History Center Notes & Queries

On the third Monday in January we celebrate Martin Luther King's birthday and honor his many contributions to building a better world. ...

There’s a great little book entitled “Who Put That There” that can serve as a guide for exploring Fort Wayne ’s history. The book was writt...

Travel back to December Sundays during the mid 1840s. In the recently completed Second Presbyterian Church on West Berry Street, the Rev. Ch...

Recently while reading John F. Meginness, The Lost Sister of Wyoming searching for places and dates about Frances Slocum, I ran into a r...

Fascinating is the word that best describes the lore of that delectable holiday treat we call gingerbread. Ginger root has been treasured fr...

In December 1911, a group of local businessmen lamented the rapid changes taking place in the business world and their own limitations in ke...

The History Center has a wonderful collection of historical images. Because the society was founded in 1921, it acquired many invaluable art...