Allen County, Indiana Genealogy

Clubs of Allen County, Indiana

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Aqueduct Club First Annual Banquet in the December 21, 1912 Fort Wayne News newspaper article shown on the original Great Memories and History of Fort Wayne, Indiana page on Facebook. The club was a group of middle age men who as boys swam and ice skated on the Wabash and Erie Canal aqueduct in the 1870s.

Many club records are on Archive.org.

Amicus Club (Volume yr.1901-1902) - Amicus Club
An address delivered before the Fort Wayne, Indiana, U. S. A. branch of the National land league of Ireland, on St. Patrick's day, 1881 - [Dunne, Edmund Francis] 1835- [from old catalog]
An investigation of certain phases of the reorganization movement in the grammar grades of Indiana public schools (1918) - Childs, Hubert Guy, 1871-
Annual supper of the Disciples of the Rod and Gun - Disciples of the Rod and Gun
Annual supper of the Disciples of the Rod and Gun (Volume 2) - Disciples of the Rod and Gun
Articles of association, by-laws, house rules, names of members (1911) - Fort Wayne Country Club
Barr Street Irregulars
Book and Needle Club (Volume 1923-1924) - Book and Needle Club
The Carroll Reading Club (Volume yr.1899-1900) - Carroll Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.) search all titles
Constitution of the Playground Association : together with the Executive Board and chairman of the Standing Committees for 1909, adopted March 3, 1909 (Volume yr.1909)
Current Literature Club (Volume yr.1905-1906)
Current Literature Club (Volume yr.1916-1917) you can search more titles

Cosmopolites Business and Professional Women's Club

January 10, 2023 post by Genealogy Center on Facebook:

Did you know that The Genealogy Center has a digital collection from the Cosmopolites Business and Professional Women's Club in Fort Wayne?

The Cosmopolites Club was founded on November 7, 1957 by ten diverse women who sought to promote social, education and civic responsibilities in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The Cosmopolites continue their success by offering activities, services, and programs that are life-changing, such as the awarding of the Arneater Martin Pearson Scholarship Fund to an area high school student, contributing to the Al Jennings Recreation Center and Scholarship Grants, and hosting the Cosmopolite Fashion Show and Fashion Brunch in order to further sponsor and partner with community initiatives and organizations.

The collection includes photographs, scrapbooks, meeting notes and much more! Check it out here: http://contentdm.acpl.lib.in.us/digital/collection/CBPWC .

Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.) search over 20 titles
Year book (Volume yr.1902-1903) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Year book (Volume yr.1904-1905) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Year book (Volume yr.1908-1910) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Year book (Volume yr.1910-1912) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Year book (Volume yr.1912-1914) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Year book (Volume yr.1914-1916) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Year book (Volume yr.1916-1917) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Year book (Volume 1917-1922) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Year book (Volume 1922-1923) - Daughters of the American Revolution. Mary Penrose Wayne Chapter (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

The English Club (Volume yr.1897-1898) - English Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

Fortnightly Club

Meeting since 1892, this invitation only club is still active and was mentioned in Book and related clubs trying to maintain membership by Kevin Kilbane published January 1, 2016 in The News-Sentinel newspaper.

Fortnightly Club (Volume yr. 1894-95) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1895-1896) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume 1896-1897) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr. 1898-99) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr. 1899-1900) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume 1901-1902) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1902-1903) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1903-1904) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume 1904-05) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1906-1907) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1908-1909) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr. 1909-10) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1909-1910) - Fortnightly Club - duplicate
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1910-1911) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1911-1912) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1912-1917) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1913-1914) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1915-1916) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr. 1916-1917) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1917-1918) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1921-1922) - Fortnightly Club
Fortnightly Club (Volume yr.1922-1923) - Fortnightly Club

