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Here's a running log of website changes that we've made . . . .

2012
June 13	Added surname of ELLIS to Surnames webpage.
May 4	Updated the Pullman Standard Employees Project to include a partial listing of surnames beginning with S.
April 22	Added surnames of BLASCHKE, ENSWEILER, LIESENFELD, LIESENFELDT, LIESENFELT, and REISER to Surnames webpage.
March 30	Updated the Pullman Standard Employees Project to include all surnames beginning with R. Added index of Calumet Township, Lake County , land transfer records embracing the years of 1895 to 1899 to the Archives webpage. This index contains a total of 12,100 records.
February 22	Updated the Pullman Standard Employees Project to include all surnames beginning with Ra-Rob.
January 4	Updated the Pullman Standard Employees Project to include all surnames beginning with P and Q.
2011
June 7	Added surnames of ATKINS, BANKS, HAYWARD, MUMMERY, MUZZALL, PIERCE, and SAXTON to Surnames webpage.
June 4	Added a list of Civil War soldiers from the counties of Lake and Porter compiled by the Indiana Adjutant General, William H. H. Terrell, in 1868, to the Archives webpage.
May 7	Added five images of the Gary Screw & Bolt Company provided by the Calumet Regional Archives, Indiana University Northwest.
May 5	Added surname of BANKS to Surnames webpage.
April 27	Added surname of HOLTZ to Surnames webpage.
April 13	Added surnames of BARNEY, COSLET, FIEFFER, and PFEIFFER to Surnames webpage.
March 31	Added surnames of KOTLARZ, MUCHA, and PLUTA to Surnames webpage.
March 20	Added surnames of BENDER, DINWIDDIE, HENDERSON, LUTE, McCANN, MORROW, STEWART, SUHR, WATT, and ZAHRN to Surnames webpage.
March 15	Added surname of KISH to Surnames webpage.
February 21	Added Lake County Certificates of Business Partnership Index, 1910-1960 to the Archives webpage.
February 19	Updated the Gary Screw & Bolt Company List of Employees to include surnames beginning with W, X, Y, and Z. Transcriptions for this database are now complete.
February 15	Updated the Pullman Standard Employees Project to include all surnames beginning with O.
February 8	Added surname of WEINS to Surnames webpage.
January 29	Updated the Gary Screw & Bolt Company List of Employees to include surnames beginning with T, U, and V. This index now embraces those surnames beginning with A through S, for a total of 13,121 records. Transcriptions for this database are ongoing.
January 22	Updated the Pullman Standard Employees Project to include all surnames beginning with N. Added surname of ROCK to Surnames webpage.
January 8	Updated the Gary Screw & Bolt Company List of Employees to include surnames beginning with S. This index now embraces those surnames beginning with A through S, for a total of 12,217 records. Transcriptions for this database are ongoing.
January 4	Added surnames of BERLIN, HALLBERG, LYTLE, and WHITMORE to Surnames webpage.
2010
November 19	Added Chicago Title and Trust Index, Book 154 - Indiana Harbor title information to the Archives webpage.
November 14	Updated the Gary Screw & Bolt Company List of Employees to include surnames beginning with P, Q, and R. This index now embraces those surnames beginning with A through R. Transcriptions for this database are ongoing.
November 13	Added surname of WELLS to Surnames webpage.
November 6	Updated the Pullman Standard Employees Project to include all surnames beginning with M.
October 23	Updated the Gary Screw & Bolt Company List of Employees to include surnames beginning with M, N, and O. Transcriptions for this database are ongoing. Updated surnames beginning with M (now through Mt) on the Pullman Standard Employees Project webpage.
October 4	Added surname of FULLER to Surnames webpage.
September 15	Added Chicago Title and Trust Company Records for Lake County to the Archives webpage.
September 12	Updated the Gary Screw & Bolt Company List of Employees to include surnames beginning with K and L. This index now embraces those surnames beginning with A through L. Transcriptions for this database are ongoing.
