Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana

01/20/2026

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This week, Indiana DNR Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology is highlighting some of the stately homes found across Indiana owned by prominent Hoosiers that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places - NPS. To learn more about each, visit SHAARD: on.IN.gov/SHAARD.

HISTORIC INDIANA MANSIONS - JOHN H. BASS MANSION (NR-0192): Construction on the first John H. Bass Mansion in Fort Wayne began in 1882, and featured an artificial lake, a separate laundry house, a boathouse, an ice/pump house, a carriage house, and a former stable, all tying in with the opulence of the house. However, in 1902, the house was destroyed by a fire, but Mr. Bass was quick to rebuild. The house was essentially remade in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, but the floors were built with reinforced concrete under the hardwood. The boiler, which was the cause of the fire, was moved to a building outside of the home. Mr. Bass owned a financial firm that contributed to much of the economic growth in Allen County. The Bass Mansion was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 (NR-0192).

To learn more about the Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD), visit on.IN.gov/SHAARD.

01/03/2026

Friday Fact - twelve years apart by the Allen County Recorder's Office and Indiana Genealogical Society regarding soldier discharge records. Both on the Military page: https://www.acgsi.org/genweb/military/military-allen-county-indiana.html

12/31/2025

"Fort Wayne, Indiana, then an outpost of civilization." 😀 from the beginning of the last paragraph in this post. 😀
1906 - "Miss Margaret Johnson: “My grandfather was the chief United States factor in the management of Indian affairs, and at the beginning of the nineteenth century was stationed at Fort Wayne, Indiana, then an outpost of civilization." 😲 2026 begins America250. 😀

Some of their Fort Wayne posts are on the John Johnston Family page: https://www.acgsi.org/genweb/people/john-johnston-family-of-allen-county-indiana.html

Many local Indian pages link off this page: https://www.acgsi.org/genweb/people/indians-of-allen-county-indiana.html

12/29/2025

This would be a unique way to display family pictures. 😀

12/27/2025

Over 100-year tradition is coming to an end. 🥲

ACGSI GE page: https://www.acgsi.org/ge/index2.php
ACPL GE Collection: https://contentdm.acpl.lib.in.us/digital/collection/p16089coll47
Allen INGenWeb GE page: https://www.acgsi.org/genweb/fort-wayne/ge-fort-wayne-indiana.html

Weldon Schaefer knows all good things come to an end, but he didn’t imagine the local GE Quarter Century Club would be among them.

12/11/2025

Registration is open for the NGS 2026 Family History Conference! 🎉 Explore the conference website and join us 27-30 May. Tag someone who would enjoy with you and start making your travel plans to Fort Wayne, home to the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center—one of the largest genealogy libraries in the country.

https://conference.ngsgenealogy.org

12/07/2025

ACGSI helps family historians learn about people from Allen County, Indiana. Search a name in our extraordinary digital archive to find fascinating clues.

12/06/2025

It's not often that we learn something new about the 1940s Wolf & Dessauer Santa Claus Christmas lights. 😀
See Wolf & Dessauer page: https://www.facebook.com/Historic07District/posts/pfbid028K5rjsXAU9FJVwmYqE2GtZuNyepFxLEmTfqCoYNdfnfcn8WKauNyCLEkYuS6W3eSl?__cft__[0]=AZXkuP0ZCUfb29lZRv3c9f-WyYjFIBrMm5S5t3kOsQQClpzBl_rKp4yqTreGY48O5O6P1F5pSEyVXAPo8KITbr-Ao7eKsYboZ3k4tYOWQdZYuNmLnw_OrkEQi-EZbjtuN7ZIDAkei9m6tR3FU-jcQU-ASyZaAK0VUoZGI93jYpZbjqlqNvGipUUWuB14rXcmniR_Q3UE0hsLgoR2gsAgffm3&__tn__=%2CO%2CP-Rthat

12/04/2025

12/04/2025

History buffs can now peruse over 100 years of Maryland birth, marriage, death and other records online at the Internet Archive.