Current
Monthly Updates
August 2010 - August was a rather
frustrating month for us. My laptop hard drive had to be replaced. But we did
have on line and disc back up all of our site data. However on August
19th many of the Gen Web sites got hacked including the three sites I maintain;
those being LaPorte County, Indiana; Berrien County, and Cass County, Michigan.
Even though they are maintained on different providers, a group out of China
was able to break the log in security passwords and add a Trojan to the main
index pages. This is the first time in 10 years that I have been hacked. I will
be checking the FTP uploader daily from now on to see if anyone has been into
the system who is non-authorized.
So with this double whammy of having to reload my
laptop computer and scrub viruses off of sites, it has been extremely time
consuming and put me behind schedule. Make sure you clear your histories and
have a good virus protection on your computer. Avast is the latest and seems to
be the best at the present time to protect against the viruses. You can find a
free download for it on line.
Marriages - Early marriages for St.
Mary's Catholic Church at Otis, Indiana and St. John Kanty Catholic Church in
Galena Township are no on line, Contributed by: Jim Piechorowski. See thier
link here - http://www.dunelady.com/laporte/marriagepg.htm
Greenwood - Also an extended thanks to Pat
VanDierendonck for her completion of the 1980's and early 1990 burials for the
Greenwood Cemetery burials, which are now on line.
Sorry, we are no longer taking link.s to private family and
personal pages that are off site. We are continuing to place family histories
on this site, but there has been a reoccurring problem when connecting
to private family pages. For what ever reason, researchers discontinue their
sites and that leaves us with a whole bunch of broken links and us having to
make adjustments to this site. It is very time consuming when grooming the
pages to remove the surnames that go to "No where".
Local News from Yesteryear
Old
Villages That Disappeared - continued - In the 1970's Jim Landing
wrote some wonderful articles for the News Dispatch concerning many of the
"Lost and Vanishing" County Villages.
When the county was established in
1832, there were villages and hamlets dotting the landscape. A few survived but
other remain only as a vague memory.
We break these down into categories.
1. Indian villages that were here during the early pioneers
days.
2. Rural villages had their day when they were along well travel
routes. And example would be Door Village on the old Sauk Trail. Many of these
prospered for a period of time but then disappeared and no longer exist.
3. Commercial villages, who were established by proprietors who sold
lots. A prime example of this would be Michigan City.
4. Villages come into
existence from the Railroad. The railroads were good and bad for the smaller
villages. Those lucky enough to have a rail station in their village fared much
better than those on old foot trails or wagon routes.
So what were some of
the Villages that came and then all but vanished?
Mt.
Pleasant - refers to two rural areas, both in Galena Twp. The earliest was
related to the building of Mt. Pleasant Methodist Episcopal Church in the
Southeast corner of section 31, in 1844. This church has long been known as
Lamb's Chapel in honor of Mr. Oren Lamb, upon whose property the church was
located. Lamb's chapel also has the distinction of being just West of the
highest point in the county above sea level. The second reference is to the
building of an elementary school in the southern portion of Section 26,
although there had been a school earlier just to the East. This area is about
the one rather to the west of where St. John's church is today. In general the
term Mt. Pleasant was applied to the middle of the three main ridges which form
the Valparaiso ground Moraine, a rugged glacial feature which accounts for much
of the scenic beauty of Galena Township.
Nauvoo - was the former name of the present town of Rolling
Prairie. Although the official date of filing is not available in the
recorder's office, the original town was platted and filed in 1853 by: W. J.
Walker, the famed land-owner and subdivider of LaPorte. The original settlement
was known as Nauvoo, the plat was filed as Portland and the town soon became
known as Rolling Prairie since the post office and the railroad preferred the
latter name; there already being a Portland in Indiana, further East.
New
Durham - needs no introduction to longtime county residents. It was one of
the earliest settlements in the county, and is known today as the village of
Pinhook. Its location along Indiana 2 between LaPorte and Westville means that
many persons continue to pass through the village. In the pioneer period the
village was much better known and today is more easily recognized by the name
Pinhook. Pinhook was a name given to the residents by the people of Flood's
Grove, which the New Durhamites referred to as Squatham. Flood's Grove and
Squatham have long disappeared from the map of LaPorte County but Pinhook
survives.
Niles
- is somewhat of a mystery. On Feb 15, 1839, the common council of Michigan
City disannexed the northeast quarter of section 28 and stipulated that these
boundaries would form the "Village of Niles." Mr. Niles was one of the earliest
settlers of Michigan City, and this action might have had something to do with
this request. The property involved was practically all marshland along Trail
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Calendar Of Events
The Cemetery & Research Association of
LaPorte
- The 2010 Bi-Monthly Meeting Schedule is:
October 13, 2010
December 9, 2010
Location - Home of LaPorte County Genweb
Coordinator, Deanna West, 8074 W 200 North.
LaPorte County
Genweb Meeting starts at 1:00 P.M. sharp. Our meetings are held
every other month on the 2nd Wednesday of the month listed.
LaPorte County Genealogical Society Calendar:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~inlcigs/meetings.htm
2010 Previous Updates -
July 2010
We continue to
celebrate our 10th Anniversary for the "Cemetery & Research Association of
LaPorte County"
Our Cemetery site has been up and running for 10
years now.
