DHS: Duneland's Stories of the Underground Railroad
Feb
20
1:30 PM13:30

DHS: Duneland's Stories of the Underground Railroad

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A United States map showing the differing routes that freedom seekers would take to reach freedom. Courtesy NPS.

Serena Ard will present "Duneland's Stories of the Underground Railroad." Learn about the area individuals and locations connected to the Underground Railroad, the difficulties in studying this topic, and the efforts to establish NWI as part of a national UGRR network.

This program of the Duneland Historical Society (DHS) is free and open to the public. All regular DHS programs take place at 1:30 in the afternoon inside the Hawthorne Park Community Building in The Town of Porter. For more information, contact Serena at (219) 983-9715. 

Although not formally linked, the DHS and PoCo Muse have worked together regularly since the 1940s.

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“Things You Might Not Know About the Courthouse” Presentation
Mar
27
1:00 PM13:00

“Things You Might Not Know About the Courthouse” Presentation

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The “X” in this image marks the location of the clock tower and offers a rare glimpse from the aftermath of the December 1934 courthouse fire. This image and several others were a 2014 gift of Chuck and Marian Worden.

What do you know about the iconic Porter County Courthouse? Join PoCo Muse Executive Director and Porter County Historian Kevin Matthew Pazour for a fun and informative presentation about the history of the courthouse at Pines Village Retirement Communities on Thursday, March 27, at 1p.

This presentation is free and open to the general public. Can’t make it on the day of the talk? Don’t worry. We will be video recording the program to share online at a later date.

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Winter Weather Closure
Feb
16
11:00 AM11:00

Winter Weather Closure

This circa 1926 photograph shows famed inventor and engineer Noah Amstutz (1864-1957) shoveling snow outside of his laboratory and home on Yellowstone Trail in Valparaiso.

Due to the mix of wind and winter weather, we will be closed to the public today, Sunday, February 16, 2025. We apologize for any inconvenience.

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Snow Closure
Feb
12
3:30 PM15:30

Snow Closure

Image: This January 1967 image of Wendell's Marathon in downtown Valparaiso offers a snowy glimpse of the site that is presently occupied by the Porter County Museum in 2025.

Due to the increased snowfall, we are closing earlier than expected at 3:30p on Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

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Curated Tour with Quinn
Jan
25
10:00 AM10:00

Curated Tour with Quinn

Sign up for this special curated tour with Visitor Experience Manager, Quinn Albert (pictured above). This in-depth tour will include additional local stories and feature other objects not normally on display. Don’t miss it, as no two curated tours will be the same.

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Old City Cemetery Tour
Nov
2
2:00 PM14:00

Old City Cemetery Tour

We invite you to attend a guided tour of Old City Cemetery on Saturday, November 2, 2024. Participants are asked to meet at the cemetery’s gates on Union Street in Valparaiso at 2p for an hour’s walk highlighted by stories of the many veterans buried there.

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