Tom's 2009 Genealogy Events Calendar

(Ancestor Hunters events are listed in red, the details for other programs, events, and workshops can be found on the websites of the Allen County Public Library and The Indiana State Library) as indicated).

September 17, 5:30 p.m. Early Indiana Genealogy Research, presented by Autumn Gonzalez.  History Reference Room, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis.

September 24, 6:30 p.m. Is Your Norma Listed as “Warnie” in the Census, presented by Diana Bohr. History Reference Room, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis.

September 18 & 19, Family History: Beyond the Basics, presented by Margery Graham and Steve Myers. Genealogy Center, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne.

September 23 - Ancestor Hunters research day at Allen County Public Library’s Genealogy Center - Depart from DCHS at 9:00 a.m. for Fort Wayne.  Reservations required by 9/21 so we can schedule drivers.  Call 282-3883, 730-4786,  or the DCHS: 282-2550.

September 28 - Ancestor Hunters September meeting.  6:30 p.m. at the DCHS.  Program: Huguenots and Huguenot Genealogy.  Presented by Mr. Allen Moore of Kokomo.  Mr. Moore currently is the First Vice President of the National Huguenot Society and is the Registrar and Treasurer of the Huguenot Society of Indiana.  He is also a Ball State University graduate.

October 2, 10:00 a.m. Tracing the History of Houses, presented by Angie Quinn. Meeting Room A, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne

October 3, 10:00 a.m. Military Records presented Rachel Heger. Indiana Author’s Room Indiana History Library, Indianapolis 

October 3,  9:30 a.m. Beginning Genealogy, presented by Margery Graham. Meeting Room A, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne

October 4, 1:00 p.m. piecing the Census Puzzle Together, presented by Melissa Shimkus.  Meeting Room A, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne

October 5,  2:00 p.m. Jumping Off Points—Getting the Most You Can From a Single Record, presented by Dawne Slater-Putt . Meeting Room A, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne

October 5, 11:00 a.m. Using City Directories to Locate Family Members presented by Kimberly Brown-Harden. Indiana Author’s Room Indiana History Library, Indianapolis 

October 6, 10:00 a.m. We Relate: Create/Edit, presented by Cynthia Theusch. Computer Classroom, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne

October 6, 11:30  a.m. Beginning Genealogy,  presented by Leigh Anne Johnson.  History Reference Room, Indiana History Library, Indianapolis 

October 7, 10:00 a.m. Daughters of the American Revolution Research Assistance for Membership, Genealogy Center, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne

October 8, 10:00 a.m. We Relate: Search/Browse presented by Cynthia Theusch Computer Classroom, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne

October 8, 5:30 p.m. A Century of Wedded Bliss; Indiana Marriage Laws 1791-1891, presented by Betty Warren.  History Reference Room, Indiana History Library, Indianapolis 

October 9, 3:00 p.m. Military Symposium: Military Lineage Societies, presented by Delia Cothrun Bourne and Ron Darrah. Meeting Room AB, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne

October 10, 9:30 a.m. Military Symposium: Military Lineage Societies, presented by Delia Cothrun Bourne, Ron Darrah and Curt Witcher Meeting Room AB, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne

October 11, 3:00 p.m. Historical and Genealogical Resources of the Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, presented by Janice Cantrell. Meeting Room A, Allen County Public     Library, Fort Wayne

October 12, 2:00 p.m. Discovering Your Female Ancestors, presented by Melissa Shimkus.  Meeting Room A, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne

October 13, 11:00 a.m.—Researching Manuscript Collections,  presented by Brent Abercrombie Indiana Authors Room, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis.

October 14, 11:00 a.m. History Reference Room: What’s in it for You, presented by Diane Sharp, History Reference Room,  Indiana State Library. Indianapolis.

October 14, 7:00 p.m. African American Genealogy Research, presented by Roberta F. Ridley Meeting Room A, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne.

October 15,  5:30  p.m. Dating Photographs,  presented  by Mark Vopelak. History Reference Room, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis.

October 15, 10:00 a.m. Being Creative with Your Family History, presented by Cynthia Theusch.  Meeting Room A, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne.

October 16, 10:00 a.m. Swiss Genealogical Records, presented by John Beatty.  Meeting Room A, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne.

October 17,  10:00 a.m. Keeping History: Preservation Basics,  presented  by Katie Mullen.  History Reference Room, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis.

October 17 10:00 a.m. Heritage Scrapbooking:  Preserving Historical Photographs and Memorabillia, presented by Dawne Slater-Putt. Meeting Room A, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne.

October 18, 1:00 p.m. The Lincolns, Melancholy, and the Insanity File, presented by Sara Gabbard. Meeting Room A, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne.

October 19,  11:00  a.m. Early Census Questionnaires—1790-1860, presented  by Katherine Springer. Room 428, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis.

October 19, 2:00 p.m. The Ellis Island Experience, presented by Melissa Shimkus.  Meeting Room A, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne.

October 20, 10:00 a.m. Adobe Photoshop: Photo Restoration for Beginners, presented by Kay Spears. Meeting Room A, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne.

October 21,  11:00 a.m. Non-Population Census Records,  presented  by Charles Hill. History Reference Room, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis.

October 21, 7:00 p.m. Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana Computer Interest Group.  Open to the public. Meeting Room B, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne.

October 22, 10:00 a.m. Searching Ancestry.com, presented by Melissa Shimkus. Computer Classroom, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne.

October 22,  5:30  p.m. Using Maps in Your Research,  presented  by Monique Howell. Indiana Authors Room, State Library, Indianapolis.

October 23, 2:00 p.m. Luxembourg Ancestry,, presented by Cynthia Theusch. Meeting Room A, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne.

October 27, 10:00 a.m. Using PERSI (Periodical Source Index), presented by Delia Cothrun Bourne. Computer Classroom, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne.

October 24, 9:30 a.m A Grave Matter, presented by Jeannie R. Regan-Dinus at Indiana State Library. Indiana Genealogy Fair, Indianapolis

October 24, 11:00 a.m Women in Nineteenth Century Indiana, presented by Nicole Etcheson at Indiana State Library. Indiana Genealogy Fair, Indianapolis

October 24, 1:30 p.m Pioneer Migration into Indiana,  presented by James H. Madison at Indiana State Library. Indiana Genealogy Fair Indianapolis

October 26, 6:30 p.m., Ancestor Hunters October meeting at the Muncie Public Library, Resources at Muncie Public Library featuring the newly acquired genealogy collection of Lloyd Hosman consisting of 800 books and 200 CDs.  Presenter Beth Kroehler.

October 27,  11:00 a.m. Indiana Vital Records Resources,  presented  by Daina Bohr. History Reference Room, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis.

October 28,  11:00 a.m. What is Worldcat and How Do I Use It?,  presented  by Autumn Gonzalez. History Reference Room, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis.

October 28, 10:00 a.m. Sources for Researching Abolitionists and the Underground Railroad in Northeast Indiana, presented by Peggy Seigel. Meeting Room A, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne.

October 28,  2:00 p.m. Federal Publications of Interest to Genealogists, presented by Elisabeth O’Donnell, Indiana Authors Room, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis.

October 29-31 International Black Genealogy Summit. Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne