{"id":7558,"date":"2009-10-04T15:41:43","date_gmt":"2009-10-04T19:41:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=7558"},"modified":"2020-12-25T16:51:36","modified_gmt":"2020-12-25T21:51:36","slug":"geoff-paddock-author-of-indiana-political-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2009\/10\/04\/geoff-paddock-author-of-indiana-political-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"Geoff Paddock, Author of &#8220;Indiana Political Heroes&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"ngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n<p>As part of the George R. Mather Sunday Lecture Series, the Allen County-Fort Wayne Historical Society History Center hosted an hour long lecture by Geoff Paddock, Author of &#8220;Indiana Political Heroes.&#8221; <!--more--> The book profiles such distinguished Democratic and Republican lawmakers as Birch Bayh, John Brademas, Richard Hatcher, R. Vance Hartke, William Hudnut, Richard Ristine, J. Edward Roush, and William Ruckelshaus.\u00c2\u00a0 To Find more information on the book: <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2008\/09\/28\/indiana-political-heroes-by-geoff-paddock\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Geoff Paddock serves as the Executive Director of the Headwaters\u00c2\u00a0Park Alliance\u00c2\u00a0in Fort Wayne and is past president of Fort Wayne Community Schools board of trustees. He is a frequent contributor to the Indiana Historical Society&#8217;s popular history magazine &#8220;Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History&#8221; and author of &#8220;Headwaters Park: Fort Wayne&#8217;s Lasting Legacy.&#8221; More information on the Sunday Lecture series can be found here: History Center.<\/p>\n<p>Stephen&#8217;s addition: Geoff had a book signing last October at the Jefferson Pointe Barnes and Nobles.\u00c2\u00a0 To view photos and commentary from that event, <a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2008\/10\/12\/geoff-paddock-book-signing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click\u00c2\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/145982.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Geoff Paddock talks with reporters after filing for the Fort Wayne City Council&#039;s 5th District seat on Feburary 11, 2011.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e0b610f6a7e25b75d696a2d0ef572dd7' data-image-id=\"5887\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/145982.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_145982.jpg\" data-title=\"Geoff Paddock\" data-description=\"Geoff Paddock talks with reporters after filing for the Fort Wayne City Council&#039;s 5th District seat on Feburary 11, 2011.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"5887\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_145982.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/148564.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Democrat candidates Geoff Paddock, Dennis Ferguson and Republican Ben Hall during the City Council 5th District Debate on April 27, 2011.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e0b610f6a7e25b75d696a2d0ef572dd7' data-image-id=\"6128\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/148564.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_148564.jpg\" data-title=\"5DD: Geoff Paddock, Dennis Ferguson and Ben Hall\" data-description=\"Democrat candidates Geoff Paddock, Dennis Ferguson and Republican Ben Hall during the City Council 5th District Debate on April 27, 2011.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"5DD: Geoff Paddock, Dennis Ferguson and Ben Hall\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"5DD: Geoff Paddock, Dennis Ferguson and Ben Hall\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6128\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_148564.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/148571.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Republican Candidate Ben Hall, moderator Adrienne Maurer and Democrat candidates Geoff Paddock and Dennis Ferguson after the City Council 5th District Debate on April 27, 2011.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e0b610f6a7e25b75d696a2d0ef572dd7' data-image-id=\"6129\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/148571.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_148571.jpg\" data-title=\"5DD: Ben Hall, Adrienne Maurer, Geoff Paddock and Dennis Ferguson\" data-description=\"Republican Candidate Ben Hall, moderator Adrienne Maurer and Democrat candidates Geoff Paddock and Dennis Ferguson after the City Council 5th District Debate on April 27, 2011.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"5DD: Ben Hall, Adrienne Maurer, Geoff Paddock and Dennis Ferguson\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"5DD: Ben Hall, Adrienne Maurer, Geoff Paddock and Dennis Ferguson\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6129\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_148571.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/151542.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Democrat challenger Geoff Paddock for the City Council 4th District seat at the &#039;YLNI the Vote&#039; Candidate forum held September 15, 2011.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e0b610f6a7e25b75d696a2d0ef572dd7' data-image-id=\"6239\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/151542.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_151542.jpg\" data-title=\"YLNI the Vote: Geoff Paddock\" data-description=\"Democrat challenger Geoff Paddock for the City Council 4th District seat at the &#039;YLNI the Vote&#039; Candidate forum held September 15, 2011.