Society
Programs 2009
All regular meetings of the society meet at
the Swanson Activity Center for Older Adults, 910 State St., La
Porte, IN on the second Tuesday of the month. Social Time 7:00
p.m. followed by Business Meeting and Program 7:15 p.m.
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13 January 2009
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10 February 2009
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In honor of Black History Month Black
Soldiers of WWI presented by Paul Graham
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10 March 2009
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Joining the 21st Centurry –
Genealogy Blogs presented by
Harold Henderson
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14 April 2009
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Special Collections – Archives &
Genealogical in the Valparaiso University
Library presented by Judith Miller
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22 April 2009 |
Genealogical Research Bus Trip
to Allen Co. Public Library
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12 May 2009 |
Confederate Soldier Buried in La Porte Co.,
IN presented by
Fern Eddy Schultz
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9 June 2009
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Annual Cemetery Tour - 6:00 p.m. – Union Mills Cemetery
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14 July 2009 |
Sharing Our Sources – Members will
share their personal sources
relating to various ethnic, religious, states, regional,
and countries.
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11 August 2009 |
Memories of
Our First Days of School. Participants will tell of
earliest school days, teachers, students, etc. at various
area schools of the past, some no longer existing.
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8 September 2009 |
An Introduction to Calumet
Regional Archives. Presented by Stephen G. McShane,
Archivist/Curator of
Indiana University Northwest Library.
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13 October 2009 |
Wives of Important La Porte Co. People
presented by Gloria Arndt and Dorothy
Palmer.
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10 November 2009 |
Civil War Genealogy
presented by Dr. Barbara Backer
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8 December 2009 |
Annual Society Christmas Dinner and Awarding of First Family
Certificates.
6:00 p.m.
Certificates will be
awarded for those who have proved their
qualifications for First
Family, Pioneer, Settlers or Civil War
Ancestor categories.
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The
1930 census on microfilm for the state of Indiana is available to
researchers at both the Michigan
City Public Library and the LaPorte County Public Library.
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Suggestions for
future programs can be forwarded to
Patricia Harris at
pagharris@sbcglobal.net