or watch this episode on YouTube Guest Amy Howell, Director of Communications for Visit Indiana Moderating our chat today (on the live broadcast) is Lori LeRoy (la-ROY), family travel blogger at Maps, Memories & Motherhood – and proud Hoosier! Where is Indiana? Indiana is on the far eastern edge of the Midwest- in both the […]
Finding My Story at The Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne
Here’s a fact that may surprise you: the residents of Fort Wayne, Indiana, pay more per capita for their library than residents of large cities like New York or Boston. What would become the Allen County Library was begun by the Fort Wayne Woman’s Reading Club in 1895. I’m sure they never imagined their project, designed […]
5 Ways to Have Fun in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Thanks to Visit Fort Wayne for planning our itinerary and hosting our visit to this great Midwestern city! Located on the eastern edge of Indiana, Fort Wayne is ideal for a long weekend road trip from most of the Midwest as well as a handful of Eastern US states. A mid-sized city surrounded by farm […]
Kids Fill Lincoln’s Shoes at Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial
Who says family travel can’t be fun and educational? Abraham Lincoln has some big shoes to fill! To young children, he must especially appear larger than life. The Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial in Lincoln City, Indiana makes Lincoln more relatable to children by bringing his childhood to life. On a recent visit, my daughter […]
