Join the Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, Inc. and Western Wayne County Genealogical Society for our Research Trip (bus) to the Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
One of the most asked questions is, "How do I prepare for a visit to the Genealogy Center?" The recent "Ask the Experts" video below should help you answer those questions. A detailed demonstration of the online catalog starts at 11:43 in the video.
There are three departure points: Southfield (Oakland Co), Livonia (Wayne Co), and Chelsea (Washtenaw Co.). This is for a full day of research at the second-largest genealogy library in the country!
Video credit: 2 April 2024, Genealogy Center/Allen County Public Library, Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
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Burton Historical Collection Update
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View of Charles E. Duryea posing in an 1895 Duryea phaeton automobile, in front of the residence of J. Frank Duryea in Springfield, Massachusetts. Typed on back: "Charles E. Duryea in the Duryea motor wagon which was driven by J. Frank Duryea to win America's first automobile race, Chicago, 1895. Race was held on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 1895." Subject: Duryea automobiles. Collection: MS3/Charles E. Duryea Collection. Date: c.1894-1895. Source: Estate of Charles E. & M. Jerry Duryea. I.D.: Duryea phaeton. Citation on back of photo: Charles E. Duryea in the Duryea motor wagon which was driven by Frank Duryea (his brother) to win America's first automobile race, Chicago, 1895. Race was held on Thanksgiving Day, 28 November 1895."
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