Marking History in Fort Wayne
As you drive around Fort Wayne, Indiana you maycome across a sign that denotes a historic happening or an important place from our city’s history. …
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The History Center, Author
The History Center is the home of the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society. Housed in the 1893 Old City Hall, the organization offers a look at Allen County and Fort Wayne history via its museum, the National Historic Landmark Chief Richardville House, the George R. Mather Lecture Series, the magazine “Old Fort News”, its award winning blog “History Center Notes and Queries” and other programs. The History Center’s Festival of Gingerbread during the holiday season attracts over 12,000 people to downtown Fort Wayne during its three-week run with proceeds going toward support of the museum and its programs. The Heritage Education Fund provides free field trips to students in area schools.
A two-hour tour of central Fort Wayne
Tour the Fort Any time of year, finding something for the kids to do can sometimes be a challenge. In 1978, Clifford Richards and Pat Boice published an article in the Old Fort News entitled “Two Hour Tour of Fort Wayne Historical Sites”. We offer here a brief overview of the first part of this trip…
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History Through Headstones
Did you know that there are many things that you can learn simply by looking at headstones? This is just one reason why you should visit the historic cemeteries in Fort Wayne, Indiana…
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Too Good a Prisoner
One of the perks of working at the History Center is getting “behind-the-scenes” and “first” looks at artifacts…
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The Voice of the Miami
Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville was considered the richest man in Indiana at the time of his death in 1841. Today, his home is recognized as the oldest Native American Structure in the Midwest…
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Celebrating the Old City Hall and Fort Wayne History
May is National Historic Preservation Month (http://www.preservationnation.org/take-action/preservation-month/) and since the Chief Richardville House has been much in the news, we thought it only right to spotlight on our blog another historic structure that the History Center owns--the Old City…
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Prince Kaboo (Samuel Morris) Makes His Mark in Fort Wayne History
Tucked away in the southwest corner of Lindenwood Cemetery is Jordan Crossing. Jordan Crossing is a section of the cemetery—Section 14-- set aside for the graves of African-Americans who died in our city. Among those interred there is Samuel Morris aka Prince Kaboo. “Sammy”, as he was called, was…
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