August 26	Added surnames of BALOG, CHESNEY, CRONTZ, FUZI, FUZY, KOPCHA, KOPCSO, KOPSHA, KUNDRAT, PAUNOVICH, PLOCIENNIK, PLUCIENNIK, POLK, SABO, SAKO, SIMKO, and SZENDI to Surnames webpage.
August 20	Updated the Gary Screw & Bolt Company List of Employees to include surnames beginning with H, I, and J. Transcriptions for this database are ongoing.
August 8	Added surname of CARL to Surnames webpage.
August 2	Added surname of WINSLOW to Surnames webpage.
July 22	Updated the Gary Screw & Bolt Company List of Employees to include surnames beginning with G. Transcriptions for this database are ongoing.
July 19	Updated the Gary Screw & Bolt Company List of Employees to include surnames beginning with F. Transcriptions for this database are ongoing.
July 6	Updated the Lake County, Indiana, Marriage Book Index: 1837-1926, which can be accessed from the Online Archives webpage. The index now contains nearly 92,750 marriages.
June 27	Updated the Gary Screw & Bolt Company List of Employees to include surnames beginning with C, D, and E. Transcriptions for this database are ongoing. Updated surnames beginning with M on the Pullman Standard Employees Project webpage. Note that list containing surnames beginning with M is a partial list. Transcriptions for this database are ongoing.
May 16	Updated the Standard Pullman Car Company List of Employee Over Age 45 database. Updated the Pullman-Standard Injury Reports database. Updated the Gary Screw & Bolt Company List of Employees to include surnames beginning with A and B, as well as a partial list of surnames beginning with C. Added surname of ARNOLD to Surnames webpage.
March 5	Added surnames of GRUBB, MAROVICH, and PAVLITZA to Surnames webpage.
March 4	Added surnames of FREY, FRY, and SWENEY to Surnames webpage.
February 13	Added surnames of DZAMKO, FISKO, GOLOB, GUERRE, JEHLEN, KAPLUN, KLOBUCHAR, PLESHA, REBECK, and REBIC to Surnames webpage.
February 10	Added Lake County Inventory Books for Estates and Guardianships (8,509 records) to the Archives webpage.
January 31	Updated surnames beginning with L and M on the Pullman Standard Employees Project webpage.
2009
December 17	Added surnames of GERBING, HUGHES, SCHMAL, STIEFEL, and WHEELER to Surnames webpage.
December 12	Added Register of Trained Nurses of Lake County (1,321 records) to the Archives webpage.
December 3	Added surname of PORTER to Surnames webpage. Added Guardian Bonds of Lake County, 1919-1934 (1,451 records) to the Archives webpage.
November 5	Added a list of Hammond Pioneers to the Archives webpage.
September 21	Added an every name index for Brunswick/Borger Cemetery (26 records), German Methodist Episcopal Cemetery (653 records), Meyer/Mound Cemetery (23 records), Holy Name Cemetery (1,194 records), St. Anthony/Klassville Cemetery (129 records), Schubert Family Cemetery (10 records), and Zion Evangelical Cemetery (506 records), all of which are located in Hanover Township, Lake County, Indiana, to the Lake County Cemetery Every Name Index webpage.
September 18	Added surname of KRUG to Surnames webpage.
September 17	Added Lake County Will Book A Index and the Boyd Home Tourist Records Index to the Archives webpage.
August 30	Added surname of SAUTTER to Surnames webpage.
August 24	Added an every name index for Fuller Cemetery (69 records), Lake Prairie Cemetery (391 records), Sanders Cemetery (717 records), Thompson Cemetery (4 records), and West Creek Cemetery (739 records), all of which are located in West Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana, to the Lake County Cemetery Every Name Index webpage.
August 23	Added Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company personnel records to Archives webpage.
August 10	Added an every name index for Cedar Creek Cemetery (753 records), Creston Cemetery (481 records), Lowell Cemetery (3,733 records), Orchard Grove Cemetery (862 records), and St. Edward Cemetery (470 records), all of which are located in Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana, to the Lake County Cemetery Every Name Index webpage.
August 9	Added surnames of HEITMANN and MANTHE to Surnames webpage.