Thanks to our volunteer photographer who shot over 550 grave
stones out at Pine Lake Cemetery. This is great, as it helps us fill in some of
the missing years that our other Pine Lake listings don't have - 1931 to the
1960.
Look
here - once you are at the Pine Lake Page, scroll down and you will see
the two columns for Random photos taken in May and June, 2010.
Patricia A. Gruse Harris published "Great Lakes’ First
Submarine, back in 1982. Because of many requests she and the Michigan City
Historical Society is offering a revised addtion. For more information on how
to purchase a copy of this great book - look here
http://www.dunelady.com/laporte/sub/flyer%20GKFS.html
June Povlock sent us some wonderful old time photos of "A Shure
Thing Inn" & Hyer's Tavern in Michigan City, along with family photos of
the Hyer (Heuer) and Wagner families.
http://www.dunelady.com/laporte/MichCityphotos.htm
Noteworthy articles added in the last few
months revolve around Charles F. Pahrman and some of his creations and life's
experiences. Included is a photo of the Peterson Hardware store in La Porte,
the Pahrman Museum and the Humane Society Dog Kennel which Charles was
extremely influential in establishing.
Read all about them at:
http://www.dunelady.com/laporte/bios/PahrmanCharles.htm
and
http://www.dunelady.com/laporte/histories/PahrmanShelter.htm
Our
thanks to Doug Snyder for contributing those great glimpses into the past.
Doug also sent us photos relating to Allis Chalmers and some of the photos
taken there. Once you get to the following page, scroll down and you will see a
"shoe store on wheels" among other interesting photos.
http://www.dunelady.com/laporte/lpcityphotos.htm
Men investigating and connected with the Gunness
murders can be seen on our
This That and
The Other page along with a link to the museum on line information on La
Porte's Lady Blue Beard.
Contact
Information:
Deanna
West at
laportecountyin@yahoo.com
See our links page for where
to obtain various documents from.
Links
Page
"Mission Statement,
Achievements and Goals" LaPorte
County - Indiana Cemeteries
Volunteer & Professional Assistance
Need
a little help? Try our
Research
Guides
Archival News
News from
previous months and years. |
On-Line Cemetery
Transcribing
Disclaimer
"Cemetery & Research Association of La
Porte County News" disclaimer for cemetery readings:
"This website was
developed and is sustained by volunteers who donate their time and personal
resources for the purpose of providing valuable research information to fellow
researchers. We are dedicated to providing free access to La Porte
County cemetery listings. If you have documentation of a burial which does not
appear on the cemetery list, we are pleased to receive that information from
you."
Please keep in mind that some of the cemetery listings that
are being placed on the WWW were done more than 30 or 40 years ago.
Every
cemetery that you view through your genealogical research should be considered
a "Partial" listing for various reasons, such as errors in spelling occurring
at the time of burial., some burial locations were known only to the cemetery
sexton and information was lost when he moved, resigned or died. And many
written logs were destroyed by accidental fires.
We are not responsible for
errors, misspellings or incorrect information. Every attempt to correct
misinformation is entered onto our listing(s) upon being notified of a burial
with source and/or family history.
Sources:
1. Readings done by the D.A.R. Ind.
Miriam Benedict Chapter of LaPorte County, Indiana.
2. Older LaPorte County
Pioneer Cemetery Readings
3. Current readings
4. Individuals who have
donated obituaries, family histories and burial locations.
5.
Obituary
6. Church records
7. Cemetery burial records; handwritten, typed
or computerized
We have a great collection of
old articles on our
ARCHIVE
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Donating Information & Photos
Obituaries, Family &
Tombstone Photos
On-going request (Photos and Obits must
pre-date 1950)
We always welcome
family information on the ancestors of La Porte County. Donated
information will always remain free to our viewers.
We are also looking
for old school graduating classes before 1950. Can you help? Have something in
the attic?
Among items being collected are: Pre 1950 - burial
records, obituaries, newspaper clippings, cemetery information, ancestor'
stories, diaries, photos, old family bible information, School info &
photos along with early marriages.
Family Histories &
Biographies
Please - No ged coms from family tree
maker or any other genealogy based programs. Please submit family information
either in biographical or story form. I and other volunteers have done quite a
few of the ged com revisions and it really takes a lot of time to alter and
remove the repeated information within.
Tombstone
Photo Request Fees
1. All photos already on site are free and may be
printed for family files you are researching. However they may not be used on
another commercial or nationally based site without the implicit permission of
The LaPorte County Cemetery & Research Association
2. Fees for going out
and photographing stones in a cemetery start at $5.00 to cover gas fees due to
the increasing cost of fuel. Each photo taken will be $1.00 for each stone
photographed. Digital photos will be taken and emailed to requester. If hard
copy is desired, then please add $1.00 for paper and postage. Additional
postage will be charged only if several hard copies are requested and postage
increases due to weight of package.
3. You must know where the deceased is
buried at or a general location before we can fulfill your request. Please, do
not ask our researchers to hunt for a stone.
Obituary
Request
Look Up Fees
We have people willing to do obituary look ups.
Initial fee is $5.00 for fuel cost and 1.00 for each obit look up and email to
the requester. Obits will be looked up and an email sent with the content of
what was in obituary.
If hard copy is desired of original newspaper article,
then please include going rate for postage at time of look up.
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