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
New Scavenger Hunt
Search around the Museum for our mischievous bats in the newest scavenger hunt!
Historical Society Meeting (7:00 pm at the Museum)
Special guest speaker Greg Fruth will present a program on the 100th Anniversary of Football at La Porte High School. Although the first team was fielded in 1895, the sport was banned for 12 years because of the violence of the game. Learn how Theodore Roosevelt saved the game and many more fascinating facts about
Trick or Treat at the Museum! (2:00pm-4:00pm)
Come down to the Museum for a ghoulish good time! On Saturday, October 29, from 2-4pm, admission into the museum will be free for the trick or treat event! Visit our period rooms to get a trick or a treat from a Pioneer, Victorian, Midcentury Madame, and many more spooky friends! You don't want to miss