The
Blackford-Wells Tracer
& Wells County Tracer
The Wells County Tracer (formerly Blackford-Wells Tracer) is the newsletter of the Wells County (Indiana) Genealogy Society. It began publishing in 1996. We are fortunate to have been given permission to place back issues online, courtesy of current BWGS President Connie Brubaker, who photocopied them. Some pages that did not contain news items were not copied and are therefore not included.In order to view the files, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not already have it installed on your computer, you may download it for free.
I would like to see the names and topics in these newsletters indexed. If you are interested in helping with this endeavor, please contact Cathy Burnsed, Wells County Coordinator.
| Blackford-Wells Tracer (1996-2005) | ||
| January 1996
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469k | Obituaries of Wm. Pugh Old photographs Mail order frauds "Ballad of Wells County" |
| April 1996 |
446k
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Old buildings Batson Cemetery Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery (part 1) |
| July 1996 |
452k
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Civil War memorials "In the Moonlight" Poneto 1871-1996 Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery (conclusion) |
| October 1996
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357k
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Montpelier Fire Department Prairie View Cemetery (part 1) |
| January 1997
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292k
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Making the most of maps Source checklist Prairie View Cemetery (conclusion) |
| November 1997
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592k
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Dr. James Sawyer Matamoras School register Matamoras |
| March 1998 |
401k
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Dr. George W. Cassell &
Arabelle Johnson Moorman Blackford's interurban system ** missing pp. 73-82? |
| July 1998 |
1.1M
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Robert P. and Caroline
Lambert Family 1925 Poll Tax, Nottingham Township Robert Harvey Descendants Justin Morrison pedigree chart Echo Underground Railroad cabin |
| October 1998
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662k
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Joseph S. & Sarah E.
Guthrie Bulger Jay-Wells Balbec area hails history snatched from gunman at Toledo Furniture makers of Indiana GenForum Dunwiddie barn Courthouse cornerstone box opened 1976 Jose K. Hobson ** missing pp. 110, 112 |
| [December 1998] |
Not published | |
| January 1999
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656k
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Philip Brown and his
descendants Civil War Unit designations Incorporation of Keystone Cemetery inscriptions (humorous) ** missing p. 130 |
| April 1999 |
267k
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John Farlow Will 1795 West Grove Cemetery, Jay County (part 1) |
| July 1999 |
1.1M
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Casper Holloway remembers
Nottingham Addie Cochran of Pheonix West Grove Cemetery (part 2) |
| October 1999
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1.1M
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Memories of the Civil War
period West Grove Cemetery (conclusion) |
| January 2000
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449k
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Where are they from? Latest scams Old time illnesses |
| April 2000 |
* Missing issue | |
| July 15, 2000
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166k
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Levi Kimmel Blackford Co. courthouses Markle USS Blackford Liberty Center Kingsland |
| September 16, 2000
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593k
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Poneto Mollie Great Pennsylvania wagon road |
| November 18, 2000
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732k
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Banner City - Waikel Evening News-Banner of Sept. 15 1937 Mrs. Elizabeth Speheger |
| December 24, 2000
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240k
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Uniondale grocery stores (part 1) |
| March 10, 2001
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206k
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Uniondale grocery stores
(part 2) Short History of Montpelier, IN (part 1) Lucile Henley turns 100 |
| May 2001 |
126k
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Uniondale grocery stores
(conclusion) Short History of Montpelier, IN (conclusion) |
| July 2001 |
172k
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Cemetery desecration Rockford, IN Town of Mollie |
| Aug/Sept 2001
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228k
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Undertaking words Movie Theaters Dildine School |
| November 1, 2001
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144k
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Circuit Court news, 1917 Dillinger robbery in Montpelier |
| January 19, 2002
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204k
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Misc. items from Bluffton
Chronicle, 1909 Misc. articles & ads from Evening News-Banner, 1931 |
| March 1, 2002 |
1.0M
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McBride Family Store in Ossian George Hodson Ossian Methodist Church Centennial, 1851-1951 First Family/Pioneer Family Book |
