History

The notorious John Dillinger will be breaking into the Crown Point Courthouse on Wednesday, Nov. 12, beginning at 9:00 a.m., as demolition for the new John Dillinger Museum begins. “The South Shore CVA is very excited about the museum moving to...

The La Porte County (IN) Genealogical Society will meet at 7 PM Tuesday, November 11, 2014. The business portion of the meeting will be followed by a program presented by Patricia Gruse Harris, author and genealogist. She will speak on ”Military...

The Memorial Opera House in Downtown Valparaiso has been a lot of things in the past. From playing vaudeville shows, being a movie theatre and now a center for performing arts, Memorial Opera House seems to have a rich past. What some may not know...

Nineteen members and guests were present for the regular monthly meeting of the La Porte County (IN) Genealogical Society at the La Porte City Parks Department Building oat 250 Pine Lake Avenue in on Tuesday evening, October 14. President Dorothy...

Take a thrilling tour of haunted stories, legends, and lore from Porter County this October! The Porter County Legends and Lore Bus Tour will start at the Porter County Museum in Valparaiso, IN and travel to four sites throughout the county. Tours...

Where do you search for clues to the lives of your ancestors? What types of information can you find? When did the records you seek begin? How can you find the exact records which will give you the answers? For many of these questions you must look...

The La Porte County, Indiana Genealogical Society met at the La Porte Park Department Headquarters on Tuesday, September 9, 2014. The meeting was called to order by the President, Dorothy Palmer. A business meeting followed. Following the business...

Have you ever walked around the La Porte County Historical Society Museum and your child says, “What the heck is that thing?” You quickly gather your thoughts and come up with some plausible answer, all the time thinking “I haven’t a clue.”...

The La Porte County, Indiana Genealogical Society met at the La Porte Park Department Headquarters on Tuesday, August 12, 2014. The meeting was called to order by the President, Dorothy Palmer. A business meeting followed. Genealogist-Historian Fern...

From the antics of Fat Cat Garfield to the cracker-barrel philosophy of Brown County savant Abe Martin, the many creations of Hoosier cartoonists are highlighted in the Indiana Historical Society’s traveling exhibition, “Indiana Cartoons and...