Register Now for the Genealogy Bus Trip to Allen County Public Library!
Register now for the genealogy bus trip to the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center in Fort Wayne taking place on Wednesday, April 17. The center has an extensive collection of North American genealogy resources, and all books are available in open stacks. The cost is just $35 per person. Please send the signed reservation form and check/money order, payable to the La Porte County Genealogical Society, to: La Porte County Genealogical Society, PO Box 365, La Porte, IN 46352. Paid reservations are due by March 25. Find the reservation form here.
Pick-up is available at Marquette Mall in Michigan City and Kabelin’s Ace Hardware in LaPorte. The bus will pick up in front of the former Marquette Theatre at Marquette Mall at 7:00 am. The bus will pick up at Kabelin’s Ace Hardware in LaPorte at 7:30 am.
The bus will leave Allen County Public Library for the return trip at 4:00 pm. Co-sponsored by Michigan City Public Library and the La Porte County Genealogical Society.
Index of obituaries that appeared in Michigan City newspapers. Covers 1887-present. Includes name of deceased, obituary date, newspaper name and page/column number. The text of the obituary is available on microfilm at the library.
Three ViewScan 4 microfilm readers are available for free public use in the Reference Department. Please ask at the Reference Desk if you have any questions. Prints are $0.15 a page. PDFs and images may be saved on a flash drive or emailed for no charge.
Get Obituaries by Mail/E-Mail
Copies of obituaries and other records can be sent to you through the mail or email. There is a $5.00 fee that covers up to two (2) obituaries. Please call 219-873-3044 or mail your request to:
Michigan City Public Library
Reference Department
100 E. 4th Street
Michigan City, IN 46360
If requesting obituaries by mail, please include:
–The details of your request
–A self-addressed stamped envelope for every two obituary requests
–Check or money order payable to Michigan City Public Library
Looking for particular types of records? Check out our genealogy subject resource guides, with information about the library’s holdings and where to locate information.