Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana

05/26/2026

Welcome to Fort Wayne!

Conference week is here and officially begins Wednesday!!

With workshops and special events starting even earlier in the week, many attendees are already preparing for a full week of learning, networking, research, and reconnecting with friends in Fort Wayne.

What are you most looking forward to this week? The sessions? Workshops? The Exhibit Hall? Research at the Allen County Public Library? Meeting fellow genealogists? The virtual conference?

Tell us in the comments as the countdown to conference kickoff begins!

05/26/2026

Planning a visit to the Genealogy Center? 📚Make the most of your time with the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) before you arrive. 🔎✨Search in advance, build your list of articles, and hit the ground running when you get here—so you can focus on discovering, not just searching!

Haven't used PERSI before?
View a previously recorded webinar here, so that you can make the most of your searches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnn4X4c3WzE&t=11s

05/26/2026

Attending the National Genealogical Society Conference next week? 🧬📚 We’ll be here with extended hours to support all your genealogy research needs while you’re in town! 🕰️🔎✨

05/20/2026

The ACGSI deed index at https://www.acgsi.org/deed/index.asp contain a name index to Allen County, Indiana, recorded deeds and related documents. It is a finding aid to help you locate the actual deed. It lists:
Parties to the deed
Year deed recorded
Deed book/page or document number
Direction of transaction: to/from

This index includes references to most deeds filed with the Allen County Recorder in the periods 1824-1903 and 1921-1999. Some plats and miscellaneous documents may also be cited here.

05/19/2026

REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR BANQUET: JUNE 2, 2026

June 10th at 6:30 pm is the ACGSI annual banquet. Register at https://www.acgsi.org/banquet.php

05/13/2026

A wealth General Electric information can be found at https://www.acgsi.org/ge/index2.php, including the General Electric News from as far back at 1943.

05/13/2026

June 10th at 6:30 pm is the ACGSI annual banquet. Register at https://www.acgsi.org/banquet.php

05/06/2026

The ACGSI offers three lineage certificate programs: First Families, Homesteaders, and Century Families. Details and applications can be found at https://www.acgsi.org/certprog.php. First Families are those who settled in the county before December 31, 1850; Homesteaders are those families who settled between January 1, 1851 and December 31, 1875 inclusive; and Century Families, who settled 100 years ago.

If you are a direct descendant of a pioneer who settled in Allen County, Indiana more than 100 years ago, you are eligible to join one or more of our pioneer certificate programs. It is not necessary to be a local or state resident to join. An application must be completed, accompanied by proof of d...

05/04/2026

Put Your Research in Writing: Compiling a Genealogy Case Study" is one of the many video presentations available in the the members-only area of acgsi.org. A case study is genealogical question or problem that is resolved through targeted research. To learn more, watch the video lecture.

04/24/2026

Check out the members-only section of the ACGSI website, which has records in these categories: Business, Cemeteries, Census, Churches, Court, Directories, Families, Funerals, Institutions, Land, Law Enforcement, Maps, Medical Practitioners, Military, Native American, Newspaper Excerpts, Other Records, Probate Records, School Records, Tax Records, Vital Records, Voting Records.

02/06/2026

FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY WORKSHOP: Please join us for the free monthly in person groups at the Genealogy Center on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 1:00 p.m.
All are welcome! We can help you learn about researching genealogy. At 2:15 we will switch over to our Family Tree Maker Users Group for help with genealogy software. https://www.acgsi.org/ftm.php Feb 18 at 1:00 is the next meeting.

The Family Tree Maker Users group is open to everyone who would like to learn and share about using genealogy software. The group is not limited to just Family Tree Maker but is open to users of any genealogy software. There is no cost and no registration is required.