Fort Wayne Ministerial Association search
General Culture Club : Fort Wayne, Indiana (Volume yr. 1909-10) - General Culture Club - there are other General Culture Club editions
General Culture Club : Fort Wayne, Indiana (Volume yr.1913-1914) - General Culture Club
General Culture Club : Fort Wayne, Indiana (Volume yr.1915-1920) - General Culture Club
History of Wayne Lodge, No. 25, F. & A.M., Fort Wayne, Indiana : together with by-laws and roster of memberships to September 1, 1911
50 years of Komets hockey : a players' history (2002) - Taylor, Ryan, Includes index
Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society, minutes 1894-1916, Fort Wayne, IN Publication date 1900
Ladies Society of Lutheran Hospital founded in 1904. In 1958 changed name to Lutheran Hospital Auxiliary. In 1995 when Lutheran Hospital was sold, the organization renamed Lutheran Health Services Society. They disbanded in December 2015. From Lutheran aid society disbands after 111 years by Ellie Bogue published january 16, 2016 in The News-Sentinel newspaper.
The Nineteenth Century Club (Volume yr.1895-1896) - Nineteenth Century Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Nineteenth Century Club (Volume yr.1904-1905) - Nineteenth Century Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Nineteenth Century Club (Volume yr.1909-1913) - Nineteenth Century Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Nineteenth Century Club (Volume yr.1916-1918) - Nineteenth Century Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Nineteenth Century Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.) search a dozen titles
New Century Club (Volume yr. 1920-23) - New Century Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

Quest Club

The Quest Club of Fort Wayne, Indiana was founded in 1911. See more than 1,450 Quest Club Papers at the Allen County Public Library Digital Collections at the Allen County Public Library. It provides a forum to prepare, present, and discuss original research by Club members on social, economic, scientific, cultural, political, and historical topics. Copied from their web site: www.fwquestclub.com which has more information including their papers since 2009 online such as:

The Fort Wayne Economy a 17 page paper by Mac Parker
A HISTORY OF QUEST CLUB AT 100 YEARS an 18 page paper by John D. Beatty presented October 7, 2011
THE LINCOLN HIGHWAY AND THE AMERICAN IMAGINATION 11 page paper by Peggy Seigel Quest Club Talk February 24, 2012
The History of Fort Wayne’s Bars and Taverns: From the Jesuits to World War II 15 page paper by David B. Lupke presented October 2, 2015
Great Alleys of Fort Wayne by Connie Haas Zuber presented on October 7, 2016
The Underground Railroad in Indiana by Michael Galbraith delivered to Quest Club, February 24, 2017
Quest Club : an organization of business men seeking knowledge directly applicable to their business and to the best interest of the community (Volume yr.1913-1914) - Quest Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Quest Club : an organization of business men seeking knowledge directly applicable to their business and to the best interest of the community (Volume yr.1914-1915) - Quest Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.), Yearly program and directory of members
Quest Club : an organization of business men seeking knowledge directly applicable to their business and to the best interest of the community (1915-1915)
Quest Club : an organization of business men seeking knowledge directly applicable to their business and to the best interest of the community (Volume yr.1918-1922) - Quest Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Quest for Fort Wayne : an anthology of papers about Fort Wayne, Indiana by Quest Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.), publication date 1994, available for 14 day loan from the Internet Archive.

Clubs Continued

Roster of the Masonic bodies in Allen County, Indiana : tableau of officers and members, April 1, 1898 - Robertson, Robert Stoddart, 1839-1936, Includes an address by Robert S. Robertson: Valley of Fort Wayne
The Round Table : Fort Wayne, Indiana (Volume yr. 1917-18) - Round Table (Fort Wayne, Ind.) - there other Round Table editions

Rotary Club of Fort Wayne

www.anthonywaynerotary.com/, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rotaryclubofdowntownfortwayne/. Rotary Club of Fort Wayne Resources posted June 18, 2018 on Genealogy Center Blog from The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana on the Internet Archive Wayback Machine

The Saturday Club

The Saturday Club (Volume yr. 1898-1899) - Saturday Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Saturday Club (Volume yr. 1902-1903) - Saturday Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Saturday Club (Volume yr.1909-1910) - Saturday Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Saturday Club (Volume yr.1910-1911) - Saturday Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Saturday Club (Volume yr.1911-1912) - Saturday Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Saturday Club (Volume 1912-1913) - Saturday Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Saturday Club (Volume 1915-1916) - Saturday Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Saturday Club (Volume yr.1916-1917) - Saturday Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

