fort Wayne also have access, for a small fee, to more than 2 million additional microfilms from the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] in Salt Lake City. ACPL creates the [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|Periodical Source Index (PERSI)]], a subject index to genealogy and local history periodicals from all over the United States and Canada, including French Canadian journals. PERSI is created from the Center's premier collection of more than 5,100 current genealogy periodical subscriptions, as well as runs of numerous ceased serial titles. | The Fred J. Reynolds Historical Genealogy Collection is the second-largest genealogy collection in the United States<ref>"Allen County Public Library" in ''Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia'' at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_County_Public_Library (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> and the largest genealogy collection in a public library. Its holdings include more than 350,000 printed volumes and 513,000 items on microfilm and microfiche.<ref name="ACPLGC">"Genealogy Center" in ''Allen County Public Library'' at http://www.acpl.lib.in.us/genealogy/ (accessed 28 April 2010).</ref> Users in Fort Wayne also have access, for a small fee, to more than 2 million additional microfilms from the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] in Salt Lake City. ACPL creates the [[Periodical Source Index (PERSI)|Periodical Source Index (PERSI)]], a subject index to genealogy and local history periodicals from all over the United States and Canada, including French Canadian journals. PERSI is created from the Center's premier collection of more than 5,100 current genealogy periodical subscriptions, as well as runs of numerous ceased serial titles. | ||
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During its nearly 50-year history, the Genealogy Center has been the recipient of a number of grants and many monetary and materials donations, large and small, from individuals. However, it remains overwhelmingly funded by local county taxes. The local chapter of the DAR and the [http://www.acgsi.org/ Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana] have been supportive in a variety of ways throughout the Center's history. | During its nearly 50-year history, the Genealogy Center has been the recipient of a number of grants and many monetary and materials donations, large and small, from individuals. However, it remains overwhelmingly funded by local county taxes. The local chapter of the DAR and the [http://www.acgsi.org/ Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana] have been supportive in a variety of ways throughout the Center's history. | ||
===Tips | ===Tips=== | ||
*Do your "homework" before visiting the Genealogy Center. Gather basic information about your family - names, dates and places - from home sources and by interviewing relatives. | *Do your "homework" before visiting the Genealogy Center. Gather basic information about your family - names, dates and places - from home sources and by interviewing relatives. | ||