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*[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. | ||
{{Wikipedia|Allen County Public Library}} | {{Wikipedia|Allen County Public Library}} | ||
=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
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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 [[Family History 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 [[Family History 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. | ||
Major online subscription databases at ACPL that patrons may use onsite include: Ancestry.com{{·}} African American Heritage{{·}} Footnote.com{{·}} HeritageQuestOnline.com{{·}} Historical Detroit Free Press{{·}} | Major online subscription databases at ACPL that patrons may use onsite include: Ancestry.com{{·}} African American Heritage{{·}} Footnote.com{{·}} HeritageQuestOnline.com{{·}} Historical Detroit Free Press{{·}} AmericanAncestors.org{{·}} Origins Network-British, Irish, and Scots{{·}} Paper of Record-Historical Newspapers{{·}} and WorldVitalRecords.com.<ref name="ACPLGC" /> | ||
The Genealogy Center primarily is a North American collection, with a complementary focus on British Isles and some German materials. It also holds guidebooks, methodology works, heraldry titles and similar items of general focus for other countries. ACPL has more than 50,000 family histories, nearly 200,000 local histories, a significant number of North Carolina records on microfilm, and numerous important collections such as the Draper Manuscripts, the Drouin Collection, the Barber Collection, and many National Archives microfilm collections. The Genealogy Center also has significant resources for Native American and African American research. Specifically, the [http://www.genealogycenter.info/africanamerican/ African American Gateway] is a database of several thousand links to African American resources on the Internet, coupled with a bibliography of resources for African American research in the Genealogy Center's holdings. A large collection of early city directories on microfilm complements the hundreds of post-1960 print directories obtained by the Genealogy Center as a repository for the Polk Directory Company. For more details see [http://www.genealogycenter.org Genealogy Center] and the [http://acpl.aquabrowser.com/?skin=genealogy ACPL Genealogy Center catalog]. | The Genealogy Center primarily is a North American collection, with a complementary focus on British Isles and some German materials. It also holds guidebooks, methodology works, heraldry titles and similar items of general focus for other countries. ACPL has more than 50,000 family histories, nearly 200,000 local histories, a significant number of North Carolina records on microfilm, and numerous important collections such as the Draper Manuscripts, the Drouin Collection, the Barber Collection, and many National Archives microfilm collections. The Genealogy Center also has significant resources for Native American and African American research. Specifically, the [http://www.genealogycenter.info/africanamerican/ African American Gateway] is a database of several thousand links to African American resources on the Internet, coupled with a bibliography of resources for African American research in the Genealogy Center's holdings. A large collection of early city directories on microfilm complements the hundreds of post-1960 print directories obtained by the Genealogy Center as a repository for the Polk Directory Company. For more details see [http://www.genealogycenter.org Genealogy Center] and the [http://acpl.aquabrowser.com/?skin=genealogy ACPL Genealogy Center catalog]. | ||
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The staff bibliographer regularly monitors current journals, booklists and the Internet for newly published genealogy and local history books to add to the collection. In addition, the Genealogy Center welcomes donations of materials such as high school and college yearbooks, church histories and directories, self-published family histories or indexes to local records, or any other publication of interest to genealogists. A number of genealogists have named the Center as the repository for their genealogy book collections as a part of estate planning. The growing popularity and ease of digitization has made it possible for the Center to accept donations of originals or photocopies of many items that were not part of its collection development policy previously, such as photographs and individual documents. In particular, the Center welcomes submissions for [http://www.genealogycenter.info/military/ Our Military Heritage] and [http://www.genealogycenter.info/bibles/ Family Bible Records]. The Genealogy Center also welcomes the submission of computer databases of records pertaining to any geographic location to be made available to the public on its website. | The staff bibliographer regularly monitors current journals, booklists and the Internet for newly published genealogy and local history books to add to the collection. In addition, the Genealogy Center welcomes donations of materials such as high school and college yearbooks, church histories and directories, self-published family histories or indexes to local records, or any other publication of interest to genealogists. A number of genealogists have named the Center as the repository for their genealogy book collections as a part of estate planning. The growing popularity and ease of digitization has made it possible for the Center to accept donations of originals or photocopies of many items that were not part of its collection development policy previously, such as photographs and individual documents. In particular, the Center welcomes submissions for [http://www.genealogycenter.info/military/ Our Military Heritage] and [http://www.genealogycenter.info/bibles/ Family Bible Records]. The Genealogy Center also welcomes the submission of computer databases of records pertaining to any geographic location to be made available to the public on its website. | ||
