Recent and Upcoming Society Programs

10 July 2012    Records of the Indianapolis Orphan Asylum, 1851 – 1941

                            Presented by Harold Henderson

 

14 Aug. 2012     Genealogical & Historical Records Available for Research

                            in the Old Lighthouse Museum, Michigan City, IN

                            Presented by Laura Shields, Museum Director.

 

11 Sept. 2012   Presentation of 2012 La Porte County Residency Certificates

 

9 Oct. 2012      to be announced

 

13 Nov. 2012     War of 1812 – Little known facts, researching your ancestral American and

                            Canadian War of 1812 Veterans, La Porte County 1812 Veterans, and more.

                            This will be a sharing meeting with all invited to participate.

 

11 Dec. 2012    Annual Christmas Dinner and Party

                         Presentation of 2012 Genealogist of the Year Award

A lighthouse for genealogy?

Laura Shields, director of Michigan City's Old Lighthouse Museum, will explain what resources the museum offers genealogists at the La Porte County Genealogical Society's meeting, 7 pm Tuesday, August 14, at the Swanson Center for Older Adults, 910 State Street in La Porte.

Weather permitting, the society meets there on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm. The public is welcome at all meetings. Membership dues are $10 individual, $12 family.

July 31 is the deadline to apply for one or more residency certificates for 2012. Our web site at has information for those who believe they have La Porte County ancestors (and can prove it!). There's information on how to apply for First Families of La Porte (before December 1840), Pioneer Families (1841-1860), Settler Families (1861-1880), and Civil War Families (1861-1865). If the time is too short, consider getting started on a submission for 2013!

You can also read or search back issues of the society's newsletter, December 2005 through December 2009, including genealogical and historical information from members' research and abstracting work in local records, on our blog at http://lpcgs.blogspot.com.

July meeting wrapup

Members and visitors at the July meeting of the La Porte County Genealogical Society discussed the 1940 census. The FamilySearch index unfortunately has misnamed Coolspring Township as "Cool Spring." Anyone searching for ancestors in that area needs to be aware of this. Using the correct name will yield no results.

Harold Henderson gave a talk on the records and stories of the Indianapolis Orphan Asylum (1851-1941). Its work extended well beyond the capital city, and the problems faced by the orphanage are still familiar today. With some work, these records in the Indiana Historical Society can connect adoptive or foster children to their families of origin. Records less than 75 years old are not available to the public.

The society is looking for a program chairman or education chairman to create and maintain a schedule of programs several months ahead of time.

Weather permitting, the society meets at the Swanson Center for Older Adults, 910 State Street, La Porte, on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm. The public is welcome at all meetings. Membership dues are $10 individual, $12 family.

Nominations are still open for Genealogist of the Year. Details on our web site, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~inlcigs/Gen%20of%20the%20Year.jpg.

July 31 is the deadline to apply for one or more residency certificates for 2012. Our web site at has information for those who believe they have La Porte County ancestors (and can prove it!). There's information on how to apply for First Families of La Porte (before December 1840), Pioneer Families (1841-1860), Settler Families (1861-1880), and Civil War Families (1861-1865).

You can also read or search back issues of the society's newsletter, December 2005 through December 2009, including genealogical and historical information from members' research and abstracting work in local records, on our blog at http://lpcgs.blogspot.com.

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