• Aqueduct Club First Annual Banquet in the December 21, 1912 Fort Wayne News newspaper article shown on the original Great Memories and History of Fort Wayne, Indiana page on Facebook. The club was a group of middle age men who as boys swam and ice skated on the Wabash and Erie Canal aqueduct in the 1870s.

Many club records are Archive.org's

1. Amicus Club (Volume yr.1901-1902) - Amicus Club
2. An address delivered before the Fort Wayne, Indiana, U. S. A. branch of the National land league of Ireland, on St. Patrick's day, 1881 - [Dunne, Edmund Francis] 1835- [from old catalog]
3. An investigation of certain phases of the reorganization movement in the grammar grades of Indiana public schools (1918) - Childs, Hubert Guy, 1871-
4. Annual supper of the Disciples of the Rod and Gun - Disciples of the Rod and Gun
5. Annual supper of the Disciples of the Rod and Gun (Volume 2) - Disciples of the Rod and Gun
6. Articles of association, by-laws, house rules, names of members (1911) - Fort Wayne Country Club
7. Barr Street Irregulars
8. Book and Needle Club (Volume 1923-1924) - Book and Needle Club
9. The Carroll Reading Club (Volume yr.1899-1900) - Carroll Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.) search all titles
10. Constitution of the Playground Association : together with the Executive Board and chairman of the Standing Committees for 1909, adopted March 3, 1909 (Volume yr.1909)
11. Current Literature Club (Volume yr.1905-1906)
12. Current Literature Club (Volume yr.1916-1917) you can search more titles

Cosmopolites Business and Professional Women's Club

The Cosmopolites Club was founded on November 7, 1957 by ten diverse women who sought to promote social, education and civic responsibilities in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Cosmopolites continue their success by offering activities, services, and programs that are life-changing, such as the awarding of the Arneater Martin Pearson Scholarship Fund to an area high school student, contributing to the Al Jennings Recreation Center and Scholarship Grants, and hosting the Cosmopolite Fashion Show and Fashion Brunch in order to further sponsor and partner with community initiatives and organizations. The collection includes photographs, scrapbooks, meeting notes and much more! Check it out here: http://contentdm.acpl.lib.in.us/digital/collection/CBPWC . Copied from a January 10, 2023 post by Genealogy Center on Facebook.

Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

1. Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.) search over 20 titles
2. Year book (Volume yr.1902-1903) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
3. Year book (Volume yr.1904-1905) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
4. Year book (Volume yr.1908-1910) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
5. Year book (Volume yr.1910-1912) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
6. Year book (Volume yr.1912-1914) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
7. Year book (Volume yr.1914-1916) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
8. Year book (Volume yr.1916-1917) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
9. Year book (Volume 1917-1922) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
10. Year book (Volume 1922-1923) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

1. The English Club (Volume yr.1897-1898) - English Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

Fortnightly Club

Meeting since 1892, this invitation only club is still active and was mentioned in Book and related clubs trying to maintain membership by Kevin Kilbane published January 1, 2016 in The News-Sentinel newspaper.

1. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr. 1894-95) - Fortnightly Club
2. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1895-1896) - Fortnightly Club
3. Fortnightly Club (Volume 1896-1897) - Fortnightly Club
4. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr. 1898-99) - Fortnightly Club
5. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr. 1899-1900) - Fortnightly Club
6. Fortnightly Club (Volume 1901-1902) - Fortnightly Club
7. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1902-1903) - Fortnightly Club
8. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1903-1904) - Fortnightly Club
9. Fortnightly Club (Volume 1904-05) - Fortnightly Club
10. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1906-1907) - Fortnightly Club
11. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1908-1909) - Fortnightly Club
12. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr. 1909-10) - Fortnightly Club
13. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1909-1910) - Fortnightly Club - duplicate
14. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1910-1911) - Fortnightly Club
15. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1911-1912) - Fortnightly Club
16. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1912-1917) - Fortnightly Club
17. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1913-1914) - Fortnightly Club
18. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1915-1916) - Fortnightly Club
19. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr. 1916-1917) - Fortnightly Club
20. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1917-1918) - Fortnightly Club
21. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1921-1922) - Fortnightly Club
22. Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1922-1923) - Fortnightly Club

