Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana

P.O. Box 12003
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46862

Records

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Business
Cemeteries
- Broadway (Old Public Burying Ground)
- Cemetery Plat Maps (sel.)
- County-Wide Cemetery Index
- Lindenwood Cemetery
- Monroeville Masonic
- Monroeville Odd Fellows
- New Haven Odd Fellows
- Old Catholic Cem. History
- Out-of-Print Cemetery Books
- St. John Lutheran
- Prairie Grove
Census
- 1830
  - Population Schedule
- 1840
  - Population Schedule
  - Population Schedule, Af. Amer.
- 1850
- 1860
- 1864
  - Monroeville Local Census
- 1866
  - New Haven Local Census
- 1870
- 1871
  - Enumeration of White Males over 21
- 1880
- 1881
  - Miami Indians (pp. 1-2)
- 1889
  - Enumeration of Males over 21
- 1897
  - Shirley (Woodburn) Local Census
- 1910
  - Population Schedule
  - Population Schedule, Af. Amer.
- 1940
  - Population Schedule
- 1950
  - Population Schedule
- 1960
  - Population Schedule News
Churches, Faith Communities & Spiritual Groups
- Allen County Christian Endeavor Union (1943)
- Amazing Grace Bible Hour, WGL Radio
- Associated Churches
- Beginning Experience
- Church Athletic Association basketball (1948)
- Church Burial Records (1800s)
- Church Records from ACPL Digital Collections
- Church Women United
- Clergy Records Collection
- Conference on Ministry with the Aging
- Ecumenical Christian celebration (1999)
- Ford Philpot Crusade (1964)
- Fort Wayne Ministerial Assn.
- Greater Fort Wayne Campus Ministry (2005)
- Interfaith Bicentennial program (1993)
- Interfaith Thanksgiving services (2017-2018)
- Reaching Out in Love, sister congregations (1992)
- Record inventory of congregations
- Survey of church records
- United Fellowship Good Friday services
- Congregational Records
  - Amish
    - Allen Co. districts
  - Apostolic Christian
    - Leo
  - Assemblies of God USA
    - First
  - Baptist
    - Bible
    - Blackhawk
    - Faith
    - First
    - Immanuel
    - New Haven
    - Shoaff Park
    - South Wayne
  - Catholic (Roman)
    - Cathedral
    - Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne
    - Most Precious Blood
    - Our Lady of Good Hope
    - Queen of Angels
    - Sacred Heart
    - St. Aloysius, Pleasant Twp.
    - St. Andrew
    - St. Augustine Convent
    - St. Charles Borromeo
    - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
    - St. Henry
    - St. John the Baptist
    - St. John the Baptist, New Haven
    - St. Joseph
    - St. Joseph Hessen Cassel
    - St. Jude
    - St. Leo, Hamilton aka Leo
    - St. Louis, Besancon
      - Besancon Historical Society
    - St. Mary Mother of God
    - St. Patrick
    - St. Patrick, Arcola
    - St. Paul
    - St. Peter
    - St. Rose of Lima, Monroeville
    - St. Therese
    - St. Vincent
  - Catholic (Old)
    - Holy Redeemer
    - Orthodox-Catholic Church of America
  - Catholic (SSPX)
    - St. John Fisher
  - Christian & Missionary Alliance
    - Gospel Temple
    - Waynedale Community
    - Westview
  - Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
    - First
    - Fourth
    - North
    - West Creighton Av.
  - Christian Union
    - First
  - Church of Christ [see Independent...]
  - Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
    - New Life
  - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
    - Fort Wayne Stake
  - Church of the Brethren
    - Beacon Heights
    - Fort Wayne
    - Highland Bethel
    - Lincolnshire
  - Church of the Nazarene
    - East Side
    - Elmhurst
    - Grace Point
    - Lake Avenue
    - Liberty Mills
    - South Side
  - Church of the United Brethren in Christ
    - Emmanuel Community
    - Monroeville
    - Prairie Grove
    - South Scipio
    - Third St.
    - Union Chapel, Perry Twp.
