The History Center is proud to announce the presenters for the 2021-2022 George R. Mather Sunday Lecture Series. All lectures are held at 2pm at the History Center and are free to the public. Lectures will be offered virtually or in-person in accordance with the COVID-19 guidelines. We encourage everyone interested in the series to follow us on Facebook or register with the History Center via email to receive updates about how to access the lectures virtually.

To register, please send an email with your name, email address and if you are a History Center member to: administration@fwhistorycenter.org

All George R. Mather lectures are made possible through the generous support of the Floyd and Betty Lou Lancia Family Foundation.

The 2021-2022 schedule of speakers is as follows:

October 3, 2021: Sara Fiedelholtz – 100 Years: Looking Back and Moving Forward: Exploring the History of Fort Wayne's Jewish Community (1921-2021)
November 7, 2021: Charles Shepard – 100 Years Bold: The Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 1921-2021
January 2, 2022: Mark Souder – Television in Fort Wayne: The Four Major Eras (lecture and book signing)
February 6, 2022: Christopher Elliott – Before the Dream: Dr. Martin Luther King and Civil Rights Struggles in Fort Wayne, Indiana (lecture and book signing)
March 6, 2022: Kayleen Reusser – Those Plucky Women of World War II (lecture and book signing)
April 3, 2022: Charles & Pamela Robison – The Fort Wayne Organ Company and the Packard Legacy (lecture and book signing)
May 1, 2022: Michael Martone – The Bird Boy of Fort Wayne Flies Again (lecture and book signing)
June 5, 2022: Brad Little – Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne’s First 100 Years and Next 100 Years – Let’s Rise!

The History Center serves present and future generations by collecting, preserving, and sharing historic artifacts, documents, and images that describe the people, places, and events that define Fort Wayne and Allen County history.