July 19	Added surnames of BECKMAN, BORGER, BURGESS, BUTENSCHEN, GRABE, KLEMM, MEYER, RICE, SCHILLING, and STAUFFER to Surnames webpage.
July 8	Added surnames of LAHAYN and LAHAYNE to Surnames webpage.
June 29	Updated Insolvent Tax Payers List for Lake County to website, which now contains more than 32,500 unique records. This update completes this project.
June 13	Added surname of HAMANN to Surnames webpage.
May 22	Added surnames of BOURELLE, HARNEY, HORNEY, HUSEMAN, HUSEMANN, and MILLER to Surnames webpage.
April 13	Added surnames of BECZA, BETTSYA, BODNAR, HOHAS, HOHOS, MILOBAR, MILOBARA, NAGY, PACULA, PLATISA, PLATISHA, SMUTKO, SZMUTKO, and URBAN to Surnames webpage.
April 12	Added surnames of CLIFFORD and SHANAHAN/SHANNAHAN to Surnames webpage.
March 29	Added surname of QUINN to Surnames webpage.
March 10	Added surname of SARTI to Surnames webpage.
March 7	Added Lake County Surety Bond Records: 1844 to 1853 to the Archives webpage. Added K surnames to the Pullman-Standard Employees Index Project.
January 19	Added surnames of HURSEY, HUSK, KAPICA, LIBICIAN, MANDELKER, and POTEE to Surnames webpage.
January 16	Added Lake County Miscellaneous Will Abstracts to the Archives webpage. Added Chapel Lawn in Schererville (28,000+ records) and Fern Oaks in Griffith (7,500+ records) cemetery books to the Publications webpage. These two books are now available for purchase.
January 4	Added an every name index for St. Peter and Paul Cemetery (481 records) and Merrillville Cemetery (447 records), both located in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana, to the Lake County Cemetery Every Name Index webpage. Added the 1896 School Enumeration Index for Lake County, containing 8,621 records, to the Archives webpage.
January 1	Added surname of DUPUIS to Surnames webpage.
2008
December 8	Added the 1890 School Enumeration Index for Lake County, containing 2,498 records, to the Archives webpage.
December 4	Added an every name index for Woodvale Cemetery (98 records) located in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana, to the Lake County Cemetery Every Name Index webpage.
December 2	Added an every name index for Chester/Ainsworth Cemetery (78 records) located in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana, to the Lake County Cemetery Every Name Index webpage.
November 26	Added an every name index for Plum Grove Cemetery (149 records), located in Eagle Township, Lake County, to the Lake County Cemetery Every Name Index webpage.
November 25	Added every name indexes for Dennis/Sturdevant Cemetery (9 records) and Holtzworth Cemetery (4 records), both located in Ross Township, Lake County, Indiana, to the Lake County Cemetery Every Name Index webpage.
November 24	Added every name indexes for Deer Creek Cemetery (179 records), located in Winfield Township, Lake County, and McCarty Cemetery (9 records), located in Cedar Creek Township, Lake County, Indiana, to the Lake County Cemetery Every Name Index webpage.
November 21	Added an every name index for Southeast Grove Cemetery (210 records), located in Eagle Creek Township, Lake County, to the Lake County Cemetery Every Name Index webpage.
November 20	Added Membership Census Form pdf file to the Membership webpage.
November 5	Added Lake County Naturalizations Index to website, which contains more than 10,300 unique records.
November 4	Added Porter County Naturalizations Index to website, which contains nearly 6,300 unique records.
October 13	Updated Insolvent Tax Payers List for Lake County to website, which now contains nearly 16,000 unique records.
October 4	Added surnames of POLSTER and SCHMIDT to Surnames webpage.
September 23	Added surname of JESSUP to Surnames webpage.
August 8	Updated the Medical Physicians' Licenses of Lake County to the Archives webpage.
August 4	Added surname of DYE to Surnames webpage.
August 1	Added the East Chicago High School in the World War, 1919, to the Archives webpage.
July 31	Added J surnames list to the Pullman-Standard Employees Index Project.
