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See the Bert Joseph Griswold page. Many of these newspaper articles have been clipped on Newspapers.com and will be posted here as time permits. It is assumed these articles were combined and expanded into his two volume The pictorial history of Fort Wayne, Indiana : a review of two centuries of occupation of the region about the head of the Maumee River Volume 1 by Griswold, B. J. (Bert Joseph), 1873-1927; Taylor, Samuel R., Mrs, Publication date: 1917 on Archive.org and The pictorial history of Fort Wayne, Indiana : a review of two centuries of occupation of the region about the head of the Maumee River Volume 2 by Griswold, B. J. (Bert Joseph), 1873-1927; Taylor, Samuel R., Mrs, Publication date: 1917 on Archive.org.

1913 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne

Article from Dec 23, 1913 The Fort Wayne News And Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) Pictorial history, Griswold

1913 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne The Fort Wayne News And Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Tuesday, December 23, 1913, Page 1.

A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne

IT IS the pleasure of The Sentinel today to announce the forthcoming publication of one of the most important features ever undertaken by a Fort local Wayne newspaper-"A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne.

It will appear in the columns of this paper, beginning Saturday, Jan. 3, and continue in the Saturday editions of The Sentinel until the final installment. The work is being compiled and illustrated by a member of The Sentinel staff, B. J. Griswold, who has been engaged for several months in the task of gathering the thousands of old and new facts, systematizing them and making two hundred, illustrations to render the text interesting and clear of conception. The compiler gives the following description of the work and its scope:

"From the public library, the schools and many other sources we learn that the thrilling story of Fort Wayne is closed and unknown book to thousands who are proud to speak of the city as home. With a newspaper man's nose for news, and with the desire to know the story of Fort Wayne for his own personal enjoyment, the compiler has for several, years studied with growing interest existing narratives of the days of the explorer, the red man, the fur trad

A Pictorial, History of Fort Wayne

LET'S START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT BY RESOLVING TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR OWN CITY

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1913 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne (continued)

Article from Dec 23, 1913 The Fort Wayne News And Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) Pictorial history, Griswold

1913 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne (continued)The Fort Wayne News And Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Tuesday, December 23, 1913, Page 12.

1. 2nd Installment

   1914 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne - Second Installment

   Article from Jan 10, 1914 The Fort Wayne Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1914, A pictorial history of fort wayne

   1914 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne - Second Installment The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Saturday, January 10, 1914, Page 9

2. 7th Installment

   1914 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne - Seventh Installment - photo Ruins last Fort Wayne 1852

   Article from Feb 14, 1914 The Fort Wayne Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1913, A pictorial history of fort wayne

   1914 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne - Seventh Installment - photo Ruins last Fort Wayne 1852 The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Saturday, February 14, 1914, Page 11.

3. 16th Installment

   1914 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne - 16th Installment

   Article from Apr 18, 1914 The Fort Wayne News And Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1914, Pictorial history, Griswold

   1914 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne - 16th Installment The Fort Wayne News And Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Saturday, April 18, 1914, Page 14.

4. 19th Installment

   1914 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne - 19th Installment - B. J. Griswold

   Article from May 9, 1914 The Fort Wayne News And Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1914, Pictorial history fort wayne, B. j. griswold

   1914 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne - 19th Installment - B. J. Griswold The Fort Wayne News And Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Saturday, May 9, 1914, Page 11.

5. 25th Installment

   1914 - 25th installment - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne 1614-1914 - B. J. Griswold

   Article from Jun 20, 1914 The Fort Wayne Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1914, Pictorial history, Fort wayne, B j griswold, Indiana

   1914 - 25th installment - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne 1614-1914 - B. J. Griswold The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Saturday, June 20, 1914, Page 11.

6. 31st Installment

   1914 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne - 31st Installment

   Article from Aug 1, 1914 The Fort Wayne News And Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) 1914, Pictorial history, Griswold, Fort wayne

   1914 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne - 31st Installment The Fort Wayne News And Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Saturday, August 1, 1914, Page 11.

7. 41st Installment

   1914 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne - 41st Installment

   Article from Oct 3, 1914 The Fort Wayne News And Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) Pictorial history, 1914, Fort wayne, Indiana

   1914 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne - 41st Installment The Fort Wayne News And Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Saturday, October 3, 1914, Page 11.

   A slightly darker version of the same page: 1914 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne - 41st Installment The Fort Wayne News And Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Saturday, October 3, 1914, Page 11.

8. 43rd Installment

   1914 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne - 43rd Installment

   Article from Oct 31, 1914 The Fort Wayne Sentinel (Fort Wayne, Indiana) Pictorial history, Fort wayne, B. j. griswold

   1914 - A Pictorial History of Fort Wayne - 43rd Installment The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, October 31, 1914, Page .

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