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 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.
One of the perks of working at the History Center is getting “behind-the-scenes” and “first” looks at artifacts…
Read MoreChief 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…
Read MoreTour the Fort Any time of year, finding something for the kids to do (and those kids can be of any size and age) can sometimes be a challenge. When the weather is beautiful, it’s time to get out of the house and explore your city. In 1978, Clifford Richards and Pat Boice published an article in the…
Read MoreDid 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…
Read MoreAs 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. …
Read MoreMay 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…
Read MoreTucked 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…
Read MoreCongregation Achduth Vesholom in Fort Wayne is Indiana’s oldest Jewish congregation, founded in 1848 by a group of 23 people as a “Society for Visiting the Sick and Burying the Dead”. In 1874, the congregation became a “Reform” congregation, meaning they are Reform Jews as opposed, for…
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