  - Churches of Christ (Non-insturmental)
    - Waynedale
  - Churches of God General Conference
    - Anthony Wayne First
    - Fairview
  - Eastern Orthodox
    - Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox
    - St. John Crysostom Antiochian Orthodox
    - St. Nicholas Orthodox
  - Episcopal
    - St. Alban
    - Trinity
  - Evangelical & Reformed
    (see United Church of Christ)
  - Holiness
    - Faith Holiness Church
  - Independent Christian Churches and
    Churches of Christ
    - Broadway Christian Church
    - Cedar Creek Church of Christ
    - Christ's Church at Georgetown
    - Harlan Church of Christ
    - North Highlands Church of Christ
    - Northside
  - Jewish
    - B'Nai B'rith Women
    - Congregation Achduth Vesholom
    - Congregation B'nai Jacob
  - Lutheran (ELCA)
    - Christ
    - Epiphany
    - Faith
    - Messiah
    - St. Andrew
    - St. James
    - St. John
    - St. Luke
    - St. Mark, Monroeville
    - Trinity English
  - Lutheran (LCMS)
    - Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
    - Aboite
    - Bethany
    - Bethlehem
    - Christ, Woodburn
    - Concordia
    - Emanuel, New Haven
    - Emmanuel
    - Emmanuel, Soest, Marion Twp.
    - Emmaus
    - Holy Cross
    - Martini
    - Mt. Calvary
    - Our Hope, Huntertown
    - Peace
    - Praise
    - Prince of Peace, Cedar Creek Twp.
    - Redeemer
    - St. John, Flatrock
    - St. Michael
    - St. Paul
    - St. Paul, Gar Creek
    - St. Peter
    - Southwest
    - Trinity
    - Zion
    - Zion, Woodburn
  - Lutheran (NALC)
    - Antioch, Hoagland
    - St. John, Lake Twp.
    - St. Mark, Thiele Rd.
  - Lutheran (WELS)
    - Holy Scripture
  - Mennonite
    - First
    - Central
    - Maplewood
    - North Leo
    - Westwood Fellowship, Woodburn
  - Methodist
    - Aldersgate
    - Bethel
    - Calvary
    - Crescent Avenue
    - Christ
    - Covenant
    - Epworth
    - Faith
    - First Wayne Street
    - Forest Park
    - Fort Wayne Dist., UMC
    - Good Shepherd
    - Harlan
    - Huntertown
    - Lake Chapel
    - Leo
    - Milan Center
    - New Haven
    - Nine Mile, Pleasant Twp.
    - Northern Indiana Dist.
    - Pleasant Grove, Jackson Twp.
    - Robinson Chapel, Perry Twp.
    - St. Joseph
    - Simpson
    - South Wayne
    - Spencerville
    - Taylor Chapel
    - Trinity
    - Wallen
    - Waynedale
    - Woodburn
  - Missionary Church USA
    - Missionary Church Association
    - Avalon
    - First
    - Grabill
    - Harvester Av.
    - New Haven
    - Pathway Community
    - Woodburn
  - Presbyterian
    - Amistad
    - Bethany
    - First
    - German
    - Grace
    - North Highlands
    - Second
    - Trinity
    - Westfield
    - Westminster
  - Reformed (see United Church of Christ)
  - Reformed Church in America
    - Christ's Community Church
  - Seventh-Day Adventist
    - First
  - Spiritualist
    - First Christian Spiritual
  - Unitarian Universalist Association
    - Unitarian Universalist Congregation
  - United Church of Christ
    - Faith
    - Grace St. John's
    - Peace
    - Plymouth Congregational
    - Salem
  - Wesleyan
    - Northside
  - [Non-denominational]
    - Calvary Temple
    - Cedarville Community Church
    - Faith Tabernacle
    - Fort Wayne Evangelical Church
    - Headwaters Church
    - Life Bridge Church
    - North Park Community Church
    - Open Door Chapel
    - Salvation Army
    - Zo Christian Church
Court
- Coroner's Inquests (1839-1861, 1892-1900)
- Court Records Collection
- Divorces (1820s-1932, 1970s-2020s)
- Insanity Papers Index (1850s-1870s)
- Jury Lists (1873-1920)
- Naturalizations (1840-1930)
Directories
- Business Directories
  - Chamber of Commerce 1988 1992 1993
  - Ethnic Directory of N.E. Indiana (2001)
  - Fort Wayne Convention & Visitors Bureau
  - Huntertown
  - Summit City Community (GLBT) (2010)
- City Directories
  - 1858-1877 (African Americans)
  - 1889-1891 (African Americans)
  - 1899 (African Americans)
  - 1900 (African Americans)
  - 1974
- Lake Directories
  - Ball Lake (Steuben Co.) 2018 2022
  - Big Turkey Lake (LaGrange Co.) (1986)
  - Lake George (Steuben Co.) (1966)
