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Friday, July 29, 2011

The Extraordinary Portrait of James Hackley

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One of the colorful figures of Fort Wayne during the era of the military fort was Capt. James Hackley. Hackley served in the Third Infantry ...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Farmers Markets in the news--then and now....

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Farmer's Markets are in the news this morning--July 20, 2011--and with the Barr Street Market running every Saturday morning until Septe...
Thursday, June 30, 2011

How Fort Wayne Celebrated a July Fourth

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July Fourth is a popular day of the year for celebrating in the good ole USA , and in Fort Wayne, Indiana, it has been no exception. Wel...
Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society at 90 Years - Some Reflections

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[Below is the text of an address given to the Historical Society at its 90th Anniversary Meeting on June 21, 2011. It was a beautiful evenin...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

The Allen County-Fort Wayne History Book

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While our bloggers have been providing posts about Fort Wayne and Allen County history for about a year now, there is a more definitive work...
Thursday, June 9, 2011

How the Zagel Children Were “Drafted”

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Translated from German and introduced by Roger Franke In a recent issue of the “Old Fort News” writer John Beatty describes in much interest...
Friday, June 3, 2011

Recapping 90 years of Historical Society events

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Here are some highlights of the 90 year history of the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society: The 1920s Historical Society formed...