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1. Fort Wayne Ministerial Association search
2. General Culture Club : Fort Wayne, Indiana (Volume yr. 1909-10) - General Culture Club - there are other General Culture Club editions
3. General Culture Club : Fort Wayne, Indiana (Volume yr.1913-1914) - General Culture Club
4. General Culture Club : Fort Wayne, Indiana (Volume yr.1915-1920) - General Culture Club
5. History of Wayne Lodge, No. 25, F. & A.M., Fort Wayne, Indiana : together with by-laws and roster of memberships to September 1, 1911
6. 50 years of Komets hockey : a players' history (2002) - Taylor, Ryan, Includes index
7. Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society, minutes 1894-1916, Fort Wayne, IN Publication date 1900
8. Ladies Society of Lutheran Hospital founded in 1904. In 1958 changed name to Lutheran Hospital Auxiliary. In 1995 when Lutheran Hospital was sold, the organization renamed Lutheran Health Services Society. They disbanded in December 2015. See Lutheran aid society disbands after 111 years by Ellie Bogue published january 16, 2016 in The News-Sentinel newspaper.
9. The Nineteenth Century Club (Volume yr.1895-1896) - Nineteenth Century Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
10. The Nineteenth Century Club (Volume yr.1904-1905) - Nineteenth Century Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
11. The Nineteenth Century Club (Volume yr.1909-1913) - Nineteenth Century Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
12. The Nineteenth Century Club (Volume yr.1916-1918) - Nineteenth Century Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
13. Nineteenth Century Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.) search a dozen titles
14. New Century Club (Volume yr. 1920-23) - New Century Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

Quest Club

The Quest Club of Fort Wayne, Indiana was founded in 1911. See more than 1,450 Quest Club Papers at the Allen County Public Library Digital Collections at the Allen County Public Library. It provides a forum to prepare, present, and discuss original research by Club members on social, economic, scientific, cultural, political, and historical topics. Copied from their web site: www.fwquestclub.com which has more information including their papers since 2009 online such as:

1. The Fort Wayne Economy a 17 page paper by Mac Parker
2. A HISTORY OF QUEST CLUB AT 100 YEARS an 18 page paper by John D. Beatty presented October 7, 2011
3. THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY AND THE AMERICAN IMAGINATION 11 page paper by Peggy Seigel Quest Club Talk February 24, 2012
4. The History of Fort Wayne’s Bars and Taverns: From the Jesuits to World War II 15 page paper by David B. Lupke presented October 2, 2015
5. Great Alleys of Fort Wayne by Connie Haas Zuber presented on October 7, 2016
6. The Underground Railroad in Indiana by Michael Galbraith delivered to Quest Club, February 24, 2017
7. Quest Club : an organization of business men seeking knowledge directly applicable to their business and to the best interest of the community (Volume yr.1913-1914) - Quest Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
8. Quest Club : an organization of business men seeking knowledge directly applicable to their business and to the best interest of the community (Volume yr.1914-1915) - Quest Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Yearly program and directory of members
9. Quest Club : an organization of business men seeking knowledge directly applicable to their business and to the best interest of the community (1915-1915)
10. Quest Club : an organization of business men seeking knowledge directly applicable to their business and to the best interest of the community (Volume yr.1918-1922) - Quest Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
11. The Quest for Fort Wayne : an anthology of papers about Fort Wayne, Indiana by Quest Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.), publication date 1994, available for 14 day loan from the Internet Archive.

Clubs Continued

1. Roster of the Masonic bodies in Allen County, Indiana : tableau of officers and members, April 1, 1898 - Robertson, Robert Stoddart, 1839-1936, Includes an address by Robert S. Robertson: Valley of Fort Wayne
2. The Round Table : Fort Wayne, Indiana (Volume yr. 1917-18) - Round Table (Fort Wayne, Ind.) - there other Round Table editions

Rotary Club of Fort Wayne

www.anthonywaynerotary.com/, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rotaryclubofdowntownfortwayne/. Rotary Club of Fort Wayne Resources posted June 18, 2018 on Genealogy Center Blog from The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine

The Saturday Club

1. The Saturday Club (Volume yr. 1898-1899) - Saturday Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
2. The Saturday Club (Volume yr. 1902-1903) - Saturday Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
3. The Saturday Club (Volume yr.1909-1910) - Saturday Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
4. The Saturday Club (Volume yr.1910-1911) - Saturday Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
5. The Saturday Club (Volume yr.1911-1912) - Saturday Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
6. The Saturday Club (Volume 1912-1913) - Saturday Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
7. The Saturday Club (Volume 1915-1916) - Saturday Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
8. The Saturday Club (Volume yr.1916-1917) - Saturday Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