Clubs Continued

Shakespeare Club (Volume yr.1897-1898) - Shakespeare Club (Fort Wayne, Ind. : 1897)
Shakespeare Club (Volume 1916-1918) - Shakespeare Club (Fort Wayne, Ind. : 1897)
Southside Reading Club (Volume yr.1918-1919) - South Side Reading Club - search South Side Reading Club titles
Southside Reading Club (Volume yr.1919-1920) - South Side Reading Club
Southside Reading Club (Volume yr.1921-1922) - South Side Reading Club
Southside Reading Club (Volume yr.1922-1923) - South Side Reading Club
Thursday Afternoon Shakespeare Club (Volume yr.1915-1916) - search Thursday Afternoon Shakespeare Club titles
Thursday Afternoon Shakespeare Club (Volume yr. 1917-1918) - Thursday Afternoon Shakespeare Club
The Travel Club (Volume yr.1915-1918) - Travel Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Travel Club (Volume yr.1912-1913) - Travel Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Tri-state forestry conference, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Indianapolis, Ind. ... Oct. 22 and 23, 1919 - Tri-state forestry conference (1919 : Indianapolis), printed by Fort Wayne Printing Company in 1920 featuring Charlie Deam, from Bluffton, the State Forester among others.
The Twentieth Century Club (Volume yr.1915-1917) - Twentieth Century Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.) search more titles
Womans [sic] League (Volume yr.1911-1912) - Woman's League (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

Women's Reading Club

The Woman's Reading Club (Volume yr.1891-1896) - Woman's Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Woman's Reading Club (Volume yr.1891-1896) - Woman's Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.) duplicate
The Woman's Reading Club (Volume yr.1896-1899) - Woman's Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Woman's Reading Club (Volume yr.1899-1905) - Woman's Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Woman's Reading Club (Volume yr. 1914-1915) - Woman's Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Woman's Reading Club (Volume yr.1914-1915) - Woman's Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.) duplicate
The Woman's Reading Club (Volume 1915-1918) - Woman's Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
The Woman's Reading Club (Volume 1920-1921) - Woman's Reading Club (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
Womans [sic] League (Volume yr.1911-1912) - Woman's League (Fort Wayne, Ind.)

Local historian researches the history of Colored Women Clubs in Fort Wayne by Ellie Bogue published March 10, 2014 in The News-Sentinel newspaper.

