Monday, June 18, 2018

June 2018 Meeting of the La Porte County, Indiana Genealogical Society


On Tuesday evening, June 12, the La Porte County, Indiana Genealogical Society met at Lambs Chapel Cemetery, Fail Road and 600 North in Kankakee Township. Twenty-one members and guests were given a brief history of the cemetery by Alan Zeller. The details of the Stanton family, buried in the cemetery. was the subject of Ron Hyer's presentation.  Attendees examined the whole cemetery, and they uncovered some interesting tales suggested by the inscriptions.




Following the tour, many of the group congregated at the Little Tavern Too, in Rolling Prairie.


The next regular meeting  will be at the La Porte City Park Department building, at 250 Pine Lake Avenue. At 7 PM, Tuesday July 10, 2018,  The business meeting will be followed by  "Accessing Family Search's Digital Records", presented by Marlene Petty Pollster.