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What’s New at ACGSI.org for Summer 2021

Posted September 15, 2021
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New Allen County, Indiana records added to our www.acgsi.org website. Many items are Public, while some are Members Only. Volunteers, membership fees, and your donations of family research, time, and money make it possible to keep adding more items online.

We are adding videos of our Free monthly online Zoom Programs in our Members Only section.

Public Section

Alumni Directory Index
- Elmhurst H.S.
- South Side H.S.
Funeral Card Collection through #17275
‘View Cart’ button added to e-commerce page

Members-Only

Aboite Elementary School yearbook, 2002
Allen County Lines, Jun. 2021
Allen County plat books, 1997, 2006, 2010
Arcola Elementary School yearbook, 1998
Baker & Daniels staff directory, 1989
Bishop Dwenger High School commencement program, 2021
Bishop Luers High School Knight Lights student newspapers, 1967-1970
Blackhawk Christian School commencement program, 2021
Carroll Middle School yearbook, 1998
Cathedral pictorial directory, 2015
Central Catholic High School class of 1954 reunion, 1979
Central Catholic High School class of 1955 reunion, 2000
Central Catholic High School yearbook, 1944
Central High School Central Light literary magazine, 1936
Central High School class of 1936 reunion photo, 1986
Central High School class of 1951 reunions, 1991, 1996, 2001
Concordia Lutheran H.S. commencement programs, 2000,2003-2005,2007-2011,2015,2017,2021
Concordia Lutheran High School commencement program, 1988
Cub Scout Pack 3664 programs, 1997-1998, Arcola
East Allen University commencement program, 2021
First Christian Church index cards, #1-278
Fort Wayne Art School Bulletin, Nov. 1940
Fort Wayne Artists Guild booklets, 1979-2009
Fort Wayne Country Club Women’s Golf booklet, 1943
Fort Wayne Evangelical Church banquet program, 1974
Fort Wayne Medical Society bulletin, Jun. 1992
Fort Wayne Museum of Art dedication program, 1984
Fort Wayne Wizards baseball yearbooks, 1993, 1995
Frontier residential telephone listings, Mar. 2021
General Electric plant telephone directory, 1986, Fort Wayne, Decatur & Linton
Greater Fort Wayne Campus Ministry newsletter, Sum. 2005
Harlan Christian School commencement program, 2021
Harrison Hill Junior High School yearbook, 1964
Harrison Hill Junior High School yearbook, 1965
Heritage High School commencement program, 2021
Homestead High School commencement program, 2021
IPFW theater program, 1985
Leo High School class of 1935 50th anniversary booklet, 1985
Leo High School commencement program, 1935
Leo High School commencement program, 2021
North Side High School commencement program, 2021
North Side High School football program vs. South Side, 2 Oct. 1964
Northrop High School commencement program, 2021
Pennsylvania Railroad seniority roster, 1959
Purdue University honor students and graduates from Allen County, Jun. 2021
Queen of Angels Catholic School class photos, 1964-1966 (sel.)
Queen of Angels Catholic School yearbook, 1998
Scottish Rite Convocation program, Nov. 1945
Snider High School commencement program, 2021
South Side Business Group News, Aug. 1995
South Side High School commencement program w/Ivy Day program, 2021
South Side High School commencement program, 1951
South Side High School yearbook, 1959
St. Andrew Catholic School eighth-grade class photo, 1953
St. Andrew Catholic School safety patrol photos, 1952-1953, 1956-1957
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lake Twp., calendar, Apr. 2003
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lake Twp., directory, 1995
St. John’s Lutheran Church, Lake Twp., programs, 7 Apr. 1996, 30 Mar. 1997
St. Joseph – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School yearbook, 2009
St. Joseph Catholic Church pictorial directory, 2014
St. Joseph United Methodist Church pictorial directory, 1988
St. Vincent Catholic Church pictorial directory, 1996
War Veterans Memorial Shrine dedication program, 1976
Wayne High School 50th anniversary program, 2021
Wayne High School commencement program, 2021
Waynedale Elementary School 5th grade reception program, 1998
Waynedale United Methodist Church pictorial directory, 2000
West Creighton Av. Christian Church Creightonian newsletters, 1970-1988
Woodlan High School commencement program, 2021

Free Monthly Educational Programs

Presented by ALLEN COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIANA, INC. and THE GENEALOGY CENTER

Our Free Educational Programs are presented at 7:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month September through May. To expand our audience and bring the amazing resources of the society to a wider audience, our 2020-2021 season of programs will begin as virtual programs on the Zoom platform. Registration for the virtual programs will be on the ACGSI website. For more information and current program offerings, please see www.acgsi.org, or visit us on Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest or Twitter.

ACGSI members will be emailed an invitation to each Free Educational Program. Membership in the society is open to all.

Any changes to the meeting platform will be announced on our social media sites.

Our FREE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS are open to anyone who wishes to attend.

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ACGSI web site: www.acgsi.org

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“Colonial Era Research” – September 08, 2021 – Free Genealogy Program

Posted September 1, 2021
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This is the first of two presentations on the colonial era which is basically 1607 to 1789. In this presentation, the thirteen colonies, plus the forgotten colonies, will be reviewed regarding the types of colonies, their founders, why they were founded, their boundary changes, and various government styles. Each colony had unique requirements for citizenship, voting, inheritance, and the right to own property. Guidance will be given on how to research and verify ancestors in the changing geographics of the colonies.

Curt Sylvester has researched extensively in the American colonies. He has verified over 130 immigrant great-grandparents that arrived in the colonies prior to 1789. The earliest ancestor arrived in 1618. Prior to the Revolution, Curt had several ancestors who were in the colonial militias and leaders in colonial government including one who was an acting governor of the colony of Virginia. Curt has documented nineteen great-grandparents who were veterans of the Revolutionary War and five who were veterans of the War of 1812. He is a member of the Indiana Territorial Guard authenticating eight great-grandparents that lived in Indiana before it became a state in 1816. He has eleven great-grandparents that qualified for First Families of Clark County, Indiana and twenty-six great-grandparents that qualified for First Families of Monroe County, Indiana. Curt is a board member of the Indiana Genealogical Society and is a Past-President of the Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana. He holds a doctorate degree from Drew University.