Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana

✨Thank You Indiana Archives and Records Administration for the shout-out! ✨We look forward to seeing you downtown! From the Spring 2026 Indiana State Archives Quarterly:

Thank You, Genealogists!

In April, IARA Director Chandler Lighty and historian Jill Weiss Simins spoke with attendees at the Indiana Genealogical Society Annual Conference at the Plainfield-Guildford Township Public Library. Our team spoke about the new Archives building, how to use IARA collections for genealogy research, and how researchers are hoping the new facility will serve them.

Didn't get a chance to weigh in? Take our survey on how we can better serve you. And we look forward to seeing you in the new building this fall! https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=ur-ZIQmkE0-wxBi0WTPYjcpbvwNfcoVCq3Cy5FHRinNUMUxHTzY2NE1aWlFFTzJLV1VYODkyRkVHQi4u

Looking for Allen County ancestors or old family land?

The Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana website has a valuable collection of historic plat maps for years such as 1860, 1880, 1930, 1940, and more. Each plat map page lists townships with links to PDF maps, so you can view land ownership by township.

Even better, each page includes an alphabetical landowner index on the right side. Looking for a surname like Smith? Click “S” and search the list.

Explore the plat maps at acgsi.org — a useful resource for anyone researching Allen County, Indiana families, farms, and neighborhoods.

Navigation: From the main page -> Records -> Maps -> londok for Platt Maps.

Welcome to Fort Wayne!

Conference week is here and officially begins Wednesday!!

With workshops and special events starting even earlier in the week, many attendees are already preparing for a full week of learning, networking, research, and reconnecting with friends in Fort Wayne.

What are you most looking forward to this week? The sessions? Workshops? The Exhibit Hall? Research at the Allen County Public Library? Meeting fellow genealogists? The virtual conference?

Tell us in the comments as the countdown to conference kickoff begins!

Planning a visit to the Genealogy Center? 📚Make the most of your time with the Periodical Source Index (PERSI) before you arrive. 🔎✨Search in advance, build your list of articles, and hit the ground running when you get here—so you can focus on discovering, not just searching!

Haven't used PERSI before?
View a previously recorded webinar here, so that you can make the most of your searches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnn4X4c3WzE&t=11s

The ACGSI deed index at https://www.acgsi.org/deed/index.asp contain a name index to Allen County, Indiana, recorded deeds and related documents. It is a finding aid to help you locate the actual deed. It lists:
Parties to the deed
Year deed recorded
Deed book/page or document number
Direction of transaction: to/from

ACGSI - Allen County Deed Index This index includes references to most deeds filed with the Allen County Recorder in the periods 1824-1903 and 1921-1999. Some plats and miscellaneous documents may also be cited here.

A wealth General Electric information can be found at https://www.acgsi.org/ge/index2.php, including the General Electric News from as far back at 1943.

June 10th at 6:30 pm is the ACGSI annual banquet. Register at https://www.acgsi.org/banquet.php

The ACGSI offers three lineage certificate programs: First Families, Homesteaders, and Century Families. Details and applications can be found at https://www.acgsi.org/certprog.php. First Families are those who settled in the county before December 31, 1850; Homesteaders are those families who settled between January 1, 1851 and December 31, 1875 inclusive; and Century Families, who settled 100 years ago.

Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana If you are a direct descendant of a pioneer who settled in Allen County, Indiana more than 100 years ago, you are eligible to join one or more of our pioneer certificate programs. It is not necessary to be a local or state resident to join. An application must be completed, accompanied by proof of d...

FAMILY HISTORY AND GENEALOGY WORKSHOP: Please join us for the free monthly in person groups at the Genealogy Center on the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 1:00 p.m.
All are welcome! We can help you learn about researching genealogy. At 2:15 we will switch over to our Family Tree Maker Users Group for help with genealogy software. https://www.acgsi.org/ftm.php Feb 18 at 1:00 is the next meeting.

Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana The Family Tree Maker Users group is open to everyone who would like to learn and share about using genealogy software. The group is not limited to just Family Tree Maker but is open to users of any genealogy software. There is no cost and no registration is required.