December 7: Holiday Artisan Fair! This year’s fair will take place on Saturday, December 7 from 10:00am-3:00pm. Entrance to the fair will be by donation. There will be local artisans offering unique holiday gift items; ornaments, jewelry, scarves, original prints and cards, ceramics, candles, pottery, crochet, fiber art, resin art and more! It’s the perfect place to find a gift for someone who has everything.
Belle Gunness Exhibit
Package of 58 copies of pages of transcriptions of Coroner's Inquisitions -- victims recovered at Belle Gunness farm...
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Period Rooms
There are 14 “period room” displays that depict different times in history. Guests of the museum step back in time and visit an authentic...
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Kesling Auto Collection
On view in the La Porte County Historical Society Museum is the Kesling Automobile Collection, consisting of more than 30 vintage automobiles...
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Many Other Exhibits
La Porte County History Museum has many permanant exhibits as well as seasonally-changing exhibits...
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W.A. Jones Collection
The majority of the downstairs level of the museum is given over to the W. A Jones Collection of Ancient Weapons. There are nearly 850 weapons on display...
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Historic La Porte, Indiana
Before 1830, all of La Porte and Starke Counties were a part of the Pottawatomie Nation. All of the land from the Wabash River to Lake Michigan belonged to...
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