Factoring in Indian affairs
August 24, 2016
Indian factory. Indian agency. Not a part of Fort Wayne today, but critically important from 1798 to 1828, Historian Tom Castaldi explains.
Along the Heritage Trail
The well-traveled cannon
July 19, 2016
It’s a well-traveled cannon, but historian Tom Castaldi warns us that there’s still a lot we do not know about this antique weapon.
Laying out the town
June 20, 2016
The first plat of Fort Wayne and how downtown finally got straightened out is an interesting tale, and historian Tom Castaldi has the details.
Allen County in 1816?
May 27, 2016
Before there was an Allen County, where was our county seat? Historian Tom Castaldi says it was in more than one place.
Internal improvements
May 3, 2016
Without the Wabash-Erie Canal, Fort Wayne wouldn’t have boomed. Columnist Tom Castaldi tells the tale.
Boundaries before statehood
March 21, 2016
It took a long time for Indiana’s boundaries to be defined, reports Tom Castaldi.
Who’s sure about ‘Hoosier’?
February 22, 2016
Who knows why people living in Indiana are called “Hoosiers”? Columnist Tom Castaldi takes a look at the legends behind our mysterious nickname.
A look back to 1816
February 9, 2016
Sharpen your pencil and your wits for our annual history quiz.
A piece of Indiana in Chicago
December 28, 2015
Before he became the reputed father of Chicago, John Kinzie made sweet music here in Fort Wayne.
Saving a Son of Liberty
November 27, 2015
One of the Civil War’s leading Copperheads was active in Fort Wayne and the trigger of a Supreme Court decision that saved his life.