July 20	Added the Hobart High School Armed Services Honor Roll, 1919, to the Archives webpage.
July 7	Added surname of HAGGI to Surnames webpage. Updated current list of NWIGS Officers on the About Us webpage.
June 3	Updated postage and handling fees on Publications webpage to reflect increased postal rates.
May 15	Added surname of LISH to Surnames webpage.
May 10	Updated data on Claim Docket for Lake County from 1897-1900 to include data through 1905. Added H surnames list to the Pullman-Standard Employees Index Project. Added Pullman-Standard Injury Reports to the Archives webpage.
April 19	Updated the NWIGS homepage to include information about a new book available from the society. Updated the Our Publications webpage to include new publication about Land Transfers in and around Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana. Also updated the Publication Order Form. Added the Lake County "Ask a Librarian" link to the Genealogy Links webpage.
March 1	Added surnames of BECKETT, BLIMM, BRANSUELA, BRESNAHAN, BUEHL, CARROLL, DAVIDSON, DILLINGHAM, FOSTER, FOX, FRIEND, GLESSNER, HUEBNER, JONES, JUNGELS, KEENE, LOUDERMILK, MARGE, McCLURE, MOORE, MOSIER, NOLAN, PROSEUS, SCHICK, SHERWOOD, SPROUL, STROUD, TATE, VINCENT, WALKER, WOOD, and YESTER to Surnames webpage.
February 3	Added surnames of BOOS, HELFEN, KREMER, KREUTZ, KRON, KUHN, LIESENFELT(D), PETRI, SCHERER, SCHWEITZER, WARKEN, and WENDEL to Surnames webpage.
January 21	Added surnames of POWELL, SAYLES, and WHEELER to Surnames webpage.
January 13	Added a very extensive inventory of genealogical materials available at the Valparaiso Family History Center to the the Archives webpage.
January 7	Added surnames of BONHAM, SPENCER, and YOUNG to Surnames webpage.
2007
December 16	Added surnames of LIESENFELD, LIESENFELT, and SWEITZER to Surnames webpage.
December 13	Added surnames of CLIFTON, PIERCE, and TRACY to Surnames webpage.
December 9	Updated upcoming NWIGS meeting topics and locations on the homepage.
November 23	Added approximately 25 additional sources to the Lake County, Indiana Government Books list that is available on the Research Resources webpage. The Northwest Indiana Views webpage has been updated to include a total of 2,856 unique images of Lake County (812 images) and Porter County (2,044 images). Images are continually being added to this webpage.
November 18	Added an expanded introduction to the Lake County Circuit Court Docket Book Index, which is included on the Archives webpage.
November 11	Added Drugless Physicians' Licenses of Lake County and Medical Physicians' Licenses of Lake County to the Archives webpage. These two physician-related archives provide an every name list of physicians licensed to practice in Lake County, Indiana, as well as a link to an order form to obtain complete physician licensure information from the Calumet Regional Archives. Added an every name index to the 1891 Plat Book for Appraisers of Real Estate for Lake County, Indiana.
November 9	Added the Ilaine Church website to the Personal Websites webpage. Added surnames of DURICK, KENZIE, and KNYEZO to Surnames webpage.
November 7	Added a new publication now available for purchase from NWIGS to the Publications webpage. This publication is the 1891 Plat Book for Appraisers of Real Estate for Lake County, Indiana. The 1891 plats represent the assessment for 1890 and, therefore, can be used as a substitute for the 1890 federal census for Lake County.
November 6	More than 2,800 images are currently available on the Northwest Indiana Views webpage, with approximately 900 of these images having been added within the past year.
November 5	Updated the Lake County, Indiana, Marriage Book Index: 1837-1920, which can be accessed from the Online Archives webpage. The index now contains nearly 33,000 marriages.
October 18	Added surname of RUST to Surnames webpage.
October 13	Added surnames of JONES, RENOUF, SHAW, STRONG and VINCENT to Surnames webpage.
