tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218318651339297593.post7916366701839020132..comments2024-03-12T06:21:03.435-07:00Comments on Porter County's Past: An Amateur Historian's Perspective: Lost Porter County: MayvilleSteven R. Shookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04388708781424840736noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218318651339297593.post-45055646931922431842023-06-19T12:27:49.473-07:002023-06-19T12:27:49.473-07:00Great read thhankyouGreat read thhankyouEli Eatonhttps://elieatoners.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218318651339297593.post-79794541920337411112021-02-11T07:53:24.192-08:002021-02-11T07:53:24.192-08:00So much history is lost if we don’t pass it to our...So much history is lost if we don’t pass it to our next generation! As old as I am I still thirst for knowledge of old and new information. Thank you for your research and dedication to accurate information.GLBScruffy66https://www.blogger.com/profile/16575748622656258923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218318651339297593.post-24818016068676753472017-08-07T11:28:27.031-07:002017-08-07T11:28:27.031-07:00Summer,
Thank you for the kind remark about the bl...Summer,<br />Thank you for the kind remark about the blog. The Northern Indiana Normal School was the precursor to present-day Valparaiso University. The Normal School existed between 1873 and 1900, when the name was changed to Valparaiso College. In 1906, Valparaiso College was renamed Valparaiso University.<br /><br />You indicate that Charles Cole attended the Northern Indiana Normal School in 1853 and 1854. Either the biography printed the incorrect dates or perhaps you read it incorrectly since the school did not yet exist in 1853/54?<br /><br />It's possible that Valparaiso University Library's Archives and Special Collections has the Normal School's records. Here's the link to their website: http://library.valpo.edu/archives/index.html<br /><br />Steve ShookSteven R. Shookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388708781424840736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4218318651339297593.post-43288888017725952872017-08-07T09:37:08.719-07:002017-08-07T09:37:08.719-07:00I think this blog you publish is really great! Wou...I think this blog you publish is really great! Would you happen to know anything about the Northern Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso? In my ancestors biographical sketch it reads: "Charles J. Cole whose name introduces this record, obtained his early education in the country schools of Cass county, Michigan, and in the years 1853 and 1854 was a student in the Northern Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso, Indiana. He lived with his mother and stepfather until they removed to Iowa."<br /><br />I'm guessing there probably wouldn't be any records for that school since it was so long ago but may as well ask. Summer Owenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16477331724737601646noreply@blogger.com