- Neighborhood Directories
  - Countryside Estates
  - Indian Village (2000-2004)
  - Lincolnshire (1979)
  - Neighborhood Associations (1994)
  - Pine Valley (1984)
- Rural & Town Directories
  - Allen Co. (1931-1932)
  - Monroeville (1990)
  - Monroeville-Hoagland area c. 2008 2016
- Telephone Directories
  - Arcola
    1926 1953 1956 1958 1961 1963 1967 1977
  - Fort Wayne (some with suburbs)
    1920 1923 1927 1931 1947 1955 1959 1971 1973 1974 1980 1981 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1989 1990 1994 1998 2001 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 2019 2021 2022 2023
  - Hoagland & Poe
    1958 1959
Families
- Certificate Programs
  - Ancestor Index (1994-2022)
  - Applicant Index (1994-2022)
  - Application Index (2005-2010)
- Surnames
Funerals
- Funeral Card Collection
- Funeral Guestbook Collection
- Funeral Home Records (1800s-1900s)
- Mortuaries
  - E. Harper & Son (New Haven)
  - Elzey-Dickey-Haggard
  - Peltier (1862-1877)
Institutions
Land
- Deed Index (1870s-1900s)
- Fort Wayne Multiple Listing Association (1973)
Law Enforcement & Public Safety
Maps
- Fort site map (1815)
- Allen County Development (1823-1835)
- Township Layout Diagram
- Township Designations List (PLSS)
- 1860 Plat Maps
- 1870s Ditch Maps
- Plat Maps 1880 1930s 1940s 1950s
- 1953 Indian Village neighborhood plat map
- 1960s-1990s Plat Maps
- Plat Books c. 1962 c. 1963
- 1965 Landowner Index
- Plat Books 1969 1974 1978 1986 1989 1993 1997 1999 2006 2010
Medical Practitioners
- AIDS Task Force
- Allen County Medical Auxiliary (1976)
- Cancer Services of Northeast Indiana (2004)
- Carl H. F. Schomburg Pharmacy (1932)
- Community Coordinating Center
- D. F. Nahrwold, D.V.M.
- Dr. Thompson Estate Debtors (1825-1845)
- Fort Wayne Medical Society
- Fort Wayne Pediatrics (2009)
- Fort Wayne Radiology (1999)
- G. A. Smith, M.D. (1956)
- Heart Center
- Mental Health Association in Allen County
- Northern Indiana Healthcares (2001)
- Physician and Dentist App. (1897-1977)

Military
- 122nd Fighter Wing, Indiana Air National Guard
- 20^th Century Veterans Honor Roll
- 21^st Century Veterans Honor Roll
- Allen Co. War Memorial Coliseum dedication (1952)
- American Legion
- Army Field Band & Soldiers Chorus (1988)
- Blue Star banners (2014)
- Memorial Day (1938)
- Sons of Union Veterans (1974)
- War Veterans Memorial Shrine (1976) (2021)
- Civil War Soldiers
- Civil War Clippings (Gable Collection)
- Civil War Draft Enrollment and Volunteer Roll (1862)
- Civil War Draft Enrollment (1863)
- Mexican War Volunteers
- Spanish-American War, 28th Battery
- World War I Dead
- World War I Draft Reg., Af. Amer.
- World War II Baer Field USAAF Base
- World War II Dead
- World War II Red Ball Express convoy, William A. Kohrman recalls Cpl. Archie Smothers
- World War II Veterans (Central Cath. H.S.)
- Korean War Dead
- Korean War Veterans Assn. (2010)
- Vietnam War Dead
- Persian Gulf War Dead
  Operation Anaconda Dead
  Iraq War Dead
  Operation Enduring Freedom Dead
Native American
- Miami Agency Emigration (1845-1847)
Newspaper Excerpts
- Allen County Times
- Bastardy Cases (1881-1900)
- Cedar Creek Courier (Jul. 2, 1970) (May 18, 1972)
- Clipping Collection (20th C.)
- East Parrot Road News, New Haven (1966)
- Insanity News (1877-1879)
- Divorces (1820s-1930, 1970s-2020s)
- East Allen Courier
- Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette Lines & Angles
- Fort Wayne News-Sheet (1945)
- Fort Wayne Sentinel Men of Affairs (1907)
- Fort Wayne Sentinel obituary index 1911 1912
- Fort Wayne Times (Aug. 29, 1840)
- Frost Illustrated (Sep. 9, 1970)
- Hoosier Observer (Oct. 1930)
- Monroeville News (Oct. 13, 2010)
- Newspaper ads and clippings (1950s-1990s)
- Obituary Index (Mar. 1936-Feb. 1938)
- Tri-State Obituaries (1964-1969)
- Unclaimed Letters (1845-1852)
- Weekly Chatter (Jan 1938)
Other Records
- Agriculture, Horticulture, and Crafts
  Allen County Fair
  Allen County Extension Homemakers Association
  Farm Bureau (1982)
  Fort Wayne Rose Society
  Grabill Country Fair
  Highland Park Homemakers Club (1967)
  Jolly Jackson 4-H, Jackson Twp.