One of the creative ways the Genealogy Center collection grows is through its Photocopy Exchange Program. Individuals submit a manuscript copy of a family or local history they have written and the Genealogy Center photocopies the document twice, placing one hardcover copy in the Center's collection and returning one hardcover copy and the original manuscript pages to the author | One of the creative ways the Genealogy Center collection grows is through its Photocopy Exchange Program. Individuals submit a manuscript copy of a family or local history they have written and the Genealogy Center photocopies the document twice, placing one hardcover copy in the Center's collection and returning one hardcover copy and the original manuscript pages to the author | ||
=== Services === | === Services === | ||
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'''''The Research Center''''' | '''''The Research Center''''' | ||
Those who cannot visit the Genealogy Center in person may need copies from specific sources held by the Center, broader research done in the collection, or copies of articles found by searching the Periodical Source Index (PERSI). The Genealogy Center has a Research Center arm that provides these services and long-distance patrons may use the [http://www.genealogycenter.org/pdf/QuickSearchRequest.pdf Quick Search], [http://www.genealogycenter.org/pdf/ResearchServicesRequest.pdf Research Request] and [http://www.genealogycenter.org/pdf/ArticleRequest.pdf Article Request] forms on the Center's website to request copies or research. | Those who cannot visit the Genealogy Center in person may need copies from specific sources held by the Center, broader research done in the collection, or copies of articles found by searching the Periodical Source Index (PERSI). The Genealogy Center has a Research Center arm that provides these services and long-distance patrons may use the [http://www.genealogycenter.org/pdf/QuickSearchRequest.pdf Quick Search], [http://www.genealogycenter.org/pdf/ResearchServicesRequest.pdf Research Request] and [http://www.genealogycenter.org/pdf/ArticleRequest.pdf Article Request] forms on the Center's website to request copies or research. | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
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'''''Bringing a Group?''''' | '''''Bringing a Group?''''' | ||
If your group is planning a visit to the Genealogy Center, please call 260-421-1225 and let the staff know the date(s) of your visit, what time you plan to arrive and depart, the approximate number in your group, and to provide the name and telephone number of a contact person for your organization. This allows the Center to ensure that an adequate number of staff will be available to answer questions your group may have. During this initial telephone contact, you may wish to schedule a tour of the Center for your group as well, or ask that a packet of informational material be sent in advance of your visit. If the dates for your group's visit are flexible, you might ask when you call whether other groups have chosen the same dates and then modify your plans accordingly if you prefer a less-busy time. Having a contact name and telephone number allows the Center to contact your group in the case of a weather-related or other unscheduled closing of the library. | If your group is planning a visit to the Genealogy Center, please call 260-421-1225 and let the staff know the date(s) of your visit, what time you plan to arrive and depart, the approximate number in your group, and to provide the name and telephone number of a contact person for your organization. This allows the Center to ensure that an adequate number of staff will be available to answer questions your group may have. During this initial telephone contact, you may wish to schedule a tour of the Center for your group as well, or ask that a packet of informational material be sent in advance of your visit. If the dates for your group's visit are flexible, you might ask when you call whether other groups have chosen the same dates and then modify your plans accordingly if you prefer a less-busy time. Having a contact name and telephone number allows the Center to contact your group in the case of a weather-related or other unscheduled closing of the library. | ||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
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The following are guides to doing specific types of ethnic, record-specific or theme-specific research and include citations for helpful materials in the Genealogy Center's collection. | The following are guides to doing specific types of ethnic, record-specific or theme-specific research and include citations for helpful materials in the Genealogy Center's collection. | ||
*[http://www.genealogycenter.org/Pathfinders/Guides/FrenchCanadian.aspx | *[http://www.genealogycenter.org/Pathfinders/Guides/FrenchCanadian.aspx French-Canadian] | ||
*[http://www.genealogycenter.org/Pathfinders/Guides/EnglishWelsh.aspx English & Welsh] | *[http://www.genealogycenter.org/Pathfinders/Guides/EnglishWelsh.aspx English & Welsh] | ||
*[http://www.genealogycenter.org/Pathfinders/Guides/Scottish.aspx Scottish] | *[http://www.genealogycenter.org/Pathfinders/Guides/Scottish.aspx Scottish] | ||
*[http://www.genealogycenter.org/Pathfinders/Guides/Irish.aspx Irish] | *[http://www.genealogycenter.org/Pathfinders/Guides/Irish.aspx Irish] | ||
*[http://www.genealogycenter.org/Pathfinders/Guides/Newspaper.aspx | *[http://www.genealogycenter.org/Pathfinders/Guides/Newspaper.aspx Newspaper] | ||
*[http://www.genealogycenter.org/Pathfinders/Guides/German.aspx German] | *[http://www.genealogycenter.org/Pathfinders/Guides/German.aspx German] | ||
*[http://www.genealogycenter.org/Pathfinders/Guides/Census.aspx Census] | *[http://www.genealogycenter.org/Pathfinders/Guides/Census.aspx Census] | ||