Clubs Continued

1. Shakespeare Club (Volume yr.1897-1898) - Shakespeare Club (Fort Wayne, Ind. : 1897)
2. Shakespeare Club (Volume 1916-1918) - Shakespeare Club (Fort Wayne, Ind. : 1897)
3. Southside Reading Club (Volume yr.1918-1919) - South Side Reading Club - search South Side Reading Club titles
4. Southside Reading Club (Volume yr.1919-1920) - South Side Reading Club
5. Southside Reading Club (Volume yr.1921-1922) - South Side Reading Club
6. Southside Reading Club (Volume yr.1922-1923) - South Side Reading Club
7. Thursday Afternoon Shakespeare Club (Volume yr.1915-1916) - search Thursday Afternoon Shakespeare Club titles
8. Thursday Afternoon Shakespeare Club (Volume yr. 1917-1918) - Thursday Afternoon Shakespeare Club
9. The Travel Club (Volume yr.1915-1918) - Travel Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
10. The Travel Club (Volume yr.1912-1913) - Travel Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
11. The Tri-state forestry conference, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Indianapolis, Ind. ... Oct. 22 and 23, 1919 - Tri-state forestry conference (1919 : Indianapolis), printed by Fort Wayne Printing Company in 1920 featuring Charlie Deam, from Bluffton, the State Forester among others.
12. The Twentieth Century Club (Volume yr.1915-1917) - Twentieth Century Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.) search more titles
13. Womans [sic] League (Volume yr.1911-1912) - Woman's League (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

Women's Reading Club

1. The Woman's Reading Club (Volume yr.1891-1896) - Woman's Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
2. The Woman's Reading Club (Volume yr.1891-1896) - Woman's Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.) duplicate
3. The Woman's Reading Club (Volume yr.1896-1899) - Woman's Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
4. The Woman's Reading Club (Volume yr.1899-1905) - Woman's Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
5. The Woman's Reading Club (Volume yr. 1914-1915) - Woman's Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
6. The Woman's Reading Club (Volume yr.1914-1915) - Woman's Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.) duplicate
7. The Woman's Reading Club (Volume 1915-1918) - Woman's Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
8. The Woman's Reading Club (Volume 1920-1921) - Woman's Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
9. Womans [sic] League (Volume yr.1911-1912) - Woman's League (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

Local historian researches the history of Colored Women Clubs in Fort Wayne by Ellie Bogue published March 10, 2014 in The News-Sentinel newspaper.

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Allen County Public Library Clubs

