Join us on Saturday, April 27 – Belle Gunness Day! On April 27, 1908, Belle Gunness went to her attorney, Melvin E. Leliter, to have her last Will & Testament written and signed. The next morning, her house was destroyed in a fire leading to one of the most incredible murder mysteries of all time.
Enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride from The La Porte County Historical Society Museum to the Door Prairie Round Barn for the 2019 Draft Horse Plow Day! In collaboration with the La Porte County Draft Horse Association, the museum will be OPEN from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, go to www.laportecodrafthorse.org or call us at 219-324-6767.
The La Porte County Historical Society Museum is excited to announce it will be hosting an art exhibition of works by former La Porte resident Roland Hockett. Hockett, born in La Porte and a 1956 graduate of La Porte High School, spent the majority of his career as an art professor at Gulf Coast College
The La Porte County Historical Society Museum will host the 12th Annual Old Car Show on Saturday, July 20. The event is open to cars that are 1989 and older. All the cars will be on display on the museum grounds. Trophies will be awarded. Registration begins at 8:00 a.m., and the fee is $15.00
The theme of this year’s La Porte County Historical Society Museum’s photography contest is La Porte County Doors and Windows. The photo must be current, unframed, 8”x10”, and in black and white or color. The subject of the photograph must be in La Porte County and be at least 50 years old. The deadline for
Drawn from collections at IHS, Indiana State Library and Indiana University’s Lilly Library, the exhibition at the La Porte County Historical Society Museum explores what came to be known as the “Golden Age of Indiana Literature.” From 1880 to 1920, Hoosier authors achieved both national prominence and popular acclaim. A 1947 study found that Indiana
The La Porte County Historical Society is happy to announce its September 17, 2019 meeting and pot-luck dinner which will be held at the First Baptist Church, 908 Jefferson, La Porte. The general public is welcome to attend. Reservations and a side dish are required for those wanting to attend the dinner. Reservations must be
The La Porte County Historical Society is pleased to announce its participation in Smithsonian magazine’s 15th annual free Museum Day. In order to visit the La Porte County Historical Society Museum for free on Saturday, September 21st, you must download a free ticket at www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday. Each ticket grants the ticket holder and one guest free
The La Porte County Historical Society will present Endangered Heritage, a collections care advocacy exhibit from the Indiana Historical Society, providing information about the need for good collections management. It will give examples of the dangers to objects in collections and information about the collections care needs of Indiana’s organizations. The exhibit focuses on the
On Tuesday, November 19, 2019, the La Porte County Historical Society will host the program “The Man Who Killed Belle Gunness (Part 1)” presented by La Porte County Historical Society Board member Judge William Boklund. The program is free to the public and will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Museum, 2405 Indiana Avenue, La