September 25	Added surnames of ARVIDSON, BACHMANN, BANDGREN, BRICKNER, EAGLE, KAISER, LOTTER, MARTIN, REICH, RICH, SCHNEIDER, SMITH, and ZIMMERMAN to Surnames webpage.
September 22	Added new Standard Pullman Car Company List of Employee Over Age 45 to website, as well as a link to this new list on the Archives webpage. Added new Gary Screw & Bolt Company List of Employees to website (surnames beginning with A only - more forthcoming), as well as a link to this new list on the Archives webpage.
September 12	Added new Insolvent Tax Payers List for Lake County to website, as well as a link to this new list on the Archives webpage. Updated the A through F surname list to the Pullman-Standard Employees Index Project, now includes age column. Also added the surnames beginning with I to this list.
August 23	Added Laurie Kender to the researcher list on the Lookups webpage.
August 10	Updated the NWIGS Homepage with upcoming NWIGS meeting information. Updated the About Us webpage to reflect changes in current and past officers of the Society.
August 6	Added Richard Lawrence WASIAK to Korean War Casualties of Lake County webpage.
July 10	Updated the G surname list to the Pullman-Standard Employees Index Project, now includes age column.
July 9	Added surname of YOUNG to Surnames webpage.
June 25	Added Index to Lake County Circuit Court Docket Book, 1884-1888, to the Online Archives webpage.
June 22	Added surname of McQUAID to Surnames webpage.
May 29	Added surnames of BUCHSTABER, COHN, and SMITH to Surnames webpage.
May 25	Added surnames of BELL and BRANDT to Surnames webpage.
April 26	Added new Index of Early Land Sales and Purchases in Lake County, 1837-1857 to website, as well as a link to this new index on the Archives webpage. Added three new publications now available for purchase from NWIGS to the Publications webpage. These publications include: Calumet Park Cemetery index (Ross Township, Lake County); Index to TWIGS Newsletters (1978 through May 2006); and Early Land Sales and Purchases in Lake County, 1837-1857.
March 27	Added surnames of BOPP, KENZIE, MACIEJEWSKI, PAGANELLI, and WIERZBICKI to Surnames webpage.
March 4	Added surnames of BRICKMAN, BRUCKMAN, HEPP, HIPP, RUPPEL, and SPIELER to Surnames webpage.
February 24	Added surnames of STANEK and STYBA to Surnames webpage.
February 19	Updated historical information concerning Beverly Shores on the Northwest Indiana Views webpage.
February 18	Added surnames of HARNESS, MOFFETT, MOFFITT, and WOLFORD to Surnames webpage.
February 15	Added surname of ADAMSON to Surnames webpage.
February 11	Added surnames of CANNON, JARNECKE, and MAXWELL to Surnames webpage.
February 10	Added surname of O'BRIEN to Surnames webpage.
January 28	Added G surname list to the Pullman-Standard Employees Index Project.
January 26	Added surnames of ALLEN, CRISMAN, and JONES to Surnames webpage.
January 12	Added numerous maps of Northwest Indiana to the website and posted a link to the map page on the Online Archives webpage.
January 5	Added surnames of BOBLET, BOLAN, BROKWAY, BURCH, BURNS, CALL, CAPITO, GRIMES, HARTMAN, HERSHBERGER, HIGHFIELD, HITE, HUFFMAN, HULETT, KNAPP, JENKINS, MOUDY, MYERS, NICHOLS, PALMER, PAVEY, PICKARD, PRICE, ROYER, SAWTELLE, SCRITCHFIELD, SHELL, SKINNER, SPIVEY, STIPE, TAYLOR, THOMPSON, THON, and TREMAN to Surnames webpage.
2006
December 19	Added surname of BALAZS to Surnames webpage.
December 9	Added a transcription of a list of surnames published in a 1920 Gary Elks Lodge Memorial and posted a link to the transcription on the Online Archives webpage.
December 7	Added surnames of GAJEWSKI, GASKE, GASKEY, and GASKI to Surnames webpage.
November 30	Updated NWIGS monthly meeting information to Home webpage.
November 28	Added surnames of BYRNE, CREGAN, HONAN, McDONOUGH, McNULTY, and ROCHFORD to Surnames webpage.
