Press release for book signing/slideshow
October 22, 2009 · For immediate release
Contact: Jon Swerens, (260) 461-8296 or jswerens@news-sentinel.com
Editor of local photo books to speak about old Fort Wayne … and why we miss it
Jon Swerens (pronounced SWUR-ens), editor of the popular “Allen County Photo Album” books published by The News-Sentinel, will evoke memories of Fort Wayne in the 1950s during an upcoming book signing and slideshow.
The event, titled “Longing for a city: Why we miss the old Fort Wayne and what we should do about it,” will be 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11, and hosted by the Allen County Public Library at the main library, 900 Library Plaza, Fort Wayne, Indiana, in the Jeffrey R. Krull Gallery.
The event is free, and the newest book, “Allen County Photo Album 1955-59,” will be available for sale.
Swerens will discuss the history of Fort Wayne and opportunities for its future by exploring historic city photographs taken by mid-century News-Sentinel photographers. After the talk, the audience will be invited to ask questions of Swerens, Photo Editor Brian Tombaugh and Researcher Laura Weston-Elchert.
For more information, visit http://acphotoalbum.wordpress.com or contact Swerens at (260) 461-8296 or jswerens@news-sentinel.com
Photos of Swerens and from the book are available upon request. Swerens is also available for interviews.
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About The News-Sentinel
The News-Sentinel is the oldest continuous business in Allen County, having begun as The Fort Wayne Sentinel on July 6, 1833. On Jan. 1, 1918, Fort Wayne’s two evening papers, The Sentinel and The Daily News, merged, creating The News-Sentinel. In 1950, the News-Sentinel formed a business arrangement with The Journal-Gazette to form Fort Wayne Newspapers Inc. Since 2006, The News-Sentinel has been owned by Ogden Newspapers of Wheeling, W.Va.
About Jon Swerens
Jon is the news and presentation editor for The News-Sentinel, where he has worked since 1998. He grew up in eastern Ohio and is a graduate of Martins Ferry (Ohio) High School and of West Virginia University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He and his wife Mary and their four children live in Fort Wayne.
