Nancy Coltun Webster – Page 14

This is the home of Dirk and Dora Schoon, early settlers of Munster. Dora Schoon, center, stands in front of her home with her daughters Jacoba, left, and Mary, right.

Dutch farmers with familiar names rooted in Munster’s history

May 13, 2019 at 1:59 a.m.

Editor's note: On Dec.11, 1816, Indiana became the 19th state in the Union. Lake, Porter and Newton counties originally were one, but on Jan. 28, 1836, Porter County was created....

April Fool’s Day becoming too serious for jokes

May 13, 2019 at 1:59 a.m.

April Fool's Day, when pulling just the right pranks and jokes on friends can be elevated to an art form, just isn't the same "LOL" it used to be. These...

One of Gary's 10 Civil Defense sirens shown arriving in the city in May 1955. Inspecting one of the sirens with Major Peter Mandich and Z.R. (Bud) Bardowski are William Myers, far left, city electrical inspector and Cy O'Bara, second from left, City Hall custodian.

1955 Civil Defense drill tested atomic bomb attack response

May 13, 2019 at 1:57 a.m.

Editor's note: On Dec.11, 1816, Indiana became the 19th state in the Union. Lake, Porter and Newton counties originally were one, but on Jan. 28, 1836, Porter County was created....

John Matuska, 77, of DeMotte, served in the U.S. Army at Fort Richardson in Alaska. He is standing next to a Hercules missile located in front of the American Legion Post 261 in Cedar Lake.

Missile defense system relics a reminder of Cold War

May 13, 2019 at 1:55 a.m.

Editor's note: On Dec.11, 1816, Indiana became the 19th state in the Union. Lake, Porter and Newton counties originally were one, but on Jan. 28, 1836, Porter County was created....

Allegorical plays featuring mythological characters including Columbia and Justice were a popular means of communicating civics lessons and spreading the message of suffrage by the Woman's Franchise League. The notable Hammond women on the float are: Alyce Hess blowing the trumpet, Myrtle Huehn, sitting, fourth from the right, and Madeline Conroy, sitting, fourth from the left.

Suffrage movement took root in Indiana in 1859

May 13, 2019 at 1:52 a.m.

Editor's note: On Dec.11, 1816, Indiana became the 19th state in the Union. Lake, Porter and Newton counties originally were one, but on Jan. 28, 1836, Porter County was created....

Apple case gets to core of privacy issue

May 13, 2019 at 1:51 a.m.

A dispute between federal law enforcement agencies and iPhone maker Apple Inc. could have ramifications for every smartphone user, an Indiana University professor said. In fact, the case could even...

One black urn that contains the ashes of concentration camp victims near the replica of Our Lady of Czetochowa is labeled "Auschwitz".

Munster shrine built to make Poles feel at home

May 13, 2019 at 1:50 a.m.

Editor's note: On Dec.11, 1816, Indiana became the 19th state in the Union. Lake, Porter and Newton counties originally were one, but on Jan. 28, 1836, Porter County was created....

Laquon James, a Purdue Calumet junior majoring in psychology, right, speaks withh Finley C. Campbell after the civil rights activist's lecture at the school..

Activist: ‘We are living in perilous times’

May 13, 2019 at 1:50 a.m.

Getting a warning about society's path from a man who spent the tumultuous 1960s fighting for racial equality made some take notice Wednesday. "We are living in perilous times," Finley...

On last legs, ISTEP testing, debate lingers

May 13, 2019 at 1:49 a.m.

As the Indiana Department of Education cracks open the window for ISTEP testing this week, legislators agree the state's standardized testing program needs a breath of fresh air. The Senate...

Indiana gangster John Dillinger's 1931 mugshots from the Indiana State Prison are among documents stored in the Indiana State Archives in Indianapolis.

Dillinger jail escape among area’s most brazen incidents

May 13, 2019 at 1:49 a.m.

Editor's Note: On Dec.11,1816, Indiana became the 19th state in the Union. Lake, Porter and Newton counties originally were one, but on Jan. 28,1836, Porter County was created. A year...

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