History

Twenty-four members and guests enjoyed the program at the monthly meeting of the La Porte County Indiana Genealogical Society on August 11, 2015. The group met at the La Porte Park Department Headquarters. During an open discussion period, two...

The shipwrecks of Lake Michigan and Indiana’s maritime history will be featured in a program at Barker Mansion on Wednesday, July 22 at 7 pm. The talk will focus primarily on the JD Marshall and the Muskegon, but will also briefly discuss the...

The La Porte County (IN) Genealogical Society will meet at 7 PM (CDST) Tuesday, July 14, 2015, at the La Porte City Parks Headquarters Building, 250 Pine Lake Avenue. The business portion of the meeting will be followed by refreshments and a program...

The La Porte County, Indiana Genealogical Society enjoyed beautiful weather Tuesday evening, June 9, when we toured St. Mary’s Cemetery in Otis, Indiana. In the scenic, peaceful rural setting is the resting place for many parish members. About...

Time to get those old hats with the veils and flowers out of their hat boxes and wear them to the Opening Day Reception for the new display at the La Porte County Historical Society Museum on Saturday, June 6th at 1 P.M. The new display, entitled...

Annual La Porte County Cemetery tour will be Tuesday 9 June 2015 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Otis,IN. Along with a history of the cemetery some of the family names to be presented will be Wozniak, Wroblewski, Janicki, Kaizer...

Have you ever wondered what’s behind the scenes at the historic Barker Mansion? Brand new this summer, the Nuts and Bolts Tour will journey into the nooks and crannies of the building which are normally off-limits. Guests will discover remnants of...

Join in the fun at the La Porte County Historical Society’s special WLS Barn Dance Variety Show on Saturday, May 23rd at 7 P.M. on the lower level of the museum. Listen to the songs of the Maple City Four, Linda Parker, Red Foley and other radio...

Roger Pace, a local realtor from Crown Point, recently added a black 1933 Essex (Hudson) Terraplane 8, the car that was known as the notorious John Dillinger’s favorite car to steal and own, to his classic and antique car collection. The car was...

The La Porte County (IN) Genealogical Society will meet at 7 PM (CDST) Tuesday, May 9, 2015, at the La Porte City Parks Headquarters Building, 250 Pine Lake Avenue. The business part of the meeting will be followed by refreshments and a program...