A Foellinger Foundation Presentation
‘An Influence for Good’ was filmed throughout 2021 and 2022.
Foellinger Foundation 2021–2022:
Board of Directors
Sam Graves
Janae McCullough-Boyd
John Meyer
Michael Moellering
Matt Smith, Ph.D.
John Snider
Sarah Strimmenos
Cheryl Taylor
Staff
David Bennett
Mindy Hurley
Jennifer Kasmier
Ed Kominowski
Dawn Martz
Darryl Olson
Bev Pazder
Terry Stevens
Jodi Zahm
This film recognizes Foellinger Foundation’s gratitude for Janae McCullough-Boyd’s positive, enduring impact on our community.
Featuring:
Bob Arnold
Mary Barksdale
John Beatty
Alan Grinsfelder
Mayor Tom Henry
Carolyn Hughes
Suzi Jordan
Eleanor Marine
Janae McCullough-Boyd
Steve McDaniel
Michael Moellering
Harry Owen
Ruth Owen
Carl Rolfsen
Cheryl Taylor
Mike Smith
Nancy Stewart
Christina Winkler
Curt Witcher
We are grateful to each of you—along with Lonnie Harper, Dennis Robinson, and each of the passionate citizens we interviewed for this film—for the generosity of your time and insight.
Archival Films and Photographs:
Foellinger Family Archives; filmed and photographed by Oscar Foellinger, Esther Foellinger, Helene Foellinger and Loretta Foellinger. These films and slides were restored and digitized by George Blood LP.
WANE-TV
WIN-TV
Original Score:
All songs written, performed and recorded by Mike Adams except “By the Light of the Silvery Moon,” public domain.
Children at the Botanical Conservatory:
Nora Hudson, Vine Larame, Arlo Mauger, Gwen Pettit, and Penny Pettit
Voices:
Matt Kelley, narrator
Julie Hobson, voice of Helene Foellinger
Bibliography
Allen County Public Library Digital Collection
Builders of Greater Fort Wayne, Bert Griswold, 1926
The Daily Illini, December 8, 1931
IH Fort Wayne Operations News, June 4, 1965
The Industries of Fort Wayne, C.M. Coen, 1880
Fort Wayne Daily News, September 24, 1879
Fort Wayne Daily News, October 11, 1880
Fort Wayne Daily News, March 24, 1896
Fort Wayne Daily News, August 12, 1905
Fort Wayne Daily News, June 19, 1916
The Fort Wayne News, November 20, 1894
The Fort Wayne News, February 23, 1911
The Fort Wayne Sentinel, November 16, 1909
The Fort Wayne Sentinel, March 25, 1920
The Fort Wayne Sentinel, July 6, 1922
The Journal Gazette, March 24, 1896
The Journal Gazette, April 20, 1907
The Journal Gazette, March 2, 1913
The Journal Gazette, March 19, 1920
The Journal Gazette, September 5, 1941
The Journal Gazette, September 7, 1978
The Journal Gazette, February 21, 1980
Library of Congress
The News-Sentinel, June 6, 1921
The News-Sentinel, March 5, 1922
The News-Sentinel, July 2, 1922
The News-Sentinel, November 9, 1922
The News-Sentinel, January 30, 1925
The News-Sentinel, March 9, 1928
The News-Sentinel, March 10, 1928
The News-Sentinel, March 30, 1971
The News-Sentinel, November 23, 1929
The News-Sentinel, May 18, 1933
The News-Sentinel, April 14, 1935
The News-Sentinel, October 11, 1936
The News-Sentinel, October 12, 1936
The News-Sentinel, October 14, 1936
The News-Sentinel, August 27, 1949
The News-Sentinel, October 25, 1968
The News-Sentinel, October 25, 1969
The News-Sentinel, March 30, 1971
The News-Sentinel, June 23, 1971
The News-Sentinel, January 27, 1973
The News-Sentinel, February 20, 1980
The News-Sentinel, October 31, 1981
The News-Sentinel, January 11, 1985
The News-Sentinel, September 13, 1985
The News-Sentinel, December 13, 1986
The News-Sentinel, June 23, 1971
The News-Sentinel, October 7, 2017
Old Fort News, XLIII #2, 1980
Old Fort News, XLVI #2, 1983
The Totem, South Side High School Yearbooks, 1928 and 1952
WANE-TV, March 20, 1979
WANE-TV, October 9, 1981
WANE-TV, October 31, 1981
The Work of Michael Hawfield
Thank You to Our Filming Locations:
Allen County Public Library
Arts United Center
Brightpoint (formerly the office of The News-Sentinel)
The City of Fort Wayne / Parks and Recreation
Ernest E. Williams Theatre at Purdue Fort Wayne
Foellinger Foundation
Foellinger-Freimann Botanical Conservatory
Foellinger Theatre
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
The Fort Wayne History Center
The Home of Alan and Maureen Grinsfelder
Lindenwood Cemetery
The Home of Eleanor Marine
The Home of Janet and David Bell (formerly the home of the Foellinger family)
The Home of Mary Barksdale
The University of Illinois
Yavapai County, Arizona
With Tremendous Gratitude:
Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
The Fort Wayne History Center
Fort Wayne Newspapers, Inc.
Janet and David Bell
The University of Illinois
WANE-TV
Additional Foundation Grantee Filming:
Blue Jacket
Habitat for Humanity
Helene Foellinger Leadership Development Initiative
Language of Leadership
The Leadership Lab
Sonder Fellowship
Turnstone
YMCA of Greater Fort Wayne
All work is © and ℗ Foellinger Foundation, Inc.
Work may not be shared or reproduced without the express written permission of Foellinger Foundation.
For information, contact Foellinger Foundation at info@foellinger.org.
‘An Influence for Good’ was Produced in Fort Wayne, IN by One Lucky Guitar, Inc. with Red Tide Productions.