The La Porte County Historical Society will hold its Historian of the Year dinner on Tuesday\, May 19\, 2020 at the First Baptist Church\, 908 Jefferson Avenue. The public is invited. \n\n\n\nIf you know of a worthy candidate whom you would like to nominate for the 2020 Historian of the Year\, nomination forms are available at the Museum. Individuals and organizations may be nominated. Specific guidelines for nominations must be followed. Nominations do not carry over from previous years\, so new nominations must be submitted each year. The deadline for submission is April 1\, 2020.\n\n\n\nDinner is at 6:00 p.m. Dinner reservations are required in advance. Please contact the Museum for the ticket price and reservations\, 219-324-6767\, 2405 Indiana Avenue\, La Porte. The meeting time is 7:00 p.m.

The La Porte County Historical Society Museum is now a Blue Star Museum. From May 16\, 2020 through Labor Day (September 7\, 2020)\, we are giving free admission to active-duty military personnel and up to five family members. Admission is free to all those currently serving in the United States Military Army\, Navy\, Air Force\, Marine Corps\, and Coast Guard as well as members of the Reserves\, National Guard\, U.S. Public Health Commissioned Corps\, and NOAA Commissioned Corps. The active duty service member does not have to be present for free admission.\n\n\n\nQualified members must show a Geneva Convention common access card (CAC)\, DD Form 1173 ID card (dependent ID)\, or a DD Form 1173-1 ID card for entrance into a participating Blue Star Museum. Active duty military family members may attend for free without the active duty family member with their DD Form 1173 ID Card\, or DD Form 1173-1 ID Card. \n\n\n\nThis program is only for active duty personnel\, not veterans. We offer free admission to veterans nine days out of the calendar year.\n\n\n\nThe La Porte County Historical Society Museum is located at 2405 Indiana Avenue in La Porte\, and is open Tuesday through Saturday\, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The Museum is handicapped accessible.

The La Porte County Historical Society will host “Auto Indiana\,” one of the Indiana Historical Society’s traveling exhibits\, from Saturday\, June 27\, 2020 through Wednesday\, July 29\, 2020. The exhibit\, which takes visitors on a ride through Indiana’s rich automotive past\, will be on display at the Museum\, located at 2405 Indiana Avenue\, La Porte. This display will be on exhibit in conjunction with the La Porte County Historical Society’s Antique Car Show on Saturday\, July 18\, 2020.\n\n\n\n”Auto Indiana” explores the mark Indiana’s inventors and innovators such as Elwood Haynes and Ralph Teetor and automakers such as Studebaker and Duesenberg left on the industry and vice versa. The exhibit also illuminates ties between the automobiles and the development of many other economic opportunities for the “Crossroads of America\,” such as the iron\, steel\, and glass businesses. In addition\, it explores how the automobile became part of the American Dream and popular culture\, from movies to making personal memories.\n\n\n\nFinally\, the exhibit allows guests to gaze down the road ahead for Hoosiers\, from the environmental impact of automobiles to a look at manufacturing today. “Auto Indiana” is made possible by Kroger.\n\n\n\nThe Museum is open Tuesdays through Saturdays\, 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.\, and is handicapped accessible. Regular admission fees apply (adults $5.00\, adults 60 and older $4.00\, children 18 and under are free).