Speaker      Curt Witcher

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO

Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 7:30 p.m.

ON ZOOM ONLY

Making the Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne, IN, Your Research Assistant

With an Emphasis on Jewish Family History Research

The Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library is one of the largest publicly available family history research centres in North America and holds a significant collection of Canadian records. The presentation will cover how to explore the expansive holdings and data files of the Genealogy Center, whether to help plan a research trip to Fort Wayne in conjunction with attending the 2025 IAJGS conference or to use the center remotely.

Curt B. Witcher, manager of the Genealogy Center and Director of Special Collections, will be our guide. He is a former president of both the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Genealogical Society, and the founding president of the Indiana Genealogical Society. He also serves on the Northeast Indiana Jewish Genealogy Society board of directors. Over several decades, Curt has led collaborative national efforts to preserve and make more accessible historical data.