1. Join the book parade : poetry contest winners, 1984 - Allen County Public Library, Allen County Public Library Poetry Contest, 1984
2. Animals are everywhere (1985) - Allen County Public Library. Children's Services, Poems by area school students: Anne Clemmer ; Landon Brown ; Mary Beth Bischoff ; Jamie Jordan IV ; Riley Rhodes ; Devon Ullman ; Mary Thomas ; Stacey Renee Bolinger ; Matt Jung ; Shelbee McBride ; Sarah Sorgen ; Timothy Schrader ; Clark Waterfall ; Angela Carl ; Matt Hitzeman ; Scott Bodecker ; Emily Koos ; Tysus Jackson ; Sarita James ; Karen Eller ; Eric Roberts ; Eric Gaydos ; David Gilliland ; Katrina Schenkel ; James Rorick ; Christy Cass ; Joshonda Weeks ; Andrea Hill ; Chad Wilson ; Patr...
3. Exploring the future (1986) - Allen County Public Library. Children's Services, Poems by local school students: Ruthie Jordan ; Melissa Bolinger ; Jessica Harker ; Angela M. Sanderson ; Antone Ellis ; Jamie Jordan IV ; Steve Reba ; Kyle Eller ; Melissa Richter ; Riley Rhodes ; Shannon Dunbar ; Amy Crabill ; Stacey Bolinger ; Mary Messick ; Andrea Merrick ; Carrie Gick ; Emily Cowan ; Keely Rhodes ; Laura H. Gruver ; Jenny Aupperle ; Elizabeth J. Guardiola ; Eric Roberts ; Cara Ostermeyer ; Karen Eller ; Andy Culp ; Mark Pixley ; Dan Meyer ; Kristin Knipp ; Carrie Bordewick ...
4. Celebrate America! 1987 poetry contest - Allen County Public Library. Children's Services, Poems by area school students: Amanda Bischoff ; Caroline Bishop ; Josiah Beutel ; Nathan Niblick ; Bobby Ray Johnson ; Ruthie Jordan ; Hillary Haines ; Jamie Jordan IV ; Paul Christensen ; Tony Carnes ; Nathan Smith ; Erin Patrick ; Jeremy Gerardot ; Suzanne K. Clem ; Nicole Roebel ; Sara Pollum ; Melissa Gase ; Erin Mettert ; Jennifer Rose ; Micah Williams ; Kelly Jacquay ; Jennifer Harris ; Anndrea Gerardot ; David Bowman ; Jonathan Holmes ; Alana Hauff ; Susan Johnson ; Guy L...
5. I want to be a champion : winning entries ; 1988 poetry contest - Allen County Public Library. Children Services, "Winning entries."
6. "That makes me laugh!" : Allen County Public Library 1989 poetry contest - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services of the Allen County Public Library"
7. Earth belongs to everyone!!! : poetry contest, October 8 - November 2, 1990 - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library
   Poems by area school students: Emily Brown ; Brandon Wilson ; Joshua Zimmerman ; Jorge Torres ; Grant Boyd ; Jenney Buhr ; Kay Luepke ; Ann Marie Henry ; Justin Zank ; Brandon Bennett ; Joanna Preest ; Lori Wolgamott ; Chrisula Arapios ; Sarah Leffers ; Laquita Tipton ; Carrie MacDonald ; Andy Minnick ; Erik M. Freshley ; Erica L. Harman ; Mason Ellis ; Quintessa Todd ; Rebekah Pennekamp ; Amy Potter ; Andy Whirrett ; Maria Cipolone ; Jon Rhinehart ; Jessica Voris ; Marci Lomont ; Ebon Moore ; R...
8. That's what friends are for : 1991 poetry contest - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library
   Poems by local school students: Megan Luepke ; Jonathan Jones ; Natalie Todd ; Kirsten Wray ; Angie Koble ; Brian Bobay ; Sara Mason ; Gabriel VanHuisen ; Erin Seiman ; Lauren Thomas ; Ian Barnhart ; Katherine Luepke ; Nicholes Brumbaugh ; Laura Monroe ; Christina Raptis ; Matt Scherschel ; Amber Vergon ; Tony Crawley ; Carmen Warner ; Erin Pollmann ; Michael Thomas ; Amanda R. Morphew ; Samuel Snyder ; Tricia Hendricks ; Carl VerPlanck ; Kevin Gerhardstein ; Shauna Myers ; Rachel Selle ; Tiffan...
9. "Let's explore!" : 1992 poetry contest - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library
   Poems by area school students: Michael Stubblebine ; Andrea Listenberger ; Jenny Flaherty ; James Wegmann ; Matthew Diener ; Megan Luepke ; Jonathan C. Danielson ; Katie Nevogt ; Katherine Phillips ; Katie Casey ; Priya Mathew ; Kathleen Sherburne ; Anna Burman ; Katie Gardner ; Danielle Tisdale ; Crissa Pollmann ; Matt Hostetler ; Amanda R. Connett ; Cameron Bratton ; Cassie Uslar ; Melanie Boynton ; Ryan Dammeyer ; Melissa Bieberich ; Heather Alexander ; Angela Tuesca ; Gabe Jacks ; Ryan Docto...
10. A family is...! : 1993 poetry contest - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"--Cover
11. "If I could change the world ... [!]" : 1994 poetry contest - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
12. Looking backward, looking forward : what books, libraries, and reading mean to me : 1995 poetry contest - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
13. 1996 poetry contest : "I can be--" - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
14. 1997 poetry contest : "Imagine that!" - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
15. 1998 poetry contest : "All about me!", "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"
16. 1999 poetry contest : "I am the future." - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
17. 2000 poetry contest : "Dreams." - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
18. 2001 poetry contest : "Laughing matters!" - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
19. 2002 poetry contest : "My world." - Allen County Public Library, "Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
20. 2003 poetry contest : "Poetry contest @ the library." - Allen County Public Library, "Allen County Public Library...sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
21. 2004 poetry contest : "What if--" - Allen County Public Library, "Allen County Public Library.... Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, Children's Services"--Cover
22. 2005 poetry contest : "My life: day by day" : Kindergarten-Grade 5 - Allen County Public Library, "Allen County Public Library ... Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, Children's Services"--Cover
23. 2006 poetry contest : "I love my library" - Allen County Public Library, "Allen County Public Library ... Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, Children's Services"--Cover
24. 2007 poetry contest : "If I could go anywhere" - Allen County Public Library, "Allen County Public Library ... Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, Children's Services"--Cover
25. 2008 poetry contest : go green! - Allen County Public Library