Travelling Exhibit
We are hosting the Indiana Historical Society's Travelling Exhibit "Hoosiers and their Hooch: Perspectives on Prohibition" until September 27th, 2022.
New Scavenger Hunt
Cozy up with our newest scavenger hunt, featuring fall colors of yarn!
La Porte County Veterans Exhibition Opens
From September 1 to November 19, a special exhibit of thirty-nine military uniforms and associated artifacts will be on display at the La Porte County Historical Society Museum! Uniforms from the Civil War, Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam War, Korean War, and Desert Storm/Gulf War will be displayed around the
Museum Day
Museum Day is a one-day event in which participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket. Museum Day tickets can be downloaded through the Smithsonian magazine website at smithsonianmag.com/museumday.
Historian of the Year Program (7:00 pm at the Museum)
The La Porte County Historians of the Year will be honored on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. The meeting will be held at the La Porte County Historical Society Museum at 7:00 P.M. All society members and the public are welcome to attend the evening’s presentations. The individuals being honored for promoting and preserving La Porte
Prohibition Program with Retired Judge William J. Boklund (2:00 pm at the Museum)
As part of the conclusion of La Porte County Historical Society’s presentation of Hoosiers and Their Hooch, former Judge William J. Boklund will discuss the impact of Prohibition on the law in general and specifically on two criminal trials that occurred in La Porte that turned the legal system upside down. Come to the La
Travelling Exhibit
Hoosiers and their Hooch leaves the Museum today