At the Christmas Party of the La Porte County (IN)
Genealogical Society
December 10, 2019
Patricia Gruse Harris presents the Genealogist of the Year certificate to Dorothy Palmer
The La Porte
County (IN) Genealogical Society met at ‘Round the Clock restaurant on Tuesday,
December 10, 2019. The annual holiday dinner was enjoyed by members.
Following
the meal, the committee for the Genealogist of the Year Award was called upon.
Chairperson Dorothy Palmer announced that there was no recipient . She was
interrupted by committee member Gloria Arndt, who explained that the award honors a recipient
for service to the area of genealogy in La Porte County. The Genealogist of the Year Award is
given to a living individual who has promoted genealogy in La Porte County, IN
by publications, programs, and/or by assisting others in their search for
source records. Arndt outlined Palmer's service to the society and to
Genealogy, citing the offices she has held and the activities she has
organized.
The 2019 recipient,
Dorothy Palmer, has served as President, Secretary, and Treasurer of the
society. She assisted with the participation by the society at the Pioneer Days
at Creek Ridge County Park. As the society's contribution to the Indiana
Bicentennial in 2016, she cooperated with the Michigan City Public Library to
present "Indiana Through the Lens". She has been active in record
indexing and transcription and the publication of these indices and
transcriptions. A certificate honoring her selection was presented by Arndt and
Patricia Gruse Harris, committee member.
For more
information about the society, please visit sites.rootsweb.com/~inlcigs/, or follow us on Facebook. Letters
or inquiries may be addressed to the La Porte County (IN) Genealogical Society,
P. O. Box 365, La Porte, IN 46352.
The January meeting
of the society, an opportunity for members and guests to share their new
discoveries, is scheduled for 7 PM, on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. The meeting will be at the usual meeting
place, the La Porte City Parks Department headquarters building at 250 Pine
Lake Avenue, La Porte
