La Porte County Historical Society

Happy Birthday, Indiana! The Hoosier State is 200 years old this year and the La Porte County Historical Society Museum is celebrating in a big way! After many months of planning, the Bicentennial Display, “Prominent People of La Porte County”,...

It’s that time of year again when the La Porte County Historical Society displays its vast collection of vintage Valentines. The Valentines are on display in the period rooms at the museum. Paper lace cutouts with romantic sayings, 3-dimensional...

The La Porte County Historical Society calendars for 2016 are now for sale at the museum. Each year a theme is chosen concerning local history. This year the calendar features La Porte County residents, past and present, who have made significant...

Time to get those old hats with the veils and flowers out of their hat boxes and wear them to the Opening Day Reception for the new display at the La Porte County Historical Society Museum on Saturday, June 6th at 1 P.M. The new display, entitled...

Join in the fun at the La Porte County Historical Society’s special WLS Barn Dance Variety Show on Saturday, May 23rd at 7 P.M. on the lower level of the museum. Listen to the songs of the Maple City Four, Linda Parker, Red Foley and other radio...

Back in the days of Radio Stars, Minstrel Shows, and Vaudeville, La Porte was home to one of the most popular singing groups at WLS Barn Dance and NBC out of Chicago. One day in October 1924, 3 fellows were sitting down to a meal here in La Porte,...

The La Porte County Historical Society will be honoring Black History Month with a program about the Underground Railroad in La Porte County. Fern Eddy Schultz, La Porte County Historian, will make this presentation in the Museum meeting room on...

It’s that time of year again when the La Porte County Historical Society displays its vast collection of vintage Valentines. The Valentines are on display in the period rooms at the museum. Paper lace cutouts with romantic sayings, 3-dimensional...

Every February 14, across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint, and where did these traditions come from?...

On Saturday December 6th Santa himself has agreed to visit the La Porte County Historical Society Museum! He is taking time out of his busy schedule to talk to children from 10AM until 2PM on that day. He’ll be sitting in his big red chair and...