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"YLNI the Vote: Geoff 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Packard Avenues on November 2, 2011.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6265\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_153475.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/153477.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Candidate for the Fort Wayne City Council&#039;s 5th District seat, Geoff Paddock, at the former Humpty Dumpty site at Fairfield and Packard Avenues on November 2, 2011.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e0b610f6a7e25b75d696a2d0ef572dd7' data-image-id=\"6266\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/153477.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_153477.jpg\" data-title=\"Geoff Paddock\" data-description=\"Candidate for the Fort Wayne City Council&#039;s 5th District seat, Geoff Paddock, at the former Humpty Dumpty site at Fairfield and Packard Avenues on November 2, 2011.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6266\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-elections\/thumbs\/thumbs_153477.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-germanfest\/149123.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Geoff Paddock at the Germanfest Bier Tent opening on June 8, 2011.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e0b610f6a7e25b75d696a2d0ef572dd7' data-image-id=\"6318\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-germanfest\/149123.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_149123.jpg\" data-title=\"Geoff Paddock at the Germanfest Bier Tent opening\" data-description=\"Geoff Paddock at the Germanfest Bier Tent opening on June 8, 2011.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Geoff Paddock at the Germanfest Bier Tent opening\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Geoff Paddock at the Germanfest Bier Tent opening\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6318\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2011-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_149123.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-germanfest\/154680.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Germanfest President Ken Scheibenberger at the 2012 Germanfest opening ceremony for the Bier Tent on June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e0b610f6a7e25b75d696a2d0ef572dd7' data-image-id=\"6349\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-germanfest\/154680.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_154680.jpg\" data-title=\"2012 Germanfest opening ceremony\" data-description=\"Germanfest President Ken Scheibenberger at the 2012 Germanfest opening ceremony for the Bier Tent on June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2012 Germanfest opening ceremony\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2012 Germanfest opening ceremony\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6349\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_154680.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-germanfest\/154693.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"City of Fort Wayne Deputy Mayor Mark Becker and Headwaters Park Alliance Executive Director Geoff Paddock at the 2012 Germanfest opening ceremony for the Bier Tent on June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e0b610f6a7e25b75d696a2d0ef572dd7' data-image-id=\"6351\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-germanfest\/154693.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_154693.jpg\" data-title=\"Deputy Mayor Mark Becker and Geoff Paddock\" data-description=\"City of Fort Wayne Deputy Mayor Mark Becker and Headwaters Park Alliance Executive Director Geoff Paddock at the 2012 Germanfest opening ceremony for the Bier Tent on June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Deputy Mayor Mark Becker and Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Deputy Mayor Mark Becker and Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6351\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_154693.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-germanfest\/154726.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Headwaters Park Alliance Executive Director Geoff Paddock at the 2012 Germanfest opening ceremony for the Bier Tent on June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e0b610f6a7e25b75d696a2d0ef572dd7' data-image-id=\"6355\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-germanfest\/154726.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_154726.jpg\" 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data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_154760.jpg\" data-title=\"Tapping the keg\" data-description=\"Geoff Paddock assists Deputy Mayor Mark Becker in tapping the first keg while Germanfest President Ken Scheibenberger watches at the 2012 Germanfest opening ceremony for the Bier Tent on June 6, 2012.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Tapping the keg\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Tapping the keg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"6359\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_154760.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2012-germanfest\/154767.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Geoff Paddock assists Deputy Mayor Mark Becker in tapping the first keg while Germanfest President Ken Scheibenberger watches at the 2012 Germanfest opening ceremony for the Bier Tent on June 6, 2012.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='e0b610f6a7e25b75d696a2d0ef572dd7' 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