Local History & Genealogy

Discover your family’s story through historical records.​

Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials or add photos, virtual flowers and a note to a loved one’s memorial. Search or browse cemeteries and grave records for every-day and famous people from around the world.

They work to facilitate the advancement of designated structures and historic districts in order to raise awareness of the importance of the architecture to community identity and cultural economic development.

Provide free, online access to high quality digital images of Indiana’s historic newspapers by digitizing collection, and assist other organizations in making their collections digitally available.

Provides access to primary sources in Indiana libraries, archives, museums and other cultural institutions. It is a gateway to Indiana’s history and culture found in digitized books, manuscripts, photographs, newspapers, maps and other media. 

This resource is Indiana’s Virtual Library. It offers access to over 40 databases covering subjects like biographies, magazine and scholarly journal articles, newspapers articles (most recent 30 days), poetry, and short stories. 

The La Porte County Historical Society Museum hosts many events and exhibits each year; from re-enacting the Civil War to filling an acre of land with old cars, permanent exhibits to special current exhibits

Explore historical documents and images from La Porte County, Indiana. New items are added regularly. The electronic versions of these documents are provided by LPCPL and/or the transcribers for nonprofit or personal use. Commercial use requires express written consent.

Promotes and pursues the preservation of La Porte’s historic architecture through education, community service, hands-on restoration, promotion of local historic designation, and financial support of preservation projects.