Contact Us
Hours
Monday: 9:00 am-6:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:00 am-6:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:00 am-6:00 pm
Thursday: 9:00 am-6:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am-6:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Sunday: CLOSED
About
Located on the second floor of the Valparaiso Branch, the Larry J. Clark Genealogy Center houses a variety of genealogical resources. These include printed material, yearbooks, microfilm, indexes, databases and online resources. In an effort to preserve documents of enduring historical value, the center also collects, maintains, and makes accessible many official court records from Porter County.
Resources
American Ancestors
American Ancestors offers expertise and research on American family history with over 1.4 billion searchable names.
Ancestry
Search over 10 billion genealogical records and discover your family history.
Fold3
Fold3 offers easy access to US military records, featuring stories, photos, and personal documents of past service members. This resource requires a library card to use it.
Heritage Quest Online
Search this vital collection of genealogical and historical sources dating back to the 1700s. This resource requires a library card to use it.
Internet Archive
The Internet Archive hosts PCPLS's genealogical digital content, including yearbook collections, contracts, books, and historical items.
Newspaper Archive
Search newspapers for historical and genealogical information. You must be logged into your PCPLS account to access this resource.
Upcoming Events
Teens between ages 11-17 are invited to create a silhouette collage vision board to visualize goals, motivations, inspirations, and clarity for 2025. Registration is requested but not required and opens 12/9.
Monthly Board of Director's meeting
Adults invited to create a silhouette collage vision board to visualize goals, motivations, inspirations, and clarity for 2025. Registration is requested but not required and opens 12/18.
Join us for Springtime at the Farm presented by the Porter County Parks Department!
Toddlers ages 2-4: Join us as we paint a wooden egg and turn it into penguin friend! Please wear clothes that can get messy.
Teen (and Tweens) who would like to learn some basics of crochet are welcome to join us as we learn to make a fidget square. Crochet hooks and yarn will be provided. We will be learning how to start, chain, and single crochet.