Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana

11/22/2025

JOIN US in person for our free monthly Educational Program, Wednesday December 10, ACPL Genealogy Center. Elizabeth Hodges will discuss NEIGHBORHOOD RESEARCH. You never know who you will find! To watch on Zoom, register at acgsi.org

11/21/2025

Nice to know there is forestry "buncher" equipment to safely remove large dead trees in cemeteries. Then safely set the log on the ground. 😀 Notice the "saw" holds and cuts together, while not dropping the log! 👍

11/19/2025

First of a two-part exploration of how Northeast Indiana residents can better understand, preserve, and pass on their family histories.

The ACPL Genealogy Center helps people navigate the discovery, surprises, and next steps of DNA test results. https://inputfortwayne.com/?p=16548

11/19/2025

Fort Wayne Family History Conference 2026

Are you getting excited for the 2026 Family History Conference? Visit the conference website for a glimpse of what's in store in Fort Wayne and watch for registration to open in December. There's so much to plan a trip for - time at the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center, connecting in person, lots of learning opportunities, and more.

Stay tuned - https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org!

11/19/2025

"'To Die For' cookbook features family recipes etched onto gravestones

Some might find this cookbook weird or morbid. But to Grant, a Los Angeles-based librarian and archivist who created the viral recipe platform Ghostly Archive on TikTok and Instagram in 2021, it makes sweet sense.

According to the travel company Atlas Obscura, the oldest known examples of gravestone recipes date to the 1990s. That would include “Mom’s Christmas Cookies,” which the family of Maxine Menster had etched onto her tombstone in Iowa as a remembrance after she passed in 1994. (It’s in Grant’s book.)"

Most everyone has a favorite recipe, and it's often something your mother, grandmother or another beloved relative made over the years for family dinners or holiday get-togethers It could be

11/17/2025

PBS Fort Wayne started showing The American Revolution on TV last night. https://www.pbs.org/show/the-american-revolution/

Local: Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter, NSDAR https://mpwdar.org/

Our ACGSI.org and Allen INGenWeb: https://www.acgsi.org/genweb/military/revolutionary-war-veterans-buried-in-allen-county-indiana.html

11/14/2025

Could be interesting?

Gannett partners with Newspapers.com to digitize some of our readers' most requested titles. Learn more on our blog!

11/12/2025

For that special someone!? 🤔 It's a real thing. 😀

- The coloring books are finally done, and we'll be shipping them out this soon. If you have an order outstanding, they will be sent out shortly.
If you don't have an order now's the time to get yourself a cemetery coloring book based on the photos of the Necro Tourist
Order one right here ----> https://necrotourist.com/necro-tourist-store/ols/products/cemetery-coloring-books-by-the-necro-tourist

11/07/2025

Pledge to Remember: Search your family’s military story for free today 🎖️

Search for your parent, grandparent or great-grandparent - or your family name. Every search is a pledge to ensure their service and sacrifice are never forgotten.

Join thousands already remembering loved ones and help us reach 10,000 pledges by Remembrance Day.

Free access until 13th November - T&Cs apply.
👉 https://bit.ly/3LmtWa3

Please share to remember, together we can keep every story alive.

11/04/2025

Curt Witcher of the local Genealogy Center.

11/03/2025

Last night PBS Fort Wayne showed "Memorial City: The Lindenwood Chronicles." 😀 Passport members can watch it anytime. If they post it to YouTube, it will be added to our Lindenwood Cemetery page: https://www.acgsi.org/genweb/cemeteries/lindenwood-cemetery-of-allen-county-indiana.html

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