A very nice Memorial Bridge to Dr. King Jr. located downtown Fort Wayne that crosses over the St…read more Mary's River. There is Headwaters Park and a nice path for biking, walking, running, etc. along the river that brings you by the bridge. On a nice day, you can relax on the nearby benches. Although it is a small bridge, the bridge is a magnificent in the day as it is at night when it is full of colorful lights. It is accessible at Clinton and Fourth Streets and there is an empty lot across from the bridge...it doesn't say whether or not you can it can't park there.

I just walked over the bridge today for the out of darkness walk. I love that Bridge spiritually…read moreit is such peace. The peace is amazing, I read each message and it is the most beautiful Landmark in Fort Wayne. Outstanding

Fort Wayne is the second-largest city in Indiana. Downtown is conveniently nestled in-between sky…read morescrapping buildings and architectural gems. The streets of Fort Wayne are alive with color. This city is being filled with beautiful murals that span whole alley walls and new innovative sculptures that are truly making this city a premiere art destination. Take a break in the city and discover Fort Wayne's thriving downtown!

One of the worst libraries I've ever been in. The only thing I can say is, thanks for the free…read moreWiFi. It's a small branch but very dated. There are not quiet, private areas to sit. There are 2 study rooms that apparently book far in advance, even though when I called in advance and was told they were first come first serve. When I asked someone they said they were booked until 4pm (yet nobody was in them). Children from the neighboring school piled in as soon as their bell rang and caused such disturbance. I depend on public facilities like libraries to meet with my patients in the community for their intakes. It's very distracting when there are teens running around and listening to loud music . I asked a teen twice to turn his music down on his headphones. It was so loud I could hear every word. A library employee did nothing about it. Didn't address the behaviors. All the employees were terrible and could have cared less. The bathroom was gross and smelled like a cattle barn. Stay away from here! Bad on you Allen County. You have a giant fancy library downtown, but can't update your other ones?

My kids love this library! My students and my children use it regularly. It is very…read morechild-friendly, and they do a lot of awesome programming for children, year round. Thanks for being great, Shawnee Branch!

Allen County Public Library has several locations, and this address is for the main library. At…read morethis library, visitors may check out books, movies, music, and more. It also has meeting and study rooms as well as programs for children and adults, and its Genealogy Center is the largest public-library family-research center in the United States! Here I attended a genealogy presentation. It cost me nothing, it started on time, and I learned a lot from the knowledgeable presenter. I feel interested in learning more about the Genealogy Center's international collection of physical and digital resources and free access to databases.

I'm in the process of gathering documentation to join the DAR and I made a trip from Indy to the…read moreAllen County Public Library Genealogy area this week (March 17). I was challenged to confirm that an ancestor was the granddaughter of a Rev. War veteran. After weeks of searching, I wasn't having any luck to find acceptable docs and my mentor in the DAR is fantastic but this stumped her too. Census rolls and marriage licenses weren't enough. I met with Jeff Garver, a genealogist at the Allen County Public Library. Before my arrival, he had already done some research and he provided much help, but we still needed definitive proof of the lineage. Then he suggested checking an 1800s "Deed Book" from Monroe County, where my ancestors primarily lived. In the book, Jeff found a deed written by the parents of my 3rd Great-grandmother where they sold property to their daughter. The deed document is witnessed and signed by the magistrate of the time and clearly identifies the parents of my ancestor (of whom both respective fathers fought in the Rev. War) as their daughter. It was like bells went off, and hopefully the final piece of the puzzle for my DAR application. I never would have thought of looking at deeds and now know why the Allen County Public Library and its Genealogy Dept. are so highly regarded. Am so appreciative to have such an excellent research source in Indiana with equally excellent professionals. Everyone in the genealogy section was highly trained and helpful - special kudos to Jeff Garner.

I found out while visiting Fort Wayne that an O.G. college buddy from the OC is actually originally…read morefrom Fort Wayne. Small word! He also has a tangential connection to the Fort Wayne Famous Coney Island restaurant. Even smaller world, because I could see this hot dog restaurant from my hotel window! So I popped into the wiener shop to get my friend a souvenir. I wanted him to receive his gift post-haste, and I also wanted the package to have Fort Wayne postage on it. (It's the little details, you know?) So I headed to the nearest post office to send my package. This Fort Wayne post office did the job! Like lots of post offices, it's old and looks like it's from the 1980s. But it had all of the things I needed: a big envelope to mail the gift in, three clerks at the counter (I didn't wait long at all), and even a pen, which I ended up needing, too. They even had a dish of candy! I didn't take any, but that's nice that they offered. I was in and out in less than five minutes. This post office is also open until 6 p.m. on the weekdays, which was nice for me because I didn't feel like I had to rush to get there. You should know: There is one entrance and one exit! This post office is located on a one-way street, and you need to drive by the exit in order to get to the entrance. I didn't know that and entered through the exit, so that's why I'm telling you. Don't be an exit-enterer like me.

After a debacle at a local UPS store, where I found out that for the purposes of that shipper,…read morePuerto Rico is considered a foreign country and requires we fill out customs paperwork among other bonkers requirements, I decided to drive to the tried and true USPS. This is not my local branch, as I live out in Van Wert, OH. I was in the area though, and my branch was closed for the day. So in I came to ship a Christmas gift to my friends in Puerto Rico. This place needs more order. USPS does not have a service to box your stuff for you. They have supplies (you pay for) to box your own items, but they are located in different areas. The boxes are where the lines are, the tape is near the entrance in another room. You of course do not know this and are given no signage to help direct you. The line was enormous, it took almost an hour for me to get to the front of the line to ship the gift. Thankfully, I got it done. The things you do for people you care about..

We went to the Hazelwood USPS to get my son a passport. We had am amazing experience with the…read moreemployee, Missy. She was so friendly and helpful and made our experience so great. This process was so easy and clear and on top of that Missy made it feel like a field trip. She explained everything so thoroughly and made it fun for me and my kids. What a pleasant surprise!! Thank you for taking the time to make our trip special.

Postal officials were fabulous! Very courteous and so helpful! Helped tape packages with a smile!…read moreAlways smiling when I leave!