  Maumee Valley Home Economics, Woodburn
  Modern Home Forum
  Northeastern Indiana Master Gardener Association
  Needlework Guild of America (1968)
  School Children's Flower & Vegetable Assn.
  Sisters of the Cloth Quilting Guild (2003)
  Southside Farmers Market (2001)
  Three Rivers Ceramic Assn. (1975)
- Architecture
  Broadway Corridor Improvement Project
  Downtown Improvement District
  Forest Park Blvd. Historic Home & Garden Tour
  Fort Wayne Home Show (1954)
  Harrison Hill Home &smp; Garden Tour (2015)
  Home Builders Association
  Indian Village Community Association Tour
  North Anthony Area Assn. Home & Garden Tour
  Oakdale Neighborhood Assn. Home Tour
  South Side Home Tour
  South Wayne Home & Garden Tour
  Southwood Park Home & Garden Tour (2015)
  West Central Home & Garden Tour
  West Main Street Neighborhood Tour
  Wildwood Park Comm. Assn. Home & Garden Tour
  Williams Woodland Park Holiday Home Tour
- Arts
  Arena Dinner Theatre
  Bach Collegium
  Center Stage (1985)
  Dirty Dozen Players
  Embassy Theatre
  Festival Music Theater (1961)
  Fort Wayne Western Square and Round Dancing
  Fort Wayne Artists Guild (1979-2009)
  Fort Wayne Ballet
  Fort Wayne Children's Choir
  Fort Wayne Civic Theatre
  Fort Wayne Country Music Assn. (1990)
  Fort Wayne Fine Arts Foundation
  Fort Wayne Light Opera
  Fort Wayne Männerchor/Damenchor
  Fort Wayne Museum of Art
  Fort Wayne Philharmonic
  Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre
  Fort Wayne Youtheatre
  Heartland Sings
  Majestic Theatre
  New Millennium Jazz Orchestra
  Old Crown Brass Band (2022)
  Strand Theater
  Summit City Singers
  Towns of Harmony Chorus
- Athletics & Motorsports
  Adams Township Youth League
  Allen County Hockey League
  Baer Field Raceways (1980)
  Fort Wayne Baseball Federation (1948)
  Fort Wayne Bowling Association
  Fort Wayne Flames soccer
  Fort Wayne Komets hockey
  Fort Wayne Pistons basketball
  Fort Wayne Plaboy Golfers Association (2010)
  Fort Wayne Scouts softball (1979)
  Fort Wayne Speedway (1933)
  Fort Wayne TinCaps baseball
  Fort Wayne Wizards baseball
  Gravity Drags, National Derby Rallies
  Hillcrest Little League (c. 1966)
  Kitten League & Kitty League (1982)
  Mad Anthonys Golf
  Monster Tournament of Destruction (1990)
  National Basketball Association (1984)
  Run, Jane, Run (1981)
  Pro Bowl West (1989-1990)
  Special Olympics (1990)
  Spiece Fitness members newsletter (2015)
  Wildcat Baseball League (1961-2010)
- Clubs & Social Interest Groups
  American Red Cross
  D.A.R., Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter
  Fort Wayne Country Club (1940-1944)
  Fort Wayne Rescue Mission
  Fort Wayne Rotary Club
  Fort Wayne Womans Club
  Fortnightly Club (1894-1895)
  Foster Grandparent Program
  Habitat for Humanity (1996)
  Indiana Federation of Clubs (1882-1938)
  Kiwanis International
  Lakeside Elder Adults Projects (1976)
  Lions Club
  Mom's Nite Out (1981)
  Northern Indiana Radio Reading Service
  Optimist Club, Time Corners
  Reality Magazine
  Three Rivers Visiting Dogs
  Toastmasters International
  Up the Stairs Community Center
  YMCA
  YWCA
- Communities and Neighborhoods
  Arcola (1966)
  Fort Wayne Berneite Reunion
  Huntertown
  Leo-Cedarville (2008)
  Monroeville (1966)
  Northcrest Civic Association (1962)
  Waynedale (2012)
  Westlawn Civic Association
  Woodburn
- Ethnic Groups
  Berne Pub. Library Swiss Ancestral Tree (1998)
