History
The Old Settlers' Association was organized at the court house in Crown Point on July 24, 1875. The first public meeting was held at what was the old Fair Ground, September 25, 1875. September 14, 1876, the annual meeting was held at the same place, September 15, 1877, on account of rain, the meeting was held in Cheshire Hall. September 10, 1878, after the public exercises connected with laying the corner stone of the new court house, the fourth meeting was held at the old Fair Ground.
In 1879, the Association met in the then new Fair Ground. In 1880, met again in Cheshire Hall. In 1883 and 1884 at the Fair Ground. Since 1884 the annual reports of the Historical Secretary have been printed every five years for the members of the Association and other citizens of the county. Sixteen of these reports are now in print, four more will this year be in writing, and these, if continued on, will furnish, it is supposed, quite an amount information for the historian, whoever he may be of 1934. It is probable that no other county in Indiana has so full historic records.
At the Annual meeting in August, 1903, the name of the Association was slightly changed. The “s” was dropped from the word “Settlers” and the word Historical was added, so that the name now is The Old Settler and Historical Association of Lake County, Indiana.
The Old Settlers' Association was organized at the court house in Crown Point on July 24, 1875. The first public meeting was held at what was the old Fair Ground, September 25, 1875. September 14, 1876, the annual meeting was held at the same place, September 15, 1877, on account of rain, the meeting was held in Cheshire Hall. September 10, 1878, after the public exercises connected with laying the corner stone of the new court house, the fourth meeting was held at the old Fair Ground.
In 1879, the Association met in the then new Fair Ground. In 1880, met again in Cheshire Hall. In 1883 and 1884 at the Fair Ground. Since 1884 the annual reports of the Historical Secretary have been printed every five years for the members of the Association and other citizens of the county. Sixteen of these reports are now in print, four more will this year be in writing, and these, if continued on, will furnish, it is supposed, quite an amount information for the historian, whoever he may be of 1934. It is probable that no other county in Indiana has so full historic records.
At the Annual meeting in August, 1903, the name of the Association was slightly changed. The “s” was dropped from the word “Settlers” and the word Historical was added, so that the name now is The Old Settler and Historical Association of Lake County, Indiana.
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First 38 Years of Settlers of Lake County, IndianaThis list was produced by Marlene Polster for NWIGS. Marlene's research was sourced from: the Lake County, Indiana 1834-1872, T. H. Ball, The United States Census records for 1840,1850, 1860 and contains the year of which each settler came to Lake County.
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*Please note that no portion of the databases and .pdf documents created by NWIGS and its volunteers may be copied, re-indexed, or reproduced in any form or by any means.
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Digital copies of "The Reports" (Books)
Lake County, Indiana, 1884 : an account of the semi-centennial celebration of Lake County, September 3 and 4, with historical papers and other interesting records, prepared for this volume - 1884
Reports of the historical secretary of the Old settlers' Association of Lake County, Indiana - 1891 to 1895
Reports of the Historical secretary of the Old settlers' Association of Lake County, Indiana - 1901 to 1905
Reports of the historical secretary of the Old settlers' association of Lake County, Indiana - 1906 to 1910
Old Settler Report - 1910
Old Settler Report - 1911
Old Settler Report - 1924
History of Lake County - 1929 (Lake County Historical Association)
Reports of the historical secretary of the Old settlers' Association of Lake County, Indiana - 1891 to 1895
Reports of the Historical secretary of the Old settlers' Association of Lake County, Indiana - 1901 to 1905
Reports of the historical secretary of the Old settlers' association of Lake County, Indiana - 1906 to 1910
Old Settler Report - 1910
Old Settler Report - 1911
Old Settler Report - 1924
History of Lake County - 1929 (Lake County Historical Association)
Indexes
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Index to Names Old Settlers Association 1885 to 1924
by Frances McBride for the Julia Watkins Brass Chapter, NSDAR |
Names and Vital Statistics from the Old Settlers Association by Frances McBride for the Julia Watkins Brass Chapter, NSDAR
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Courtesy of the Lake County Public Library www.lcplin.org
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Obituary Database from the Lake County Public Library
There are about 600 indexed entries from the Old Settler and Historical Association of Lake County, Indiana books, in this database, which contain valuable information about the early settlers of Lake County, their ancestors and descendants. The entries include births, deaths, anniversaries and birthdays.
There will be more to come in the future.
If you receive a search result for an Old Settler in this database and you don't find the information in a digital copy of the book, the Lake County Public Library will scan and send you the information.
You can use Ask A Librarian to make the scan request of the material.
There will be more to come in the future.
If you receive a search result for an Old Settler in this database and you don't find the information in a digital copy of the book, the Lake County Public Library will scan and send you the information.
You can use Ask A Librarian to make the scan request of the material.
Online Links
Genealogy Trails - Transcriptions of the Old Settler books 1884 to 1922
Genealogy Trails - Death dates from the Old Settler books from 1923 to 1933
Article - Lowell Tribune - Old Settlers Association Celebrated 50 Years of Settlement in 1884
Article - Lowell Tribune - Old Settlers' Association and the Lake County Historical Museum
Genealogy Trails - Death dates from the Old Settler books from 1923 to 1933
Article - Lowell Tribune - Old Settlers Association Celebrated 50 Years of Settlement in 1884
Article - Lowell Tribune - Old Settlers' Association and the Lake County Historical Museum