Allen County Public Library Clubs

Join the book parade : poetry contest winners, 1984 - Allen County Public Library, Allen County Public Library Poetry Contest, 1984
Animals are everywhere (1985) - Allen County Public Library. Children's Services, Poems by area school students: Anne Clemmer ; Landon Brown ; Mary Beth Bischoff ; Jamie Jordan IV ; Riley Rhodes ; Devon Ullman ; Mary Thomas ; Stacey Renee Bolinger ; Matt Jung ; Shelbee McBride ; Sarah Sorgen ; Timothy Schrader ; Clark Waterfall ; Angela Carl ; Matt Hitzeman ; Scott Bodecker ; Emily Koos ; Tysus Jackson ; Sarita James ; Karen Eller ; Eric Roberts ; Eric Gaydos ; David Gilliland ; Katrina Schenkel ; James Rorick ; Christy Cass ; Joshonda Weeks ; Andrea Hill ; Chad Wilson ; Patr...
Exploring the future (1986) - Allen County Public Library. Children's Services, Poems by local school students: Ruthie Jordan ; Melissa Bolinger ; Jessica Harker ; Angela M. Sanderson ; Antone Ellis ; Jamie Jordan IV ; Steve Reba ; Kyle Eller ; Melissa Richter ; Riley Rhodes ; Shannon Dunbar ; Amy Crabill ; Stacey Bolinger ; Mary Messick ; Andrea Merrick ; Carrie Gick ; Emily Cowan ; Keely Rhodes ; Laura H. Gruver ; Jenny Aupperle ; Elizabeth J. Guardiola ; Eric Roberts ; Cara Ostermeyer ; Karen Eller ; Andy Culp ; Mark Pixley ; Dan Meyer ; Kristin Knipp ; Carrie Bordewick ...
Celebrate America! 1987 poetry contest - Allen County Public Library. Children's Services, Poems by area school students: Amanda Bischoff ; Caroline Bishop ; Josiah Beutel ; Nathan Niblick ; Bobby Ray Johnson ; Ruthie Jordan ; Hillary Haines ; Jamie Jordan IV ; Paul Christensen ; Tony Carnes ; Nathan Smith ; Erin Patrick ; Jeremy Gerardot ; Suzanne K. Clem ; Nicole Roebel ; Sara Pollum ; Melissa Gase ; Erin Mettert ; Jennifer Rose ; Micah Williams ; Kelly Jacquay ; Jennifer Harris ; Anndrea Gerardot ; David Bowman ; Jonathan Holmes ; Alana Hauff ; Susan Johnson ; Guy L...
I want to be a champion : winning entries ; 1988 poetry contest - Allen County Public Library. Children Services, "Winning entries."
"That makes me laugh!" : Allen County Public Library 1989 poetry contest - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services of the Allen County Public Library"
Earth belongs to everyone!!! : poetry contest, October 8 - November 2, 1990 - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library
Poems by area school students: Emily Brown ; Brandon Wilson ; Joshua Zimmerman ; Jorge Torres ; Grant Boyd ; Jenney Buhr ; Kay Luepke ; Ann Marie Henry ; Justin Zank ; Brandon Bennett ; Joanna Preest ; Lori Wolgamott ; Chrisula Arapios ; Sarah Leffers ; Laquita Tipton ; Carrie MacDonald ; Andy Minnick ; Erik M. Freshley ; Erica L. Harman ; Mason Ellis ; Quintessa Todd ; Rebekah Pennekamp ; Amy Potter ; Andy Whirrett ; Maria Cipolone ; Jon Rhinehart ; Jessica Voris ; Marci Lomont ; Ebon Moore ; R...
That's what friends are for : 1991 poetry contest - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library
Poems by local school students: Megan Luepke ; Jonathan Jones ; Natalie Todd ; Kirsten Wray ; Angie Koble ; Brian Bobay ; Sara Mason ; Gabriel VanHuisen ; Erin Seiman ; Lauren Thomas ; Ian Barnhart ; Katherine Luepke ; Nicholes Brumbaugh ; Laura Monroe ; Christina Raptis ; Matt Scherschel ; Amber Vergon ; Tony Crawley ; Carmen Warner ; Erin Pollmann ; Michael Thomas ; Amanda R. Morphew ; Samuel Snyder ; Tricia Hendricks ; Carl VerPlanck ; Kevin Gerhardstein ; Shauna Myers ; Rachel Selle ; Tiffan...
"Let's explore!" : 1992 poetry contest - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library
Poems by area school students: Michael Stubblebine ; Andrea Listenberger ; Jenny Flaherty ; James Wegmann ; Matthew Diener ; Megan Luepke ; Jonathan C. Danielson ; Katie Nevogt ; Katherine Phillips ; Katie Casey ; Priya Mathew ; Kathleen Sherburne ; Anna Burman ; Katie Gardner ; Danielle Tisdale ; Crissa Pollmann ; Matt Hostetler ; Amanda R. Connett ; Cameron Bratton ; Cassie Uslar ; Melanie Boynton ; Ryan Dammeyer ; Melissa Bieberich ; Heather Alexander ; Angela Tuesca ; Gabe Jacks ; Ryan Docto...
A family is...! : 1993 poetry contest - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"--Cover
"If I could change the world ... [!]" : 1994 poetry contest - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
Looking backward, looking forward : what books, libraries, and reading mean to me : 1995 poetry contest - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
1996 poetry contest : "I can be--" - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
1997 poetry contest : "Imagine that!" - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
1998 poetry contest : "All about me!", "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"
1999 poetry contest : "I am the future." - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
2000 poetry contest : "Dreams." - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
2001 poetry contest : "Laughing matters!" - Allen County Public Library. Friends of the Library, "A program of Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
2002 poetry contest : "My world." - Allen County Public Library, "Allen County Public Library ... sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
2003 poetry contest : "Poetry contest @ the library." - Allen County Public Library, "Allen County Public Library...sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, and Children's Services"-- Cover
2004 poetry contest : "What if--" - Allen County Public Library, "Allen County Public Library.... Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, Children's Services"--Cover
2005 poetry contest : "My life: day by day" : Kindergarten-Grade 5 - Allen County Public Library, "Allen County Public Library ... Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, Children's Services"--Cover
2006 poetry contest : "I love my library" - Allen County Public Library, "Allen County Public Library ... Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, Children's Services"--Cover
2007 poetry contest : "If I could go anywhere" - Allen County Public Library, "Allen County Public Library ... Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Young Adults' Services, Children's Services"--Cover
2008 poetry contest : go green! - Allen County Public Library