  Fort Wayne Scandia Club (1971-2007)
  Macedonian Political Organization
- Festivals
  Christ Child Festival (1953) (1954)
  Fort Wayne Pride (2015)
  Greek Fest (2009)
  Hoagland Days (1990)
  Huntertown Fair (1953)
  International Festival (2003)
  Johnny Appleseed Festival
  Three Rivers Festival
- Fraternal Organizations
  Daughters of Isabella
  Daughters of Penelope
  Foresters
  Freemasonry
  Maccabees (1940-1941)
  Odd Fellowship
  - Concordia Rebekah Lodge No. 41
  Pythian Sisters (1922) (1945) (1949-1955)
- Government & Politics
  Allen County government
  Democratic party
  Fort Wayne city government
  German Ladies Democratic Club (1938)
  Monroe Twp. Road Laborers (1859)
  Monroe Twp. Road Sup. Petition (1915)
  New Haven Incorporation Petition
  Republican Fort Wayne Forum News (1939)
  Republican Womens Club 1957 1958
- Miscellaneous
  Fort Wayne Forte magazine (1967-1969)
  Fort Wayne Historical Pageant & Regatta (1931)
  Glorious Gateway of the West pageant (1916)
  Spotlite on Fort Wayne magazine (1964-1971)
- Museums & Nature Preserves
  Acres Land Trust (1996)
  Old Fort (1984)
- Occupations & Unions
  American Business Women's Association
  Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
  Fort Wayne Chapter, American Guild of Organists
  Fort Wayne Press Club (1958)
  Indiana Association of Realtors
  IUE 1986 1997
  Realtor Girls Club yearbook (1925-1926)
  United Auto Workers
  URW (1993)
  Zonta Club (1985)
- Radio
  Amateur Radio Operators (1951)
  WBCL
  WBNI
  WMEE & WQHK
- Scouting
  Anthony Wayne Council Boy Scouts
  Boy Scout Troop 410 (1971)
  Cub Scout Pack 3446, Arcola (1997-1998)
  Girl Scouts of Limberlost Council
  St. Vincent Girl Scouts (2004)
  St. Vincent Scout Lodge (2003)
- Transportation
  Baer Field Airport history (1991)
  Fort Wayne Transportation Club (1956)
  Fort Wayne Motor Club
  Rod and Custom Masterpieces and Dream Cars show
  Three Rivers Railroad Heritage Council
Probate Records
- Estate Index
- Estate Sale Buyers (1826- )
- Inheritance Tax (c. 1914-1918)
- Probate Cases (1922-2023)
- Will Inventory (1824-1899)
School Records
Tax Records
- Delinquent Tax (1845)
- Delinquent Tax (1849)
- Tax Records Collection
Vital Records
- Adams Co. Deaths (1900s) (sel.)
- Allen Co. Births, Af. Amer. (1888-1920)
- Allen Co. Deaths (1899-1901, 1909-1937)
- Allen Co. Deaths (SSDI) (1960s-early 2010)
- Allen Co. Marriages (1893-1896)
- Allen Co. Marriages (1940-1943)
- Allen Co. Marriages (1943-1964)
- Allen Co. Marriages (1964-2023)
- Allen Co. Marriages, Af. Amer. (1867-1892)
- Allen Co. Deaths, Af. Amer. (1896-1920)
- Allen Co. Delayed Birth Reg. (1941-1952)
- Cholera Deaths, etc., Fort Wayne (1849)
- Fort Wayne Birth Notices (Jan.-Apr. 1896)
- Fort Wayne Deaths (1870-1881)
- Dept. of Public Health report (1952)
- Grabill Vital Records (1916-1937)
- Infirmary deaths (1937-1948)
- Influenza Deaths (1918-1920)
- Joyce Moore wedding program collection, 1976-2001, Fort Wayne
- Monroeville Vital Records (1906-1937)
- New Haven Vital Records (1907-1937)
- Roselawn Cem. Burial Permits (1918-1982)
- Vital Records Collection
- Woodburn Vital Records (1907-1937)
Voting Records
- Allen Co. Deceased Voters (1934-1975)
- Monroe Township Poll Books (1859-64)
- Republican Party slate (1968)
- School Land Election Poll Lists (1838-42, 1875)

^† Wayne Township census page 159 is missing from NARA microfilm. This transcription was made from the original record.