News Release
County Cemeteries Come Alive!
Holly Jenks, LaPorte Co. Cemetery Preservationist announces a series of
discussions on the history of LaPorte County IN cemeteries that will be held
at the LaPorte Co. Complex Meeting Room 2-3 at 1 pm (LaPorte time).
Friday, Jan 19th Cross and Day Cemetery
Friday, Jan 26th Low Cemetery
Friday, Feb 2nd Rolling Prairie Cemetery
Friday, Feb 9th Teeter Cemetery
Friday, Feb 16th Hudson Lake Cemetery
Jenks seeks to write histories of local cemeteries that she and the LaPorte
Co. Community Service Volunteers have been restoring this past summer. The
LaPorte County Commissioners appointed Jenks in April to restore and
preserve LaPorte Co. IN cemeteries and begin a Cemetery Library at the
County Complex, which is available Fridays only from 9-3pm.
Cemeteries are an important part of our history sometimes being the only
record of birth and deaths before local record keeping began in the 1880's.
We are attempting to restore the cemeteries to their original intended
beauty as a final resting place. Bring in your stories or photos to share
and be a part of the history. Contact Holly Jenks at Hollyjen(a)csinet.net
for further details.