About PoCo Stories

PoCo Stories is a PoCo Muse podcast that explores the people, places, and moments that have shaped Porter County. Drawing on newspapers, photographs, public records, firsthand accounts, and other historical sources, each episode goes beyond the familiar version of a story to uncover the people and circumstances behind it—and to connect Porter County’s past with the places and communities we know today.

Whether you listen at home, on the road, or while exploring Porter County, PoCo Stories invites you to discover the history all around us.

Valparaiso's Old City Cemetery

Explore Valparaiso’s Old City Cemetery, also known as Union Street Cemetery, in this episode of PoCo Stories. Host Kevin Pazour shares the history of the cemetery, the lives of people buried there, and the efforts to preserve a place that holds generations of Porter County’s stories.