Best Events in Fort Wayne, Indiana this November
These are just a few of the great events happening in Fort Wayne in November. For a complete list of events, browse the Visit Fort Wayne Calendar of Events. …
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Mondays in Fort Wayne
Visiting Fort Wayne on a Monday? The Fort Wayne Visitors Center is a great resource to find out what events are going on around town, and what attractions and activities are open throughout Fort Wayne…
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10 Under 10 Activities in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Save in Fort Wayne with these ten activities. Botanical Conservatory - $7 Always in season, immerse yourself in nature at the Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory. Be sure to tour the Showcase Garden – the scene for the featured exhibit! DeBrand Chocolate Tour - $10 Enjoy a DeBrand Fine…
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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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Two Hour Architectural Tour in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Do you have two hours to spare during your visit to Fort Wayne, Indiana? Discover some of Fort Wayne, Indiana's remarkable architectural destinations…
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Frightening Fun in Fort Wayne!
If you enjoy the frightening, ghoulish, and spooktacular, then the annual Fright Night in downtown Fort Wayne is for you and your whole family! There are plenty of activities for the family that enjoys fright or the families that enjoy the not so frightening…
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Icons of Fort Wayne at the History Center
The treasure safe of a Miami chief, the parasol of the first woman movie producer, and the tallest skyscraper in the state - did you know we had all that in Fort Wayne? There's all this and plenty more in the200@200 "Iconic of Fort Wayne" exhibit at the Fort Wayne History Center…
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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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Too Good a Prisoner
One of the perks of working at the History Center is getting “behind-the-scenes” and “first” looks at artifacts. A perfect example is an artifact that we were given on July 3, 2012 by Donna J. Vorndran, daughter of former Sheriff Herman C. Holle. Mrs. Vorndran brought us a “soap gun”….a .38…
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