November 14	Added surname of CADWELL to Surnames webpage.
November 13	Added surname of DAVIDSON to Surnames webpage.
November 8	Added surname of SPOOR to Surnames webpage.
November 6	Added surnames of BAKER, HOFFMAN, HUFFMAN, KUBISZAK, MOORE, and MORGAN to Surnames webpage.
November 5	Added surnames of BUCZKOWSKA, BUCZKOWSKI, BUCZKOWSKY, CALVELAGE, COHORST, FERNEDING, GRAVE, IHORST, KENKEL, KOHORST, KUHN, RIPLEY, TRENTMAN, TRENTMANN, VAUBLE, VAUPEL, VERNEDING, VOTANIS, and WOJTANIS to Surnames webpage.
November 2	Added surname of BEEMER to Surnames webpage.
October 21	Added surnames of KAPPE, KAPPY, RICHTER, and SCHMUESER to Surnames webpage.
October 20	Added surnames of CARR, JACKSON, and KINNEY to Surnames webpage.
October 17	Added F surname list to the Pullman-Standard Employees Index Project.
October 8	Added D and E surname lists to the Pullman-Standard Employees Index Project, as well as updated surname lists for surnames beginning with A, B, and C. The Northwest Indiana Views webpage has been updated to include a total of 1,928 unique images of Lake County (117 images) and Porter County (1,811 images). Images are continually being added to this webpage.
September 19	Added 26 images from a 1924 promotional booklet published by Dodge's Telegraph, Railway Accounting and Radio (Wireless) Institute in Valparaiso, Indiana to Northwest Indiana Views webpage. Added surnames of CANNELLS, GALLES, McCARTHY, ROBERTS, and SCHULP to Surnames webpage.
September 18	Added surnames of CAMP, GRIMMER, HUMPFER, REDAR, REDER, SCHERER, STOMMEL, and WEIS to Surnames webpage.
September 10	Added surnames of BROWN, COLE, DILLINGHAM, and OSBORN to Surnames webpage.
September 8	Added surnames of BLIMM, FANCHER, GORDON, GRAGG, GREGG, LUTE, MEE, SCHNABEL, STUMP, and STUMPF to Surnames webpage. Added links to other websites that contain images of Northwest Indiana to the Northwest Indiana Views webpage.
September 2	Added link to the Past NWIGS Meetings webpage to an article published in The Times concerning the August 2006 genealogy seminar lead by Bill Schu.
August 30	Announcement of the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy meeting posted on the Home webpage.
August 27	Added surname of HERZOG to Surnames webpage. Made a variety of minor editorial changes to several webpages.
August 25	Added surnames of MARSDEN and WEMPLE to Surnames webpage.
August 21	Added surnames of KULESA (KULESZA) and LULA to Surnames webpage.
August 20	Completed uploading of Porter County, Indiana, images on the Northwest Indiana Views webpage.
August 16	Added NWIGS's September, October, and November 2006 meeting information to the homepage.
August 12	Added surnames of BOTHWELL, BUTLER, DUTTON, LOUKS, LOUX, PARKHURST, PHILLIPS, PIERCE, PLATT, STEVENS, VAN VALKENBURG, and WILCOX to Surnames webpage.
August 10	Added surname of DIER to Surnames webpage.
July 28	Added webcounter to bottom of all parent webpages.
July 23	Initiated the process of uploading scanned images to the Northwest Indiana Views webpage.
July 22	Lake County Claim Docket reorganized into surname sections to increase speed of page loading. Added webmaster section to About Us webpage. Twigs Article Index updated to include articles from 2005 through July 2006.
July 20	Added surnames of BONEY and ENNIS to Surnames webpage. Added membership contact information to About Us webpage. Corrected General Land Office listing in Online Archives section; converted page from MS Excel to html format. Increased readability of Gary 1909 Telephone listing on Online Archives section. Added missing Lake County Church and Naturalization Records publications to the Our Publications webpage.
July 19	Completed migration to newly designed NWIGS website.

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