| May 1, 2002 |
1.2M
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Bennett - Dewitt - Leonard - Grove Families |
| July 1, 2002 |
1.1M
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Camp Chase, Ohio Casey Montgomery Grant County History Books Wills Book / First Family/Pioneer Family Book |
| September 2002 |
935k
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Wills |
| (issues from November 2002-January 2003 to be added) | ||
| March 2003 |
739k |
Hadden Cemetery, Blackford
County Penrod Cemetery, Blackford County William Walker murder trial, 1883-4 (Part 1) |
| May 2003 |
284k
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Pioneer Cemetery west of
Uniondale Memorial Day William Walker murder trial, 1883-4 (Part 2) |
| July 2003 |
133k |
William Walker murder trial,
1883-4 (Part 3) |
| September 5, 2003 |
572k |
Houses with Historical Charm Floods of 2003 Pleasant Valley (New Light Christian) Church Quilt |
| November 2003 |
306k |
Early Settlers of
Blackford and Wells Counties publication Murder in Montpelier Pleasant Valley (New Light Christian) Church Quilt (cont'd) |
| January 2004 |
1.7M | The Shooting Affray at
Montpelier, ca 1878 Students at Indiana Deaf/Dumb Institute, 1843-1854 1902 Poneto Journal issues found in attic 1920-1929 Soldiers and Sailors Home 1907-1908 Family Reunion, Brickley or Allen? Short History of Montpelier |
| March 2004 |
278k
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Poneto Journal
from 1901 Name Quilt, Montpelier Church of Christ, ca. 1932 Spirit of Rockcreek, February 1932 (Part 1) Drowning death of Jesse Wilcoxson |
| May 2004 | 339k | Cemetery restoration workshop Spirit of Rockcreek, selections from 1932-3 Name Quilt, Montpelier Church of Christ, ca. 1932 Civil War letter of Private Jacob Harvey |
| (issues from July 2004 -March 2005 to be added) | ||
| May
2005 |
1.2M | Mystery photos of ice wagon and
Blackford County woman Genealogy Library progress History of Genealogy Society Civil War letter from eBay Blackford County Historical Society Family Names List Square Dances Ye Olden Times |
| July
2005 |
1.9M | Deed Project / Genealogy Library
progress Ezekiel & Sisely Gilham obituaries Sue Allen photos History of Genealogy Society Vintage photo websites Ye Olden Times Delinquent Tax List for 1857 |
| September
2005 |
1.3M | Genealogy Library / Deed Project
updates Tom, Scott, and Jerry Gilham obituaries Blank ancestral chart History of Genealogy Society Ye Olden Times |
| November
2005 |
865k | Deed Project Update / Genealogy
Library opens 1842 description of school Blackford County small towns Blank Family group sheet Ye Olden Times |
| Wells County Tracer (2006-Current) | ||
| January
2006 |
2.6M | Life in the 1500's email hoax Family group sheets: Bennett-Miller, Miller-Morris, Bennett-Arment, Bennett-Fullhart Ye Olden Times |
| March 2006 |
1.8M | American servicemen at Manila
American Cemetery, Philippines Family group sheets: Bennett-Thomas, Thomas-Turner, Thomas-Shadle, Thomas-Jackson, Martin-Bentley Ancestors of Eliza Jane Archbold Ye Olden Times Civil War photo |
| May 2006 |
1.4M | Cemetery workshop Care of photographic slides Descendants of Alexander Smith Hunt Ye Olden Times Delinquent Tax List for 1858 Civil War photo followup |
| July 2006 | 1.8M | Old Rock Creek/Old/Crum Cemetery Cemetery restoration report and tips Family group sheets: Hunt-Bowman, Arnold-Nixon Ancestors of Dorothy Frances Watrous, Ancestors of Kenneth Richard Manning Ye Olden Times |
| September 2006 | 2.3M | Epidemics in U.S. 1657-1918 Family group sheet: Moorman-Arnold, Arnold-Brotherton, Arnold-Hart, Redding-Arnold, Custard-Arnold, Turner-Arnold, Leonard-Arnold Land record research Ye Olden Times |
| November 2006 | 963k | Mt. Horeb Lutheran Church history 50 years ago in Rockcreek Township Microfilm readers Family group sheets: Rea-Arnold, Arnold-Lounsbury, Arnold-Shull, Shire-Hudson Ye Olden Times |
| January 2007 | 1.6M | Iron Bridge School District Wells County Home Guard, Civil War Descendants of Daniel Kuhns and Minerva Jane (Jenny) Stover AmeriSpeak - expressions of our American ancestors Ancestral chart of Roger Wendell Courtney Ye Olden Times |
| March 2007 |
1.4M
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Iron Bridge School District
(cont'd) Diary of Rachel Grisell Irey Hoosier Facts Ancestral chart of Connie Cherry Family group sheets: William & Mary Harvey, Harvey-McConnell Ye Olden Times |
| May 2007 |
1.3M
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Potentially Fraudulent Sites PHOTOGRAPHY AS A TOOL 2008 Membership Roster Family Group Sheets: JOHNSON-ERNST, JOHNSON-KLINGEL Ye Olden Times |
| July 2007 |
1.5M
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Old Rock Creek Cemetery Restoration St. Paul Sabbath School Register GenFest 2007 "A Lick and A Promise" Family Group Sheets: HARVEY-ELLIS, HARVEY-FOX, HARVEY-EVERSOLE, HARVEY-HEGE, HARVEY-GEARHART, Descendants of James PARKISON Ye Olden Times |
| September 2007 |
1.1M
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| November 2007 |
1.6M
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| January 2008 |
446k
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| March 2008 |
644k
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| May 2008 |
583k
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| July 2008 |
1.1M
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| September 2009 |
2.2M
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| November 2008 |
2.2M
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approximately 1 year after original publication date |
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