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New Member Joins Archives Team
Written by Victoria Vasquez | December 11, 2025 A Welcome Return The Porter County Clerk Archives team is proud to welcome a new addition to its staff. Pete Bryant is a former Porter County IT Specialist. He recently filled the vacancy in the Clerk Archives department, which was left earlier this year by Linda Novotny.…
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Centier Bank Supports Clerk Archives with $750 Grant for Digitization Project
The Porter County Clerk Archives department is proud to receive a $750 micro-grant from Centier Bank to support their records digitization project.
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The Clerk Archives Discovery Zone
With a multitude of court records to explore, the Porter County Clerk Archives offers a glimpse back in time to learn about the people, places and things of Porter County.
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When Johnny Comes Marching Home
More than 200,000 Hoosier men served in the military during the Civil War (1861-1865). When President Abraham Lincoln called for 75,000 soldiers to stop the rebellion, Indiana did not make haste to provide its required 7,500 volunteers.
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Christmas Wedding Bells Are Ringing!
Written by Victoria Vasquez | December 17, 2024 Love is in the Air Porter County welcomed many settlers to its newly established borders between 1836-1838. Homesteaders frequently gathered to celebrate the weddings of those who wished to plant their roots here. The Christmas season was no exception. George W. Turner, the first Clerk of the…
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Joseph Brown, Early Settler Laid to Rest; Grandson Seeks Inheritance
Written by Victoria Vasquez | October 24, 2024 The Death of an Upright Man Joseph Brown, 63 years of age was one of the earliest founding settlers of Porter County. He died of fever at his residence located in Washington Township on Tuesday morning of August 20, 1850. Mr. Brown was an extensive farmer and…
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Porter County Elections – Then and Now
Written by Victoria Vasquez | October 3, 2024 Election Day is Tuesday, November 5, 2024 Porter County held its first elections on February 23, 1836. The county did not have vote centers or polling locations like we have today. Porter County residents voted for their first governing officials using paper ballots and tally sheets. Residents…
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Aviation Sabotage! The Bombing of Boeing 247 Flight No. 23
United Airlines disclosed that the pilots had radioed minutes before the explosion that “all was well.” Little did they know their fate was about to change.
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Tragic Railroad Accidents in Porter County
Although the railways were built with the utmost purpose and intentions of accommodating settlers with goods of commerce and provisional stability, the industrial innovation of locomotive transportation did come at a hefty price, and sometimes that price was the cost of a life.
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