Take a thrilling tour of haunted stories, legends, and lore from Porter County this October! The Porter County Legends and Lore Bus Tour will start at the Porter County Museum in Valparaiso, IN and travel to four sites throughout the county. Tours...
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Ogden Dunes Stories Project Open Labor Day Weekend – August 30 & 31, 2014
The Ogden Dunes Stories Project will have an open house this Labor Day weekend! The Stories Project is a series of collaborative oral history projects preserving and sharing the stories of Porter County to connect residents past and present to one...
1931 Model A Fords at Porter County Museum on August 17
If the sun shines on Sunday, a Porter County Museum Member will share his 1931 Model A Fords. Porter County resident Dr. Ronneau has been collecting Model A Fords for the last fifteen years. Having grown up with a father who was equally interested in...
Alice Peacock Concert Benefits Porter County Museum August 22
Join the Porter County Museum Foundation and Imagine Music at the Memorial Opera House on August 22 at 7:30p for a benefit concert featuring Alice Peacock and local singer/songwriter Kate Myers. Alice Peacock, a Nashville-based singer-songwriter, has...
Historic Archaeological Site Collier Lodge Featured at Porter County Museum
Stop by the Porter County Museum on August 7 at 5:30 p.m. to learn more about archeology in Porter County. August's We Are Porter County Series features John Hodson, President of the Kankakee Valley Historical Society. Mr. Hodson will give an...
Ogden Dunes Stories Project Opens at the Hour Glass Museum on July 20, 2014
Join the Porter County Museum and the Historical Society of Ogden Dunes on July 20 from 4-6p at the Hour Glass Museum, 8 Lupine Lane in Ogden Dunes, for the opening of The Ogden Dunes Stories Project. Over the past year, Stories Project researcher...
Stories of Home from Ogden Dunes at the Porter County Museum set for July 3, 2014
Stop by the Museum on Thursday, July 3 at 5:30 p.m. for the monthly We Are Porter County Series Program! This month’s program features Ogden Dunes Stories Project Researcher, Ian Roseen, sharing stories of home from Ogden Dunes. Readers will...
Porter County Museum Hosts Block Party June 22, 2014
Kick off your summer at the PoCo Muse! The Porter County Museum is excited to announce the second PoCo Muse Block Party! Join friends and neighbors for a cookout on the front lawn of the Porter County Museum on June 22, 2014 from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. In...
Funny Ladies Coming to the Porter County Museum in June
Did you know the comic Brenda Starr was drawn from a desk here in Porter County? This month’s We Are Porter County Series Program features four talented female cartoonists discussing their unique artistic world in a documentary by Pamela Beere...
2014 Memorial Day Events at the Porter County Museum
The Porter County Museum and the Ogden Dunes Historical Society are joining forces to celebrate Porter County’s past this Memorial Day, Monday, May 26! Visit the Hour Glass Museum in Ogden Dunes from 12-3:30p for a preview of the upcoming exhibit:...