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Items of Interest

 in the

La Porte County 
Historical Society 
Museum




This Month's Feature:


Fischerville Railroad


General Store
Victorian Parlor

General Store
General Store


Antique Doll Collection


Invalid Cups Display


Sports Display


Victrola Display

Antique Toy Collection
Antique Toy Collection


W. A. Jones Collection of Antique Firearms and other weapons of over 1,000 pieces
One of the finest in the world


1920's Kitchen


Victorian Furniture

Pioneer Log Cabin Display

Antique Pianos
Antique Pianos

Garment Industry in LaPorte
Garment Industry in La Porte

Porcelain Collection
Porcelain Collection

The Roaring 20's
The Roaring 20's

Agricultural Items
Agricultural Items

Victorian Style
Victorian Style

Turn-of-the-Century Business Office
Turn-of-the-Century Business Office

Prehistoric and Natural History
Prehistoric and Natural History

Dentist Office
Dentist's Office

Pioneer Cooking
Pioneer Cooking

Kid's Conveyances
Kid's Conveyances

La Porte County Industry
La Porte County Industry

Victorian Dining Room
Victorian Dining Room

Victorian Bedroom
Victorian Bedroom

Vintage Clothing Display
Vintage Clothing Display

Music Room
Music Room
Music boxes, organ, Victrola and an assortment of many antique musical instruments.

Victorola Display
Victrola Display

Display of Belle Gunness folklore
Display of Belle Gunness folklore
She was La Porte's Madam Bluebeard, 1908.

Otto Giese Minature Church
Otto Giese Miniature Church
Exhibit on display only during the month of December and the first half of January.

M. Rumely Company Poster
M. Rumely Company Poster

MORE Collections


La Porte County Historical Society Museum
2405 Indiana Avenue, Suite 1
La Porte, IN 46350
Tel: 219/324-6767
Fax: 219/324-9029

Admission Charge: La Porte County Adult Residents $3
Out-of-county Adult Residents $5
Children/Students 12-17 $3
Commercial bus tour participants $3

Children under 12, La Porte County Historical Society, Inc. members
Time Traveler affiliates, School Tours FREE

  OPEN TO PUBLIC
Tuesday thru Saturday
10 A.M. to 4:30 P.M
Handicapped accessible



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