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Friday, September 24, 2010

Fort Wayne and Lincoln's Assassination

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The assassination of Abraham Lincoln on April 15, 1865 plunged the nation into a period of unprecedented public mourning. Throughout America...
Thursday, September 16, 2010

A Tip of the Hat to the Tincaps

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In this era of fanciful and disposable pieces of popular culture, thoroughly void of substance or relevance, the Fort Wayne TinCaps should b...
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

"Once Upon a Time"

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“Once upon a time” isn’t just for fairy tales. It’s also for history. History is not facts and dates. It’s stories—stories of people and pla...
Friday, September 3, 2010

The Writings of William Wells

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Most people interested in Fort Wayne's history are familiar with Captain William Wells (1770-1812), who played a large role in the histo...
Friday, August 27, 2010

Rescuing Catherine Dinklage from the Basement!

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A commemoration of the 90th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution needs to acknowledge the decades of hard work on the ...
Thursday, August 5, 2010

Franke Park Day Camp and Wildcat Baseball: Two Amazing Fort Wayne Summer Traditions

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My two children are wrapping up a summer in which they participated in two venerable Fort Wayne traditions - Wildcat Baseball and the day ca...
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Friday, July 23, 2010

The Mystery of Washington Corpse

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In Thomas B. Helm's History of Allen County, Indiana , published by Kingman Brothers in 1880, an unusual name appears among the list of ...
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